Boards you'd like to see repro'd?

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What game PCBs would you like to see repro'd or redone in an FPGA?

Thought this might make an interesting thread, although no doubt it's been done before but I couldn't find it, but it's an excuse to openly fantasize and maybe plant ideas. BTW this thread is not about true multi-games like ArcadeSD and the 60in-1.

One's that have been done:

- Quantum
- Eliminator 4-player adaptor board

In the works:

- Pole Position I & II (http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=209988)
- More reliable replacement PCBs for Star Trek SOS vector monitors (I forget the model)
- Solid state replacements for Journey 8-track players

One's I'd like to see:

- I, Robot
- Turbo Sub (that's the one I'd REALLY want!)
- Major Havoc
- Slither (or at least the one PCB that's different from Qix's boardset)
- Monaco GP (in FPGA form)
- Missile Command II (the original sequel, not the Classics multi version)
- Reliable solid state replacement for DECO system tapes
- Marble Madness II (Yeah I know, keep dreaming...)

Other's requests:
- Omega Race
- Pacman and Ms Pacman Plus kits
- Super Off Road
- Warlords Cocktail PCB
- Super Punchout
- Super Locomotive / Qwak
- Qix / Zoo Keeper
- Fire One!
- Side Trak (Or at least the sound board which is unique to the game)
- Q*Bert
- Cosmic Chasm
- Black Widow
- Ghosts N Goblins
- Ghouls N Ghosts
- Berzerk / Frenzy
- Lunar Lander
- Outrun / Turbo Outrun
- Tron / Discs of Tron
 
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Omega Race

Yeah no kidding, good point as those are all half-eaten by acid! I'll keep a running tally on my original post with people's requests.

I'll add Monaco GP to the list too to be redone in FPGA form, they all seem to have a problem of some kind and being all discreet logic they're a nightmare to debug.
 
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=192572&highlight=PCB+reproduced

[From the thread]

(1) Omega Race
(2) Super Off Road
(3) I, Robot
(4) Warlords Cocktail PCB
(5) Super Punchout
(6) Super Locomotive
(7) Pole Position I & II - Boards tend to burn out their edge connectors
(8) Slither - or at least the daughter board, the main is interchangable with Qix
(9) Fire One! - Extremely rare and fun looking Sea Wolf-like game, the ROMs are available in public domain
(10) Side Trak - At least the sound board, the logic can be taken from much more common
(11) Crash!, Targ and Spectar boards
(12) Q*Bert - Battery acid issues like Omega Race
(13) Cosmic Chasm
(14) Black Widow
(15) Major Havoc
 
What boards might be worth reproducing the PCBs for, where the board actually works for multiple games, if jumpered differently, etc..? Some Taito or Williams stuff? Qix/ZK/?
 
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=192572&highlight=PCB+reproduced

[From the thread]

(1) Omega Race
(2) Super Off Road
(3) I, Robot
(4) Warlords Cocktail PCB
(5) Super Punchout
(6) Super Locomotive
(7) Pole Position I & II - Boards tend to burn out their edge connectors
(8) Slither - or at least the daughter board, the main is interchangable with Qix
(9) Fire One! - Extremely rare and fun looking Sea Wolf-like game, the ROMs are available in public domain
(10) Side Trak - At least the sound board, the logic can be taken from much more common
(11) Crash!, Targ and Spectar boards
(12) Q*Bert - Battery acid issues like Omega Race
(13) Cosmic Chasm
(14) Black Widow
(15) Major Havoc

I figured there was a thread somewhere, why I couldn't find it I don't know. I've added those to the initial list.
 
I figured there was a thread somewhere, why I couldn't find it I don't know. I've added those to the initial list.

It wasn't easy for me to find, actually. Had to do a couple of searches.

I think Zoo Keeper could be added to that list...
 
Defender (again).
Omega Race and Pole Position are two that could use a nice reliable re-pop.
 
