I've got an interesting phone call:Defender and Zaccaria Dodgem!!!

[Superully]

Any fuses missing from here maybe?

those are no fuse holders, but battery holders and you can be happy, because the batteries have been removed. nevertheless, check the board around the holders for any acid damage and if there's none, ask andré to give you instructions on how to solder on a hi-score battery - or "rent" him to do it in person



EDIT: andré, you were quicker - but we both wrote exactly the same thing

[level42]

OOOOOoooooooo, did you REALLY have to dig up that pic again ..... 

[Superully]

And the joy:

I found a nice joystick here, but USA shipping only

looks like everything is there, you only need the stick (but check those metal parts for wear, because most of them have been abused because of the stupid two-direction joystick. speaking of which, ask someone from the forum (an american guy) to get and ship it for you)!

[Belike]

Thanks for the input guys, sometimes it's very funny to be an electronic noob and read your comments.
André's soldering pic rocks!

[level42]

The real question is: Who is that piano-playing girl on the picture on the wall 

[Superully]

OOOOOoooooooo, did you REALLY have to dig up that pic again ..... 

yes - as a reminder how hot it was and how much weight you've lost. why not come over this year again and we make some before and after shots while soldering some stuff?

The real question is: Who is that piano-playing girl on the picture on the wall 

that piano-playing girl can turn into the green thing underneath if you know how to push her buttons

[Etienne MacGyver]

The real question is: Who is that piano-playing girl on the picture on the wall 

that piano-playing girl can turn into the green thing underneath if you know how to push her buttons

Is that Ronja ?

[PaulSwan]

The Dodgem looks like it doesn't have the original monitor - guessing the op converted it to run the 2600 in colour. Is it missing the game board as well? Rumour is that it's the same or almost the same as "The Invaders" PCB that's more common to get hold of. Likely the monitor is the same as The Invaders also. There's another rumour that a player selectable Dodgem/The Invaders dual game exists.

Cool!

Paul.

[Belike]

Unfortunately there is no pcb in it.
I'm not sure, but as Dodgem is a copy of Head On, maybe it has to be something like this
I've got an Inavders pcb from Andysarcade today, I will compare those.
Thanks for the input paul.

[PaulSwan]

"The Invaders" is completely different to the Sega/Taito/Midway 8080 CPU based Space Invaders platform. It's a small 2650 CPU based PCB.
Paul.

[Belike]

"The Invaders" is completely different to the Sega/Taito/Midway 8080 CPU based Space Invaders platform. It's a small 2650 CPU based PCB.
Paul.

I've got a "The Invaders" pcb I mean.

[PaulSwan]

I mean you may be able to ROM-swap "The Invaders" to "Dodgem"

[Belike]

I mean you may be able to ROM-swap "The Invaders" to "Dodgem"

Ah, ok.

[Belike]

Is there anybody who can tell me more about this rom swap method?
My knowledge is very limited in this topic.

[Superully]

ok bela, i've just checked your defender pictures and compared them to my machine. everything seems to be exactly like it is supposed to be. so remove that atari 2600, solder in a battery and give it a try. hell, you can even give it a try without the battery to find out what's happening ...