The Official Cool PCB You Just Got Thread!

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Conversion - hope you didn't pay too much for it.

argh, really? i paid 190€ for it... what is such a conversion worth?
the seller said it is an original us capcom pcb.

It would be the price of the cheapest suitable CPS1 donor board + eproms. Not much..

[gbaplayer]

how to proof the seller that its a conversion? he still tells me its an original board. has someone screenshots of the original us 1941 pcb?

[Casey120]

By showing him an original PCB ?





Contact richy13 on A.O., he is somewhat of an expert on anything CPS1/2/3

[system11]

how to proof the seller that its a conversion? he still tells me its an original board. has someone screenshots of the original us 1941 pcb?

Hand written labels, GAL chip top left instead of PAL, game name sticker missing. There are documented instances of conversions supplied by Capcom, but they're not common. CPS1 converting has become quite common lately, I'm afraid the chances are near 100% that it's not legit.

[jepjepjep]

Yes, that one is definitely a conversion. Here is another pic of an original board: http://www.mvs-scans.com/index.php/File ... bb_top.jpg .

There are a few things that give it away:
1. no mask roms - every rom chip is an eprom (this was the norm for Japan region boards only, all US and World versions have mask roms for graphics data)

2. non-Capcom eprom labels

3. The PAL security chip is not original. On your pcb it is a GAL replacement chip.

4. The C-board (small board on top). 1941 uses a unique C-board with a CPS-B-05 chip. The C-board on your pcb only came with the CPS-B-21 chip (from 3Wonders or perhaps one of the CPS1.5 games).

5. Because of the different graphics chip on the C-board, your program roms must have been modified. If you read them out, they will definitely be different than any of the dumped sets in mame.

[CulDad78]

Do you have a link to the listing (assuming it was ebay?) If so, you should be able to open a case and prove it's a conversion. Maybe just the threat of a case will net a return, or at least a partial refund?

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Virtua Fighter 3 came with my new cab. 1CCed it on my first go Came with all the paperwork, movestrips, even a nice blast city marquee.
Model 3 games are so crazy HUGE, WTF!

You should see how big a typical Sega Model 2 Virtual On PCB setup is, it certainly takes up some valuable real estate inside a candy cab indeed. And not to mention the full-sized Sega original VO control panel with the monster twin stick setup, quite something to behold/marvel at with it's solid construction (built to take some serious abuse and then some).

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[gbaplayer]

@1941 conversion: i paid the board with paypal, so chances are high that i will get my money back.

[system11]

A Black Heart arrived today. Got some cool stuff on the way too (although Sophia Corp forgot to write in the customs value on one so my Mr Heli will be delayed for weeks )

[gbaplayer]

got that big beauty yesterday:



phelios

[EllertMichael]

Desert War

Black Heart

Ooohhh! Sexy pictures, please!
nmk jelly.

[gabe]

I just picked up an English Mr. Driller board... This is a minor milestone for me in that it's the first PCB in my collection that hasn't been dumped. It's not a text heavy game, but I'm a big fan of the series, so this has me stoked. If anyone is interested, I'm selling my JP region board over here.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Yep, my local Boomer's had a USA region Mr. Driller Jamma conversion kit housed in one of those huge generic cabs with a projection screen setup. Quite fun to play as it accepted tokens back in the day.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Artemio]

got that big beauty yesterday:



phelios

Wish I can get that one some day =) congrats!

[system11]

got that big beauty yesterday:



phelios

Wish I can get that one some day =) congrats!

It's actually a pretty awesome one to own, one of those instances where the ports really are lacking compared to the original. I sold my spare to gbaplayer and used that money (and more... it was very expensive) to buy a whole kit which is somewhere in the air between Japan and here.

[cools]

I just picked up an English Mr. Driller board... This is a minor milestone for me in that it's the first PCB in my collection that hasn't been dumped. It's not a text heavy game, but I'm a big fan of the series, so this has me stoked. If anyone is interested, I'm selling my JP region board over here.

Nice, it's one that I'm not going to be parting with either for a while. Still on the look out for English 2 and G but not sure they were ever made.

[gabe]

Nice, it's one that I'm not going to be parting with either for a while. Still on the look out for English 2 and G but not sure they were ever made.

There was indeed an English Mr. Driller 2. No clue on G though.

[cools]

Thanks. Need to find one now

[trap15]

WARNING!
A HUGE IMAGE SET
WALLET-EATER
IS APPROACHING FAST.












No screen image because my supergun/TV doesn't like Taito F2 boards' hsync, so it looks all wonky and bad



I had rancor buy me a random PCB at the price of Y5000 or less....

This is what he got me

[BIL]

I've honestly never even seen the original Thunder Dragon, so it's not a comment on the game at all, but your citing it in the "favourite bad games" thread and then posting that gorgeous board + artset here damn near brings a tear to my eye. I am inspired. Respect!

[trap15]

It's quite a good game, it just seems... bad. There's bullet wobble (if you move left, the bullets will move left a bit against the screen scrolling), and some explosions cover up kinda important things, and weird weapons that feel very oddly balanced... I dunno, it plays kinda mediocre, but it has style points ALL OVER the place.

[KAI]

Thunder Dragon 2. Gun Frontier. It's the TRAP-STGT all over again.
Nice pics.

[trap15]

You know it! I've already got Bakraid, so what do I need now... Garegga and Akuu Gallet? I think I'll get those soon

[EllertMichael]

...it has style points ALL OVER the place.

hell yeah it does!
I've got one coming in the mail, myself

Great haul!
Man, I would love a TD2...
what did it set you back, if you don't mind my asking? around $400?

[trap15]

Yeah, that one was about $400. Definitely worth it, imo!

[chempop]

Nice haul Trap!

[system11]

Mission Craft - graphics stolen from Starcraft, music stolen from Warcraft, game engine looks like it was stolen from Psikyo, this is about as illegitimate as you can get.




Thunder Dragon 2 - definitely plays better than in MAME.




Kyukyoku Tiger II - I used to own this a long time ago, really missed it - not too expensive either!




Finalizer + original art - great little game I only discovered recently, scoring can be very unbalanced though.




Gals Panic S Extra Edition + original art - I bought this just for the art, cart will be sold. It's the Japanese version like my other one, the World/etc versions are censored pretty heavily.




Gallop + original art, Legend Of Hero Tonma, Air Duel + original art - bunch of ROM kits, slightly annoyed as I thought the Tonma wart was going to be original too. It wasn't.




Mr Heli - this wasn't cheap... Nice touch on this one the underside has orange distributor stickers which suggest this boardset has been together since it was sold.




Phelios full kit (minus box) - this one was seriously expensive, 65k yen.




Rabbit - bizarre Electronic Arts 1 on 1 fighting game, noisy fan is going to need replacing.




X-Multiply - forgot to put it in the photo, but this also has a full set of original art/manuals, even a control panel controls sticker.

[moh]

holy shit system11, I wanna see your collection.

[trap15]

Lots of big PCB gets lately it seems! I'll have another set of pictures in a week or two (whenever customs gets done dicking around with my Korean-sent PCBs...)

Seriously nice gets system11, the Mission Craft is cracking me up. Koreans/bootleggers sure love Actel!

[Dave_K.]

Speaking of big PCBs, I recently got this multi-board setup working. Another Eugene Jarvis masterpiece. Now I just need to build a jamma adapter for it, although I don't think it will fit inside any of my candy cabs.