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* DIP28 1 Mibit mask roms are used both for PRG and CHR (pin 22, which is normally used as !OE in DIP28 EEPROMS is utilized as A16) | * DIP28 1 Mibit mask roms are used both for PRG and CHR (pin 22, which is normally used as !OE in DIP28 EEPROMS is utilized as A16) | ||
* This is basically identical to [[GxROM]] but one bit also determines nametable mirroring as well as PRG bank | * This is basically identical to [[GxROM]] but one bit also determines nametable mirroring as well as PRG bank | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:46, 6 October 2022
4-in-1 multicart
This cartridge contains 4 CNROM games:
- Puzzle
- F-15 City War
- Volley Ball
- PokeBlock
Banks
- CPU $8000-$ffff: 32 KiB switchable PRG ROM bank
- PPU $0000-$1fff: 8 KiB switchable CHR ROM bank
Mirroring
H/V (selected by software)
Subject to bus conflicts
Yes
Registers
Mask: $8000
$8000: [..pP CCCC] || |||| || ++++- select 8kB CHR-ROM bank at $0000-$1fff ++------ select 32 kB PRG-ROM bank at $8000-$ffff +------- select mirroring (0=H, 1=V)
Quirks
- Multicart register overlaps CNROM register and multicart register is not protected from writes after game is selected, so all games' bankswitching routines had to be patched
- The register is not initialized on powerup or reset, so all games' reset vector had to be patched
- DIP28 1 Mibit mask roms are used both for PRG and CHR (pin 22, which is normally used as !OE in DIP28 EEPROMS is utilized as A16)
- This is basically identical to GxROM but one bit also determines nametable mirroring as well as PRG bank