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UPDATE: Based on what everyone says, looks like it's original, but I overpaid anyway!
Any idea about the weird wires on the back of the PCB anyone? Also, once I have the ability to check it out, I'll figure out what this "prototype" message meant. It could just have been Google Translate giving me bad Japanese to English though.
Fellow A-P'ers, some assistance please.
So I bought this from YAJ a few months ago and for some reason I keep forgetting people do conversions, or sell Korean "boots", and whatnot. I know, I know, it's my job as the buyer to pay attention, but damn, sometimes you slip up, you know? Public service note, Tequila and online shopping ONLY works for the wives out there...
Anyway, someone was talking about Charlie Ninja (maybe @undamned) and I checked it out and decided it would be perfect fit for my collection of "two-player so my wife will play with me" games and started to hunt it down. I think I paid about $350 for it, which seems high, but I couldn't find it cheaper anywhere I checked and I was in a rush to grab it (because I'm inpatient, that's all). Anyway, now of course I realize you can buy a cheap $60 game and convert it to this (and other much more valuable games), and realized I might have goofed up.
The main chips seem original, but there are two EPROM, some of the chips have their codes rubbed off (although this seems to be common with some legit games) and there is weird bridging of 3 chips on the bottom that looks aftermarket. Also no labels on the board and the seller sold it as a "prototype", whatever that means. Oh, wait, that usually means "I converted a cheap game to an expensive one and I'm ripping you off dumbass"!
Anyhow, I screwed up, mistakes were made. The question is, can you guys tell me how bad I screwed up? Conversion, boot, something else I don't know about?
Also, I just sold my two HAS', so I have no way to test this right now. I'll try to swing by my buddy's house later to test, but don't know when I'll have time, but I don't have any reason to believe it doesn't work, I just can't check it for version number or anything.
Thanks for the help team!
Any idea about the weird wires on the back of the PCB anyone? Also, once I have the ability to check it out, I'll figure out what this "prototype" message meant. It could just have been Google Translate giving me bad Japanese to English though.
Fellow A-P'ers, some assistance please.
So I bought this from YAJ a few months ago and for some reason I keep forgetting people do conversions, or sell Korean "boots", and whatnot. I know, I know, it's my job as the buyer to pay attention, but damn, sometimes you slip up, you know? Public service note, Tequila and online shopping ONLY works for the wives out there...
Anyway, someone was talking about Charlie Ninja (maybe @undamned) and I checked it out and decided it would be perfect fit for my collection of "two-player so my wife will play with me" games and started to hunt it down. I think I paid about $350 for it, which seems high, but I couldn't find it cheaper anywhere I checked and I was in a rush to grab it (because I'm inpatient, that's all). Anyway, now of course I realize you can buy a cheap $60 game and convert it to this (and other much more valuable games), and realized I might have goofed up.
The main chips seem original, but there are two EPROM, some of the chips have their codes rubbed off (although this seems to be common with some legit games) and there is weird bridging of 3 chips on the bottom that looks aftermarket. Also no labels on the board and the seller sold it as a "prototype", whatever that means. Oh, wait, that usually means "I converted a cheap game to an expensive one and I'm ripping you off dumbass"!
Anyhow, I screwed up, mistakes were made. The question is, can you guys tell me how bad I screwed up? Conversion, boot, something else I don't know about?
Also, I just sold my two HAS', so I have no way to test this right now. I'll try to swing by my buddy's house later to test, but don't know when I'll have time, but I don't have any reason to believe it doesn't work, I just can't check it for version number or anything.
Thanks for the help team!
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