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Merlin
Enhancement Board for Dragon's Lair and Space Ace

*** The Merlin Board is sold out and no longer in production ***
This website is for downloads and technical support.

The Merlin Board is a laserdisc-player conversion board which allows you to use a newer player.
And it provides a multi-game, with ROMs for Dragons Lair, Dragon's Lair II, Space Ace and Cliffhanger.

Merlin-8000 allows you to use a newer Pioneer industrial grade player (see list below).
Merlin-1000 creates the mult-game experience with the original factory players.
Merlin-Dx works with the Dexter laserdisc replacement player.

All Merlin PCBs are the same. The board version is set by the installed firmware.
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.
"Merlin" is only for use with the 1983-'84 versions of Dragon's Lair and Space Ace built by Cinematronics \ Magicom.

Do you have a question? Would you like some technical help?
Send email to shaun@wood1st.com

Merlin-8000 Merlin-Dx Merlin-1000
Pioneer Replacement Players:
Preferred: LD-V8000, LD-V4400, LD-V4300D
Acceptable: LD-V4200
Usable: LD-V2200, CLD-V2600, CLD-V2400

Downloads:
Download Merlin-8000 firmware Version-7.1

Merlin-8000 Change Log

Dip Switch Settings for Version 7.x firmware
Dip Switch Settings for Version 5.0-6.1 firmware
Dip Switch Settings for Version 4.3 firmware
Dip Switch Settings for Version 4.0-4.2 firmware
Dip Switch Settings for Version 3.x firmware
Dip Switch Settings for Version 2.x firmware
Dip Switch Settings for Version 1.x firmware
Dip Switch Settings for Version A1 firmware

Instructions for Version 7.x firmware
Instructions for Version 6.x firmware
Instructions for Version 5.x firmware
Instructions for Version 4.x firmware
Instructions for Version 3.x firmware
Instructions for Version 2.x firmware
Instructions for Version 1.x firmware
Instructions for Version A1 firmware

How to Setup a Dexter MultiGame (pdf)
Merlin-Dx Installation Instructions
Merlin Menu - Disc image for use with Dexter

Download Merlin-Dx Firmware Version 6.1

View the Merlin-Dx Change Log

Switch Settings for Merlin-Dx V5.x-V6.x
Switch Settings for Merlin-Dx V4.x
Switch Settings for Merlin-Dx V2.0-V3.3
Switch Settings for Merlin-Dx V1
Switch Settings for Merlin-Dx Version-A1

Download Merlin-1000 Firmware Version 4.5

Merlin-1000 Change Log

Dip-Switch charts for Firmware 4.x
Dip-Switch charts for Firmware 3.x
Dip-Switch charts for Firmware 2.x
Dip-Switch charts for Firmware 1.x

Set-up Instructions - Firmware 4.x
Set-up Instructions - Firmware 2 & 3
Set-up Instructions - Firmware 1.x

Older Firmware:
Merlin-1000 was originally known as
the "LaserCon-MultiROM" and included all
15 known ROM sets of Dragon's Lair & Space Ace.

MultiROM Firmware Version 3.11

MultiROM Dip-Switch charts Firmware 3.x
MultiROM Dip-Switch charts Firmware 1.x-2.x

MultiROM Set-up Instructions

For help with any of these files, send email to: shaun@wood1st.com
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