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Title: Capcom 1942 Repair Log
Post by: Elgen on March 27, 2013, 12:54:13 PM

http://elgensrepairs.blogspot.dk/2013/03/capcom-1942-repair-log.html (http://elgensrepairs.blogspot.dk/2013/03/capcom-1942-repair-log.html)

Title: Re: Capcom 1942 Repair Log
Post by: Belike on March 27, 2013, 01:14:30 PM

I really enjoy reading your repairs, another great job you did there. :spaceace:
If you will ever have time to take a look at a dead Dead Angle pcb, please let me know. ;)

Title: Re: Capcom 1942 Repair Log
Post by: Q*ris on March 27, 2013, 03:06:35 PM

Thanks for taking the time to detail your repairs so much.
Very very helpful!!

Title: Re: Capcom 1942 Repair Log
Post by: Elgen on March 27, 2013, 03:21:40 PM

Thnx, I'm very pleased that you enjoy the details.
Personally I always try to focus on the process rather than the result.
I've read far too many logs of the form: "IC blah at bleh was bad. So I changed it, and now the board works."
These kind of logs is of absolutely no use at all to anybody but repper himself.

I myself am greatly inspired by people like Womble (AussieArcade) and porchy (JAMMARCADE.NET), as they write very detailed logs also. It's important to tell people of all the dead-ends too, otherwise they might give up thinking they are no-good at repping, cause it takes so long time...

Thnx again for the kind words both of you. That is what keeps me going };-P

Title: Re: Capcom 1942 Repair Log
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on March 27, 2013, 03:42:30 PM

I like it also, thanks for the log  :spaceace:

Maybe next time a video like this guy ?

http://www.youtube.com/feed/UC0Bzak63p0W4bL1mp8txEVA/u

Title: Re: Capcom 1942 Repair Log
Post by: Muerto on March 27, 2013, 04:20:00 PM

Great report Morten - as always! And you made the pcb even prittier with your wifes qute tape ;D
But i absolutely agree with you - the music sugs bigtime, but the game play rocks!!!

Title: Re: Capcom 1942 Repair Log
Post by: Elgen on March 27, 2013, 04:58:54 PM

Haha, the first time I fired up a working 1942 PCB I actually thought, that the sound was defective. I had never tried the actual arcade game, only the C64-port, which btw has fantastic music. It was only when I found a YouTube-video of the gameplay, that I realized that the 'music' was suppose to sound that awful:
Kind'o'like a soccer referee with hiccups having swallowed his flute, and a sack of potatoes being dragged across a piece of sand paper...
...very disappointening experience };-S

Title: Re: Capcom 1942 Repair Log
Post by: level42 on March 27, 2013, 05:11:34 PM

What........do you guys mean those noises are intended to be music ?? I always though it was some kind of warning sounds of planes entering the scene or something....

It's a brilliant game though...the last true classic arcade shooter......after this things drifted off in a wrong direction....

Title: Re: Capcom 1942 Repair Log
Post by: Q*ris on March 27, 2013, 05:26:36 PM

Quote from: Elgen on March 27, 2013, 04:58:54 PM

Haha, the first time I fired up a working 1942 PCB I actually thought, that the sound was defective.

;D

Title: Re: Capcom 1942 Repair Log
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on March 27, 2013, 09:00:11 PM

Music is indeed totally Sh#t !

I only played this on my C64, so i never heard the noises from the arcade...

My goodness really awfull !

i prefer the c64 music  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjv2QinpozY

Title: Re: Capcom 1942 Repair Log
Post by: ckong on March 27, 2013, 09:57:55 PM

nice read, and very interesting.

Title: Re: Capcom 1942 Repair Log
Post by: Elgen on March 29, 2013, 06:38:00 PM

Putting this board up for trade btw https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=4387.0