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Arcade & Retro Repairs & Mods, all new recipe, with no added MSG...

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    #2372
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,528 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I am, in a word, excited...


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    #2373
    KeRbDoG
    Registered Users Posts: 4,213 ✭✭✭KeRbDoG


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Don't worry, I opened up a few SNES carts recently that you did some soldering on about a decade ago and it was like looking at lost work of Di Vinci ;)
    I just opened my original Xbox after seeing it in passing while hunting for something else, remembered that I must remove that battery capacitor as they are meant to leak...which it was doing in style! All cleaned up and then saw my early soldering. Had to redo them all, couldn't leave them like that :D
    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I am, in a word, excited...
    Sega/MegaCD32X excited?


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    #2374
    Inviere
    Registered Users Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭Inviere


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Yeah you did a whole rake of them, did a few Megadrive carts too.

    Mad to think it's so long ago now that I've since had to replace the batteries in some of them!

    I remember Sonic 3 stopped me in my tracks....no battery backup! It was voodoo!

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    #2375
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,528 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    KeRbDoG wrote: »
    Sega/MegaCD32X excited?

    Not sure...
    Probably not...


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    #2376
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Done a few satisfying little jobs on consoles over the weekend.

    Found a Xeno gamecube modchip in a drawer so had to install that, pretty simple mod compared to those early Xbox and PS2 mods !! Little tweak of the DVD laser pot and dvd-r are a go :)

    My Xbox 360 Slim started shutting down due to temperature errors and eventually refuse to boot due to over temperature - not booting because of temp error is completely bogus as its stone cold.
    Quick search confirmed this, a set of 0 Ohm resistors are know to fail on this model causing the error. Simple solder job to restore it to full health :)
    Symptom is a loud fan and flashing red led, so if you get this don't chuck it as its a handy fix.


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    #2377
    L1m1tless
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,164 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1m1tless


    The collection. Finally all working 100%

    Painting the side art on robotron at the moment. DIY job.


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    #2378
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭Doge


    L1m1tless wrote: »
    The collection. Finally all working 100%

    Painting the side art on robotron at the moment. DIY job.

    Wow!

    Oh I know a certain mod who will be very jealous of that Robotron replica! :D

    Would you be a completionist when it comes to Arcade games too?

    Its a rare skill these days!


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    #2379
    BGOllie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,593 ✭✭✭BGOllie


    nice lineup. Tetris is what I had in mind for one of those cabs . Robotron is a good idea too .


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    #2380
    L1m1tless
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,164 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1m1tless


    Try and get them as close as possible anyway.

    I'm still learning. Took me a long time to get these done.

    I used the cab I got from beejee for the tetris. Handy as it was already red ��


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    #2381
    beejee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭beejee


    Nice little lineup there. There's something quite neat about the sound of many arcades playing at once :)


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    #2382
    L1m1tless
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,164 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1m1tless


    Definitly! I think I could squeeze in a couple more. Need to get a driver in here!


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    #2383
    beejee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭beejee


    L1m1tless wrote: »
    Definitly! I think I could squeeze in a couple more. Need to get a driver in here!

    Now that you've got a dual joystick robotron, you should consider getting firetrap by data East. Fun game!


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    #2384
    L1m1tless
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,164 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1m1tless


    I shall check it out. Chase HQ is next if I get some money together. Grail cab for me.


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    #2385
    beejee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭beejee


    L1m1tless wrote: »
    I shall check it out. Chase HQ is next if I get some money together. Grail cab for me.

    I remember passing on an untested chase hq board to a member here, forget who. Wonder if they got the full cabinet up and running?


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    #2386
    beejee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭beejee


    Got this capcom board back at lunchtime, it had a dodgy sound section, music was a bit off. But fully working again thanks to the mysterious boardsie :p great work!

    DSC-1788.jpg


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    #2387
    KeRbDoG
    Registered Users Posts: 4,213 ✭✭✭KeRbDoG


    beejee wrote: »
    Got this capcom board back at lunchtime, it had a dodgy sound section, music was a bit off. But fully working again thanks to the mysterious boardsie :p great work!

    DSC-1788.jpg
    Cool, whats the board/game? Gun Smoke?


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    #2388
    BGOllie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,593 ✭✭✭BGOllie


    Capcom section Z :)
    Just needed a re-cap and new DACs .
    Great little game I must say, never played it before but I had fun for the few days it was here. might be on the lookout for one at some point too :)


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    #2389
    L1m1tless
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,164 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1m1tless


    beejee wrote: »
    I remember passing on an untested chase hq board to a member here, forget who. Wonder if they got the full cabinet up and running?

    Theres a chase hq 2 on adverts but the huge sit down one. :(

    At least there'll be one on the new place in Limerick i can go play :D


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    #2390
    beejee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭beejee


    BGOllie wrote: »
    Capcom section Z :)
    Just needed a re-cap and new DACs .
    Great little game I must say, never played it before but I had fun for the few days it was here. might be on the lookout for one at some point too :)

    Getting to the actual section z level is no joke, so a game with legs too!

    Thanks again :)


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    #2391
    beejee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭beejee


    L1m1tless wrote: »
    Theres a chase hq 2 on adverts but the huge sit down one. :(

    At least there'll be one on the new place in Limerick i can go play :D

    The sequel lost a bit of that playability somehow, but good that there's am original somewhere. Will definitely be down at some point to check it all out


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    #2392
    80s Synth Pop
    Registered Users Posts: 711 ✭✭✭80s Synth Pop


    beejee wrote: »
    The sequel lost a bit of that playability somehow, but good that there's am original somewhere. Will definitely be down at some point to check it all out

    Chase HQ2 was the very last arcade cabinet manufactured by the once mighty electrocoin


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    #2393
    beejee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭beejee


    They brought out a lot of great machines, chase hq 2 wasn't a great endpoint. Darius was a great machine, quite cool with the double screen, and they had their own versions of the mortal kombat too


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    #2394
    L1m1tless
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,164 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1m1tless


    Cool, you are a wealth of knowledge!
    I've actually never played chase hq 2.

    The small arcade where I grew up had the original. Trying to recreate the place at my house Haha. :)


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    #2395
    beejee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭beejee


    Cool machines alright, here's the electrocoin flyers. How cool would that darius machine be to have? Probably weighs 10 ton :p

    222002501.jpg

    222002901.jpg


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    #2396
    beejee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭beejee


    Also, someone should suggest that the limerick arcade print out the arcade advertisements to hang about the place, would look cool :)


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    #2397
    L1m1tless
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,164 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1m1tless


    Jesus! 45 inch monitor :eek:


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    #2398
    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    L1m1tless wrote: »
    Jesus! 45 inch monitor :eek:

    Thought it was 3 monitors


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    #2399
    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,772 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    L1m1tless wrote: »
    Jesus! 45 inch monitor :eek:
    Wouldn't like to be moving that. HOTD2 is 250kg. Blew my hand truck out of it when it was being unloaded

    That cab there must be north of 350kg


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    #2400
    geotrig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭geotrig


    eddhorse wrote: »
    Thought it was 3 monitors

    It is as far as i remember and Darius 2 is duel screen and also has a 3 screen version


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    #2401
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Doesnt it work by having 2 monitors facing up towards a wide mirror so it looks like one screen?
    would hate to have to get the the two monitors set the same .


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