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Capcom's Conceit
![]() ![]() The Games
Only eleven games were produced, far fewer than the thirty nine released for the CPS-1 system in the arcade. Sadly most of the great CPS-1 games were not among the released CPS Changer titles. The life of the CPS-Changer was short, the prices high (Y20,000 per game) and Capcom dropped support soon after release. As a kind of goodwill gesture Capcom made the last release a special port of Street Fighter Zero, one of the first games released for the new CPS-2. The list of released CPS-Changer games is:
![]() What's Inside
![]() ![]() ![]() The audio output isn't JAMMA spec either, and seems - although this isn't confirmed - to be already suitable for use with home audio systems, where normally JAMMA games are designed for use with speakers. Strange Bits
The volume dial on top of the system is not connected to the volume control inside the box. It should be, it seems, but is about 2cm too short to reach and spins freely.
There's no suicide battery in CPS Changer games. The ROMs in the CPS-Changer version of Street Fighter Zero are not encrypted, unlike the CPS-2 version, and this lack of security was crucial to early successes in emulating the platform. The CPS Changer can be used as a great home JAMMA playing system, except for two small flaws: The design of the JAMMA connector makes it difficult to connect to many PCBs, and the standard JAMMA audio is not handled well, so another method of connecting the audio is required. Technical Bits
Opening a CPS-Changer is easy, though you'll need a T10T TamperProof (Security) Torx bit to remove the screws. There are only six screws and it's very easy to dissasemble and reassemble.
The game itself is another matter! There are seven screws in the interface board, and there are retaining bolts inside that will fall into the system when the screws are removed. There are three plastic covers hiding screws, one on the interface board and two on top of the system. The interface board screw cover is easily removed with a small screwdriver, and is held in by two small clips (see here). The top two covers are glued in place, and will pop out easily when a screwdriver is used against them. When all the screws are removed, push the sides of the top half in a little bit to disengage the clasps, and then the two halves will separate. |