Yie Ar Kung Fu Free Play and High Score Save Kit for Original Yie Ar Kung Fu Hardware

Yie Ar Kung Fu Kit Details and Benefits

The Yie Ar Kung Fu Free Play and High Score Save Kit upgrades documented compatible original Konami Yie Ar Kung Fu arcade hardware with Free Play, permanent Top 10 high score saving, selectable initials entry, menu-driven settings, serial EEPROM storage, attract sounds, Flip Screen support, ROM Saver, backup and restore, and optional Wi-Fi leaderboard functionality.

This is a focused original-hardware upgrade for Yie Ar Kung Fu. It keeps the original PCB platform, controls, sound, timing, and martial arts gameplay while adding reliable score retention and convenient operator settings.

Main Yie Ar Kung Fu Kit Features

• Original Yie Ar Kung Fu PCB support: Designed for documented compatible original Konami arcade hardware.
• Permanent score saving: Saves the Top 10 supported high scores.
• Initials options: Choose 3-character or 10-character initials entry.
• Free Play: Start games without inserting coins.
• Coin-Up operation: Continue using traditional quarters or tokens when desired.
• Serial EEPROM score storage: Saves supported score data without batteries or NVRAM.
• Attract sounds: Plays sounds during 100% of the supported attract rotation.
• Attract mode protection: Helps reduce long periods of static display content.
• Menu-driven DIP switches: Change supported settings directly on-screen.
• Flip Screen: Rotate the display 180° directly through the menu.
• ROM Saver support: Original program ROMs may optionally be removed.
• Backup and restore: Save and restore supported high-score data when needed.
• Cabinet compatibility: Works in upright and cocktail cabinet configurations.
• Optional Wi-Fi: Add supported online score submission while retaining local score saving.

Accessing the Settings Menu

To access the supported HighScoreSaves settings menu, hold Player 1 Start while turning the cabinet on. Release the button when the on-screen prompt tells you to continue.

Free Play, Coin-Up, and Top 10 Score Saving

Free Play allows Yie Ar Kung Fu to start without inserting coins. Traditional Coin-Up operation can still be used when desired, making the kit suitable for home arcades, collector cabinets, and games that continue to accept quarters or tokens.

The kit permanently saves the Top 10 supported scores using serial EEPROM storage. Players can select either 3-character initials or the longer 10-character initials mode through the on-screen menu.

Backup and restore support gives the cabinet owner a way to preserve and restore saved score data when testing, maintaining, or restoring the game.

Attract Sounds, Flip Screen, ROM Saver, and Cabinet Support

Attract sounds can play during 100% of the supported attract rotation, allowing Yie Ar Kung Fu to provide audio while the cabinet is idle.

Flip Screen support allows the display orientation to be rotated 180° directly through the on-screen menu for compatible cabinet setups.

ROM Saver support allows optional removal of the original program ROMs. The original Konami PCB hardware remains the core platform for the game.

Yie Ar Kung Fu cabinet support includes documented upright and cocktail configurations, preserving the original control layout and arcade presentation.

Installation and PCB Requirements

• Designed only for documented compatible original Konami Yie Ar Kung Fu arcade PCBs.
• A 6809E processor is required for installation.
• The 6809E processor location must have a compatible 40-pin socket.
• No soldering is required when the CPU location already has a compatible socket.
• If the 6809E is soldered directly to the PCB, a compatible 40-pin socket must be installed before using the kit.
• Original program ROMs may optionally be removed as part of the ROM Saver setup.
• Verify processor and kit orientation before restoring power.
• Review the installation guide, double-check all work, and power off immediately if the game does not start correctly after installation.

Standard and Optional Wi-Fi Versions

Standard kits save supported scores and settings locally. An internet connection is not required for gameplay, Free Play, Coin-Up operation, menu access, or local score saving.

Optional 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi kits include the same local features and add supported online score submission through the HighScoreSaves leaderboard platform.

Wi-Fi can be disabled without affecting local gameplay, Free Play, Coin-Up operation, score saving, or settings-menu operation.

Yie Ar Kung Fu Kit FAQ

Which PCB is required?

This kit is designed only for documented compatible original Konami Yie Ar Kung Fu arcade PCBs.

What CPU is required?

A compatible 6809E processor is required.

Does installation require soldering?

Not when the 6809E location already has a compatible 40-pin socket. If the processor is soldered directly to the PCB, a compatible socket must be installed first.

How many scores are saved?

The kit saves the Top 10 supported high scores.

Can I choose between 3-character and 10-character initials?

Yes. The preferred initials mode can be selected through the on-screen menu.

Does it support Free Play and Coin-Up?

Yes. Free Play is supported, and traditional Coin-Up operation can still be used.

How do I access the settings menu?

Hold Player 1 Start while turning the cabinet on. Release the button when the on-screen prompt tells you to continue.

Does it support attract sounds?

Yes. Attract sounds can play during 100% of the supported attract rotation.

Can the screen be flipped?

Yes. Flip Screen allows the display orientation to be rotated 180° through the on-screen menu.

Is Wi-Fi required?

No. Standard kits save supported scores locally. Wi-Fi is optional for online leaderboard support.