Description
Allows you to use your genuine Tehkan World Cup PCB in a JAMMA cabinet or a super gun device.
Tehkan World Cup, also known as Tecmo Cup, is a popular soccer game from the mid 1980s produced and distributed by Tehkan in 1985. It was released prior to the start of the 1986 World Cup and featured the colors of the world’s top teams without licensing or using of any intellectual property from FIFA.
The genuine Tehkan game featured a trackball controller, while bootlegs used a joystick and had a different pinout. Its trackball control system provided unique which was fast and competitive on cocktail cabinets but it also made the game less reliable. It may be why there are so many bootleg joystick versions of this game.
This adapter works with genuine boards from Tehkan only. It doesn’t work with the bootlegs which require a different adapter. A built-in microcontroller provides the necessary trackball emulation which makes it possible for this game to be played with a standard JAMMA joystick setup.
Tehkan also released other games on this hardware, a football game called Gridiron Fight and Tee’d Off, a golf game. This adapter can convert these games to JAMMA as well,
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Pinout
This adapter follows the following pinout scheme:
Right Side Edge Connector
| SOLDER SIDE | PARTS SIDE |
|---|---|
| GND | GND |
| GND | GND |
| +5V | +5V |
| +5V | +5V |
| +12V | +12V |
| SPK- | SPK+ |
| P1XDIR | P1XCLK |
| P1YDIR | P1YCLK |
| NC | NC |
| NC | NC |
| NC | NC |
| NC | NC |
| P2START | +5V |
| COIN2 | P1START |
| P1B1 | COIN1 |
| NC | NC |
| NC | NC |
| NC | NC |
Left Side Edge Connector
| SOLDER SIDE | PARTS SIDE |
|---|---|
| NC | VBLUE |
| NC | VGREEN |
| NC | VRED |
| NC | GND |
| NC | VSYNC |
| NC | NC |
| P2XDIR | P2XCLK |
| P2YDIR | P2YCLK |
| NC | NC |
| NC | NC |
| NC | NC |
| NC | NC |
| P2B1 | +5V |
| NC | NC |
| NC | NC |
| NC | NC |
| NC | NC |
| GND | GND |
(PCB edge connector facing away, list is ordered right to left)
Important: The bootleg version of the game is not compatbile with this adapter.
Compatible Games
This is the list of compatible games that can be used with this adapter:
This adapter has been tested with a genuine World Cup and Tee’d Off board for compatibility.
Important: Golf games require precise trackball speed control and are therefore not ideal candidates for joystick to trackball emulation. While the game can be played and tested, it won’t be a whole lot of fun to play with a joystck.
Revision History:
Rev 1.0: Initial Design.
Specifications
Board Size: 50mm x 112mm
Current Carrying Capacity: 5V – 12A, 12V-3A