Berzerk

[retroACTIVE]

I'll check mine when I get home but I'm pretty sure it's not there. Then again, mine was man-handled by the following KLOVers before it came to me so........

JBuck, Franklin, Parabolic, Bryan5502, and DJ_DNS

I think folks spray painted over the Berzerk when converting these things... both of my Berzerks had the word missing from the top but both had been victims of some sort of conversion...

 

[vintagegamer]

I think folks spray painted over the Berzerk when converting these things... both of my Berzerks had the word missing from the top but both had been victims of some sort of conversion...

But what's weird is on mine is it still has the bots and the texture on it. I will definitely check this out as soon as I get home. I'll do it before I even say hello to the wife

 

[retroACTIVE]

This guy does all this work on restoring a cab, yet he votes for Robotron over Berzerk.. Does that call for prescription meds?

HA... you know I play Robotron all the time on my and its my favorite today... I think because its the oldest game in my collection and I've not had any time to play Berzerk yet... as I flat out refuse to use the game until its restoration is done 100%...

In a few weeks after Berzerk is up and running... who knows how I'll feel

 

[retroACTIVE]

But what's weird is on mine is it still has the bots and the texture on it. I will definitely check this out as soon as I get home. I'll do it before I even say hello to the wife

Same here... I think the robots look cool no matter what game is in the box... so it was cheap and easy for folks just to zap out the word Berzerk and stuff something else in there.

Getting rid of the texture is a tough tough job... not something your average conversion hacker would bother with.

Oh yeah and when I sanded down my cab... the Berzerk text was exposed... so someone painted over it.

 

[MrGorf]

When I started sanding mine down the words were under a coat of black paint. They just left the robots on so the conversion would have some kind of sideart on it.

 

[vintagegamer]

When I started sanding mine down the words were under a coat of black paint. They just left the robots on so the conversion would have some kind of sideart on it.

THIS looks like a job for CITRI-STRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Spyridon]

THIS looks like a job for CITRI-STRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nope, it's a job for black paint and new stencils!

 

[vintagegamer]

Confirmed! My machine is missing the "BERZERK" logo above the robot art! Will shoot some pics (hopefully) today.

 

[retroACTIVE]

Worked on the control panel today!!!

Can I first start by saying that clnmoore's control panel is perfect in every way!!! When he announced he was doing another run, he inspired me to get going on getting a Berzerk to restore... lots of pics because I think this is probably one if not the best part of this restoration!!!!

Here are all the goodies. I re-cut the wood panel and customized it to fit the Happ P360 joystick.... I routed the bottom and the top for the dust washer and installed t-nuts to use as anchors for the screws holding the stick in from the underside of the panel

It fit nicely in the recess..

Easy mounting from the underside using t-nuts.. plus this eliminates the need to use the adapter plate typically found to retrofit the old bat stick with wico leaf stick.

Nice and clean...

Installing the stick... I painted the recess in case the dust washer exposed the wood when using the stick... turns out it doesnt...

 

[retroACTIVE]

More with the control panel

Configure the P360 with the sleeve ... small side up = 8 way...

All in...

Important... for the P360 orientation... the terminals for the stick need to be facing the player's right

Stick from the top... it looks crooked... its not... its not aligned yet... (I've not bolted the panel to the wood)

Attach the panel to the wood with the 4 stainless screws supplied by clnmoore!!!

 

[retroACTIVE]

Just in case you all haven't seen enough pics... here are some more

Installing the buttons...You will see the buttons have little raised ribs that are designed to fit into the metal panel so the button won't spin...

Pop it in as far as it can go... then

Give it a good push... the holes on the panel are slightly small.... and that's fine by me... the buttons fit nice and firmly into place.

Doesn't that look slick!!!

Five pack of PAL nuts from good ol' Bob...

 

[retroACTIVE]

Here is the last of the CP

Finger tighten the PAL nuts... they should go on easy... be careful not to cross thread them... I can't tell you how many control panels I've taken apart where people cross thread and mash up the buttons...

