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'''NES 2.0 Mapper 344''' denotes the '''GN-26''' and '''NC7000M''' multicart circuit boards. Its UNIF board names are '''BMC-GN-26''' (with incorrect PRG bank order) and '''BMC-BS-110''' (which is the name of a different PCB whose name was mixed-up).
'''NES 2.0 Mapper 344''' denotes the '''GN-26''' [[MMC3]]-based multicart circuit board. Its UNIF board name is '''BMC-GN-26''' (with incorrect PRG bank order).


* ''快打金卡终极挑战 (Kuàidǎ Jīnkǎ Zhōngjí Tiǎozhàn) 3/6-in-1'', GN-26 PCB
* ''快打金卡终极挑战 (Kuàidǎ Jīnkǎ Zhōngjí Tiǎozhàn) 3/6-in-1''
* ''14/400/8000/3000000-in-1'', NC7000M PCB


==Outer Bank and Mode Register ($6000-$7FFF, write)==
==Outer Bank and Mode Register ($6000-$7FFF, write)==
  Mask: $E000
  Mask: $E00F
   
   
  A~FEDC BA98 7654 3210
  A~FEDC BA98 7654 3210
   -------------------
   -------------------
   .... .... .... DSBb
   011. .... .... SMBA
                   ++++- =$04: CHR A17=MMC3 A17 (256 KiB inner CHR)
                   ||++- PRG/CHR A18..17
                   |||| !=$04: CHR A17=b        (128 KiB inner CHR)
                   ||+-- CHR A17 mode
                   ||||  =$08: CPU $8000-$FFFF exposes solder pad setting
                   ||     0: CHR A17=MMC3 A17
                   |||| !=$08: CPU $8000-$FFFF exposes PRG-ROM
                   ||     1: CHR A17=$6000.0
                  ||++- PRG/CHR A17..A18
                   |+--- Select PRG-ROM mode
                   |+--- Select PRG-ROM mode
                   |      0: MMC3 mode
                   |      0: MMC3 PRG mode
                   |      1: NROM mode (see below)
                   |      1: NROM PRG mode
                   +---- PRG A14 mode when S=1
                   +---- Solder pad test
                        0: PRG A14=CPU A14          (NROM-256)
                        1: PRG A14=MMC3 reg 6 bit 1 (NROM-128)
* WRAM must be enabled in $A001.7 before writing to this register.
* WRAM must be enabled in $A001.7 before writing to this register.
* The inner PRG bank is restricted to 128 KiB.
* The inner PRG bank is restricted to 128 KiB.
* NROM mode forces MMC3's CPU A13 and A14 inputs to GND and replaces MMC3's PRG A13 output with CPU A13. This means that MMC3 bank register 6 bits 1-3 provides PRG A14..A16 for the entire CPU $8000-$FFFF range.
* NROM mode PRG forces MMC3's CPU A13 and A14 inputs to GND and replaces MMC3's PRG A13 output with CPU A13. This means that MMC3 bank register 6 bits 1-3 provide PRG A14..A16 for the entire CPU $8000-$FFFF range.
* The common dump of ''快打金卡终极挑战 (Kuàidǎ Jīnkǎ Zhōngjí Tiǎozhàn) 3/6-in-1'' has the 128 KiB PRG-ROM banks mixed-up, correct would be in the order 0, 3, 1, 2. The 128 KiB CHR-ROM banks were in the correct order all along, making the mapper seem more complicated than it actually is.
* The common dump of ''快打金卡终极挑战 (Kuàidǎ Jīnkǎ Zhōngjí Tiǎozhàn) 3/6-in-1'' has the 128 KiB PRG-ROM banks mixed-up, correct would be in the order 0, 3, 1, 2.
* Depending on whether a solder pad is connected, setting the S bit may disable PRG-ROM. The menu sets this bit to select between two different game counts.
 
==MMC3-compatible registers==
==MMC3-compatible registers==
Mask: $E001
Mask: $E001


See [[MMC3]].
See [[MMC3]].

Latest revision as of 21:01, 1 March 2022

NES 2.0 Mapper 344 denotes the GN-26 MMC3-based multicart circuit board. Its UNIF board name is BMC-GN-26 (with incorrect PRG bank order).

  • 快打金卡终极挑战 (Kuàidǎ Jīnkǎ Zhōngjí Tiǎozhàn) 3/6-in-1

Outer Bank and Mode Register ($6000-$7FFF, write)

Mask: $E00F

A~FEDC BA98 7654 3210
  -------------------
  011. .... .... SMBA
                 ||++- PRG/CHR A18..17
                 ||+-- CHR A17 mode
                 ||     0: CHR A17=MMC3 A17
                 ||     1: CHR A17=$6000.0
                 |+--- Select PRG-ROM mode
                 |      0: MMC3 PRG mode
                 |      1: NROM PRG mode
                 +---- Solder pad test
  • WRAM must be enabled in $A001.7 before writing to this register.
  • The inner PRG bank is restricted to 128 KiB.
  • NROM mode PRG forces MMC3's CPU A13 and A14 inputs to GND and replaces MMC3's PRG A13 output with CPU A13. This means that MMC3 bank register 6 bits 1-3 provide PRG A14..A16 for the entire CPU $8000-$FFFF range.
  • The common dump of 快打金卡终极挑战 (Kuàidǎ Jīnkǎ Zhōngjí Tiǎozhàn) 3/6-in-1 has the 128 KiB PRG-ROM banks mixed-up, correct would be in the order 0, 3, 1, 2.
  • Depending on whether a solder pad is connected, setting the S bit may disable PRG-ROM. The menu sets this bit to select between two different game counts.

MMC3-compatible registers

Mask: $E001

See MMC3.