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All the rest / Re: Happy Birthday André!
« Last post by Belike on November 20, 2025, 05:54:47 PM »
Happy Bday André!
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I'm selling this CRAZY BALLOON by Taito/Taitronics kind of 'conversion kit'

Includes the original PCB, really clean, 100% functional and authentic.

Also comes with the marquee in very good condition, with the usual minor scratches, but please note there are 6 small holes present

A mini side art from the game is included, carefully removed from the cabinet and ready to be re‑applied
+ two transparent red stickers, used to colorize the game’s scores on a black‑and‑white screen

I'm asking €500 + shipping for the entire 'kit'.

A special box will be built to keep the PCB safe during shipment
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All the rest / Re: Happy Birthday André!
« Last post by DarthNuno on November 19, 2025, 09:44:11 PM »
Level 58 today! Happy B*Day André  :)
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Galaxian Theater / Re: GALAXIAN 3 MINOLTA TOWER FOOTAGE, 1994
« Last post by DarthNuno on November 03, 2025, 09:05:44 PM »
It's great to bring out those old videos again, especially if they?re the only ones that exist from that place.  :spaceace:

Funny to see that even back then, the operators struggled to align the two projectors and their overlapping images.  :)
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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!
« Last post by DarthNuno on November 03, 2025, 08:58:44 PM »
chinese tv, new ones? how much are they?

They are really cheap!  8)
But I have to admit, they're not built all that well. I've already fried four or five of them...  :oops: I think they can do the job for home use, but I wouldn't let these boards run 10 hours a day for months like the old-school monitors did. Still, for my setup, they get the job correctly...
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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!
« Last post by Andreas_AUT on November 01, 2025, 06:50:43 PM »
nice!

chinese tv, new ones? how much are they?
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Galaxian Theater / Galaxian 3 Minolta Tower Footage, 1994
« Last post by funworld_enthusiast on October 30, 2025, 09:26:21 PM »
PLEASE READ

Here's my video of the Galaxian 3 that once operated at the Minolta Tower in Niagara Falls! Previously, there was no videos OR photos of this Galaxian 3, but after looking around on a post online (which, I don't believe many people have seen), I found a video with footage with the game! (original footage used in my video was much longer, I just got rid of the parts without Galaxian 3). However, the true heroes of this story are the ones who actually filmed it, so here's channel credit for the footage.

@BryceBarnetteHomeVideos (@ on YouTube)

This video also disproves the belief that the game was installed in 1995, as it was taken in June 1994.

My Video (JUST footage of the Galaxian 3): https://youtu.be/ulGOgvOX_cA?si=jbz4CHimEvujFMg8

1 hr 30 min original video where my video's footage was taken from (also features the Skylon Tower arcade!): https://youtu.be/wLvuZJi-17A?si=LwTq26Ib-K_PMGGA


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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!
« Last post by DarthNuno on October 22, 2025, 06:18:36 PM »
Dang, after a short hiatus (two months!), here's an update  :roll:

T-molding installed, and here's the first side finally fully finished  :arrow:



Received the second side art artwork...



...now installed!



New T-molding session. It's my least favorite step. No luck  :arrow: this Italian version of the cabinet has quite a long stretch of it  :? ...



Well, it's not finished yet, but I really wanted to see Dragon's Lair 2 running on the original tube. The chassis, meanwhile, is a brand new Chinese one. It's starting to look pretty awesome, right? I'm happy: it's slowly waking up again  :D



 :)
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Galaxian Theater / Re: Galaxian 3 Funworld Updates
« Last post by DarthNuno on October 15, 2025, 09:28:31 PM »
Thanks for this footage. It's important to preserve records of this game in action.
I should dig through my old hard drives, I remember recording a lot of Zolgear sessions too, since that was the mission installed on my Galaxian Theater when I got it.
But I have to admit I quickly switched to Project Dragoon, as that mission left the strongest impression on me.
Here's a Let's Play video of the Galaxian 3 made by me  :)  :


https://youtu.be/wZlKtuoqilc?si=jkQeBCXK_bV29Yzb
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?  ???   

I don't remember any adaptive difficulty.
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Galaxian Theater / Re: Galaxian 3 Funworld Updates
« Last post by funworld_enthusiast on October 06, 2025, 03:59:21 AM »
Here's a Let's Play video of the Galaxian 3 made by me  :)  :

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 felt WAY harder in the latter half of this playthrough, maybe because I won multiple times before.  ::)
Perhaps there is an automatic skill adjuster programmed in the game during game play? Would you know this DarthNuno?  ???   

Video footage recorded October 5th, 2025.
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