3DO Repair Help :)

[jschipmann]

interesting....

 

Pebble beach and the 3DO Buffet disc both try to read... and eject (2 attempts and ejects in 10 seconds). I burnt Return Fire.... and it stays in for quite some time withthe access light staying on as if it is trying to load it up...for much much longer. However the disc does eject after a bit. I think it is trying to load it but the second chip is saying hey wait this isn't the game I'm supposed to have let me look further... and then doesn't know what to do so it spits it out.

[jschipmann]

removed ROM 2 with no luck still same results.

[jschipmann]

Welp I did the obvious thing....I found an ISO for Shootout at old tuscon and sure enough the unit is functioning and reads / loads the game

[Taijigamer]

Hmm. Maybe the laser is actually on its way out after all. I would have also checked a Japanese specific game before removing the ROM2 to confirm it being the Kanji chip. Keep that ROM safe incase u do want to play jananese only games in the future.

 

Edit: Fantastic! Glad it's finally working. Wonder why that game worked but the others failed?

Edited August 28, 2017 by Taijigamer

[jschipmann]

Game specific BIOS for that arcade game it's looking for the game as well as the arcade board

[Boojakascha]

Hello jschipmann

Please never ever trash the system =) I would love to get the Shootout at Old Tucson to run! I will help hunting the arcade board for you.

 

To the others: Is there a way to dump this BIOS without actually removing it?