RJ Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Hey arcade aficionados, got a sweet score on a Blasteroids a few days back, played fine onsite but monitor has a bad blue transistor...anyway I unloaded it & it worked fine in my garage, then I got it inside & down 12 stairs with a minimum of bumping (I was careful), plugged it in & no dice. Monitor comes on but no display/game screen, & when I jiggle the entire machine (it's on casters) I briefly get some intermittent "garbage"(?) flashing. Experienced friend of mine is thinking bad power supply, it's a HAPP Power Pro (not original) if that helps. Unsure how to check voltages on it as it has no exterior connections. TIA!!!! Edited November 12, 2019 by RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 Also, fuses are checked & fine. Coin mechs & marquee not illuminated (& were not illuminated on site). Also on the HouseQuake audio board, of the 3 red LEDs, the 2 nearest the heat sinks light up, but not the 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Found the problem ??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Gave it a good home ??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Blasteroids FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 excellent. glad you got it working. i've enjoyed mine since i got it in the late 80's. i've replaced one power supply, but that was the only issue i ever had with it. i think i fiddled with the vertical sizing once, and i've oiled and lubricated the 2nd player spinner, because it was stiff. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 Oh BTW once I got it into place there, the next day the BLUE came back to the screen! Was told probably a bad solder joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Is Blasteroids as hard as Asteroids? I have been eyeing Blasteroids as my next arcade. I got a Gravitar and an Original Asteroids(with a Asteroid Deluxe/Lunar Lander mulit-chip). Thinking Blasteroids would fight in nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I wold tend to say it's easier. It's easier because it isn't as monotonous. Lots of things to keep you busy. Lots of color and varied sound effects to clue you in to the situation. To draw you in. Blasteroids also has an ending. A sense of completion instead of endless grinding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 17 hours ago, Machine said: Is Blasteroids as hard as Asteroids? I have been eyeing Blasteroids as my next arcade. I got a Gravitar and an Original Asteroids(with a Asteroid Deluxe/Lunar Lander mulit-chip). Thinking Blasteroids would fight in nicely. There are 4 difficulty levels. Everything from beginner, to expert, so lots to master. The 2 player mode is very cool cooperative modes also. later -1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) Blasteroids has raster graphics (rasteroids?) so it wouldn't go with your 2 in that sense. If you want to stay vector I'm thinking Space Duel. The boss battle against Mukor (a big green cacodemon-type monster) is relatively easy, just gotta blast his enemy-spewing protuberances- which are mini versions of the game's enemy ships (I think shrunk down to make Mukor look huge). & the gameplay backgrounds are actual NASA photos digitized by ILM. & there are tons of variables, powerups, & enemies- even 4-5 different kinds of asteroids! What Im doing currently is coining up x5 & seeing how far I can get on that. Once I'm able to best the game on 5 credits, I'll drop down to 4, & so on. BTW my monitor is experiencing slow horizontal collapse at the bottom 1/3.of the screen Edited December 4, 2019 by RJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, RJ said: Blasteroids has raster graphics (rasteroids?) so it wouldn't go with your 2 in that sense. If you want to stay vector I'm thinking Space Duel. The boss battle against Mukor (a big green cacodemon-type monster) is relatively easy, just gotta blast his enemy-spewing protuberances- which are mini versions of the game's enemy ships (I think shrunk down to make Mukor look huge). & the gameplay backgrounds are actual NASA photos digitized by ILM. & there are tons of variables, powerups, & enemies- even 4-5 different kinds of asteroids! What Im doing currently is coining up x5 & seeing how far I can get on that. Once I'm able to best the game on 5 credits, I'll drop down to 4, & so on. BTW my monitor is experiencing slow horizontal collapse at the bottom 1/3.of the screen Good to hear. Keep up the practice. I can finish it on easy pretty much all the time, and same with medium: expert is easier than hard, because of all the power ups. i can't finish it yet on either one. i wrote a huge comprehensive FAQ about the game, and will post it here. gamefaqs wouldn't accept it, because i didn't capitalize my sentences. i map out every level, power up, and strategy to go through all the levels. there was one replay on MARP of someone getting through expert mode on 1 credit. later -1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 Last night starting on Medium (as usual) I got 2-3 sectors in past the 1st Mukor encounter. That's the best I've done yet. Oh & for Machine debating a purchase, Blasteroids uses a spinner control rather than buttons to rotate the ship. I rarely use transform but I discovered the smallest ship is ideal for blasting the tan geometric faceted asteroids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Here's my complete detailed faq for Blasteroids. Anyone wanting to learn the game, the levels, the enemies should check it out. later -1 blasteroids_v08er.txt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 well my blasteroids is acting up. screen won't come on. will have to get it looked at. oh well. later -1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 Mine's still hanging in there but I cant find time to play it. My son & I have some aggressive air hockey tournaments lately & my shots get a bit heated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 it took me a year. but finally got my screen fixed and working. needed some caps replaced and fixed. have to start playing again now. later -1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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