There we go... I used black bolts for the 4 (would be) joystick bolts.

Another thing about the way I chose to mount this stick... I prefer the dust washer to be up close to the control panel... If I had used the adapter plate and the existing wood panel the dust washer would have been way down on top of the joystick body... For you observant folks... yes those bolts have marked heads... PLEH!!!! I will be changing them out.

In place... no wiring yet that will be next... I have an APB seat to finish!!!!

 

[joeycuda]

Awesome on the control panel. I like what you did with the new joystick, and cutting a new panel for it. It should play better than new.

 

[MrGorf]

Control panel looks great. I have one of those sticks on order, and will be doing mine as soon as it comes in.

 

[retroACTIVE]

Control panel looks great. I have one of those sticks on order, and will be doing mine as soon as it comes in.

Have you ever used a P360 before? If not, I think you will be very happy with it for Berzerk... its throw is slightly short but it has a nice springy feel to it and with the circular restriction its just perfect for 8 way games.

I'm not sure if I'll ever upgrade it to a bat stick. Even though the bat stick is true to the original, truth be told I think the bat stick is butt ugly. Don't get me wrong, if/when the bat stick repro comes out I will be first in line but it will probably end up in a box in my arcade stuff closet.

 

[MrGorf]

Have you ever used a P360 before? If not, I think you will be very happy with it for Berzerk... its throw is slightly short but it has a nice springy feel to it and with the circular restriction its just perfect for 8 way games.

I'm not sure if I'll ever upgrade it to a bat stick. Even though the bat stick is true to the original, truth be told I think the bat stick is butt ugly. Don't get me wrong, if/when the bat stick repro comes out I will be first in line but it will probably end up in a box in my arcade stuff closet.

I haven't used one before, but after seeing yours in the other thread, it looked like the way to go. There seemed to be alot of problems doing diagonal firing with the leaf joystick, and its been a looong time since I played, so I will need all the help I can get.

 

[retroACTIVE]

I haven't used one before, but after seeing yours in the other thread, it looked like the way to go. There seemed to be alot of problems doing diagonal firing with the leaf joystick, and its been a looong time since I played, so I will need all the help I can get.

Berzerk can be wicked frustrating with a bad joystick... its probably one of THE most sensitive games when it comes to that...

By the way... I'm about to dig out that glass extra bezel here soon... If you still need it, PM me your address and I'll get back to you with shipping costs

 

[Phetishboy]

Berzerk can be wicked frustrating with a bad joystick... its probably one of THE most sensitive games when it comes to that...

By the way... I'm about to dig out that glass extra bezel here soon... If you still need it, PM me your address and I'll get back to you with shipping costs

Boy ain't that the truth. Thought I had a 10,000+ game going on Saturday, but due to the crappy response of my leaf joy I lost 2 guys in rapid succession just shy of 9,000. I have my stick ordered from Happ, but after they threw in their delayed sales tax and shipping charge on top of their 'sales' price I wish I woulda just ordered from Mylstar. Plus it's been 6 days and it's still not here. Damn you Happ. Damn you to hell.

 

[retroACTIVE]

Boy ain't that the truth. Thought I had a 10,000+ game going on Saturday, but due to the crappy response of my leaf joy I lost 2 guys in rapid succession just shy of 9,000. I have my stick ordered from Happ, but after they threw in their delayed sales tax and shipping charge on top of their 'sales' price I wish I woulda just ordered from Mylstar. Plus it's been 6 days and it's still not here. Damn you Happ. Damn you to hell.

F-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-ge!!!

 

[MrGorf]

Boy ain't that the truth. Thought I had a 10,000+ game going on Saturday, but due to the crappy response of my leaf joy I lost 2 guys in rapid succession just shy of 9,000. I have my stick ordered from Happ, but after they threw in their delayed sales tax and shipping charge on top of their 'sales' price I wish I woulda just ordered from Mylstar. Plus it's been 6 days and it's still not here. Damn you Happ. Damn you to hell.

I paypaled Mylstar on Sat and the joystick arrived yesterday.