Black Widow Free Play and High Score Save Kit

Black Widow Free Play and High Score Save Kit for Atari Vector Arcade PCB

Upgrade your original Atari Black Widow arcade PCB with Free Play, permanent high score saving, attract mode protection, and optional Wi-Fi leaderboards. Designed specifically for original Atari vector hardware, this plug-and-play upgrade preserves the authentic gameplay, vector graphics, sound, and timing that made Black Widow a classic while improving long-term reliability for collectors, restorers, and arcade enthusiasts.

This kit keeps your original arcade PCB in service while adding modern convenience features for everyday play, home arcades, restorations, tournaments, and collector-owned Atari vector cabinets.

Upgrade Your Black Widow Arcade Experience

Restore and enhance your original Black Widow arcade machine with a professionally designed Free Play and High Score Save Kit built specifically for authentic Atari vector arcade hardware.

Original boards often lose high scores, rely on aging components, or suffer from unstable resets. This upgrade modernizes your PCB while preserving the original vector graphics, sound effects, gameplay timing, and arcade feel that made Black Widow one of Atari’s most unique vector arcade shooters.

Unlike multigame systems or replacement hardware, this kit keeps your original arcade PCB intact while improving long-term reliability for collectors, operators, and restoration projects.

Included Features

• Easy Installation: No soldering, board modifications, or special wiring required
• Permanent Score Saving: Reliable serial EEPROM storage with no batteries required
• High Score Tracking: Stores the Top 5 scores
• Attract Sounds: Adjustable attract sound frequency options
• Free Play and Coin-Up: Supports Free Play or standard coin operation
• Attract Mode Protection: Helps reduce vector monitor screen burn
• Menu-Driven Settings: Configure settings directly from the on-screen menu
• ROM Saver: Optionally remove original program ROMs to reduce power usage
• Cabinet Compatibility: Supports Upright and Cocktail cabinets
• Copyright Selection: Choose original manufacturer or HighScoreSaves branding
• Separate Score Tables: Supports up to 4 different score tables
• Backup and Restore: Save and restore scores before or after parties and tournaments
• Reset Button: Soft restart without turning off the cabinet
• Fast Boot: Minimal startup initialization time
• Stealth Mode: Boots directly into gameplay

Why Upgrade Your Original Black Widow PCB?

Original Atari vector arcade boards were never designed to retain high scores permanently. As components age, many original machines also become less reliable during everyday operation. This upgrade preserves your original Black Widow PCB while adding modern convenience features without changing the gameplay, controls, sound, or vector graphics.

Whether you are restoring a collector-quality cabinet, maintaining a commercial game room, or preparing for a tournament, the kit keeps your machine operating like an original while eliminating the frustration of losing high scores every time power is removed.

Installation Information

Optional Wi-Fi Features and Online Leaderboards

Upgrade to a Wi-Fi Enabled Kit to upload scores online and compete against players around the world, locally within your arcade, or across your own connected cabinet network.

Standard kits save scores locally to the PCB, while Wi-Fi kits add automatic online score syncing through the HighScoreSaves global leaderboard platform.

Black Widow Free Play and High Score Save Kit FAQ

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