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[kinooshi823]

Looking to offer $750 if anyone is interested in selling a working one.

 

[ShootTheCore]

There's one for sale in the "Arcade PCB Collectors" group on Facebook if you want to make him an offer.

 

[kinooshi823]

There's one for sale in the "Arcade PCB Collectors" group on Facebook if you want to make him an offer.

I sent him my offer but it was declined. He wants 900 usd for it.

 

[ShootTheCore]

$900 USD is fair market price for a working, complete KI1 these days. Demand for them has shot way up - especially since you can run both KI1 and K2 on the KI1 board while the KI2 board can only run KI2.

 

[kinooshi823]

$900 USD is fair market price for a working, complete KI1 these days. Demand for them has shot way up - especially since you can run both KI1 and K2 on the KI1 board while the KI2 board can only run KI2.

Is there away to dual boot? Or would I have to change hdd and roms everytime?

I could have also sworn I've seen a thread where someone had ran KI1 on a KI2 board

 

[ShootTheCore]

There is a dual boot kit, although it doesn’t look straightforward to install. Long thread on it here:
https://www.arcade-projects.com/threads/killer-instinct-dual-board.5929/

AFAIK, the only way to run KI1 on a KI2 board is if you swap over the U96 protection chip from a KI1 board. Maybe you can get one from a dead parts donor.

 

[kinooshi823]

There is a dual boot kit, although it doesn’t look straightforward to install. Long thread on it here:
https://www.arcade-projects.com/threads/killer-instinct-dual-board.5929/

AFAIK, the only way to run KI1 on a KI2 board is if you swap over the U96 protection chip from a KI1 board. Maybe you can find a dead one as a parts donor.

Btw I tried to negotiate with that guy you mentioned for the board. He initially wanted PayPal as preferred payment. I offered to cover fees as goods and services and give him what we agreed, now he replies that he may want to only sell locally

 

[ShootTheCore]

Btw I tried to negotiate with that guy you mentioned for the board. He initially wanted PayPal as preferred payment. I offered to cover fees as goods and services and give him what we agreed, now he replies that he may want to only sell locally

One of the rules of that group is PayPal Good and Services Only - you may want to point that out to him.

 

[HornheaDD]

Ive seen people try to sell the board for $1700 on its own. Inanity. I think $750 is a more than fair offer at this point.

 

[kinooshi823]

One of the rules of that group is PayPal Good and Services Only - you may want to point that out to him.

Ive seen people try to sell the board for $1700 on its own. Inanity. I think $750 is a more than fair offer at this point.

Well he wouldn't budge on my initial offers. After talking about it all day, I did manage to buy the board for $990 being converted from 900 euros from him. This included the paypal fee and me paying for shipping. I felt kinda bummed since I wanted to get it cheaper but then waiting around would possibly be hit or miss. But yes, he initially wanted paypal friends and family, but I don't go that route. I like to have piece of mind. Now, aside from the dual boot. To just boot KI2 on the KI1 board is just swapping of the roms? Or is there something else I need. I actually purchased a non-working KI2 board earlier this week for pretty cheap I think and I do get the roms and flash card. I am unsure if I should get that board repaired or attempt to sell it without the roms to recoup some of the costs for buying KI1.

 

[ShootTheCore]

As I understand it, to play KI2 on the KI1 board, you apply this ISO patch to the KI2 MAME dump, burn EPROMs, install the EPROMs in your board, and attach a hard drive with the appropriate files.

https://www.arcade-projects.com/threads/killer-instinct-dual-board.5929/post-289917