The Official Cool PCB You Just Got Thread!

[CIT]

Got two rare ones:





Go! Go! Fire Shark!

[undamned]

I hope price was good because there was some Osman converted boards lately on eBay, not 100% official eprom-wise, all emerging from korean sellers. Conversions should never be pricey.

Some of you may think I'm crazy for saying this, but I'm glad someone finally started making Osman conversions (albeit, not $400 ones). The price for originals is in the "elite" range and this is a game that should be enjoyed by many. Magical Drop boards can be had for 1,000 yen or less. The key is re-creating the PAL info, as the originals are locked.
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[Dave_K.]

There was an export/korean/eprom version on eBay earlier this month for $400, and another one up right now for "one day only" currently at same price.

PCB "investors" take aim, and snipe!

Pretty sure that's a conversion - note evidence of eproms being soldered in, note labels which are hand cut on the windows. Even Korean bootlegs tend to have same size eprom stickers if they came from a factory.

I did notice that, which is why I mentioned possible eprom version, but that board looks very specific to the game. Googling images of the original board has the same orange markings on it, so its strange why the roms would be replaced with burned eproms unless it was just a cheaper export version. If it is a conversion, I wonder from what game?

@Dave_K. @cvaniafan @system11: Convert or not...
I do love and Enjoy the game !

By all means enjoy! The issue is not playing conversions, its sellers trying to pass them off as original like in that first auction or using double talk like the second auction saying original and then maybe not 100% original. Maybe he should have said 80% original.

Go! Go! Fire Shark!

NICE CIT!

[bababaloo]

By all means enjoy! The issue is not playing conversions, its sellers trying to pass them off as original like in that first auction or using double talk like the second auction saying original and then maybe not 100% original. Maybe he should have said 80% original.

I 100% agree with the above message.
This is why I'm happy I did not pay 400$

[undamned]

The issue is not playing conversions, its sellers trying to pass them off as original like in that first auction or using double talk like the second auction saying original and then maybe not 100% original. Maybe he should have said 80% original.

Ha!

If it is a conversion, I wonder from what game?

Magical Drop boards can be had for 1,000 yen or less. The key is re-creating the PAL info, as the originals are locked.

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[system11]

Arrived today:

Saiga No Nindou (Ninja Spirit) - correct license seal on romboard

[AKRATEN]

The issue is not playing conversions, its sellers trying to pass them off as original like in that first auction or using double talk like the second auction saying original and then maybe not 100% original. Maybe he should have said 80% original.

Ha!

If it is a conversion, I wonder from what game?

Magical Drop boards can be had for 1,000 yen or less. The key is re-creating the PAL info, as the originals are locked.

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Is it just a rom swap to convert a magical drop board

[undamned]

Is it just a rom swap to convert a magical drop board

No.

The key is re-creating the PAL info, as the originals are locked.

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[AKRATEN]

thanks UD.

[opt2not]

Go! Go! Fire Shark!

DO WANT.




nice get man!

[chempop]

Go! Go! Fire Shark!

I think after that STGWeekly episode, we are all quite jelly of this pickup. Enjoy in good health!
I've been playing the genny version lately, as for the PCB I may have to settle for Sky Shark.

[rancor]

I think after that STGWeekly episode, we are all quite jelly of this pickup. Enjoy in good health!

Might this be a trend to watch? After a game is covered on STGWeekly, watch the values skyrocket?

[Ed Oscuro]

Arrived today:

Saiga No Nindou (Ninja Spirit) - correct license seal on romboard

Haha, been there too

Cvaniafan: get the bonk dumped you crazy man!

[Jeneki]

Sky Soldiers. The game is pretty meh, but I played the crap out of it back in the day, so I had to get one. Fear my powers of Nostalgia!


Strikers 1945. The copyright screen says it's for sale in Hong Kong. The board layout looks different from others I find on the web. The dip switch settings don't seem work either, can't flip the screen or setup for free play. Might be a bootleg? It was surprisingly cheap.

[Dave_K.]

That 1945 is definitely a bootleg.

[drauch]

Yeah, I can verify as well. Shame, because Strikers 1945 seems to go pretty cheap for legit boards last time I checked.

How much is Ganryu going for these days? Still 100ish?

[trap15]

Definitely a bootleg :/

[Jeneki]

Thanks for the confirmations everyone. The seller was local and he doesn't have much arcade stuff, so chances are he never knew. If nothing else, these last few weeks have been a good learning experience.

[system11]

DOJ Tamshii (a second one, long story)
Cave box
Dragon Saber
Quarth with original art

[gbaplayer]

got batrider yesterday.

[Skykid]

Hacha Mecha Fighter



Oh yeah.

[O. Van Bruce]

That 1945 is definitely a bootleg.

Yeah, I can verify as well. Shame, because Strikers 1945 seems to go pretty cheap for legit boards last time I checked.

Definitely a bootleg :/

What is exactly a bootleg? I thought 'till now that it was Taito board games that, being based on windows,can be converted to be played on a PC. (Sorry if I made an error).

Also, bootleg = falsification? how can you identify an original/real board?

[CIT]

Bootleg = any pirated PCB

How to tell the original from the fake really depends on the particular PCB. With some manufacturers it's easy, because they normally print their name on the PCBs (Toaplan, Data East, Namco, for example) and te bootlegs don't have this.

Usually bootleg Jamma PCBs also use cheap hardware parts and simple architecture, so these kinds of boards will usually raise suspicion.

Conversions (CPS2 for example) can be tough to spot though, and some conversions are actually legit, done by the manufacturer (Irem).

[emphatic]

Hacha Mecha Fighter



Oh yeah.

Awesome get, NMK's best IMHO.

[opt2not]

Hacha Mecha Fighter
Oh yeah.

Awesome get, NMK's best IMHO.

Nice get, I almost picked this up myself but decided on something else.
I've yet to try this out on PCB. The MAME version butchers it.

[Skykid]

Awesome get, NMK's best IMHO.

Something people would never know from the broken emulation.

So you prefer it to Rapid Hero Emph?

[emphatic]

So you prefer it to Rapid Hero Emph?

Never tried Rapid Hero. Is it good in MAME for a test run?

[Skykid]

So you prefer it to Rapid Hero Emph?

Never tried Rapid Hero. Is it good in MAME for a test run?

Definitely. Little stg2 graphics corruption but perfectly playable (far more than hacha).

[gbaplayer]

got the following pcbs today:

dragon spirit
dragon saber
raiden

gonna test them this evening.

[system11]

got the following pcbs today:

dragon spirit

Damn, where did you find that? I've been looking for a while now.