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PunkicCyborg

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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #15 on: August 01, 2012, 12:48:27 PM »
Is it a good game? What is it similar to?

That's Kyukyoku Tiger dude!
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #16 on: August 01, 2012, 12:56:07 PM »
can you put a tg16 in it?
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #17 on: August 01, 2012, 01:20:35 PM »
can you put a tg16 in it?

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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2012, 03:07:06 PM »
Hmmmm..... Maybe I can low ball them :-)
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #19 on: August 01, 2012, 04:13:23 PM »
Ok I checked this game on YouTube I really dig the music
 This cabinet needs work, but it's not like I couldn't restore it. I have even spare joystick parts. Maybe a good project after all. I have always wanted an arcade cab
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #20 on: August 01, 2012, 04:21:19 PM »
Yeah man and you can't go wrong with Toaplan games. Hopefully the PCB is in good condition. If not it would be worth fixing.
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #21 on: August 01, 2012, 05:03:42 PM »
Ok I checked this game on YouTube I really dig the music
 This cabinet needs work, but it's not like I couldn't restore it. I have even spare joystick parts. Maybe a good project after all. I have always wanted an arcade cab

Yeah it's an awesome game! Really cheap for the PCE as well.

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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #22 on: August 01, 2012, 09:27:49 PM »
Is it a good game? What is it similar to?


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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #23 on: August 05, 2012, 11:19:59 PM »
Ok guys, you convinced me to pick it up. I plugged it in and....nothing. I tested the power supply and conformed it was dead. I then dug up a power supply from an old PC and wired it up. The game was LOUD!!!

Wow this is the first arcade game i have owned.

Interesting fact: this used to to be a centipede cabinet. Downside is the blues seem low on the monitor, but game still look nice. Hopefully i can adjust that.

More of an issue: some sprites of certain ships ans explosion animations have glitches (lines). After doing some reading sounds like i may just need to reseat the eproms. Hopefully that fixes it   , but overall happy it even works. I also need to figure out how to lower the volume, the pot on the board didn't work.

Any arcade knowledgeable people have some tips on the glitches?
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #24 on: August 05, 2012, 11:25:19 PM »
Example of the glitch





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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #25 on: August 05, 2012, 11:41:28 PM »
A rom could be bad and needs to be reflashed or replaced. You can always carefully reseat the eproms first to make sure because stress creep is always a possibility too. To be honest what I would do is just give the board  a good washing in the dish washer. and let it air dry via a fan for a day or two. After that reseat the eproms and if you are still getting issues, then check all over the board to make sure there's no damage on any traces. As for the pot not working, you could snip the speaker wire leading to the jamma harness and try wiring a high watt resistor in there or something, and just make a switch to select between it and normal. Also, the pot on the board may be bad, so eventually you'd probably want to replace it anyway.

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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #26 on: August 06, 2012, 04:50:28 AM »
Thanks is this stuff typical for old arcade cabs like this?

Also how hard/ what equipment is needed to flash another eprom?
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #27 on: August 06, 2012, 05:05:38 AM »
Kyukyoku Tiger is one of my favorite pce titles.  Awesome find, Duo_R! 

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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #28 on: August 06, 2012, 06:08:43 AM »
Now I want to get the PCE version! =)

I just read an interview where Toaplan I believe only did the Megadrive ports in house, is that true? I might want to check out that version too.

The funny thing is how loud this cabinet is, I swear my whole neighborhood can probably hear me rocking out to Twin Cobra when I boot it up.
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #29 on: August 06, 2012, 06:41:25 AM »
Avoid the Genesis/MD version at all cost.  It's HORRIBLE.  It's one of the few Genesis games I regret spending any money on (and I think it only cost me $5 shipped).  The NES version is better.  The PCE version is by far the best though. (unless you have a 68k - that version looks pretty bitchin')