Compare Battlezone High Score Save Kits for Original Atari Hardware
Compare two Battlezone high score save upgrades for a compatible original Atari Battlezone arcade PCB. Both kits permanently save the Top 10 scores and player initials, include ROM Saver functionality, and continue to use the original Atari vector hardware, controls, gameplay, graphics, and sound.
Important Difference: Free Play
The HighScoreSaves Battlezone kit adds both Free Play and permanent high score saving. The Braze Battlezone kit permanently saves high scores but does not add Free Play. Both kits include ROM Saver. If coin-free Battlezone operation is important to you, choose the HighScoreSaves kit.
Both kits install through the original 6502 CPU socket and use the processor from the Battlezone PCB. Installation requires access to the CPU board. No soldering is required when the original 6502 is already installed in a compatible 40-pin socket.
HighScoreSaves Battlezone Kit
Choose the HighScoreSaves kit if you want Free Play, permanent Top 10 high score saving, and ROM Saver, along with expanded settings and optional online leaderboard support.
- Free Play with normal coin operation retained
- Permanent Top 10 scores and player initials
- Battery-free serial EEPROM storage
- ROM Saver functionality
- Adjustable attract-sound options
- Separate score tables for supported 2, 3, 4, and 5 lives settings
- Menu-driven game settings
- Score Backup and Restore
- Fast Boot and reset function
- Optional 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi leaderboard support
Braze Battlezone Kit
Choose the Braze Technologies kit if you want a straightforward permanent Top 10 high score save and ROM Saver upgrade. The Braze Battlezone kit does not add Free Play.
- No Free Play
- Permanent Top 10 scores and player initials
- Battery-free score storage
- ROM Saver functionality
- Gold-plated machined header pins
- Score clearing through the original Self Test
- No attract-sound feature
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HighScoreSaves vs. Braze Battlezone High Score Save Kits
Both Battlezone kits permanently save the Top 10 scores and player initials and include ROM Saver functionality on compatible original Atari arcade hardware. However, the two products are not functionally identical. The most important difference is Free Play.
HighScoreSaves Battlezone Kit: Free Play + High Score Save + ROM Saver
Braze Battlezone Kit: High Score Save + ROM Saver — No Free Play
| Feature | HighScoreSaves Battlezone Kit | Braze Battlezone Kit |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | HighScoreSaves | Braze Technologies |
| Free Play | Yes — with normal coin operation retained | No |
| Permanent score saving | Top 10 scores and player initials | Top 10 scores and player initials |
| Battery required | No | No |
| ROM Saver | Included | Included |
| Attract sounds | Adjustable attract-sound options | Not included |
| Menu-driven settings | Yes | Not included as a Braze kit feature |
| Separate score tables | Separate tables for 2, 3, 4, and 5 lives settings | Not included as a Braze kit feature |
| Score Backup and Restore | Yes | Not included as a Braze kit feature |
| Fast Boot and reset function | Included | Not included as Braze kit features |
| Optional Wi-Fi leaderboard | Available | Not offered with this product |
| Daughterboard pins | Standard HighScoreSaves kit construction | Gold-plated machined header pins |
Choose the HighScoreSaves Battlezone Kit If You Want Free Play
Both Battlezone kits provide permanent Top 10 score saving and ROM Saver, but only the HighScoreSaves Battlezone kit adds Free Play. If you want to operate Battlezone without inserting coins, the HighScoreSaves version provides that functionality while retaining normal coin operation when desired.
- Free Play with normal coin operation retained
- Permanent Top 10 score and initials saving
- ROM Saver functionality
- Adjustable attract-sound options
- Separate high score tables for supported lives settings
- Menu-driven game settings
- Score Backup and Restore
- Fast Boot and reset function
- Additional attract-mode options
- Optional 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi leaderboard support
View HighScoreSaves Battlezone Free Play and High Score Save Kit
Choose the Braze Battlezone Kit for a Simpler High Score Save Upgrade
The Braze Technologies Battlezone kit provides permanent Top 10 score and initials saving together with ROM Saver functionality. The HighScoreSaves Battlezone kit also includes ROM Saver, but adds Free Play and additional supported features such as attract sounds, menu-driven settings, separate score tables, Backup and Restore, Fast Boot, reset functionality, and optional Wi-Fi. The Braze kit does not add Free Play.
- Permanent storage of the Top 10 scores and player initials
- Battery-free score retention
- ROM Saver functionality
- Gold-plated machined header pins
- Score clearing through the original cabinet Self Test
- No Free Play
View Braze Battlezone High Score Save Kit
Battlezone Kit Installation Requirements
Both kits are designed for compatible original Atari Battlezone arcade hardware and install through the original 6502 CPU socket.
The original 6502 processor must already be installed in a compatible 40-pin socket. If the CPU is soldered directly to the PCB, a qualified arcade technician must remove it and install a socket before either kit can be used.
Installation requires access to the Battlezone CPU board. The original 6502 processor is removed from the Atari PCB, installed in the selected daughterboard, and then returned to the original CPU location as part of the assembled kit.
Review the installation guide for the specific product before ordering. These kits are intended for compatible original Atari Battlezone hardware, not emulation systems, generic multicade boards, or reproduction PCBs.