jeffmccune
New member
hey guys, I'm new here to the forums and am pretty much a clean slate when it comes to arcade knowledge.
after some online research I decided the biggest wealth of knowledge is located here with you guys so after my donation to the "IAM" here I am, hoping to find my answers with your combined brain power
recently I acquired 4 arcade games including Virtua Fighter 2, Tekken 3, Rage of the Dragon, and Mad Dog Mccree.
All of them have their problems, with each needing repair.
but I wanted to start with what seems to be the easiest project and go from there.
Virtua Fighter 2 is mostly in working condition save for one major problem.
when turned on all seems fine. the monitor and sound works well, but then as the game boots on past the Sega logo all the actual graphics of the game are very distorted. the type and cell frames seem to be fine but actual gameplay graphics are garbage.
so at this point I've concluded that its not a monitor issue but perhaps a graphics card problem, or could it just be the dirt and dust thats accumulated inside the cab onto the components.
I'm including a link to the video of the boot up and into gameplay to better show you the problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuH-MYp_MPY
any advice would be VERY appreciated!
I can send in any pictures of the inside of the cab if needed to better help find the problem, im just wondering if anyones run into this problem before.
thanks guys and hopefully when all is said and done i will have an exciting start to an already obsessive new hobby!
-Jeff McCune
Fort Worth, TX
after some online research I decided the biggest wealth of knowledge is located here with you guys so after my donation to the "IAM" here I am, hoping to find my answers with your combined brain power
recently I acquired 4 arcade games including Virtua Fighter 2, Tekken 3, Rage of the Dragon, and Mad Dog Mccree.
All of them have their problems, with each needing repair.
but I wanted to start with what seems to be the easiest project and go from there.
Virtua Fighter 2 is mostly in working condition save for one major problem.
when turned on all seems fine. the monitor and sound works well, but then as the game boots on past the Sega logo all the actual graphics of the game are very distorted. the type and cell frames seem to be fine but actual gameplay graphics are garbage.
so at this point I've concluded that its not a monitor issue but perhaps a graphics card problem, or could it just be the dirt and dust thats accumulated inside the cab onto the components.
I'm including a link to the video of the boot up and into gameplay to better show you the problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuH-MYp_MPY
any advice would be VERY appreciated!
I can send in any pictures of the inside of the cab if needed to better help find the problem, im just wondering if anyones run into this problem before.
thanks guys and hopefully when all is said and done i will have an exciting start to an already obsessive new hobby!
-Jeff McCune
Fort Worth, TX