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Alright, remember that poor dilapidated Pole Position I got, that blew fuses and popped a couple of resistors, and looked to be about falling apart?

BEHOLD! IT LIVES!!

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Okay, okay, it's not perfect..... yet. There's still a graphical issue, the bend at the top of the screen, and it needs a new pair of coin triggers(the little metal pins are missing).

BUT! She's fully playable! I'm happier than a punk going to prison, and my wife is rolling her eyes.

:D:D
 
Alright, remember that poor dilapidated Pole Position I got, that blew fuses and popped a couple of resistors, and looked to be about falling apart?

BEHOLD! IT LIVES!!

yT4hvby.jpg


uAvZPsV.jpg


Okay, okay, it's not perfect..... yet. There's still a graphical issue, the bend at the top of the screen, and it needs a new pair of coin triggers(the little metal pins are missing).

BUT! She's fully playable! I'm happier than a punk going to prison, and my wife is rolling her eyes.

:D:D
Nice!

Getting it playable is 99÷ of the difficulty with PP1 and PP2.

Scott C.
 
Thanks, guys! Thing drove .... (Sorry) ..... Me nuts for a while.

I'll try adjusting the display tomorrow. I was hoping the graphic issue would clear up after being powered on for a while. No such luck. It's just the lane marker and grass, though. Other cars and billboards look fine.

When finances permit, I'll get the high score table going again.

Big thanks to GameFixer for all his help tracking issues down, and Rob for having some spare parts. :D
 
Thats excellent. What I wouldn't give to own any game I played BITD.

Love the little yellow honey do list stuck to the dash also.
 
Awesome man! Pole Position is one of the most fun of the classics with one of the most universal appeals. Really gets an adrenaline pumping sense of real true speed I honestly don't get from 90% of the other racing games, even modern ones. Always amazing to get your favorite game working again!!! :D
 
Alright, remember that poor dilapidated Pole Position I got, that blew fuses and popped a couple of resistors, and looked to be about falling apart?

BEHOLD! IT LIVES!!

yT4hvby.jpg


uAvZPsV.jpg


Okay, okay, it's not perfect..... yet. There's still a graphical issue, the bend at the top of the screen, and it needs a new pair of coin triggers(the little metal pins are missing).

BUT! She's fully playable! I'm happier than a punk going to prison, and my wife is rolling her eyes.

:D:D

switch around a few of those synch wires ..
does it have a 4900 swapped into it?
 
Thats excellent. What I wouldn't give to own any game I played BITD.

Love the little yellow honey do list stuck to the dash also.

Hehehe that's not a "honey do" list.... That's the qualifying times list.

I forgot how much fun this game is. High score is currently 34640... Can't even remember what I used to get BitD.

Gameplay came back fairly quick, just need to avoid the other cars better.

The monitor is original. Settings are factory, except for Free Play. Adjust the monitor a bit, a bit of wood hardener, secure it back together, repair the back door, replace the coin triggers and door lights..... Done.

Gonna need a cap kit sooner or later.... But I want to enjoy it for a while.
 
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