taitotz.cpp: batlgr2a is the Side by Side cabinet revision + other stuff
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Pointed out on a /r/MAME comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/MAME/comments/1iyalur/mame_0275/methugu/
following the test menu format
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TItle screen mentions (c) 1998, but website (https://battlegear.net/archives/bg1/index.html) and a magazine article (https://twitter.com/pooka11509574/status/1899601931968135242/photo/1 / https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gly940oaIAAGIIk?format=jpg&name=large) confirm it's release was in (March) 1999
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I so pleased to receive this much of appreciation from AI! Great work the MAME team! |
- '71-'05 Arcade Games list mentions original release was in March 2001 (https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n46/mode/1up?view=theater - note that this list is wrong about BG1's release date) - Revealed at AOU 2001 (https://response.jp/article/2001/02/28/7477.html) - Buildtag is "Ver 2.04J 2001/4/6 18:34:59" according to AGS (https://web.archive.org/web/20240921005139/http://triplemoonstar.brinkster.net/theshed/default.asp?maincat=-1)
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I wonder if I might as well add |
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Pointed out on a /r/MAME comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/MAME/comments/1iyalur/mame_0275/methugu/
Info about Side by Side cabinet versions of Battle Gear games from mokonaXVI (Japanese)
This will also need some input rework because the Side by Side cabinet versions of Battle Gear 1 and 2 merges the functionality of view and start button, as that cabinet only has the view change button (Battle Gear cabinets have seperate start, view, and blinker buttons).
EDIT: While at it, I've also:
batlgearyear to 1999 - official website archive and a magazine article (direct link) confirm release date of March 1999.styphpyear to 2001, per the following sources: