What is your "Outburst of Joy" when you fix a game that has haunted you?

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What is your "Outburst of Joy" when you fix a game that has haunted you?

I recently fixed the distorted sound on my Star Trek audio amp. It was NOT a fun process. I ran to the radioshack/ other local electricians store several times throughout the day. I was getting VERY frustrated VERY quickly. I changed the caps, nothing. I changed the diodes, nothing. I even changed the fuses for the hell of it. Nothing. As a couple of you may know, sometimes I get short tempered when it comes to replacing part after part after part with no results. Its emotionally and sometimes financially exhausting.

But when I looked at the schematics one last time, I saw that there were 2 power transistors for the audio amp, a TIP120 and TIP125. *Ding!* went the lightbulb that appeared over my head. I booked it to the electronics store as fast as I could and made it JUST as they were closing their doors for the weekend. I got the parts I needed, ran back home, installed the new transistors, and before I turned the game on one last time, prayed a quick "please....PLEASE work!!!" to the arcade gods above. I was greeted with a crystal clear Star Trek theme and a very warming "Welcome aboard, Captain!" as I coined her up. I let out a loud "OH HELL YES!!!" and jumped in the air spread eagle. Then clapped my hands in a dance of sorts. I probably looked retarded to the kids that were walking by the driveway at that moment.

So that got me thinking.....Do you let out any sort of "battlecry" or sigh of relief as you finally repair a game that has thrown you curveballs left and right? Or am I just taking this hobby a tad too seriously? :D
 
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Usually when I get a PIA game working, I turn into even *more* of a dork and start babbling(even more) to the family or whoever is around. In the case of Omega Race, I even put a video up on Youtube of me being said dork. :D
 
Usually when I get a PIA game working, I turn into even *more* of a dork and start babbling(even more) to the family or whoever is around. In the case of Omega Race, I even put a video up on Youtube of me being said dork. :D

That's me,babbling to anybody unfortunate enough to be near me.What i say "Hey remember how frogger had no sound?,yea,well,i replaced the cap at c36 and that didn't work,but it did get me to thinking maybe it was........(insert long ass story here)................................and finally it now has sound :)" What they hear "Hey frogger works" lol.
 
If the light bulb in your head dings, you need to check your wiring. Light bulbs are supposed to light up, not play sounds. :)


I get excited when I get a challenging part working as well. I get even more excited when I remember to stop at Sandy's before they close for the weekend. I really hate that store these days. They used to be open when I needed them and have the parts that I needed. Now it looks like they are trying to pull a Radioshack and be as unhelpful to hobbyists as possible. At least they don't sell phones yet!
 
I usually scream "I HAVE BEEN VICTORIOUUUUUS!" much to the amusement of anyone in the room/city...
 
If the light bulb in your head dings, you need to check your wiring. Light bulbs are supposed to light up, not play sounds. :)


I get excited when I get a challenging part working as well. I get even more excited when I remember to stop at Sandy's before they close for the weekend. I really hate that store these days. They used to be open when I needed them and have the parts that I needed. Now it looks like they are trying to pull a Radioshack and be as unhelpful to hobbyists as possible. At least they don't sell phones yet!

Haha, Sandy's probably hates me for barging in at 5:28 and making them open the store back up :)
 
tell me about it, I'm about to take out my Mortal Kombat machine to see whats the problem, now the poor thing randomly resets again. After weeks of being played non stop.

Damn you Midway, DAMN YOU! I'll probably move it around, and its going to be ok. Then I'll put it back where its suposed to be, and its going to reset.

That thing is haunted by the souls of the grunge kids that played on it in the early '90.
 
It's generally something like "About freakin' time!" or a more profane variant.

It always takes me twice as long to fix something as I think it should.
 
After 1 trip to Ford Electronics for an Atari Big Blue Cap, 4 Trips to radio shack for fuses, diodes and transistors, and 1 trip to Fry's for a Bridge Rectifier ---- 9 hours later my Asteroids lit up and came to life..

A huge smile on my face and I ran inside and made my wife come out to the garage and see it at 11:20pm last night...

Way satisfying........

Chris
 
Mine usually comes after fighting a monitor that REALLY wants to go into the light. My wife will come in at several times during the process to see me with my hands propping up my head as I pour over schematics or inspect traces for the millionth time. When I finally get to the point where it powers up with a perfect picture, I quietly walk into the other room where she is reading or watching TV, and raise my hands in the air like I'm Rocky and I just made it to the top of the steps...

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Whenever I fix something... I generally say "I'm a genius" and tell my wife that I'm a genius... and then tell her how I love fixing things I get cheap/free that would normally cost a lot more
 
..... I was greeted with a crystal clear Star Trek theme and a very warming "Welcome aboard, Captatin!" as I coined her up. ..

sounds like the sound board has developed a stuttuttuttutter. back to the workshopopop as you must have installed the transistators with your tongue held to the lefttt instead of the right. say two hail marys to fix. ;)

oh, i make a fist with right hand down by my side, then as i punch the air with it i slap the left hand onto my right bicep (its a rude gesture) and yell you little (*^%% beaUtay! and if it was really challenging, might be three or four air punches in rapid succession.

a friend of mine was lookin over my right shoulder one day when i did that and he nearly had to go change his pants after seeing a great big fist come straight at him! :eek::D
 
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booooooo ya beotch!!!


and f&^k yeah, who's your daddy now!

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once i was a student...but now i am THE master
 
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