Guzzler Free Play and High Score Save Kit

Guzzler Free Play and High Score Save Kit for Tehkan Arcade PCBs

Upgrade your original Guzzler arcade PCB with Free Play, Top 5 high score saving with initials, serial EEPROM storage, attract mode protection, Fast Boot support, and optional Wi-Fi leaderboard functionality while preserving authentic gameplay and original Tehkan arcade hardware.

Designed specifically for original Tehkan hardware, this plug-and-play upgrade improves long-term reliability without changing gameplay timing, controls, sound, or the original maze-action arcade experience collectors expect.

Upgrade Your Guzzler Arcade Experience

Restore and enhance your original Guzzler arcade machine with a professionally designed Free Play and High Score Save Kit built specifically for authentic Tehkan arcade hardware.

Original boards often lose high scores, rely on aging components, or suffer from unstable resets. This upgrade modernizes your PCB while preserving the original gameplay, controls, timing, and maze-action gameplay that made Guzzler a unique arcade classic.

Unlike multigame systems or reproduction boards, this kit keeps your original arcade PCB intact while improving long-term reliability for collectors, operators, and restoration projects.

Available Kit Options

Build your kit exactly how you want it. Choose between a Wi-Fi Enabled Kit or a Standard Save Kit.

Optional processor and socket upgrades are also available to simplify installation on original hardware.

Important Installation Notes

• Socketed Z80 required: install a compatible 40-pin socket if your Z80 processor is soldered directly to the PCB.
• Check orientation: verify Pin 1, processor alignment, socket condition, and all pins before restoring cabinet power.
• Read the guide first: review the Guzzler Installation Guide before installation.

Included Features

• Easy Installation: no soldering, board modifications, or special wiring required when the Z80 is already socketed
• Save Your Scores Forever: uses reliable serial EEPROM instead of batteries or NVRAM
• High Score Save: saves the Top 5 scores with initials
• Copyright Selection: toggle the attract-screen logo between original manufacturer and HighScoreSaves
• Free Play: no coins required while still supporting Coin-Up operation
• Attract Mode Protection: helps prevent monitor burn-in from static screens
• On-Screen DIP Settings: menu-driven configuration without removing the cabinet from service
• ROM Saver: original program ROMs can be removed if desired when installed as directed
• Cabinet Compatibility: works in upright and cocktail cabinets
• Backup and Restore: save and restore high scores for parties or events
• Separate Score Tables: different tables for 2, 3, or 4 lives settings
• Stealth Mode: boots into a more stock-looking game presentation
• Fast Boot: quick self-test and startup support through the menu system

Access the HighScoreSaves Guzzler Settings Menu

To access the settings menu, hold Player 1 Start while turning the cabinet on. Release the button when the on-screen prompt tells you to continue.

The settings menu allows supported options such as Free Play, score handling, attract behavior, Fast Boot, Stealth Mode, and other supported configuration options to be adjusted from the on-screen interface.

Installation Information

Optional Wi-Fi Features and Online Leaderboards

Upgrade to a Wi-Fi Enabled Kit to upload scores online and compete against players around the world, locally within your arcade, or across your own connected cabinet network.

Standard kits save scores locally to the PCB, while Wi-Fi kits add automatic online score syncing through the HighScoreSaves global leaderboard platform.

Guzzler Free Play and High Score Save Kit FAQ

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