QA Podcast – Episode 26
This episode of the podcast was recorded on Thursday, December 8, 2011. For more information on our podcast, please visit our iTunes page at http://itunes.arcaderepairtips.com. All of our past episodes can be found there as well as a review section where you can leave us a comment on how we’re doing. On this episode, Tim, Stan and I answered your questions regarding…
- A Joust with the colors slightly out of convergence
- A MX 5000 with no indication of it working
- A Centipede with monitor issues
- A Mortal Kombat 2 power supply wiring problems
- A Mortal Kombat 4 with a slight screen interference
- A Galaga with a steady audio thumping sound
- A Big Casino pinball where nothing but the lights seem to work
- A Ship-Mates pinball with tilt issues
- A Neo Geo with monitor display problems
- A Pac Man/Galaga Class of 81 with a blank monitor
- A Beach Head 2000 with a rotated monitor image
- An Arkanoid with monitor collapse issues
- An Aliens converted to a 60-in-1 multicade
- A Superman with graphics glitches
- An Area 51 with really quiet sound
- A X-Men where the audio has stopped working
- An Area 51 with a crazy monitor screen
- A Mortal Kombat power supply installation issue
- A Millipede marquee light installation issue
- A World Cup Italia 90 with 4 images on the screen
- A Donkey Kong with a slight jitter on the screen
- A Gunsmoke where the sound doesn’t work
- A Playchoice 10 with a missing ground prong on the plug
- A Draw Poker that doesn’t show the game screen
- A Knights Of The Round with an address error
- A Drift where the screen goes black after 5 minutes
- A MAME with 3 scrolling images on the screen
- A Time Crisis with a whited out image
- A Space Invaders Deluxe cocktail with jumbled characters on the screen
- A Centipede with solid player start lights
- A Frogger that needs some restoration
- A Pac Man with blue flickering on the screen
- A F-15 Strike Eagle with a MAC FAIL error
- And some general JAMMA questions.
We also give an update on Stan’s Dragon’s Lair restoration and discuss the story of his first arcade game. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com or by calling our voicemail line at (972) 8AR-TIPS or (972) 827-8477. Enjoy!
Show Links:
- Setup Adjustments For CRT Color Monitors –
http://personalpages.tds.net/~rcarlsen/cbm/converge.txt - JAMMA Wiring Diagram – http://www.arcaderepairtips.com/jamma.html
- I Want To Build A Game! by Bob Roberts –
http://www.therealbobroberts.net/buildit.html - The Wiretap Arcade Game Collector’s Archive –
http://www.cityofberwyn.com/ - HobbyRoms Programming Services – http://www.hobbyroms.com/
- F-15 Strike Eagle Manual –
http://gamesdbase.com/Media/SYSTEM/Arcade//Manual/formated/F-15_Strike_Eagle_-_1991_-_Microprose_Games_Inc..pdf - Lawnmowerman’s Pacman Page – http://lawnmowerman.rotheblog.com/
- American Amusement Auctions –
http://www.americanamusementauctions.com/ - Texas Pinball Festival 2012 – http://www.texaspinball.com/
Special thanks goes to David Vaughan for composing all of the great chiptunes music that we use in our content and Nathan Knight for providing our excellent voiceovers. Please check out their websites for information on the services they provide.
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