Recent content by leonk

I wish I had the space for another cab. :( I would totally add a Vewlix or Blast to my NAC!! Enjoy!!

I also picked up a bench for my New Astro City. The bench was new in box! It looks amazing next to my arcade machine now...

I had a chance to drop by the storage unit today to check out the cabs. They are all in wonderful shape and legit! Here are some pics I took.

There's multiple issues that can cause any Neo Geo cart to fail. I'm not sure what is the root cause of your failure, but here are some of the causes that I've helped others solve: 1. Bad power supply. Check the 5V rail. I've had 1 customer with almost 6VDC!! I'm surprised he didn't kill his...

There are other things as well. Like light fixture and potentially a separate audio amp. I've personally experienced a poorly wired candy cab where when you touch the side of the machine, you can feel the tingling of electricity. Any electrician that worked around live outlets knows what I'm...

I shared this about 5 years ago. Been running my NAC cab like this since about 2010. I converted my cab to this universal mode (using a power strip) so I can swap what's inside. Anything from stock PSU and JAMMA PCBs, to Naomi 2 with its own SUN PSU to a MAME arcade setup with its own PSU. My...

I would stick with an Arcade PSU rather than a PC PSU. Arcade PCBs require less rails (e.g. no 3.3V or -12V rail) and good arcade PSUs allow you to dial in the 5V rail while PC does not. Your MVS cab can easily be modified to take any arcade PSU and not look jank; you just need to know what...

I think it depends on which version you're running. The decrypted KOF2003 is under 8MB. The other game that has 9MB PROM with smaller decrypted version is Metal Slug 3.

That's how Neo Geo works with regular BIOS or even UNIBIOS. You need the hacked UNIBIOS I provide with Vortex cart installed to be able to get back to the main menu without power cycling the entire system. You get into the OSD of the game and hold the B button while resetting the game. B button...

It a hit/miss with 4 slot. Some customers had no issues with the Vortex carts, others had issues. The modified unibios should get you back to the menu to select another game. Better question is why you'd want to have a multislot with a vortex or any multicart? Even when you use original Neo Geo...

Who knew that smuggling Chinese goods into the USA in 2025 is like smuggling blue jeans into East Germany in 1980.

The Canadian underground railroad is up and running. Be careful what postal system you use. ChitChats had an entire shipment truck sent back to Canada because people were misslabeling packages and border inspection was opening the packages up and checking. ChitChats will fine you $1000 on...

That BP 3.3uF cap can not be replaced by the 2nd one - the monitor will blow it very quickly after first power on. Here's the correct replacement with explanation on what it is and why the original one is so big...

All 4 carts are now sold!!! I have 3 more donor carts on my way to me. They should be here in 3 weeks time. I need about a week to convert them from 161-in-1 to ALL-in-1. I will post here when those are available. If you want to secure one of these spots, DM or e-mail me. I don't take deposits...

Got 4 more carts ready to ship out today --- if anyone still interested in getting one.