INES Mapper 185

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iNES Mapper 185 is used for games that use the CNROM board with weak copy protection measures.

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 =  Mapper 185          =
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 Example Games:
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 Spy Vs. Spy (J)
 Mighty Bomb Jack (J)
 
 Registers: (**BUS CONFLICTS**)
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   $8000-FFFF:  [..CC ..CC]
      CHR Reg
 
 
 Notes:
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 This mapper is retarded.  These games only have 8k of CHR, and they attempt to disable CHR by writing
 a specific value to the CHR Reg, then VERIFY that garbage is read back, then they swap back to the
 actual CHR.  If they don't get the expected garbage, they lock up.
 
 Perhaps this was some sort of copy protection?
 
 Each game has their own value that enables/disables CHR.  Rather than failing to attempt to list all the
 exact values used here (I don't know what all of them are), I can provide some logic:
 
 if C AND $0F is nonzero, and if C does not equal $13:  CHR is enabled
 otherwise CHR is disabled
 
 When CHR is disabled, the pattern tables are open bus. Theoretically, this should
 return the LSB of the address read, but real-world behavior may vary.

This table has been assembled from nocash and the sources of MESS, Nestopia, and FCEUX.

if this value is written
Game Must work Mustn't work
Bird Week 0x0F 0xF0
B-Wings 0x33 0x00
Mighty Bomb Jack 0x11 0x00
Sansuu 1 Nen, Sansuu 2 Nen, and Othello 0x22 0x20
Sansuu 3 Nen 0xFF 0x00
Spy vs Spy 0x21 0x13
Seicross (v2) 0x20 0x21