2019 – May
Purchased machine (along with a Track & Field cocktail). Really really nice shape.
2019 – May
The machine had some with a 60-in-1 emulator card which I wanted to replace to make the machine more authentic. (more on the irony of that position in a minute). I purchased a PCB off eBay for $265.00 but when it arrived it would only show characters on the screen. I took it over to a friend’s house to test it in his machine and exhibited similar problems there too. The seller gladly took it back which was nice.
I purchased a second PCB which was a JAMMA board for $91.00 so I grabbed a Galaga PCB to Jamma adapter ($16) as well as an original Galaga PCB cage holder/bracket ($8.50).
For whatever reason, I then ordered yet another Galaga PCB for $217.50 which would make a single explosion noise on startup and then run with all kinds of graphic corruption. Not sure if I fixed it or went with the Jamma.
2021 – September
Purchase the Galaga High Score Saves kit which lets you do things like tweak the firing rate etc. So much for keeping the game authentic but whatever. 🙂