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
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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 on Arcade-Projects 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: 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
Blast City – sad day
Sad day unfortunately… the tube gets dimmer and dimmer by the day 🙁 🙁 Here you can see just how dim the tube is compared to my other blast. I had to turn off the light on the top left (tired tube side) as you wouldn’t have been able to see Continue Reading
Blast City – Rejuvenator
Got my hands on a CRT tester on Wednesday night to try out thanks to hwaygo on discord – it’s the BK Precision 490 and fortunately for me, it had the correct CR23 connector 🙂 Never having done any of this stuff before, I watched multiple videos of what we needed Continue Reading