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Good news, I have the cart now :). The PCB revision is 2011, and clearly says "UNROM" under the RetroZone logo. The board contains an SST FLASH-NOR chip for the PRG :D . The strange thing is, there are three tantalum capacitors on the PCB. I have not seen any Battle Kid 1 or 2 carts (or an...

I was just looking at the pictures of the Battle Kid 1 cart infiniteneslives posted and I noticed that the PRG-ROM chip is an ST M27C2001 10B1, which is a OTP EPROM. RetroZone's customer support told me that if a problem occured with the game, it could be reprogrammed. In addition to this, the Battl...

I hate to ask such a noob question, but will the Battle Kid cart, for the fact that it has no capacitors, wreck my NES (model 001) or itself? The only carts I have seen with no capacitors are glob-top famicom carts and multicarts, so I assume that they aren't 100% necessary. But Battle Kid has full-...

Full resolution in all it's glory. Also funny that the BK2 board says "repropak MMC3" on it, I'm guessing he used his mmc3 board as a starting design and missed the bottom layers silk still being there cause that ain't no mmc3 board... ;) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18341918/nesde...

RetroZone's support just sent me an email. They basically said: -The Battle Kid carts do not use UVEPROMS -There is nothing to tape over (no UV exposure window) -Opening the cart would not void the warranty anyways -If something did happen to the game, they are willing to reprogram it -A problem wit...

I am no fan of the EPROM chips, as they erase themselves over time. Then I suggest to make a backup copy; you can then reprogram the EPROM chip if the data is lost. I would like to do this, however I am not sure if RetroZone/Sivak would allow for it. I like to stay on the legal side of things, so u...

UVEPROMs have gotten better, and even matured before both types of EEPROMs. That said, you're really overestimating the rot rate: we're talking about decades for even the first 'PROMs with proper protection, and centuries now. I can dig up 30-year-old UVEPROM datasheets that specify 20-30 year rete...

I don't think I've seen any Battle Kid cartridge pictures that show the use of an UV EPROM. Even if they did, the colored cartridge case will provide some protection and if you store it in the black dust sleeve that is common it will be just fine. But I think most if not all Battle Kid cartridges (...

I'll be sure to let you all know the specifics of the Battle Kid cart when it arrives. :D Until then, I have found a picture on Screwattack of Battle Kid 2's prototype: http://www.screwattack.com/news/battle-kid-2-proto-cart-working-now I do know at the moment that all of the Homebrew games availabl...

What chips are on the Battle Kid board, other than the ROM, RAM, and CIClone? If you're un certain of what mapper you're seeing, that might help you un derstand what's going on un der the hood. Whoops, it looks like I mixed up the MMC with the Mapper. :roll: I don't know for certain, but I think th...

Hello, NESDEV. I have recently ordered the original "Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril" homebrew for the NES. I was viewing pictures of the cart online and noticed that the PRG ROM chip is what appears to be an EPROM. I am no fan of the EPROM chips, as they erase themselves over time. :( So, m...