Wizard of Wor Free Play and High Score Save Kit

Wizard of Wor Free Play and High Score Save Kit

Upgrade your original Bally Midway Wizard of Wor arcade PCB with permanent Top 5 high score saving, Free Play, adjustable attract sounds, multilingual settings, Backup and Restore, ROM Saver, Reset, Stealth Mode, and optional Wi-Fi leaderboard support.

This HighScoreSaves kit is designed for compatible original Wizard of Wor arcade hardware using a Z80 processor. It keeps the original Bally Midway PCB platform, controls, sound, timing, speech, and gameplay while adding modern score-saving and operator features.

What the Wizard of Wor High Score Save Kit Adds

The Wizard of Wor Free Play and High Score Save Kit adds modern score retention and operator convenience to compatible original Bally Midway arcade hardware without replacing the game with an emulation platform, reproduction PCB, or generic multicade system.

In addition to permanent Top 5 score saving and Free Play, the kit adds separate lives-based score tables, adjustable attract sounds, multilingual support, menu-driven settings, Backup and Restore, Reset, Stealth Mode, ROM Saver, and optional online leaderboard support.

Compatibility and What to Check Before Ordering

• Hardware: Designed for documented compatible original Bally Midway Wizard of Wor arcade hardware.
• Processor: Requires a compatible Z80 processor.
• Processor Socket: The Z80 location must have a compatible 40-pin socket for normal kit installation.
• Cabinets: Supports documented upright and cocktail Wizard of Wor cabinets.
• ROM Saver: The game program runs from the HighScoreSaves kit, so the original memory/ROM board is no longer required when installed as directed.

Inspect the PCB before ordering. If the Z80 processor is soldered directly to the CPU board, a compatible 40-pin socket must be installed before the kit can be fitted.

Choose Your Wizard of Wor Kit Configuration

Select either a Standard Save Kit or a Wi-Fi Enabled Kit when ordering.

Standard Save Kit

Saves scores locally and includes the core Free Play, Top 5 score saving, lives-specific score tables, attract sounds, multilingual settings, Backup and Restore, Reset, Stealth Mode, and ROM Saver features.

Wi-Fi Enabled Kit

Includes the same local gameplay and score-saving functionality and adds supported online score uploading and leaderboard features.

Access the HighScoreSaves Settings Menu

To access the Wizard of Wor kit settings, power the cabinet off, hold Player 1 Start, and turn the cabinet back on. Release Player 1 Start when the on-screen prompt tells you to continue.

This provides access to the supported HighScoreSaves configuration menu without making those settings normally available during regular gameplay.

Wizard of Wor Kit Features

• Permanent High Score Saving: Stores the Top 5 scores with initials
• Serial EEPROM: Reliable battery-free nonvolatile score storage
• Separate Score Tables: Independent supported tables for 2, 3, 4, and 5 lives
• Free Play: Start games without inserting coins
• Coin-Up Support: Continue using traditional coin operation when desired
• Attract Sounds: Adjustable at 25%, 50%, or 100% of the supported attract rotation
• Copyright Selection: Choose original manufacturer or HighScoreSaves branding
• On-Screen DIP Settings: Configure supported game settings through the menu
• ROM Saver: Game program runs from the HighScoreSaves kit
• Backup and Restore: Back up saved high scores and restore them later
• Reset Button: Restart the game with Player 1 Start + Player 2 Start after Reset is enabled
• Language Selection: English, German, or French
• Stealth Mode: Boot directly into Wizard of Wor gameplay
• Cabinet Compatibility: Supports documented upright and cocktail cabinets
• Optional Wi-Fi: Adds supported online leaderboard functionality

Top 5 Scores and Lives-Specific Score Tables

The Wizard of Wor kit permanently saves the Top 5 supported scores with player initials using serial EEPROM storage.

Independent high score tables are maintained for supported 2, 3, 4, and 5 lives settings. This keeps scores earned under different lives configurations properly separated.

Backup and Restore functionality also allows supported high score data to be saved and restored before service work, events, parties, or other situations where you want to preserve the current scoreboard.

Attract Sounds, Language Selection, Reset, and Stealth Mode

Adjustable Attract Sounds

Attract sounds can be configured for 25%, 50%, or 100% of the supported attract rotation.

Language Selection

Choose between supported English, German, and French game-language options through the kit menu.

Reset

After Reset is enabled through the menu, press Player 1 Start + Player 2 Start together to restart Wizard of Wor without cycling cabinet power.

Stealth Mode

Stealth Mode boots directly into Wizard of Wor gameplay for a more stock-style startup presentation.

Installation Notes

• Z80 Processor Required: The original Z80 is used with the HighScoreSaves daughter card.
• Socketed CPU Required: The Z80 location on the CPU board must have a compatible 40-pin socket.
• No Soldering on a Properly Socketed PCB: Normal kit installation does not require soldering when the Z80 is already socketed.
• Unsocketed PCB: If the Z80 is soldered directly to the board, a compatible 40-pin socket must be installed first.
• Z80 Daughter Card: Remove the Z80 from the original CPU board and install it on the HighScoreSaves daughter card, observing Pin 1 orientation.
• Memory Board: The original memory/ROM board is no longer required with the kit installed as directed.
• Board Stack: Reinstall the Bally Midway boards in the positions shown in the installation guide, leaving the documented slot empty.
• Double-Check Before Power: Verify daughter-card seating, processor orientation, board positions, and cabinet connections before restoring power.

Optional Wi-Fi and Online High Scores

Choose the Wi-Fi Enabled version during purchase if you want supported Wizard of Wor scores uploaded to the HighScoreSaves online leaderboard system. Standard kits save scores locally and do not require an internet connection.

Wi-Fi Enabled kits use a compatible 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network. Local gameplay and score saving remain available independently of online uploading.

Wi-Fi hardware is included only with the Wi-Fi Enabled version, so select that configuration when ordering if online score uploading is desired.

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