Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
I still go BERZERK !
Level42:
When you power up the machine, there is bound to be some "garbage" data in the RAM, like this:
You can see that I did a pretty good game with 12300 points (well for me that is my record now, and it's still good for a 22nd place on TG ! Woohoo :dunno) and still I didn't reach the top 5 position.This is because the "garbage" high scores are WAY higher. I'm not ever going to reach those scores for sure. In fact, these "scores" are higher then the current world records.
So we need to clear this !
Open up the coin door and pull out the security switch that powers down the machine when you open the coin door. This will power the game again.
Now, press the test switch on the coin-door itself.
You should get a screen like this:
You can see there is also some garbage in the RAM for credits. You can clear this, but you can also decide to let it as is, giving a "semi" free play. However as you play, this number still will go down...
If you want to clear this (or any data in the next steps) press the fire button.
Press the test switch again and it will advance you to the next selection. It's sometimes hard to let it step only one item, don't worry the list goes in cycles so you always have a "second chance".
Clear everything you see. Then comes the important one:
Clear this !!
Should look like this when cleared:
When you cleared everything you want, close the coin door (or at least re-power the machine).
Now you will have a nice clear hi-score list.
If you have some "garble" credits you can start a game right away. The down-side is that you won't hear "Coins detected in pocket". However, I've only heard that after first boot up of the machine. I wonder how often it will say that ? I've had the machine run idle (with no credits) for extended time but never heard it apart from that first time at boot-up.
If you cleared the credits you will need to put in a coin. If you don't have one around, you can start a game by pressing the "start" button on the ZPU board, but this will ONLY work when it's displaying the hi-score list (why is beyond me !)
Now set a score, it doesn't have to be your best. Just play a game or two and enter your initials.
Then power-cycle the machine. If all is well, your hi-scores will still be there ! If not, somethings wrong and you have to check your work.
Now, go for that world record ! (Or not, I don't like "box pattern" play ;)
hatrick:
Great tutorial!
That's a really good high score too! I think my high score is 6 thousand something!
As for the "Coins detected in pocket" , on my machine it only says it one time each time the credit counter hits zero. That would be great if it would randomly say it in attract mode.
I set my coin return button up so it hits a cherry switch for credits. That way, I still get to hear the "Coins detected in pocket" line, but it's just a simple press of the coin return to get a credit.
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You can see that I did a pretty good game with 12300 points (well for me that is my record now, and it's still good for a 22nd place on TG ! Woohoo :dunno)
The down-side is that you won't hear "Coins detected in pocket". However, I've only heard that after first boot up of the machine. I wonder how often it will say that ? I've had the machine run idle (with no credits) for extended time but never heard it apart from that first time at boot-up.
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Level42:
--- Quote from: hatrick on January 18, 2010, 06:30:34 pm ---Great tutorial!
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As for the "Coins detected in pocket" , on my machine it only says it one time each time the credit counter hits zero. That would be great if it would randomly say it in attract mode.
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Ah, then I always understood wrong about that, I thought it did say it randomly too.
And thanks !
Superully:
--- Quote from: Level42 on January 18, 2010, 04:40:46 pm ---Bought two brand new Philips "Green" S2 starters that are tailored for this length and wattages of tubes (4-22W, single & series for 220/240VAC, Single only for 110/130VAC.)
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fabulous work, andré! do you also have a new starter for my tube? i want to extend its lifespan as well 8)
Spyridon:
--- Quote from: hatrick on January 18, 2010, 06:30:34 pm ---Great tutorial!
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Yes, excellent write up. I have the Bob Roberts Lithium Battery kit and was going to put it in my Satan's Hollow. I looked at it but wasn't sure how to set it up. This helps, however, since then I found out I can eliminate the battery completely on MCR games by using static ram. Still, good to know how to put the battery in if I ever have to.
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