tenvad
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(Sorry this is long)
I'm trying to figure out whether it's worth trying to install an old NOS CPO that I bought back in the '90s.
I have a Space Firebird I bought in the mid '90s and at the time happened to find a CPO billed as NOS so picked that up too, figuring it would be hard or impossible to find in the future. Back then there weren't nearly as many repro parts available, especially for oddball games like this, so I'm assuming both the worn CPO on the game and the replacement are genuine Gremlin/Sega. They're both identical, save for the grime and wear on the game.
Fast forward to modern times, and a few years back I bought a repro CPO from a well-known vendor, thinking I'd finally get around to cleaning up my old game. And figured I should keep the original CPO clean and uninstalled for posterity. But the repro didn't match at all. I can't really use it, after knowing what it's really supposed to look like all these years. At least at the time there weren't as many options for repro artwork, and think that might have been the only company to have Space Firebird. They had a good reputation, so figured it was just impossible to match that orange color in the modern world.
I'm just worried whether it makes any sense to try to install the old NOS one. Years back on the forums, there was a concern that old/NOS CPOs were more likely to be brittle and crack on install – and now this one is even older. But researching now I see there's also concern about the modern repros cracking more than the originals. And also saw some talk about the need to re-apply adhesive (Scotch 467 on the original).
Am I just going to regret removing the original, and end up having to replace the NOS one I install with something that doesn't match anyway? If anyone has any experience or advice trying to install a CPO this old, thanks in advance.
I'm trying to figure out whether it's worth trying to install an old NOS CPO that I bought back in the '90s.
I have a Space Firebird I bought in the mid '90s and at the time happened to find a CPO billed as NOS so picked that up too, figuring it would be hard or impossible to find in the future. Back then there weren't nearly as many repro parts available, especially for oddball games like this, so I'm assuming both the worn CPO on the game and the replacement are genuine Gremlin/Sega. They're both identical, save for the grime and wear on the game.
Fast forward to modern times, and a few years back I bought a repro CPO from a well-known vendor, thinking I'd finally get around to cleaning up my old game. And figured I should keep the original CPO clean and uninstalled for posterity. But the repro didn't match at all. I can't really use it, after knowing what it's really supposed to look like all these years. At least at the time there weren't as many options for repro artwork, and think that might have been the only company to have Space Firebird. They had a good reputation, so figured it was just impossible to match that orange color in the modern world.
I'm just worried whether it makes any sense to try to install the old NOS one. Years back on the forums, there was a concern that old/NOS CPOs were more likely to be brittle and crack on install – and now this one is even older. But researching now I see there's also concern about the modern repros cracking more than the originals. And also saw some talk about the need to re-apply adhesive (Scotch 467 on the original).
Am I just going to regret removing the original, and end up having to replace the NOS one I install with something that doesn't match anyway? If anyone has any experience or advice trying to install a CPO this old, thanks in advance.



