The Official Cool PCB You Just Got Thread!

[system11]

Top Gunner, better known to some as Jackal. Things seemed fine from first glance...

Yeah I think I mentioned this on IRC. Those customs are often bashed down a bit, I don't know how this happens since they're pretty strong so people are really dropping things on them. The legs should be bent but you can see where one side has been squashed. This breaks them sometimes and causes the colour ram fault. Get yourself a meter and work out which pins are broken using a continuity test (or just eyes) and then fix them using a pointed tip soldering iron. It's often a really easy one to fix. Don't try to level the chip back out, you'll just break loads more legs.

[Skykid]

Hardly a rarity around here but I got Espgaluda II yesterday. Had it before but had to let it go. This time it's not going anywhere

Congrats, one of Cave's top 3.

[Stompp]

Congrats, one of Cave's top 3.

Thx Espgaluda 2 was actually the first Cave title I ever owned. Though it'll have to wait. I'm currently trying to get through Espgaluda which is taking far longer than planned (but not expected ).

[drauch]

Top Gunner, better known to some as Jackal. Things seemed fine from first glance...

Yeah I think I mentioned this on IRC. Those customs are often bashed down a bit, I don't know how this happens since they're pretty strong so people are really dropping things on them. The legs should be bent but you can see where one side has been squashed. This breaks them sometimes and causes the colour ram fault. Get yourself a meter and work out which pins are broken using a continuity test (or just eyes) and then fix them using a pointed tip soldering iron. It's often a really easy one to fix. Don't try to level the chip back out, you'll just break loads more legs.

Is the black bit with Konami on it the customs you mention? Sorry, I'm really noobish on PCB components. Are these the parts that can die on Konami boards and make it such a difficult task to revive, or am I thinking of something different?

[system11]

Is the black bit with Konami on it the customs you mention? Sorry, I'm really noobish on PCB components. Are these the parts that can die on Konami boards and make it such a difficult task to revive, or am I thinking of something different?

It's a colour custom, common source of problems on the few games that use them - but not usually due to actual failure just abuse. Not the same as the black custom modules they used for sound on a whole family of boards, which are guaranteed to leak acid and ruin everything.

[ifog]

Just received this one today.
Nothing special, but his game was in my "tobuy" list for some time because one of my sons like to play it in Mame:

Masked Riders Club - Battle Race



Would like to find the flyer now

[system11]

http://blog.system11.org/?p=1298

[Joe T.]

A few games I got while back in STL for the holiday:

Omega Fighter
Neo Drift Out
and Tokimeki Memorial Puzzle Dama (Caldwert traded this back to me)

[undamned]

Boy, it's been a while since I've posted anything in this thread

Over the last 6 months, I've re-purchased many CPS2 titles I'd sold over the years and have been working on a complete CPS2 collection. Here's a board I picked up for a song earlier this year, unlabeled and untested. I finally cracked it open a few days ago:



PWG = Powered Gear. Needed decrypted program EPROMS, but works fine now.
-ud

[system11]

This one made me happy enough to warrant a full post all of its own:

http://blog.system11.org/?p=1306

[BIL]

Good read. Must feel great discovering the "proper" arcade version of a favourite ported title.

[emphatic]

Wow, that is awesome! Great find.

[spadgy]

Congrats, one of Cave's top 3.

Thx Espgaluda 2 was actually the first Cave title I ever owned. Though it'll have to wait. I'm currently trying to get through Espgaluda which is taking far longer than planned (but not expected ).

That horrific final boss form at the end! I got to making it to the final boss in a credit without too much fuss... But it was weeks more before I got the 1CC. Good luck!

Anyway... I'd got out of the habit of using this thread, but now I'm here... I just recently got myself In The Hunt. Such a pretty game!



Oh... Don't think I posted this here; a while back I completed my Espgaluda kit. Got the flyers first - years ago - and the PCB last.

[dingsbums]

[Captain]

Pang? I assume it is supposed to be Bang, am I wrong?

[trap15]

You would be wrong.

Also, nice get on the Saboten Bombers, great game!

[ELabit]

Finally found one of these!

[alamone]

Darius is back from repair! Thanks to andy of andysarcade!
The setup is 3 8 inch BVMs and a 60/40 half mirror held by a panavise.







Bonus: Ninja Warriors

[arcade-stg]

Great alamone!

Thank you for sharing that

[emphatic]

Holy fuck that's awesome.

[system11]

Nice!

Of all the machines I owned over the years, I miss Ninja Warriors the most.

[GaijinPunch]

You would be wrong.

Also, nice get on the Saboten Bombers, great game!

Is there a super play of this game available? I put in quite a few credits on it but never seemed to get anywhere. Indeed, it's great.

Taito 3 monitor

Wow! That's nice. Talk about a pussy magnet!

[RGB]

@alamone, that's an amazing setup, congrats !

[Casey120]

Amazing stuff, alamone

[Stompp]

That's simply amazing, alamone Thx for sharing.

[system11]

Hoarding.

[mastercello]

Got a big parcel from Tokio...

Inside some nice KitKat with Japanese flavours, Taito Station refreshing towels, Gundam Figure
Who knows which flavour are the 4 green ones on top?


Then to the important stuff...Mr. Driller 2


And finally......Argus (Rygar) :awe:




All of this, thanks to rancor...i love you Jeff!!! :awe:

[mastercello]

Nice gets...Sidearms, such a nice game...have to play this later on this week!

[waiwainl]

I tried The green kitkats, was mint-green-tea if I remember correctly - quite completely-not-my-taste

[mastercello]

Yeah, thanks for letting me know - they taste familiar but i could not spell it!