JAILBREAK for MiSTer

An FPGA implementation of JAILBREAK for the MiSTer platform

Credits

Features

  • Logic modelled to match the original PCB design as closely as possible
  • Standard joystick and keyboard controls
  • High score saving (Can be saved manually or automatically - manual saving is the default)
  • Greg Miller's cycle-accurate MC6809E CPU core with modifications by Sorgelig and bugfixes by Arnim Laeuger and Jotego as the basis for the KONAMI-1 custom encrypted MC6809E
  • SN76489 sound core by Arnim Laeuger with fixes by Ace and Enforcer
  • VLM5030 sound core by Arnim Laeuger (https://github.com/FPGAArcade/replay_common/tree/master/lib/sound/vlm5030)
  • All audio filters modeled
  • Option for normalized video timings to use with picky HDTVs and monitors (underclocks the game by ~1%)

Installation

Place *.rbf into the "_Arcade/cores" folder on your SD card. Then, place *.mra into the "_Arcade" folder and ROM files from MAME into "games/mame".

ATTENTION

ROMs are not included. In order to use this arcade core, you must provide the correct ROMs.

To simplify the process, .mra files are provided in the releases folder that specify the required ROMs along with their checksums. The ROM's .zip filename refers to the corresponding file in the M.A.M.E. project.

Please refer to https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Main_MiSTer/wiki/Arcade-Roms for information on how to setup and use the environment.

Quick reference for folders and file placement:

/_Arcade/.mra /_Arcade/cores/.rbf /games/mame/.zip /games/hbmame/.zip

Controls

Keyboard

Key Function
1 1-Player Start
2 2-Player Start
5, 6 Coin
9 Service Credit
Arrow keys Movement
CTRL Fire
ALT Cycle weapons

Joystick (buttons follow Super NES layout)

Joystick action Function
D-Pad Movement
B Fire
A Cycle weapons

Known Issues

  1. Audio filter accuracy cannot be guaranteed yet until the frequency response of an original JAILBREAK PCB is fully analyzed

High Score Save/Load

Save and load of high scores is supported for this core.

  • To save your high scores manually, press the 'Save Settings' option in the OSD. Hiscores will be automatically loaded when the core is started.
  • To enable automatic saving of high scores, turn on the 'Autosave Hiscores' option, press the 'Save Settings' option in the OSD, and reload the core. High scores will then be automatically saved (if they have changed) any time the OSD is opened.

High score data is stored in /media/fat/config/nvram/ as <mra filename>.nvm

Description
An FPGA implementation of JAILBREAK Arcade PCB for the MiSTer platform
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