New arrivals 10/01/2017
Well I managed to strike another two off the wanted list this time. As you can see I’ve really been slowing down – a couple of reasons. One – I have too many PCBs. Two – the
New arrivals 06/12/2016
Just a couple today, one I’ve been after a while. Wakakusa Monogatari Mahjong Yonshimai – quite a mouthful. Also a pretty decent anime style Mahjong game, it was cheap too. I should probably dump this one
New arrivals 28/11/2016
Picked up some more PCBs over the past month, a couple of interesting ones in this batch. WWF Wrestlefest – from back when Hogan was the main event and before WWF changed their name rather than
Nichibutsu and LCD Mahjong – House Mannequin
It’s interesting perhaps, that while the majority of arcade Mahjong games are 2p VS types, most are in reality single player games. Of course there’s a simple explanation for this, the game relies on the players not
Teenage Mutant Ninja/Hero Turtles RAM fault
This one is a simple fix but I thought I’d use it to demonstrate a technique for making minor track repairs. I received a TMHT PCB today which on testing showed this mess: While the screen is
TourVision picture problems
As discussed in other articles, the TourVision system is just a PC engine automation platform & interface. The RGB output of PC Engine consoles is rather low, especially compared to JAMMA standards, and as such the motherboard
New arrivals 04/10/2016
Bits & bobs with one epic resurrection. Puzzle Yatnori – I’ve had this one in the broken pile for over a year, only just thought to dump it a few days ago and we found it’s
MAAAAHJONG STOOOOOORM!!!!! (New arrivals 23/09/2016)
This is all the fault of Macaw and Icarus. Don’t even ask, no I can’t defend these purchases, and actually two of the ones I want the most, I still can’t find. Some of these are complete
New arrivals 17/09/2016
A couple of things I’d been looking for turned up, one has been high on the hit list for a very long time. I’ve been a little lazy about posting them as these arrived a while ago,
Fuck Pitney Bowes (and fuck the ebay Global Shipping Program)
Today I received another item from the states, which has come via the ebay Global Shipping Program. Before we get on to that, let’s explain exactly what this means. Sellers enrolled in this (which is most of