turtlespin
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Hello All! I purchased a refurbished Crystal Castles (the 1983 Atari game).
I played it just a couple of times, and now the sprites are all messed up. For example, Bentley Bear (main character) gets replaced by an image of the witch, and then a tree, etc. Partials of other sprites appear over enemies (for example pairs of Bently's feet appearing over each Crystal Ball enemy). I've tried unplugging and plugging back in. I've tried entering the test mode (it encountered no errors). I've unplugged and plugged back in the circuit board, and I've also removed the board and pushed on each of the chips to make sure they're all fully in. nearly all are soldered, the few that are not all seem to be firmly in.
I'm very upset because this was my first Arcade Machine purchase, and it's starting to feel like I was sold a lemon since I only played it twice. Can anyone offer any guidance on what's wrong or how I might fix it? I'm an engineer so I'm very prepared to solder/rewire etc. I've searched the forum for a similar issue, and I've also looked at the guide on PCB. but curious if anyone has encountered something similar.
I played it just a couple of times, and now the sprites are all messed up. For example, Bentley Bear (main character) gets replaced by an image of the witch, and then a tree, etc. Partials of other sprites appear over enemies (for example pairs of Bently's feet appearing over each Crystal Ball enemy). I've tried unplugging and plugging back in. I've tried entering the test mode (it encountered no errors). I've unplugged and plugged back in the circuit board, and I've also removed the board and pushed on each of the chips to make sure they're all fully in. nearly all are soldered, the few that are not all seem to be firmly in.
I'm very upset because this was my first Arcade Machine purchase, and it's starting to feel like I was sold a lemon since I only played it twice. Can anyone offer any guidance on what's wrong or how I might fix it? I'm an engineer so I'm very prepared to solder/rewire etc. I've searched the forum for a similar issue, and I've also looked at the guide on PCB. but curious if anyone has encountered something similar.