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Artic Mars to JAMMA Adapter
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Allows you to use your Artic Mars pre-JAMMA arcade game board, in a JAMMA cabinet or a super gun device.
Artic, was a company mainly known for bootlegging early 80s games and their Galaxian based Multi-System platform that allowed games to be swapped in and out, by changing a ROM card on the main PCB. In addition to bootlegs, Artic also developed a number of unique, arguably less memorable games.
While most of Artic’s games run on their Multi-System platform which uses Galaxian’s pinout and DC voltages, some of Artic’s games ran on their own, in-house designed hardware which is more functionally similar to Scramble.
One of these games is Mars, a horizontal shooter that borrows a lot of the game mechanics from Scramble, including the constantly scrolling mountain / cavern terrain and fuel consumption, but replaces bombs with the ability to fire in all 8 directions.
Mars uses two joysticks per player to play, and supports 2 player controls in cocktail mode. This adapter therefore uses buttons 1 to 4, as second joystick controls for each player.
Game Compatibility
Game Compatibility
This is the list of compatible games that can be used with this adapter:
The adapter has been tested with a genuine Artic Mars PCB.
Pinout
Pinout
SOLDER SIDE | PARTS SIDE |
---|---|
-5V | +12V |
NC (SPK-) | SPK+ |
P2B1 | P2B3 |
P2LEFT | P2RIGHT |
P1START | P2START |
NC | P2UP |
P1B1 | P1B3 |
P1RIGHT | P1LEFT |
P1UP | P2DOWN |
COIN1 | COIN2 |
P1DOWN | NC |
NC | NC |
VGREEN | VBLUE |
VRED | VSYNC |
NC | NC |
GND | GND |
GND | GND |
+5V | +5V |
+5V | +5V |
NC | NC |
P2B4 | P1B2 |
P1B4 | P2B2 |
Dimensions
Dimensions
Board Size: 50mm x 112mm
Weight: 50g
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
We ship twice a week, usually Tuesdays and Thursdays. Some items are built to order and require a 5 business days turnaround. Thank you for your understanding and your patience.
There is 30 days return policy on undamaged items. Buyer pays for return shipping. See Return policy page for more information.
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