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Title: My first free score
Post by: gatordad on June 18, 2008, 10:56:54 pm
Got some great news on Fathers day, My mom told me one of her friends has 2 arcade machines that they wanted to get rid of and asked me if I wanted them.
It's my mom,  ;)
sooooo I nicely said of coarse I do.
I was told one works and one doesn't.
I asked what kind are they...........
Mortal Kombat 2 in a converted dynamo cab (doesn't work when I go to pick it up) but the other one works
I only have room for one game at a time in my truck so I take the Mortal Kombat home yesterday and it indeed doesn't work. I unload it and start to take a look inside, the monitor chassis had only one screw holding it place a it was almost hanging inside the vab, I remount it and secure all of the connections and try again, neck glows and I hear the high voltage hum, however the screen was black with what appears to be a white flicker on the bottom. I open up the drawer that dynamo cabs have, give the motherboard a good lookover, pressed the game roms and memory chips to make sure they were seated securely and try again. Leds flash on the motherboard, Now I have a have rolling image and no sound..... Inside the coin mech is a volume pot. I turn it up and now there is sound.......after a few minutes messing with the monitor controls its fully working. I am never this lucky. I just had to share. I think I am going to sell the Mortal Kombat and keep the other one. I need a new monitor for my mame rig and this Mortal Kombat should almost cover the cost for a digital multisync.

And my wife says see dosen't like to play.....
Title: Re: My first free score
Post by: Ginsu Victim on June 19, 2008, 12:19:03 am
Everyone around me knows if the word "arcade" is ever mentioned, the contents of said discussion must be reported back to me.

Good score
Title: Re: My first free score
Post by: Havok on June 19, 2008, 03:01:41 am
On one hand, congrats on the score. On the other hand - how old is the little one? I would think that game is not appropriate for his age...
Title: Re: My first free score
Post by: Encryptor on June 19, 2008, 05:37:39 am
Great score but!  What's the other cab?



Encryptor
Title: Re: My first free score
Post by: gonzo90017 on June 19, 2008, 11:39:59 am
Nice!
Title: Re: My first free score
Post by: boogieman on June 19, 2008, 11:42:43 am
Great score but!  What's the other cab?



Encryptor

I wondered the same thing haha!  :dunno
Title: Re: My first free score
Post by: Ummon on June 19, 2008, 06:59:44 pm
Yeah, me too.
Title: Re: My first free score
Post by: gatordad on June 19, 2008, 09:41:26 pm
 ;D
Picked it up on my lunch hour today.
Great shape dedicated KI2
Monitor is missing the chassis
Plays blind with original HD
I guess the guy I picked them up from had which one worked and which one didn't  backwards
So much for my troubleshooting skills (kind of a buzzkill) as I was feeling pretty good about myself getting the MK up and running

Anyone know what model of monitor came with these?

I don't have the keys to get inside to take a closer look,
I called him back and left a message asking if he had the keys before I drill the locks.
All in all I'm extremely happy, can't beat the price Huh?
Fresh off the camera
Title: Re: My first free score
Post by: Ginsu Victim on June 20, 2008, 10:33:54 am
What great condition!

I hate you. ;D
Title: Re: My first free score
Post by: testicle187 on June 20, 2008, 11:34:15 am
I would kill for a nice Killer Instinct 1 or 2 cab.  You are a lucky guy!