Today begins week 2 of building out the Raizing Core which will support Batrider, Garegga and Battle Bakraid. In week 1 I focused mainly on learning verilog, and also as an exercise, building out most…
Guwange/ Batrider Version Change Roms
Replaced PRG0 with US PRG0 Batrider Over the past few months I got the final boards I needed to complete my PCB collection. Firstly, I finally managed to find Guwange, and a Batrider Version B.…
Should You Buy the “King of Air 2”…
Recently, I just happened upon a new board called "The King of Air 2". This board is essentially a Pandora Box DX that has been re-configured for vertical game support, and only supports that with…
Primal Rage Board Tour
Today I am going to show you one of the most, if not the most obscure board I have: Primal Rage. This thing is HUGE. It takes up so much space at home, and I…
Shinobi Sega System 16b No Video Repair &…
I got a really clean looking PCB recently for cheap (about 100 bucks), a phoenixed Shinobi System 16b PCB. The problem with this PCB was that the sounds and such play, but no video. This…
Killer Instinct 2 Board Repair
I got a pretty good deal recently on a KI2 board that was damaged due to being plugged into a monitor without an isolation transformer. When this happens, the inductor for the video ground gets…
DCDigital (DCHDMI) Install
Today I finally got through a few mods I have been putting off for my Dreamcast. First is the DCDigital (formerly known as the DCHDMI), the DreamPSU, Noctua Fan Mod and the GDEmu Shell. Before…
xStation Install Completed!
Today, I finally completed my install of the xStation. It took a while as my first attempt on my 55xx series failed for some unknown reason. Not sure why it failed, as I tried many…
Picked up a MiSTer!
Today I finally picked up a MiSTer with some parts (though not all have come in yet). I got it from Mouser, they have plenty of stock. The SDRam addon I ended up getting from…
X-Men 2/4p Sound Board 054544 Repair
I recently saw a good deal on eBay to get a Konami X-Men for pretty cheap. Normally it is about a 4-500 dollar board, but I got it for around 250 or so. The board…