MCR Series Pinouts

CPU | SUPER SOUND I/O

Introduction

The tables below highlight the similarities and differences that can be found within the Midway MCR series of boardsets. Information was gathered either directly from the original manuals or by personal experience and testing.

The following MCR series games do not appear because the information was not available at the time the tables were compiled:

Mark Jenison and Clay Cowgil have created an excellent resource for the MCR series of games called the MCR FAQ. This document has a lot of interesting information pertaining to the games, history and techical workings behind many of Midway's early to mid-'80s classics.

J1 | J2 | J3 | J4 | J5 | J6

CPU

J1 - 20 pin MTA (0.156" spacing)

  2. +5v
  3. +5v
  4. +5v
  5. +5v
  6. GND
  7. GND
  10. GND
  14. GND
  15. KEY
  16. V.BATT
  17. RESET
  18. +12v
  20. GND (audio)

J1 | J2 | J3 | J4 | J5 | J6

J2 - 9 pin MTA (0.100" spacing)

  1. Red
  2. Video GND
  3. Green
  4. Video GND
  5. Blue
  6. Video GND
  7. Key
  8. HSync (-)
  9. VSync (-)

J1 | J2 | J3 | J4 | J5 | J6

Super Sound I/O

J4 - 19 pin MTA (0.100" spacing)

  |Crat|Demo|Disc|Disc|Domi|Kick|Root|Sata|Sola|Spy |Spy |Tapp|Tron|Wack
  |er  |liti|s of|s of|no  |    |beer|n's |r   |Hunt|Hunt|er  |/Two|o
 P|Raid|on D|Tron|Tron|Man/|    |Tapp|Holl|Fox |er  |er  |    |Tige|
 i|er  |erby|(UR)|(EV)|Jour|    |er  |ow  |    |(UR)|(SD)|    |rs  |
 n|    |    |    |    |ney |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin
 1|  1 |  1 |  1 |  1 |  1 |  1 |  1 |  1 |  1 |  1 |  1 |  1 |  1 |  1
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin
 2|  2 |  2 |  2 |  2 |  2 |  2 |  2 |  2 |  2 |  2 |  2 |  2 |  2 |  2
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  | 1P | 1P | 1P | 1P | 1P | 1P | 1P | 1P | 1P | 1P |    | 1P | 1P | 1P
 3|Strt|Strt|Strt|Strt|Strt|Strt|Strt|Strt|Strt|Strt|    |Strt|Strt|Strt
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  | 2P | 2P | 2P |    | 2P | 2P | 2P | 2P | 2P |    |    | 2P | 2P | 2P
 4|Strt|Strt|Strt|    |Strt|Strt|Strt|Strt|Strt|    | Key|Strt|Strt|Strt
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |Plac| 1P |    |    | 1P |    |    |    | 1P |
 5|Fire|    |Fire|Fire|e / |Kick|    |    |Fire|Shft|Shft|    |Fire|
  |    |    |    |    |Fire|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
 6|Tilt|Tilt|Tilt|Tilt|Tilt|Tilt|Tilt|Tilt|Tilt|Tilt|Tilt|Tilt|Tilt|Tilt
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
 7|Serv|Serv|Serv|Serv|Serv|Serv|Serv|Serv|Serv|Serv|Serv|Serv|Serv|Serv
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
 8|Test|Test|Test|Test|Test|Test|Test|Test|Test|Test|Test|Test|Test|Test
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
 9| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    | 1P | 1P | 1P | 1P |    |    |    |    |
10| D0 |    | D0 | D0 |Left| Q0 |Rght|Left|Rght| Oil| Oil|Left| D0 | X0
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    | 1P | 1P | 1P | 1P |Miss|Miss|    |    |
11| D1 |    | D1 | D1 |Rght| Q1 |Left|Rght|Left|ile |ile |Rght| D1 | X1
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    | 1P | 1P | 1P | 1P |Weap|Weap|    |    |
12| D2 |    | D2 | D2 |Down| Q2 |Down|Shld| Up |ons |ons | Up | D2 | X2
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    | 1P | 1P | 1P | 1P |Smok|Smok|    |    |
13| D3 |    | D3 | D3 | Up | Q3 | Up |Fire|Down|e   |e   |Down| D3 | X3
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
14| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    | 2P | 1P | 2P |    |Mach|Mach|    |    |
15| D4 |    | D4 | D4 |    | Q0 | Tap|Left|    |Guns|Guns| Tap| D4 | X4
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |    | 2P |    |Stat|Stat|    |    |
16| D5 |    | D5 | D5 |    | Q1 |    |Rght|    |  0 |  0 |    | D5 | X5
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |    | 2P |    |Stat|Stat|    |    |
17| D6 |    | D6 | D6 |    | Q2 |    |Shld|    |  1 |  1 |    | D6 | X6
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |    | 2P |    | to | to |    |    |
18| D7 |    |    |    |    | Q3 |    |Fire|    | GND| GND|    |    | X7
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
19| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----

