PROBABLE PRODUCTION SEQUENCE:

• PROTOTYPE BLUE PCB BLUE LABEL
• EARLY PRODUCTION BLACK PCB BLUE LABEL
• EARLY PRODUCTION BLACK PCB CLEAR DECAL LABEL
• PRODUCTION (REV A) GREEN PCB BLUE LABEL
• PRODUCTION (REV A) GREEN PCB CLEAR DECAL LABEL
• PRODUCTION ( REV B) GREEN PCB CLEAR DECAL LABEL
NO WARNING LABEL ON REVERSE TWO ORANGE CAPACITORS.
MANY PINS REMOVED

• CHEETAHMEN ll (REV O) GREEN PCB CLEAR DECAL LABEL
NO WARNING LABEL ON REVERSE MOST HAD GOLD CHEETAHMEN
LABELS TWO ORANGE CAPACITORS EXACTLY THE SAME PINS
HAVE BEEN REMOVED

NOTE: THE CARTS USED ON REV B AND CHEETAHMEN ll ARE VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL IN THEIR DIFFERENCES FROM THE OTHER STANDARD PRODUCTION VERSIONS. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT CHEETAHMEN ll CARTS WERE PRODUCED FROM INVENTORY THAT ORIGINALLY WAS USED TO PRODUCE REV B GIVING RISE TO THE QUESTION OF WHO WAS PRODUCING THE GAME THEN? I WOULD OFFER THAT IT WAS THE SAME COMPANY THAT ULTIMATELY HAD THE CHEETAHMEN IN STORAGE.

THE PCB
*The PCB has EPROMS and no production PROMS that are labeled “ACTION 52″ as all other production carts do
* It does not utilize capacitors as do the other versions
* The board has a white hand lettered “MADE IN AMERICA” across the top of the board just below the pins
* The board is a deep BLUE color
THE CART
* Both pieces(top and bottom) come from different molds than the production carts. The arrow and the word “TOP” are missing on the front; all reference to “ACTIVE ENTERPRISES, PAT PENDING AND MADE IN U.S.A” are missing from the reverse.
* The side flanges on the top piece are FLAT instead of curved
* The cart is designed to accomodate three metal screws to allow access to the PCB
* The cart utilizes the BLUE label instead of the clear decal label
I took some good photos of the cart and the PCB which I will share with you tonight.
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I RECEIVED THE GAME FROM AUSTRALIA AND IT IS A “REV B” VERSION. WHAT IS INTERESTING IS THAT THE REV B LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE CHEETAHMEN ll GAME. IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PINS MISSING, THE WARNING DECAL ON THE REVERSE OF THE CART IS NOT IN PLACE AND IT HAS TWO ORANGE CAPACITORS. THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE CHEETAHMEN HAS IS THAT IT HAS LESS PRODUCTION PROMS AND OF COURSE, THE CHEETAHMEN ‘S PROMS SAY “CHEETAHMEN”.
IT LOOKS LIKE CHEETAHMEN WAS MADE OF LEFT OVER REV B CARTS WITH A CHANGE IN A VERY FEW PROMS.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE MISSING PINS ON REV B (SAME AS ON CHEETAHMEN)??? THERE HAD TO BE A REASON FOR THIS DELIBERATE CHANGE. DID REV B HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE OVERSEAS MARKET?( I BOUGHT THIS IN FROM A GAMER IN AUSTRALIA) DO YOU KNOW IF REVISION B IS MORE OR LESS SCARCE THAN
REV A??