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Egret 2 – Procurement

Posted on 07/02/202308/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Egret 2 – Procurement

So DRAGONKZ offered me his Egret 2 and since I had no room or immediate cash, one of the cabs had to go. I decided on the Blast City, so on the weekend, the Blast City (the one I had for Monkey Ball) got picked up. All my arcade life, Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Egret 2, Worklog

Rhythm Tengoku – Control Panel

Posted on 07/02/202307/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Rhythm Tengoku – Control Panel

I first tried this game when I got my Naomi NetDIMM setup and it’s a quirky yet addictive game. It’s playable on a joystick setup, but since it’s got a dedicated cabinet with extremely oversized buttons, I figured why not try and go down this avenue without having to purchase Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, WorklogTagged In Blast City, repro, rhythm tengoku

Bye Bye Blast City

Posted on 05/02/202307/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Bye Bye Blast City

The Monkey Ball Blast City has been sold and picked up this morning and will now become someone else’s CPS3/Naomi cabinet! It’s a bitter sweet move as it means I will breaking my l “pairs” mantra, however, the new cabinet is perceived as one of the “grails” so let’s hope Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Blast CityTagged In Blast City, candy cab

Sega Aero City Harness Extension

Posted on 18/01/202318/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Sega Aero City Harness Extension

As much as I love the Aero City, one thing that is really annoying about them is the length of the JAMMA harness it comes with. It starts off with a 36 way fingerboard to the JAMMA edge for a total of 30cm. It’s not long at all. It doesn’t Continue Reading

Posted In ArcadeTagged In Aero City, mod, repair

Darksoft CPS2 Multi Install

Posted on 14/11/202218/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Darksoft CPS2 Multi Install

Got DRAGONKZ CPS2 DS Champion Edition Multi to install and I must say, this install was WAAAAAAY easier than the first version. No need to worry about snapping very thin pins on the main board, jumpers, PAL chip version etc Checked and confirmed the board is suicided. Battery is still Continue Reading

Posted In ArcadeTagged In cps2, darksoft, multi

Japanese Outrun 2 SP Single Cab – Speaker Upgrade

Posted on 14/11/202218/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Japanese Outrun 2 SP Single Cab – Speaker Upgrade

Well I decided on Logitech 2.1 speakers because of one reason – bass! I feel since Sega didn’t install the rear speakers and base (like daytona 2) that I would be going it a disservice without some base  Enter the logitech Z407’s. These speakers pretty much ticked all the right Continue Reading

Posted In ArcadeTagged In or2, or2sp, speaker upgrade

Japanese Outrun 2 SP Single Cab

Posted on 28/10/202218/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Japanese Outrun 2 SP Single Cab

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that my old Sega Rally driving cab was off to a new home to be replaced by a Red Ferrari, well here it is!  It wouldn’t be a cab for me without a respective worklog  Yesterday Mark from need a courier delivered the OR2SP cab Continue Reading

Posted In ArcadeTagged In or2, or2sp, outrun, pick up

CPS3 Repair Attempt

Posted on 27/09/202218/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
CPS3 Repair Attempt

I purchased a CPS3 mobo only from YAJ a little while back in hope that it would work, but unfortunately my YAJ luck has run out (previously most “junk” stuff I’ve purchased has been perfect, but sadly this time it’s not so much the case ) When the CPS3 arrived, it Continue Reading

Posted In ArcadeTagged In cps3, repair

Sega Naomi NetDIMM and Normal DIMM repair

Posted on 17/09/202218/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Sega Naomi NetDIMM and Normal DIMM repair

I had these two Sega Naomi DIMMs with the following issue The “no bios” one is the normal DIMM and the “faulty base” is the NetDIMM. I had previously tried to fix these two DIMMs with reflashing the bios I would say 10 times each – I eventually gave up Continue Reading

Posted In ArcadeTagged In buffer chip, compact flash, naomi, repair

Wireless Phone Charger using Sega AIME card reader

Posted on 19/07/202218/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Wireless Phone Charger using Sega AIME card reader

For a little while now, I’ve been using the Sega AIME Control panel for Astro Cities (I’ve also since purchased another 2 of these panels giving me a total of 4 since I like the style so much). Since I’m not using any PCBs that would make sure of the Continue Reading

Posted In ArcadeTagged In AIME, card reader, phone charger

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