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Provided below is our information regarding the subject multicade system. It is intended for general information only.
Also, available is a similar system, the 138-in-1 horizontal classics, which is an upgrade to the 128-in-1.
Games list, game maker, and original game controllers:
Williams Classics
- Defender, Williams - 1 player with a 2-way up-down joystick and 5 buttons.
- Joust, Williams - 2 players with a 2-way right-left joystick and 1 button each.
- Robotron 2084, Williams - 1 player with two 8-way joysticks (one 8-way joystick and 1 button can be substituted).
- Bubbles, Williams - 1 player with an 8-way joystick.
- Splat!, Williams - 2 players with two 8-way joysticks and 1 button each.
- Blaster, Williams - 1 player with an 8-way joystick and 2 buttons.
- Stargate, Williams - 1 player with a 2-way up-down joystick and 6 buttons (follow-up game to Defender with an additional button).
Nintendo Classics
- Super Mario Bros., Nintendo - 1 player with an 8-way joystick and 2 buttons, or 2 players with an 8-way joystick and 2 buttons each (game actually plays 2-way right-left).
- Battle City, Nintendo - 2 players, controls not known, an NES release.
- Mario Bros., Nintendo - 2 players with a 2-way right-left joystick and 1 button each.
- Ice Climber, Nintendo - 2 players with a 4-way joystick and 1 button each.
Other Classics
- Rally-X, Midway - 1 player with a 4-way joystick and 1 button.
- New Rally-X, Namco - 1 player with a 4-way joystick and 1 button.
- Ghost 'n Goblins, Capcom - 1 player with an 8-way joystick and 2 buttons.
- Gradius, Konami - 1 player with an 8-way joystick and 3 buttons.
- Sky Kid, Namco - 2 players with an 8-way joystick and 2 buttons each.
- Solomon's Key, Tecmo - 1 player with an 8-way joystick and 2 buttons.
- Do! Run Run, Universal - 1 player with a 4-way joystick and 1 button.
- Kick Rider, Universal - 1 player with a 4-way joystick and 1 button.
The following will dig a little deeper into the Multi Williams 19-in-1 multicade system. Here you will find typical system default settings, and how you can change system settings and game configurations.
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Operation:
(1) Turn on the AC power, and wait a couple of minutes while the system boots up.
(2) You might notice the displayed system name, "Beyond Arcade." The system is called "Multi Williams," because it features Defender and many other classic Williams games.
(3) When boot-up is complete, the menu screen will appear. The first listing selection is Defender, followed by Stargate, and so on.
(4) Until a selection is made, the system will cycle, in listing order, through the attract modes for each of the 19 games.
(5) To select a game, press one of the two player start buttons (usually white). Then, use the joystick up-down or right-left to quickly find and display the attract screen for the desired game.
(6) To start the selected game, press either the one player or the two players start button (usually white).
Hard DIP Settings:
(1) The hard DIP switch (on the PCB) default/typical settings (see manual page 1) -
1 = Off - screen orientation.
2 = On - VGA for LCD/LED monitor (Off - CGA for CRT monitor).
3 = On - high score save on.
4 = Off - in play mode (On - in test/setting mode).
(2) When high score save is turned on, scores will be saved only while the machine power is turned on.
Soft DIP Settings:
(1) If certain of the 19 games cannot be played properly due to lack of controller capability, those games can be turned off using the soft DIP switches.
(2) Additionally, you can turn off or turn on any of the games.
(3) Refer to the manual (page 2) for instructions to turn games on or off.
Cabinet (Controls) Settings:
System should be set for Upright / 1 Joystick or Upright / 2 Joysticks based upon the control panel configuration of your machine (see manual page 2).
These are the correct soft DIP SW 2 settings for Cabinet (the manual is misprinted):
- #4 Off and #5 Off = Upright / 1 Joystick
- #4 Off and #5 On = Upright / 2 Joysticks
Effect of Cabinet settings:
Upright / 1 Joystick -
- Defender - allows two players, alternating, 1 set of controls (normal play).
- Joust - allows one player only (not normal two player simultaneous play).
- Robotron - allows only 1 joystick and buttons (okay, but not normal 2 joystick play). Robotron game setting change is also required (see manual page 8).
Upright / 2 Joysticks (the usually preferred setting) -
- Defender - one player only, no two player alternating play, unless a second set of controls are installed (okay for one player only, but not normal alternating play).
- Joust - two players simultaneous (normal play).
- Robotron - 2 joysticks, two players alternating (normal play). Robotron game setting change is also required (see manual page 8).
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