Boomer Rang’r to JAMMA Adapter

Description

Boomer Rang’r aka Genesis in some regions, is a cutesy adventure style shoot’em up from Data East released in 1984. It may be one of the first examples of a type of game later to be categorized as a cute’em up.

The PCB pinout is similar to other DECO / Data East games from this period. but differs in how the power rails are connected.

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Included power / video cable, good for the majority of pre-JAMMA Data East game boards.

Pinout

This adapter follows the following pinout scheme:

Main Edge Connector
SOLDER SIDEPARTS SIDE
+12V+12V
+5V+5V
+5V+5V
+5V+5V
NCNC
COIN2COIN1
NCTILT
P2STARTP1START
P2B2P1B2
P2B1P1B1
P2DOWNP1DOWN
P2UPP1UP
P2LEFTP1LEFT
P2RIGHTP1RIGHT
SPK-SPK+
GNDGND
GNDGND
GNDGND

(PCB edge connector facing away, list is ordered right to left)

Power / Video Edge Connector (with included cable)
SOLDER SIDEPARTS SIDE
GNDGND
GNDGND
GNDGND
VSYNCVBLUE
VGREENVRED
NCNC
NCNC
+5V+5V
+5V+5V
+5V+5V

Here is some information on how to safely connect this adapter to your board.

Compatible Games

This is the list of games that you may be able to use with this adapter:

The adapter has been tested with a genuine Boomer Rang’r board. It may be possible to use this adapter with other DECO / Data East boards from that period.

Revision History:

Rev 1.0: Initial Design.

Specifications

Board Size: 45mm x 112mm
Current Carrying Capacity: 5V – 12A, 12V-3A, -5V – 3A