Author Topic: TV COMPETITION (Yet Another Pong Bootleg) (Read 9787 times)

vernimark · « **on:** July 24, 2012, 08:11:55 PM »

I begun to restore it a couple of months ago... I suppose it is italian because instructions say "rotate dials to MOLE paddle..."

but I'm not so sure

I'd like to finish it soon because i've really a lot of cabinets in very bad conditions

inside, the board was there but no transformers and the monitor was broken: I don't have a BW monitor to put in there (and just in case I find it I'll preserve it for original cabinets of course) so I'm thinking to use a standard 20'' tv (too bad I know...)

here some pictures of the cabinet as I found it.

vernimark

Etienne MacGyver · « **Reply #1 on:** July 24, 2012, 09:51:24 PM »

I think its pretty cool !

And dont worry for a TV, The original Pong also uses a TV, and so does Rally, so i guess pong is original on a TV

vernimark · « **Reply #2 on:** July 24, 2012, 09:58:10 PM »

hehe, that's true

vernimark

vernimark · « **Reply #3 on:** September 11, 2012, 12:29:44 PM »

smoked glass missing but tonight I'll mount it

the original marquee was broken in two parts. I scanned it and I gave it to my graphic designer.
reprinted exactly like the original one, really impressive...

vernimark

ckong · « **Reply #4 on:** September 11, 2012, 01:24:58 PM »

what a great machine, I like the looks of it.

vernimark · « **Reply #5 on:** September 11, 2012, 01:43:25 PM »

Quote from: ckong on September 11, 2012, 01:24:58 PM

what a great machine, I like the looks of it.

it's for trade haha

Belike · « **Reply #6 on:** September 11, 2012, 01:55:31 PM »

Nice machine, I'm just wondering where did you get the inspiration from, to take care of it these days.

vernimark · « **Reply #7 on:** September 11, 2012, 02:37:09 PM »

I don't have so much space so when I begin a project I have to finish it before the next one.....
now I'm working on a MONZA GP, a sort of MONACO GP clone made by Olympia but Olympia redesigned the PCB with a CPU.
This game is very rare (I know, yet another italian bootleg...) and I'm quite curious to have it working.
Anyway Mame team is waiting for a rom dump so you will see it on mame very soon...

These are my project here in Bologna, where I work. In Milano during week ends i'm working on another italian bootleg: Bazooka. I suppose the schematics are the same of TAITO CROSS FIRE, but I can't find them; then I have a couple of cocktails to repair...

vernimark

Love · « **Reply #8 on:** September 11, 2012, 10:32:29 PM »

Now you got me curious. Do you have pics of the Monza GP and Bazooka? And ever heard of a Olympia game called Jaguar? What else do you have Olympia wise?

vernimark · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2012, 02:46:28 PM »

a couple of videos

http://youtu.be/UG57oLH3G1c

http://youtu.be/-1j9TEhA8LU

vernimark

Love · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2012, 03:27:34 PM »

nice

PS: are there independently moving extra paddles going up and down closer to the middle of the playfield to make it more difficult or is this some kind of bug?

vernimark · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2012, 03:48:57 PM »

Additional paddles are independent. Pinout is the same of Pong but the board is different.

vernimark

vernimark · « **Reply #12 on:** September 21, 2012, 09:59:12 PM »

Restoration completed

http://www.vernimark.com/arcade/default.asp?PageMode=3&PageMode2=3&GameID=615&tog=1&PictureID=1567#PictureID1567

vernimark

Love · « **Reply #13 on:** September 21, 2012, 11:13:30 PM »

Nice! Seriously.

Belike · « **Reply #14 on:** September 21, 2012, 11:19:28 PM »

Very unique piece, nice job!

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