Hi everyone, this is my first post. This past weekend I picked up my first arcade machine, a Galaga 88. I've been lusting after this particular game for awhile and one came up and I bought it. My friend and I took a fun road trip in a large rental van and picked it up on Sunday.
I'm the first to admit that I have and had no idea what I was doing. I probably overpaid. But, I have the game back in my apartment in Brooklyn and it has been getting a lot of love and attention. It's an incredible game.
The reason I'm posting here is because I've been doing some investigating to try to understand more about the origin of my machine. I understand that there were a small number of dedicated Galaga 88 cabs made and the rest were conversion of Dragon Spirit. I'm trying to figure out if mine was dedicated or a conversion.
I recently read through this restoration thread https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=282090&page=6
I noticed that in his photos that there were matching serial number stickers on the components. I checked the circuit board that the control panel connects to and saw the serial number was not a Galaga number. What does this serial number belong to? See photo.

I didn't see serial numbers on other components. Also it's clear that the power supply has been modernized.

Behind the coin door there is a monitor adjustment. It adjust for picture size and position as well as brightness and contrast. No control for color, gamma, etc... I didn't see this on the restoration thread. Was this added later, maybe by whoever replaced the power supply?

Ok so remember how I said I couldn't find any pictures of the serial number? Well there was this really grimy piece of paper in the back of the machine that I had never felt compelled to reach back and grab and check out. But looking around again today after reading the restore thread I posted above I decided to reach back and see if it had any info and low and behold I find this!

This is a sticker sheet that has all the serial numbers stickers on it. It was super dirty. I actually brushed off a bunch of grime before taking this pic. You couldn't hardly see anything at first.
So what does this mean? Why were these never applied? Did these come with the conversion kit, or did they only come with the dedicated cabs?
Ok, I know I have posted a lot in this thread already. But I have some more technical questions I'd love to ask you guys. One is about whether this machine supports stereo sound. According the specs on arcade museum it is in stereo, but my machine only has a single speaker in the center of the overhead speaker baffle.
Finally, only one of the shot buttons is hooked up. Is it possible to make the second one operational? Where doe sit plug into the board?

If you have read this far, thank you. Also, I live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. If anyone in the area is handy this this stuff or wants to meet a the local barcade for a drink, hit me up.
I'll end with some pictures of picking the game up.

My friend came along to help.

Willman Coin???? Anyone heard of it?
Good thing my cousin works for Enterprise and got me a good deal on the stupidly large van.
My buddy playing with the classic giraffe stance.

I'm the first to admit that I have and had no idea what I was doing. I probably overpaid. But, I have the game back in my apartment in Brooklyn and it has been getting a lot of love and attention. It's an incredible game.
The reason I'm posting here is because I've been doing some investigating to try to understand more about the origin of my machine. I understand that there were a small number of dedicated Galaga 88 cabs made and the rest were conversion of Dragon Spirit. I'm trying to figure out if mine was dedicated or a conversion.
I recently read through this restoration thread https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=282090&page=6
I noticed that in his photos that there were matching serial number stickers on the components. I checked the circuit board that the control panel connects to and saw the serial number was not a Galaga number. What does this serial number belong to? See photo.

I didn't see serial numbers on other components. Also it's clear that the power supply has been modernized.

Behind the coin door there is a monitor adjustment. It adjust for picture size and position as well as brightness and contrast. No control for color, gamma, etc... I didn't see this on the restoration thread. Was this added later, maybe by whoever replaced the power supply?

Ok so remember how I said I couldn't find any pictures of the serial number? Well there was this really grimy piece of paper in the back of the machine that I had never felt compelled to reach back and grab and check out. But looking around again today after reading the restore thread I posted above I decided to reach back and see if it had any info and low and behold I find this!

This is a sticker sheet that has all the serial numbers stickers on it. It was super dirty. I actually brushed off a bunch of grime before taking this pic. You couldn't hardly see anything at first.
So what does this mean? Why were these never applied? Did these come with the conversion kit, or did they only come with the dedicated cabs?
Ok, I know I have posted a lot in this thread already. But I have some more technical questions I'd love to ask you guys. One is about whether this machine supports stereo sound. According the specs on arcade museum it is in stereo, but my machine only has a single speaker in the center of the overhead speaker baffle.
Finally, only one of the shot buttons is hooked up. Is it possible to make the second one operational? Where doe sit plug into the board?

If you have read this far, thank you. Also, I live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. If anyone in the area is handy this this stuff or wants to meet a the local barcade for a drink, hit me up.
I'll end with some pictures of picking the game up.

My friend came along to help.

Willman Coin???? Anyone heard of it?
Good thing my cousin works for Enterprise and got me a good deal on the stupidly large van.
My buddy playing with the classic giraffe stance.

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