J1 | J2 | J3 | J4 | J5 | J6

J6 - 10 pin MTA (0.100" spacing)

  |Crat|Demo|Disc|Disc|Domi|Kick|Root|Sata|Sola|Spy |Spy |Tapp|Tron|Wack
  |er  |liti|s of|s of|no  |    |beer|n's |r   |Hunt|Hunt|er  |/Two|o
 P|Raid|on D|Tron|Tron|Man/|    |Tapp|Holl|Fox |er  |er  |    |Tige|
 i|er  |erby|(UR)|(EV)|Jour|    |er  |ow  |    |(UR)|(SD)|    |rs  |
 n|    |    |    |    |ney |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |
 1|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | D0 |Rght
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |
 2|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | D1 |Left
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |
 3|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | D2 |Down
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |
 4|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | D3 | Up
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |
 5|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | D4 |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |
 6|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | D5 |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |
 7|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | D6 |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
 8| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |
 9|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |Fire|
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
10|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----

J1 | J2 | J3 | J4 | J5 | J6

J3 - 9 or 10 pin MTA (0.100" spacing)

  |Crat|Demo|Disc|Disc|Domi|Kick|Root|Sata|Sola|Spy |Spy |Tapp|Tron|Wack
  |er  |liti|s of|s of|no  |    |beer|n's |r   |Hunt|Hunt|er  |/Two|o
 P|Raid|on D|Tron|Tron|Man/|    |Tapp|Holl|Fox |er  |er  |    |Tige|
 i|er  |erby|(UR)|(EV)|Jour|    |er  |ow  |    |(UR)|(SD)|    |rs  |
 n|    |    |    |    |ney |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
 1|                           +----/\/\/----o to pin 1
--+                Volume     |      |
 2|                           |      +------o to pin 2
--+                Control    |
 3|                           +-------------o to pin 3
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
 4| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
 5|    |    |    | GND|    |    |    |    |    |    | GND|    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |Audi|    |    |    |    |    |    |Audi|    |    |
 6|    |    |    |o 1+|    |    |    |    |    |    |o 1-|    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi
 7|o - |o - |o - |o 1-|o - |o - |o - |o - |o - |o + |o 1+|o - |o - |o -
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
 8| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi|Audi
 9|o + |o + |o + |o 2+|o + |o + |o + |o + |o + |o - |o 2-|o + |o + |o +
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |              |Audi|                             |Audi|
10|              |o 2-|                             |o 2+|
--+              +----+                             +----+

J1 | J2 | J3 | J4 | J5 | J6

J5 - 23 pin MTA (0.100" spacing)

  |Crat|Demo|Disc|Disc|Domi|Kick|Root|Sata|Sola|Spy |Spy |Tapp|Tron|Wack
  |er  |liti|s of|s of|no  |    |beer|n's |r   |Hunt|Hunt|er  |/Two|o
 P|Raid|on D|Tron|Tron|Man/|    |Tapp|Holl|Fox |er  |er  |    |Tige|
 i|er  |erby|(UR)|(EV)|Jour|    |er  |ow  |    |(UR)|(SD)|    |rs  |
 n|    |    |    |    |ney |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |    |    |    |    |    |    | 1P |
 1|    |    |Left|Left|    |Kick|    |    |    | Q0 | Q0 |    |Left| Y0
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 1P |
 2|    |    |Rght|Rght|    |    |    |    |    | Q1 | Q1 |    |Rght| Y1
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |Forw|    |Forw|Forw|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 1P |
 3|ard |    |ard |ard |    |    |    |    |    | Q2 | Q2 |    | Up | Y2
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |Back|    |Back|Back|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 1P |
 4|ward|    |ward|ward|    |    |    |    |    | Q3 | Q3 |    |Down| Y3
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |
 5|    |    | Up |Down|    |    |    |    |    | Q4 | Q4 |    |Left| Y4
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |
 6|    |    |Down| Up |    |    |    |    |    | Q5 | Q5 |    |Rght| Y5
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |Defl|Defl|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |
 7|    |    |ect |ect |    |    |    |    |    | Q6 | Q6 |    | Up | Y6
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    | to |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | 2P |
 8|    |    |    | GND|    |    |    |    |    | Q7 | Q7 |    |Down| Y7
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
 9| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
10|    |    |    | MD0|    |    |    |    |    | MD0| MD0|    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
11|    |    |    | MD1|    |    |    |    |    | MD1| MD1|    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
12|    |    |    | MD2|    |    |    |    |    | MD2| MD2|    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
13|    |    |    | MD3|    |    |    |    |    | MD3| MD3|    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
14|    |    |    |SEL0|    |    |    |    |    | ST0| ST0|    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
15|    |    |    |SEL1|    |    |    |    |    | ST1| ST1|    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
16|    |    |    | FL0|    |    |    |    |    | ARD| ARD|    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
17|    |    |    | FL1|    |    |    |    |    | SEL| SEL|    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
18| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND| GND
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
19| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key| Key
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin
20|Rtrn|Rtrn|Rtrn|Rtrn|Rtrn|Rtrn|Rtrn|Rtrn|Rtrn|Rtrn|Rtrn|Rtrn|Rtrn|Rtrn
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin|Coin
21|Mtr1|Mtr1|Mtr1|Mtr1|Mtr1|Mtr1|Mtr1|Mtr1|Mtr1|Mtr1|Mtr1|Mtr1|Mtr1|Mtr1
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |Coin|Coin|    |    |    |    |    |    |
22|    |    |    |    |    |Mtr2|Mtr2|    |    |    |    |    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
  |    |    |    |    |    |Butn|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
23|    |    |    |    |    |Lght|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
--+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----

J1 | J2 | J3 | J4 | J5 | J6

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