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General Chat => Galaxian Theater => Topic started by: funworldenthusiast on April 30, 2025, 12:33:11 AM

Title: Galaxian 3 Funworld Update
Post by: funworldenthusiast on April 30, 2025, 12:33:11 AM

Last Sunday, I went back to FunWorld to see if Galaxian 3 was working, but it was not. :(

However, I asked someone if they could turn it on, and they did! ;D

As for the condition, it was the same, with the same sound issues present unfortunately (no music for most of the game and less voices), but player 5 accepted tokens. After 2 hours, the left laserdisc starting glitching again, like in FramedNiner's video, so it's probably an issue with the v-mix board that DarthNuno brought up. Hopefully they can fix it... :-\ but the game is still fun nevertheless ;)

Title: Re: Galaxian 3 Funworld Update
Post by: DarthNuno on May 01, 2025, 06:56:30 AM

Thanks for your feedback. It's really great that Funworld has persevered in repairing this game and that, despite the difficulties, they continue to want to keep it running.  :spaceace:

You're absolutely right to make the most of it while you can, despite the technical issues.  :)

Title: Re: Galaxian 3 Funworld Update
Post by: Framed_Niner on May 03, 2025, 07:40:51 PM

As of now, the game is powered off. Investigation is being done into a solid state solution to the LaserDisc problem.

Title: Re: Galaxian 3 Funworld Update
Post by: Framed_Niner on June 20, 2025, 01:31:00 PM

So it turns out that if you ask the technician there, he can turn the theater on for an hour. The reason it's not always on is because of a fault that develops on the left side, presumably due to a failing laserdisc player. The sound is screwed up too. However, the game is still enjoyable in it's entirety, and efforts are being made to fix the issue.

Title: Re: Galaxian 3 Funworld Update
Post by: DarthNuno on June 20, 2025, 10:50:50 PM

Thanks for the update. It's a good way to do things even if it runs into a small issue after an hour, it's really nice to launch the game anyway for those who want to.  :spaceace:

Title: Re: Galaxian 3 Funworld Update
Post by: Framed_Niner on August 21, 2025, 11:56:59 PM

As of right now, the left laserdisc player is totally dead. I was told that there are plans to replace it.

Title: Re: Galaxian 3 Funworld Update
Post by: DarthNuno on August 22, 2025, 07:27:33 PM

From a medium to long-term perspective, the most viable solution for them is to deploy a system such as a PC or Raspberry Pi capable of emulating laserdisc. Original laserdiscs players are not only increasingly scarce, but their mechanical complexity and aging components make them exceptionally difficult to service or restore nowadays.  :-\