Excitebike Free Play and High Score Save Kits
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Upgrade Your Excitebike Arcade Experience
Bring modern convenience to your original Excitebike arcade hardware with our collection of Excitebike Free Play and High Score Save Kits. These plug-and-play upgrades add dependable high score saving, Free Play functionality, and an on-screen settings menu—no cabinet disassembly or PCB changes required— while preserving the classic motocross racing arcade gameplay.
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Details and Benefits
The Excitebike Free Play and High Score Save Kit is engineered for original arcade hardware to address common reliability and convenience issues. This upgrade brings modern stability to score retention and introduces Free Play functionality without altering the authentic racing action that made Excitebike an arcade favorite.
What This Kit Adds
- Free Play support — Enable coin-free play while maintaining the traditional coin mechanism if desired
- Reliable high score saving — Store top runs permanently without failure-prone RAM
- On-screen menu — Adjustable settings that eliminate DIP switch changes and cabinet disassembly
- Monitor-friendly attract behavior — Helps reduce static screen burn-in
- Cabinet compatibility — Works with Upright arcade cabinets
Advanced Features
- High score backup & restore — Save and load score tables for events or personal tracking
- Separate score tables — Independent scoring per setting or mode
Important Installation Notes
This kit requires a compatible socketed CPU or multigame connector depending on your board revision. Always review the installation guide before beginning to ensure proper setup and reliable operation.
This kit does not include Wi-Fi support — scores are stored locally on the PCB only.