Maharaja Question

[Chrisdice]

This is more of a question then a problem. When I first turn on Maharaja after the boot up I hear a bell, like a fairy tail bell. Then some Japenese speech that sounds like "memame acleo mister" that repeats for a few seconds, then the bell again. The game is fine after that. Anyone know what this is. I thought empty hopper or jam at first but thats not it.

[johntofva]

I have had the same thing on my Lupin 3. Just does it every now it then.

I thought maybe, it was because I turned the machine off with it still owing me more balls.

[Lddrizzt]

Lassen, Thunderzone, and Batman do it also.
The Heiwa machines do that I believe if the power has been off for awhile. I think it's just a warning for the parlor to let them know that it just came back on or something.

[Chris]

My Lupin III worlds does the same. My understanding is that it is something to do with the fact that it has not been turned on for a while & capacitor has drained.

When I first got my Lupin III I played it most days & I never heard this noise when I turned it on each time. However when I had a break for 2 or 3 weeks without playing it, the next time I played it I got the lady speaking etc. I played it for a few hours on Sunday & then played it again last night (Tuesday) & when I switched it on last night I did not get the warning.

If I have got this slightly wrong I am sure the Doc or Daverob will correct me.

[hanabi]

I haven't noticed this on my Maharaja yet??

but when I received it I played it almost non-stop for weeks and weeks

But now it has been stored away for over a month,

so maybe this is the excuse I need to get it back into play and see if this happens on mine......

[daverob]

It actually says 'Memory Clear' in English followed a Japanese word that implies that the speaker is using the polite form of the language.

It's normal if the machine has been switched off for a while, and just signifies that the backup capacitor keeping power to the retained memory has drained. Some machines can go several days without this happening, some seem to loose charge overnight.