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Galaxian Restoration (Galaga/Galaxian switchable)

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Neverending Project:
I picked up a new cabinet tonight. The ad stated it was a Galaga, but she had the board to convert it back to a "Galaxy" as she stated in the ad. She said it needed work, maybe the wires got moved when she moved the cabinet. But she said the cabinet was in good shape.

It turns out it is a Galaxian cabinet converted to a Galaga. It has the Galaga board, a Galaga CP (or something close to that), and a Galaga bezel and marquee. BUT, she also included the original Galaxian PCB, Galaxian control panel, Galaxian marquee, Galaxian bezel and almost never touched Galaxian service manual. And as a bonus, when I got home, I found she also included a brand new, never installed double Jamma adapter from mikesarcade.com. The original Mikes Arcade invoice was even in the box!

It turns out someone did quite a hack job on the wiring of the Galaga board. They soldered wires (long ones) directly to the edge connector, I believe as a makeshift Jamma adapter. The video is jumbled, although it booted to attract mode with garbled sound briefly in her garage.

Originally I was planning on painting the cabinet black and adding Galaga art, since that was the game I thought I was going to see (and Galaga is really the game I wanted in my collection). But considering its roots are Galaxian, maybe it would make more sense to restore the Galaxian art, but leave it a dual-board system. Anyone have any opinions on how I should proceed (right, like anyone has any opinions on this board  ::) )?

Oh, did I mention that I got everything listed above for $200?

Neverending Project:
Some more pics of the rest of the stuff included in the sale.

orion:
I think you should keep it as a Galaxian, if people keep converting Galaxians to Galagas, there might eventually be none left. I have a Galaxian, and trust me it is a lot different playing an original Galaxian than in Mame (the sound isn't right in Mame) Besides in my opinion the Galaxian cab looks a lot cooler than Galagas, and I think it's just as fun to play as Galaga.

Mauzy:
All you have to do is part swap, so I'd just "restore" it to Galaxian. Sell the Galaga parts on ebay and you could get a good amount of your money back. Heck, Id make you a deal on that Galaga bezel if you wanted to get rid of it... :D


Also, you have a Gallag board in that cab, not a Galaga. Sorry to say there is very little chance of repairing that board. I couldnt find anyone with info on that particular bootleg when I needed mine repaired.

Neverending Project:

--- Quote from: Mauzy on December 11, 2008, 10:16:52 am ---Also, you have a Gallag board in that cab, not a Galaga. Sorry to say there is very little chance of repairing that board. I couldnt find anyone with info on that particular bootleg when I needed mine repaired.

--- End quote ---

The ROM chips have a Galaga sticker on them...?

Edit: OK, after a bit of googling, I see that the Gallag PCB has a daughter-card, and so does mine. So it appears I have a Gallag board. Still may be worth it to install both boards in this cab, though.

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