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Virtua Tennis 3 - the picture is bugged

Gaff77

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When I start the game, the loading screen with Lindbergh text appears normally, but in-game, the image is distorted, the Sound is working, and it responds to the controls and buttons, so I can see that the game is functioning. Could this likely mean the GPU is broken, or is it an issue with the monitor? I haven’t yet tested connecting Lindbergh’s VGA cable to a different monitor, but that’s the next step. Any ideas? And if it is a GPU issue, do I need to find an official 'Sega Lindbergh Geforce 7800GS Card,' or would a consumer model of the same GPU work in the arcade machine?
 

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It often happens to have faulty graphics cards, generally on 7600GS, on 7800GS I generally have nothing at all!
There is a specific bios on Lindbergh graphics cards, but I have the impression that it is not always checked...
 
Okay, now I found out that the issue is with the monitor. I have no experience in repairing arcade monitors... Any ideas on what I should do here? A professional would probably know how to fix it. Another option is to find a similar 4:3 VGA monitor and replace it.
 

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Try testing the cabinet monitor again.

The boot up screen came up normally in your first pic, so the monitor should be fine.
 
Try testing the cabinet monitor again.

The boot up screen came up normally in your first pic, so the monitor should be fine.
You were right! I held down the 'Degauss' button shown in the picture for about ten seconds, and the image appeared normally. At first, I tried pressing all the buttons, but the image was still distorted. But then, when I started spamming that button and holding it down for a long time, the image finally appeared correctly! Fantastic, thank you for pointing me in the right direction; I wondered why the image looked normal on boot-up but got messed up when entering the game. By the way, I also moved to Malmi, to Ormusmäentie, right next to Sugoi :) I’ll have to stop by sometime! I was wondering if you still have those Taito arcade stools for sale. I should probably finally get some seats for the Lindbergh cabinet I bought from you back then.
 

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Oh wow, you have a Sanwa PFX. Nice get. That was the last monitor in these cabs.

I still have stools. Drop by some weekend.
 
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