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Data East Dedicated to JAMMA Adapter

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The DECO Cassette System was introduced in December 1980 by Data East. It was the first arcade system that allowed arcade operators to change games and used audio micro-cassettes as the storage medium. Operator were required to purchase a generic DECO cassette cabinet, and games would come in form of a kit that would include the instruction manual, the cassette, and a security dongle.

On power-up, the system would load the contents of the game from the cassette into ram, which took 2-3 minutes on average, and the ram would retain the contents of the game until rebooted.

The system itself proved quite unreliable and did not sell very well. Today there are very few of these systems still in working condition. In addition to that, many of the popular games released for the DECO system were re-released as a standalone, ROM based game, it their own dedicated cabinet. In fact, many more of these dedicated games exist today.

This adapter aims to be compatible with the dedicated versions of the DECO system games. Many of these dedicated ROM based games share the same or very similar pinout, which was quite different from the original DECO cassette system pinout.

Game Compatibility

This is the list of games that you may be able to use with this adapter:

And possibly other Data East games from this period. Games with a (*) above may require a change to the adapter to support an additional video / power harness which is not included.

This adapter supports bootleg video pins on the main 36 pin edge connector.

The adapter has been tested with a genuine Bump and Jump and bootleg Burning Rubber pcbs.

Pinout

Main Edge Connector

SOLDER SIDE PARTS SIDE
+12V +12V
+5V +5V
GND -5V/GND #
VGREEN * VBLUE *
VSYNC * VRED *
COIN2 COIN1
NC TILT
P2START P1START
P2B2 P1B2
P2B1 P1B1
P2DOWN P1DOWN
P2UP P1UP
P2LEFT P1LEFT
P2RIGHT P1RIGHT
NC SPK+
GND SPK-
GND GND
GND GND

 

Power / Video Edge Connector (with included cable)

SOLDER SIDE PARTS SIDE
GND GND
GND GND
GND GND
VSYNC VBLUE
VGREEN VRED
NC NC
NC NC
+5V +5V
+5V +5V
+5V +5V

Dimensions

Board Size: 50mm x 112mm
Weight: 50g

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.