Gorf Free Play and High Score Save Kit

Gorf Free Play and High Score Save Kit for Bally Midway Arcade PCBs

Upgrade your original Gorf arcade PCB with Free Play, permanent Top 5 high score saving with initials, serial EEPROM storage, attract sounds, menu-driven settings, ROM Saver support, and optional Wi-Fi leaderboard functionality while preserving authentic Bally Midway gameplay and original arcade hardware.

Designed specifically for documented compatible original Bally Midway Gorf hardware, this plug-in daughterboard improves long-term reliability without replacing the original arcade PCB with an emulation platform, reproduction PCB, or multicade system.

Upgrade Your Gorf Arcade Experience

Restore and enhance your original Gorf arcade machine with a professionally designed Free Play and High Score Save Kit built for authentic Bally Midway arcade hardware.

Original boards can lose high scores, rely on aging components, or become inconvenient to configure. This kit modernizes score saving and supported operator settings while preserving the original gameplay, controls, timing, speech, and multi-stage arcade action.

The kit keeps your original Gorf arcade PCB in service and adds practical features for collectors, operators, restorers, and home arcade owners.

Available Kit Options

Choose a Standard Save Kit for local score storage or a Wi-Fi Enabled Kit for local score storage plus supported online leaderboard submission.

Optional processor and socket upgrades are also available to simplify installation on original hardware when needed.

Important Installation Notes

• Original hardware required: Designed for documented compatible original Bally Midway Gorf arcade PCBs.
• Socketed Z80 required: Install a compatible 40-pin socket if the Z80 processor is soldered directly to the PCB.
• ROM Saver requirement: Remove the Program/ROM/RAM board while leaving the two graphic RAM boards installed.
• Installation guide: Review the Gorf Installation Guide before installation.

Included Features

• Easy installation: No soldering, board modifications, or special wiring required when the Z80 is already socketed.
• Permanent score saving: Uses reliable serial EEPROM instead of batteries or NVRAM.
• High score save: Saves the Top 5 scores permanently.
• Initial entry: Enter and save player initials.
• Attract sounds: Adjustable to 25%, 50%, or 100% attract rotation.
• Free Play: Start games without coins while still supporting Coin-Up operation.
• Copyright message: Select original manufacturer or HighScoreSaves branding.
• Menu-driven DIP settings: Change supported settings from the on-screen menu.
• ROM Saver: Remove the Program/ROM/RAM board to reduce power use when installed as directed.
• Cabinet compatibility: Supports documented upright and cocktail cabinets.
• Backup and restore: Save and restore supported high scores before and after parties or events.
• Separate score tables: Different score tables for 2, 3, 4, or 5 lives settings.
• Reset button: Restart the game using Player 1 Start + Player 2 Start after the reset option is enabled in the menu.
• Language support: Select English or German.
• Hard Romset mode: Increase Galaxians mission and bonus-stage difficulty for a greater challenge.
• Stealth Mode: Boot directly into gameplay without displaying menus.
• Improved self-test: Includes light tests, RAM tests, and board pattern tests.

Access the HighScoreSaves Gorf Settings Menu

To 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.

Installation Information

Optional Wi-Fi Features and Online Leaderboards

Standard kits save supported scores locally to the PCB. Wi-Fi-enabled kits provide the same local storage and add supported online score syncing through the HighScoreSaves leaderboard platform.

Wi-Fi can be disabled without affecting Gorf gameplay, Free Play, local score saving, score tables, ROM Saver operation, or menu-driven settings.

Gorf Free Play and High Score Save Kit FAQ

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