Here I upgrade an old, cheap and useless Naomi DIMM that is on version 1.02 to 4.02 so I can turn this cheap DIMM into a useful DIMM that can be used for Compact Flash Why: You might ask yourself why would you want to do this process instead of Continue Reading
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Sega Aero City
Through the Candy Cab Gods (namely @DRAGONKZ), I’ve been able to secure one a candy cab grail – the Sega Aero City! It wouldn’t be a Caesar cabinet without a respective work log thread Long story, short, Dragonkz moved heaven and earth to secure this cab and once secured, he told Continue Reading
Fluffy’s CAVE IGS PGM PCBs
For those that are into shmups, of course know “Cave” and there’s a user on Arcade Projects that created PCBs to essentially create the 3x IGS PGM converted titles – DoDonpachi DaiOuJou, Espgaluda and Ketsui. Details on this thread and assembly guide on this thread. Whilst I already have these three games on Continue Reading
Blast City – leak found!
So I’ve spent some significant time on this – fortunately, I didn’t get zapped along the way! After reading the thread on Aussie Arcade – https://www.aussiearcade.com/topic/72785-sega-blast-city-abnormal-voltage-on-signal-ground-and-more/, I decided to take away my internal tx out of the picture just like the OP did. I simply tuned my 220v cab into a Continue Reading
Monkey Ball Repro Part 1
It all started on a thread onĀ Arcade-ProjectsĀ regarding a way of playing Monkey Ball on the Naomi – which I will admit, I never played outside of console with analog controllers, but the Banana stick was something I could definitely see having novelty with the kids and of course a number Continue Reading
Blast City – we found a leak!
For those that remember this post.. Blast City – Zap! I got a nasty little shock the first time I powered on this cab. I thought it was due to the switch, but I’ve since received another shock or two when I tried adjusting values through the remote board and Continue Reading
Blast City – We found a donor!
mR_CaESaR said:Ā Shortly after posting this, I was sent a message by a friend to try a Panasonic TC-68GS71A for a consumer tube swap. Whilst not 100% perfect, he previously used it on a tube swap for the blast city and yielded acceptable results. I was able to purchase the Continue Reading
Custom CPS3 case by TR Fight Stick
Today I received a package which was part of a trade I did where I made some custom harnesses for a custom CPS3 case by TR Fight Stick. Those that know me, know I love my red and fortunately for me, the trade ended up with the red CPS3 case! Continue Reading
Astro City Marquee Restore
For those that have a Sega Astro City, knows how dull and lifeless the marquee can look. I came across possibly one of the best Sega Astro City restoration thread on Arcade Projects by FluxChiller who had restored his marquee to a quality that made it look brand new! I Continue Reading
Refurbishing Candy Cab Stools
I purchased some Candy Cab Stools from YAJ since I wanted an additional 4 stools and the Taito ones are just way out of the budget with current pricing. With that in mind, I knew they were going to be in rough shape, but like everything in this hobby, I’m Continue Reading