Venture Free Play and High Score Save Kit

Venture Free Play and High Score Save Kit

Upgrade your original Exidy Venture arcade PCB with permanent Top 5 high score saving, Free Play, adjustable attract sounds, menu-driven settings, backup and restore, Fast Boot, Stealth Mode, and optional Wi-Fi leaderboard support.

This HighScoreSaves kit is designed specifically for compatible original Venture hardware using a 6502 processor. It adds modern convenience while continuing to use the original arcade PCB, controls, sound, timing, and gameplay hardware.

What the Venture High Score Save Kit Adds

The Venture Free Play and High Score Save Kit adds useful modern functionality to compatible original Exidy arcade hardware without replacing the game PCB with a multicade computer or unrelated emulation platform.

In addition to permanent score saving and Free Play, the kit provides adjustable attract sounds, menu-driven settings, separate score tables, score backup and restore, ROM Saver functionality, Reset, Fast Boot, Stealth Mode, and optional online leaderboard support.

Compatibility and What to Check Before Ordering

• PCB: Designed for compatible original Exidy Venture arcade hardware.
• Processor: Requires a 6502 processor.
• Processor Socket: The 6502 location must have a proper 40-pin socket for normal kit installation.
• Cabinets: Supports upright and cocktail Venture cabinets.
• Original Program ROMs: May optionally be removed when using the kit's ROM Saver functionality.

Check your PCB before ordering. If the 6502 processor is soldered directly to the board, a compatible 40-pin socket must be installed before the kit can be fitted.

Choose Your Venture Kit Configuration

Select either a Standard Save Kit or a Wi-Fi Enabled Kit when ordering.

Standard Save Kit

Saves scores locally and includes the core Free Play, attract-sound, menu, backup, restore, Fast Boot, Stealth Mode, Reset, and ROM Saver features.

Wi-Fi Enabled Kit

Includes the same local high score and gameplay features and adds supported online leaderboard functionality.

Settings Menu Access

Kit configuration is accessed using the cabinet's Player 1 Start button.

• Open the Settings Menu: Power the cabinet off, hold the Player 1 Start button, power the cabinet back on, and release the button when prompted.

Venture Kit Features

• Permanent High Score Saving: Stores the Top 5 scores
• Serial EEPROM: Reliable nonvolatile score storage without batteries or NVRAM
• Separate Score Tables: Independent high score tables for supported 2, 3, 4, and 5 lives settings
• Free Play: Play without coins while retaining traditional coin-up operation
• Coin-Up Support: Continue using quarters or tokens when desired
• Attract Sounds: Adjustable at 25%, 50%, or 100% of the supported attract rotation
• Attract Mode Protection: Helps reduce long periods of static display content
• On-Screen DIP Settings: Configure supported settings through the kit menu
• Copyright Message: Select original manufacturer or HighScoreSaves branding
• ROM Saver: Original program ROMs may optionally be removed
• Backup and Restore: Back up saved high scores and restore them later
• Reset Button: Restart the game without cycling cabinet power
• Fast Boot: Quick startup with minimal initialization time
• Stealth Mode: Boot directly into gameplay
• Cabinet Compatibility: Supports upright and cocktail cabinets
• Optional Wi-Fi: Adds supported online leaderboard functionality

Adjustable Attract Sounds

Venture attract sounds can be configured to play during 25%, 50%, or 100% of the supported attract rotation.

This allows the cabinet owner to choose how frequently sound plays while the game is sitting idle in attract mode.

Reset, Fast Boot, and Stealth Mode

Reset Button

Reset allows Venture to be restarted without shutting the cabinet off and turning it back on.

Fast Boot

Fast Boot provides quick startup with minimal initialization time.

Stealth Mode

Stealth Mode boots directly into gameplay for a more stock-style cabinet presentation.

Installation Notes

• 6502 Processor Required: The kit installs at the 6502 processor location on the original Venture PCB.
• Socketed CPU Required: The processor location must have a compatible 40-pin socket.
• No Soldering on a Properly Socketed PCB: If the processor is already installed in the correct socket, no soldering is required for normal kit installation.
• Unsocketed PCB: If the 6502 is soldered directly to the board, a 40-pin socket must be installed before fitting the kit.
• ROM Saver: Original program ROMs may optionally be removed.
• Orientation Matters: Follow the installation guide and verify processor and kit orientation before powering the cabinet.

Optional Wi-Fi and Online High Scores

Choose the Wi-Fi Enabled version if you want your compatible Venture cabinet to add supported online leaderboard functionality in addition to local high score saving.

The Standard kit saves scores locally and does not require an internet connection for gameplay, Free Play, configuration, or local score storage.

Venture Free Play and High Score Save Kit FAQ

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