September 2016 – Video Game Stuff

Sega Shinobi Suicide Fix

September 24, 2016 roxbury Leave a comment

Same mate who had the Warriors of Fate PCB also got a Sega Shinobi PCB in a cab he got hold of. Again these boards also have a suicide battery which maintains an encryption table. These boards are very easy to modify to bring them back to life after the battery

Warriors of Fate CPS1 Suicide Fix

September 18, 2016 roxbury 2 comments

A mate of mine got hold of a Warriors of Fate CPS1 (actually 1.5 due to Q sound) PCB. Not knowing much about them apart from the fact that it was a Capcom board he threw some $$$ at it not knowing that this board contains suicide batteries. These are

Chase HQ Upright Restore – The Teardown (Part 1)

September 10, 2016 roxbury 3 comments

My next project will be a restore of a Taito Chase HQ cabinet. I have to say that as awesome as Chase HQ is, the quality of the build of this particular cabinet is really bad. Terrible chipboard, really not made to last. So I really do have my work

Atari Basketball Arcade machine restore

September 8, 2016 roxbury Leave a comment

A while ago I picked up an Atari Basketball arcade machine. This is a black and white game made in 1979. I really like this one as it has trackball controls, so it is a bit unusual. I also really like the style of the machine, with a very 70s