
*** The Merlin Board is sold out and no longer in production ***
The Merlin 8000 Board
is a laserdisc-player conversion board which allows you to use a newer player.
And it provides ROMs for Dragons Lair, Dragon's Lair II, Space Ace and Cliffhanger.
Laserdisc Player Conversion Board : Merlin allows you to replace the original LD-V1000 or PR-7820 laserdisc-player with a newer Pioneer industrial grade player (see list below).
Multi-Game ROM Board: Play Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair II, Space Ace or Cliffhanger in the same machine by changing the laserdisc.
The latest firmware download includes ROM sets for:
Dragon's Lair - Factory version F2
Dragon's Lair II - Time Warp
Space Ace - Factory version A3
Cliff Hanger
Note: Merlin-8000 requires a new style player-control ribbon.
Dragon's Lair II requires the second pressing laserdisc marked "C-910-00002-00"
Space Ace requires the 1983 version laserdisc.
Do you have a question? Would you like some technical help?
Send email to shaun@wood1st.com
Please note that "Merlin" is only for use with the 1983-'84 versions of Dragon's Lair and Space Ace built by Cinematronics \ Magicom.
Pioneer Replacement Players:
Preferred Models: LD-V8000, LD-V4400, LD-V4300D
Acceptable Model: LD-V4200
Usable Models, but not generally recommended: LD-V2200, CLD-V2600, CLD-V2400
Downloads:
The latest firmware for the Merlin board is Version-7.1
Download Merlin-8000 firmware Version-7.1
Merlin-8000 Change Log
Dip Switch Settings for Version 7.0 firmware (pdf)
Dip Switch Settings for Version 5.0-6.1 firmware (pdf)
Dip Switch Settings for Version 4.3 firmware (pdf)
Dip Switch Settings for Version 4.0-4.2 firmware (pdf)
Dip Switch Settings for Version 3.x firmware (pdf)
Dip Switch Settings for Version 2.x firmware (pdf)
Dip Switch Settings for Version 1.x firmware (pdf)
Dip Switch Settings for Version A1 firmware (pdf)
Merlin Installation Instructions for Version 7.x firmware (pdf)
Merlin Installation Instructions for Version 6.x firmware (pdf)
Merlin Installation Instructions for Version 5.x firmware (pdf)
Merlin Installation Instructions for Version 4.x firmware (pdf)
Merlin Installation Instructions for Version 3.x firmware (pdf)
Merlin Installation Instructions for Version 2.x firmware (pdf)
Merlin Installation Instructions for Version 1.x firmware (pdf)
Merlin Installation Instructions for Version A1 firmware (pdf)
For help with any of these files, send email to: shaun@wood1st.com