Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Galaxian Theater => Topic started by: funworld_enthusiast on April 30, 2025, 12:33:11 AM
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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 ;)
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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. :)
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As of now, the game is powered off. Investigation is being done into a solid state solution to the LaserDisc problem.
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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.
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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:
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As of right now, the left laserdisc player is totally dead. I was told that there are plans to replace it.
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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. :-\
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I mean, with the recent (and still ongoing) emulation of MegaLD games through Ares, it should probably open some doors for that possibility to become reality. Domesday Duplicator and LD-Decode really have done wonders.
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Here's a post I made documenting the condition of the Galaxian 3 at Fun World as of September 20th, 2025:
http://youtube.com/post/Ugkxt_uPXgdJDboZchO1u7MpHyaH3fUI_cp8?si=heLfagZekSqkKkcA (http://youtube.com/post/Ugkxt_uPXgdJDboZchO1u7MpHyaH3fUI_cp8?si=heLfagZekSqkKkcA)
This post explains its exact condition, as well as other updates regarding the cabinet.
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Here's a Let's Play video of the Galaxian 3 made by me :) :
https://youtu.be/wZlKtuoqilc?si=jkQeBCXK_bV29Yzb (https://youtu.be/wZlKtuoqilc?si=jkQeBCXK_bV29Yzb)
Not to mention, this the only recorded "Mission Completed" Attack of the Zolgear game outside of Japan. ;) :roll:
For some reason, the enemies were WAY harder in the latter half of this playthrough, maybe because I won multiple times before. ::)
Perhaps there is a automatic skill adjuster programmed in the game during game play? Would you know this DarthNuno? ???
Video footage recorded October 5th, 2025.