TheMaze
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Namco 500GP Won't Unlock/Does anyone have a service manual
So, against my better judgement, I'm picking up a pair of Namco 500GB Deluxe racing games tomorrow. I looked at the games today, and one of the two has some issue where the bike doesn't unlock (when you aren't playing the game, the bike is locked in position).
I haven't torn apart the game yet (it's not in my possession yet) but has anyone seen this before/have any thoughts? Alternatively, does anyone have an actual service manual for this game? The only thing I found was http://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameManual500GPDeluxe which has very little in the way of technical info, and I don't even see a mention of the lock.
Also, just curious, was this a Japan-only game? The manual I linked above only mentions it running on 240V power, and the cabinet had Japanese labeling on some switches. I'm also finding almost no info on it online.
So, against my better judgement, I'm picking up a pair of Namco 500GB Deluxe racing games tomorrow. I looked at the games today, and one of the two has some issue where the bike doesn't unlock (when you aren't playing the game, the bike is locked in position).
I haven't torn apart the game yet (it's not in my possession yet) but has anyone seen this before/have any thoughts? Alternatively, does anyone have an actual service manual for this game? The only thing I found was http://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameManual500GPDeluxe which has very little in the way of technical info, and I don't even see a mention of the lock.
Also, just curious, was this a Japan-only game? The manual I linked above only mentions it running on 240V power, and the cabinet had Japanese labeling on some switches. I'm also finding almost no info on it online.