Game Info: Konami no Shin 10 Bai Cartridge

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Konami no Shin 10 Bai Cartridge (later to be referred to as just Game Master II) is a cartridge to have more fun with Konami titles. The japanese says "Konami no Shin 10 Bai Cartridge" which means "Konami's New 10-fold Cartridge". Thanks to Patriek Lesparre for translating it.

Compared to the Game Master (RC-735) it has quite some other features and some features that are present in Game Master are removed in this version. This is to keep the Game Master interresting as well. Strange enough it seems some of the code for the features that are found in Game Master are present in Game Master II, though those pieces of code don't seem to be actually used.

The most important feature of Game Master II is that it works on both MSX 1 and MSX 2 Konami titles. It's possible to save game or screen data for almost every game Konami has released. This list was translated from the manual and shows how the Game Master II can interfere with that particular game:

Game Master options
Title         
RC-700Atlethic LandOOOOOOO××
RC-701Antarctic AdventureOOO×OOO××
RC-702Monkey AcademyOOOO×OO××
RC-703Time PilotOOOO×OO××
RC-704FroggerOOOO×OO××
RC-705Super CobraOOOO×OO××
RC-706Konami BilliardsOOOO×OO××
RC-707Mahjong Dou JouOOO××OO××
RC-710Track & Field 1 / Hyper Olympic 1OOO×OOO××
RC-711Track & Field 2 / Hyper Olympic 2OOO×OOO××
RC-712Circus CharlieOOOOOOO××
RC-713Magical TreeOOOOOOO××
RC-714Comic BakeryOOOOOOO××
RC-715Hyper Sports 1OOO×OOO××
RC-716Cabbage Patch KidsOOOOOOO××
RC-717Hyper Sports 2OOO×OOO××
RC-718Konami Hyper RallyOOO×OOO××
RC-720Konami TennisOOO××OO××
RC-721Sky JaguarOOOOOOO××
RC-723Konami Golf×××××××××
RC-724Konami Base BallOOO××OO××
RC-725Yie Ar Kung-FuOOOOOOO××
RC-727King's ValleyOOOOOOO××
RC-728Mopi RangerOOOOOOO××
RC-729PippolsOOOOOOO××
RC-730Road FighterOOO×OOO××
RC-731Konami Ping PongOOO××OO××
RC-732Konami Football / Konami SoccerOOO×OOO××
RC-733Hyper Sports 3OOO×OOO××
RC-734The GooniesOOO×OOO××
RC-735Game Master×××××××××
RC-736Konami BoxingOOO×OOO××
RC-737Yie Ar Kung-Fu 2 - The Emperor Yie-GahOOOOOOO××
RC-739KnightmareOOOOOOO××
RC-740Twin BeeOOOOOOO××
RC-741Konami Synthesizer×××××××××
RC-742NemesisOOOOOOO××
RC-743Penguin AdventureOOOOOOO××
RC-744Vampire KillerOOOOOOO××
RC-745King Kong 2 - Yomigaeru DensetsuOOO××OO××
RC-746Q*BertOOOOOOO××
RC-747Hinotori - HououhenOOOOOOO××
RC-748Ganbare Goemon - Karakuri DouchuuOOOOOOO××
RC-749Knightmare II - The Maze of GaliousOOO××OO××
RC-750Metal GearOOO××OO××
RC-751Nemesis 2OOOOOOO××
RC-752F-1 SpiritOOO××OO××
RC-753The Treasure of UsasOOO×OOO××
RC-754Shalom - Knightmare IIIOOO××OOO×
RC-755Konami no Shin 10 Bai Cartridge×××××××××
RC-756Break Shot××××O××OO
RC-757The Pro Gekitotsu Pennant RaceOOO××OOOO
RC-758SalamanderOOOOOOO××
RC-759ParodiusOOOOOOOOO
RC-760King's Valley IIOOOOOOOOO
RC-761Ouke no Tani - El Giza no FuuinOOOOOOOOO
RC-762Contra×××××××O×
RC-764Nemesis 3OOOOOOOOO
RC-765Hai no Majutsushi×××××××O×
RC-766Gekitotsu Pennant Race 2×××××××O×
RC-767Metal Gear 2 - Solid Snake×××××××O×
RC-768Space Manbow×××OO××××
RC-769Quarth×××××××××

The secret option of RC-757 is mentioned in the Game Master II as available, though testing it states there isn't a secret option.

As you can see in the table, the Game Master II has some 8 kB of Static RAM (SRAM) built in which can be used by Konami games. The SRAM is used as a small disk. The file names can be up to 5 characters. In most cases, the file names are preset per game. A list of names can be found further on this page.

Game Tips
The following table shows the games which can use SRAM. The names listed are statically set in the games themselves:

TitleSRAM file name(s)
Shalom - Knightmare IIISHALM

Break ShotBREAK  
The Pro Gekitotsu Pennant RacePENAN  
ParodiusPARO  
King's Valley IIFILE1FILE2FILE3
Ouke no Tani - El Giza no FuuinFILE1FILE2FILE3
ContraCONTR  
Nemesis 3GOFE1GOFE2 
Hai no MajutsushiMAJAN  
Gekitotsu Pennant Race 2PENA2  
Metal Gear 2 - Solid SnakeSNAK1SNAK2SNAK3

The file name used by Break Shot is uncertain as the game was never released. However, as all other games use a similair method for SRAM file names, it should be quite near or be the actual name listed above.

Game Bugs
On the intro screen on any non-japanese MSX, the M from Master has an incorrect character. It's only a graphical bug.

When the SRAM format didn't succeed, the Game Master II will say FORAMT FAILED. Another minor bug.