> ----------
> From: Dennis Shirk
>
> When playing 2 player, when the one player dies and the screen switch to
> "Player 2" or "Player 1",
> the letters all collapse after displaying for a few seconds to the bottom
> of the screen
>
> Any suggestions? It does this fairly consistantly.
>
> Dennis
>
>
I asked the same question about a year ago.
The definitive answer is that you are running version 1 of the ROMs.
In this version, the 'intermission' screen has nothing displayed in the
lower half of the screen, therefore the spot killer circuit in the monitor
tries to shut down all deflection. But the rest of the screen really does
have info to be displayed so it gets 'messed up' (technically speaking).
The very simple solution is to upgrade your ROMs. I believe that only
number 217 and 222 are needed. One contains update graphics, including
the copyright at the bottom during intermission. The other has an updated
self test routine, specifically, the spinner test shows a line that spins
around
a point instead of the changing letter display.
-- Brendan Keith brendan.keith@wilcom.comReceived on Sat May 22 10:46:56 1999
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