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The Main Event (4 Players ver. Y)

Konami · 1988 · raster Horizontal · 4P · joy · mainevt

Also known as: Ring no Ohja, The Ocean Hunter: The Seven Seas Adventure

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Display

Type: raster Horizontal
Resolution: 288 x 224
Refresh: 59.19 Hz

Processors

Hitachi HD6309E @ 3 MHz
Zilog Z80 @ 3.58 MHz

Audio

Konami 007232 PCM Controller @ 3.58 MHz
NEC uPD7759 @ 640 kHz
Channels: 1

Controls

Players: 4
Coin slots: 4
joy, 8-way, 2 buttons
joy, 8-way, 2 buttons
joy, 8-way, 2 buttons
joy, 8-way, 2 buttons

Components (from manual)

Z80 Microprocessor · Various locations · Main processors
YM2151 Sound · Sound section · FM sound synthesizer
UPD7759 Sound · Sound section · ADPCM speech synthesizer
007452 Custom · Graphics section · Konami custom chip
007327 Custom · Graphics section · Konami custom chip
74LS373 Logic · Multiple locations · Octal latch
74LS245 Logic · Multiple locations · Octal bus transceiver
74LS244 Logic · Multiple locations · Octal buffer
74LS138 Logic · Multiple locations · 3-to-8 decoder
74LS00 Logic · Multiple locations · Quad NAND gate
74LS04 Logic · Multiple locations · Hex inverter
74LS08 Logic · Multiple locations · Quad AND gate
74LS32 Logic · Multiple locations · Quad OR gate
2764 Memory · Program ROM section · 8K EPROM
27128 Memory · Program ROM section · 16K EPROM
6264 Memory · RAM section · 8K static RAM
2114 Memory · RAM section · 1K static RAM

PCBs (from manual)

Main Event 100098
Main game PCB

DIP Switch Settings

Data from MAME. On later hardware, game settings are typically in the Test/Service Menu, not DIP switches. Learn more

SwitchSettingOptionsDefault
SW1:1, SW1:2, SW1:3, SW1:4CoinageSW1:1 SW1:2 SW1:3 SW1:4ON OFF ON ON 4 Coins/1 CreditOFF ON OFF ON 3 Coins/1 CreditON ON ON OFF 2 Coins/1 CreditON ON OFF ON 3 Coins/2 CreditsOFF ON ON ON 4 Coins/3 CreditsOFF OFF OFF OFF 1 Coin/1 Credit ✱ON ON ON ON 4 Coins/5 CreditsOFF OFF ON ON 3 Coins/4 CreditsOFF OFF OFF ON 2 Coins/3 CreditsON OFF OFF OFF 1 Coin/2 CreditsON OFF OFF ON 2 Coins/5 CreditsOFF ON OFF OFF 1 Coin/3 CreditsON ON OFF OFF 1 Coin/4 CreditsOFF OFF ON OFF 1 Coin/5 CreditsON OFF ON OFF 1 Coin/6 CreditsOFF ON ON OFF 1 Coin/7 Credits1 Coin/1 Credit
SW1:5UnusedOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SW1:6UnusedOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SW1:7UnusedOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SW1:8UnusedOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SW2:1UnusedOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SW2:2UnusedOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SW2:3UnusedOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SW2:4, SW2:5Bonus EnergySW2:4 SW2:5ON ON 60OFF ON 70ON OFF 80 ✱OFF OFF 9080
SW2:6, SW2:7DifficultySW2:6 SW2:7OFF OFF EasyON OFF Normal ✱OFF ON HardON ON Very HardNormal
SW2:8Demo SoundsOFF OffON On ✱On
SW3:1Flip ScreenOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SW3:2UnusedOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SW3:3Service ModeOFF Off ✱ON OnOff
SW3:4UnusedOFF Off ✱ON OnOff