Free Play and High Score Saving for Original Capcom 1942 Hardware
Browse upgrade options for an original Capcom 1942 arcade PCB. The 1942 Free Play and High Score Save Kit adds permanent battery-free score storage, Free Play, configurable game settings, practice features, and optional Wi-Fi leaderboard support while preserving the original gameplay, timing, controls, and sound.
This upgrade uses the original Z80 processor and authentic Capcom arcade hardware. Installation is plug and play when the Z80 CPU is already socketed. If the processor is soldered directly to the PCB, a qualified technician must install a 40-pin socket before the kit can be used.
Choose the Right 1942 Arcade PCB Upgrade
The 1942 Free Play and High Score Save Kit is available in Standard and optional Wi-Fi-enabled configurations. Both versions preserve the original Capcom gameplay while adding battery-free score storage, Free Play, configurable settings, and additional practice and attract-mode features.
Standard Kit
- Permanent local score saving — Scores and supported settings remain stored after the arcade machine is powered off
- No internet connection required — All score-saving functions operate directly on the installed arcade PCB
- Free Play and coin operation — Use coin-free play while retaining normal coin operation when desired
Wi-Fi Enabled Kit
- Includes all Standard Kit features — Scores continue to be stored locally on the arcade PCB
- Online score submission — Qualifying scores can be submitted to the HighScoreSaves global leaderboard after initials are entered
- 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi support — Connects through a compatible 2.4 GHz wireless network
- Optional connection — Wi-Fi can be disabled without affecting local score saving or normal gameplay
1942 Kit Features
- Battery-free score storage — Displays the Top 5 scores and stores up to 25 scores
- On-screen settings menu — Adjust supported game options through the arcade controls after installation
- Attract sound settings — Select supported attract-sound frequency options
- Attract-mode protection — Additional options help reduce prolonged static-image display time
- Multiple score tables — Maintains separate score tables for supported lives settings
- Backup and restore — Back up stored scores and restore them when needed
- God Mode — Practice with unlimited lives; scores earned in this mode are not saved
- ROM Saver option — Supports removal of designated original program ROMs as explained in the installation guide
- Cabinet compatibility — Supports upright and cocktail cabinets using compatible original Capcom 1942 hardware
Installation Requirements
The original Z80 processor must be installed in a 40-pin socket. Installation is plug and play when the CPU is already socketed.
If the Z80 is soldered directly to the arcade PCB, a qualified technician must remove the processor and install a 40-pin socket before the kit can be used.
Access to the arcade PCB is required. Review the installation guide before ordering or beginning installation.
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