07251: brkthru: Undocumented Test Mode

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
07251	Documentation	Trivial	Always	Mar 3, 2019, 02:04	Mar 6, 2019, 17:28

Tester	chaneman	View Status	Public	Platform
Assigned To	chaneman	Resolution	Fixed	OS
Status [?]	Resolved			Driver	dataeast/brkthru.cpp
Version	0.207	Fixed in Version	0.208	Build
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	07251: brkthru: Undocumented Test Mode
Description	The following can be copy and pasted somewhere in the Break Thru game driver if found beneficial: Break Thru contains a Self Test Mode not mentioned anywhere in the manual. It is accessed by holding down both player 1 and player 2 start buttons while powering up the game. It can be accessed in mame by holding the buttons down after the game has started then pressing F3 to reset the game. The Test Mode performs the following: RAM TEST :OK or NG response with pcb locations. DIPSWITCH TEST :Allows checking of settings and switch operation. CONTROL PANEL TEST :Allows testing of controls. MIX TEST :Moving images, player and target object circuitry. BACK TEST :Background video circuitry. SOUND TEST :26 different sounds by pressing the fire button. CHECKSUM TEST :Eprom test, OK or NG response with pcb location. MONITOR TEST :Grid Pattern. Each test can be accessed by activating Coin 1 or Coin 2. Reset the power to the game to get out of test mode.
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No.16206 Haze Senior Tester Mar 3, 2019, 16:58	To be fair a lot of Data East games have similar eg. it's how you find out the build version for Night Slashers.
No.16209 Osso Moderator Mar 6, 2019, 17:28	Thanks, I added a note in the driver.