So my Centipede has been acting up ever since I got it. Sometimes it works fine but other times it misbehaves in odd ways. I pulled the back off and started looking into it today. As often happens, I found in the bottom an old token from the glory days. This one was labeled "Roller King".
Now I don't know where Roller King is or was but I always find it interesting and it sort of makes me feel nostalgic when I find these things. So I tucked it in my pocket and continued my work, feeling better about things already.
I checked my voltages and they all looked good. Then I pulled the main board, laid it on my work table, switched on the light and set to pulling out all the socketed chips. They looked relatively clean but just for good measure I gave them the Tarnex treatment (following proper safety guidelines since death isn't funny).
The whole time I was working I was pondering that lone token I found. And the question popped into my mind...Is it right to remove a piece of history from a game like that? Doesn't that deprive future generations from enjoying and reliving the history of the game? The more I thought about it, the more certain I was sure this was true.
As I reassembled the game and screwed the cpu board into place I decided that as an act of good karma I should replace the token back into it's spot on the bottom of the cabinet. Doing so, I was certain this would ensure that the game would begin working just like new. I was so confident that I put the back door on and moved the game back into position.
I fired the game up and got jail bars. Repeatedly. The game is dead.
I never really believed in karma anyway.
Next time I open the thing up I'm keeping the token.
Now I don't know where Roller King is or was but I always find it interesting and it sort of makes me feel nostalgic when I find these things. So I tucked it in my pocket and continued my work, feeling better about things already.
I checked my voltages and they all looked good. Then I pulled the main board, laid it on my work table, switched on the light and set to pulling out all the socketed chips. They looked relatively clean but just for good measure I gave them the Tarnex treatment (following proper safety guidelines since death isn't funny).
The whole time I was working I was pondering that lone token I found. And the question popped into my mind...Is it right to remove a piece of history from a game like that? Doesn't that deprive future generations from enjoying and reliving the history of the game? The more I thought about it, the more certain I was sure this was true.
As I reassembled the game and screwed the cpu board into place I decided that as an act of good karma I should replace the token back into it's spot on the bottom of the cabinet. Doing so, I was certain this would ensure that the game would begin working just like new. I was so confident that I put the back door on and moved the game back into position.
I fired the game up and got jail bars. Repeatedly. The game is dead.
I never really believed in karma anyway.
Next time I open the thing up I'm keeping the token.
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