Probably the rarest and most desirable would be the best targets for reproduction, games like Cosmic Chasm and I, Robot, frankly I'm surprised nobody has tried it yet, as well as games that are common but pretty much all severely acid damaged like Omega Race and Q*Bert.

Turbo Sub would be my holy grail for repro'ing as there was only about 100 made and it's just a damn cool game, pity it never really was given the chance it should have had. Although I think the chances of that ever happening are pretty slim, it's a monsterous 5-board stack which is why they proved too expensive to survive commercially, which was also the case with it's forever missing-in-action cousin Bouncer. One could of course break it down by quite of a bit with FPGAs, but I'm sure that's no easy task as schematics are spotty and getting an original board would be tough and expensive as hell.
 
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Probably the rarest and most desirable would be the best targets for reproduction, games like Cosmic Chasm and I, Robot, frankly I'm surprised nobody has tried it yet

A limited # of cabinets, artwork and controls would be my guess as to why.

Turbo Sub would be my grail for repro'ing although I think the chances of that ever happening are pretty slim, it's a monsterous 5-board stack which is why they proved too expensive to survive commercially.

OT: The building they were likely assembled in is right down the street from me. :) (It's the address listed on the flyer.)
 
A limited # of cabinets, artwork and controls would be my guess as to why.

True but I bet people would be willing to put them in adapted cabs if none were available, and I think a couple of people with CNCs do repro those cabs.

OT: The building they were likely assembled in is right down the street from me. :) (It's the address listed on the flyer.)

I wonder if it's haunted by the ghosts of Bouncer's missing ROMs? :D
 
How about Deco cassette system, perhaps with the deco multigame built in, or at least the ability to read the rom image off something other than a tape deck. That platform supports like 100 titles.

Also, Berzerk which is another commonly acid damaged title if I remember correctly.

Super oddball rare stuff that no one but collectors have ever heard of are probably not the best targets for reproduction. No controls, no artwork, no cabinets, no monitors when it comes to the vector titles, and not even all that much interest among collectors.
 
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I vote Lunar Lander or Major Havoc, both vector games have enough parts and cabinets available, if you count Tempest and Space Duel/Gravitar as cabinets for MH or Asteroids cabinets for LL :) I think these would be an easy pre-sell, SPO/PO all in one would pre-sell fast too!!
 
How about a reliable TRON pcb that won't have sound issues? And make it a multi pcb with DOT. I know one game is vertical and the other horizontal, but if they could do it for the DK, DKJR, Mario Bros. multi pcb it should be doable for a TRON/DOT pcb.
 
I have a working Pole Position 2 and a working Omega Race, but I'd snap up reliable rerpo's of both in a heartbeat.

A board that does both Out Run and Turbo Out Run would be nice, but maybe that's just because I find myself having a hard time finding an Out Run.
 
How about Deco cassette system, perhaps with the deco multigame built in, or at least the ability to read the rom image off something other than a tape deck. That platform supports like 100 titles.

I've been dying for some kind of solid state replacement too, although I don't know if that would quite fit the topic here, but maybe. I think the guy whom made the first run of DECO-multi game boards has no interest in running any more, unfortunately I think original interest from people was lacking and it turned him off to the project after all the hard work, so only 10 were made. But I've heard rumors that someone is working on replacement hardware for at least single games, which will be nice for preservation sake, there are some pretty cool DECO games out there.

Super oddball rare stuff that no one but collectors have ever heard of are probably not the best targets for reproduction. No controls, no artwork, no cabinets, no monitors when it comes to the vector titles, and not even all that much interest among collectors.

True, but a few of them would definately rake in some bucks, a Slither cab just went for $1000+ on Ebay, I, Robots always grabs a premium and I can only image what Cosmic Chasm boards get. Side Trak may get a newbie's-level repro attempt from me, eventually, as the main board looks the same in the schematics as Targ/Spectar and the sound PCB doesn't look too complicated, but that's a ways off and I don't know who cares about that game other than me.
 
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