Do you run a stock BIOS or a UniBIOS? Have you ever been hit by the Green Screen of Death? Let me know in the comments below.
This "slow death" was diabolical. Operators thought their hardware was failing, not the bootleg cart. It took crackers years to fully patch this out. The BIOS was actively fighting a war. Today, if you buy a "consolized MVS" (a converted arcade board) or a flash cart like the NeoSD, the first modification you will make is the BIOS. Nobody runs stock J3 or U3 anymore unless they are preservationists. neo geo bios rom
This is the BIOS at war with the cartridge. Do you run a stock BIOS or a UniBIOS
For the emulation user, changing the BIOS from "Europe" to "Japan" is the difference between a sterile simulation and a neon-soaked Tokyo arcade fantasy. It is the difference between white blood and red blood. Between "You Win" and "WINNER." This "slow death" was diabolical