Which Sega games use optical switches

All switches were mechanical until Maverick, which used optos on the paddle wheel and the top and bottom ball locks. From Baywatch on, the ball trough also uses optos.

Systems

• Data East/Sega CPU Version 3b

Games

• Batman Forever
• Baywatch
• Maverick

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Source: Repairing DataEast 1987 (Laser War) to Sega 1995 (Batman Forever), Part Three, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)