Dunno if anyone has said yet. But if you open the machine by the coin slot theres a lever u can click and it thinks u inserted a coin. Also on the left of the pgb board there are toggle switches and one is for freeplay, can't remember which but there are 4 slot manuals online. More convenient
That humming from the speakers is the sound of those live animals plotting to explode from the machine! They just ordered some flamethrowers from your buddy in Japan, so check your boxes carefully!
I don't know if anyone has said it yet but the monitor just need to be adjusted. That rollover should be just a pot adjustment. Also, some times the 4 slot are funny and will not see a cart and the easy fix is to just pull them out and resit them. Hope this helps and congrats on your first NEO GEO MVS, I have 2 myself. great system.
You can also set your NEO GEO up for Free Play via the series of dipswitches on, I believe, the lefthand side of the board. Check a manual for which dipswitch needs flipped for your particular MVS board.
As mentioned by others, it could require capacitor replacement on the monitor board (cap kit) or the vertical adjustment needs some fine tuning. Find the small potentiometer knobs on the monitor or the remote board and get to work.
Looks like the problem is with machines gizmotron.To fix it you will need passive ray phase driver. With that switch the ultrascan port diodes 1 and 2 from "optical array matrix" into "multi feed pulse" -stages. If that does not work, you might need to install beer holder into the machine.
I've had the same thing happen to one of my TVs ( the top rolled over and started going down ). I couldn't find a fix, and eventually got rid of it. Hope you have better luck.
I have a NEO GEO 4 Slot machine, myself. The voltage coming from the power supply usually needs to be exactly +5 volts... NEO GEOs in particular can be finicky about getting any variation from five volts. Check your power supply with a multimeter to see what your current voltage is and adjust the voltage pot/knob.
You're correct about the picture rolling. That's exactly what is happening. My TV repair knowledge is wicked rusty, however there should be a vertical shift that will move the screen down. Best get someone with at least some basic electronics knowledge to look for it to make the adjustment.
For the monitor you could ether replace it or it could just be a couple of wires cut off a little or just send it to Luke if possible and for the marquee just take the bulb out and put a battery power lightbulb in there for the humming I really don't know send a an animal like a raccoon or a squirrel. Anyway I watch everyday and you is what inspired me and my friend to make and arcade machine or cabinet by scratch hope I get to play some cool classic games with you in the classic game room
To fix the top vertical overfold you need to tweak the vertical size setting first. There's probably a remote board close to the monitor if you open the control panel. Then you have to replace the capacitors, which is called a cap kit. That's because the capators value change over time and can generate many issues, like overfolds for instance. Cap kit, look it up.
I remember playing Frogger on a Frogger machine and one of the circuits was bust, so it displayed Frogger one row further than where he actually was! Bugged the crap out of me to say the least.
These monitors usually have little white twisty button things inside the cab, you move them clockwise and anticlockwise to affect the monitor image size and the volume. That is my high tech advice for you (if they are there it should just be a matter of having a little fiddle!).
As for what lukemorse1 mention mark make sure you clean the cartridges contacts,they can get very dirty.Use q-tips and some electronics cleaner and even a eraser works as well to.
Mark, Looks like you need a cap kit done on that monitor. That should fix it right up. If you've never done one yourself and you can barely use a screwdriver, then find someone out there that can re-cap it for you. Should be nominal cost.
The monitor could be going bad or it could be a really easy fix. There should be hardware knobs that adjust the horizontal and vertical screen position. It looks like the screen is folding over because the vertical setting is too high. If the monitor is going bad, changing these settings might not be enough.
There should be ajustments on the back board of the monitor for H hold Vhold brightness color some will be small "POTS" where you have to use a phillups screw driver to ajust others will be just like small dials. It looks kinda ike the H-hold(Horizontal hold) Is out of ajustment.
I'm guessing its the monitor b/c Luke showed him repairing the system and tested it out and it worked fine on his set-up....or try adjusting the carts again
Looks like monitor might need a capacitor kit to replace the old capacitors. Those are usually what cause problems like screen fold over like what you have
Yep, the vertical size / vertical position is set too high. The electron beam is bouncing off the edge of the tube and causing the image to "foldover". Nice vid though. Well done, Luke! (I wonder where he got the RAM chips from? Same part numbers, or equivalents?)
Mark, 4 slots tend to be finicky with cartridge order, especially with new carts. So yeah, it's normal. Keep trying until you find a working combination.
I know what it feels like mark, I cant fix anything. I tried fixing my nes 3 times with 3 different pin connectors and none of my attempts worked. The first I scratched the motherboard, the second a screw fell and sparked on the motherboard, and the third the pin connector was faulty.
Mark, You'd be surprised to find that BYOAC.org forums has a ton of great information about monitors, arcade pcbs, controls, wiring and more. The forum members are fairly warm people, as much as people on the internet can be. Give them a shot. Also, it looks like your "v-sync pot" may need some tweaking.
My point is that it's fixable. He has to remove the chassis (the two boards attached on the monitor tube). Someone will be able to fix it on the klov forum.
The image at the top of the monitor being flipped over is an easy fix. All you need to do is take a hacksaw and gingerly cut the top half of the monitor off, flip it over, then use hot glue to secure it in place.
Mark make sure you make a part 4 when you either put in the new monitor or do a cap kit! Your chassis is screwed, it has NOTHING to do with dirty cartridges
looks like a monitor sync issue. Not the board but the screen itself. Years ago I tried hooking up an AES via RGB to an old arcade monitor but there was a problem in getting it to sync right. Turns out the home units dont have the same vsync that the arcade boards do. Or at least that is what I seem to recall. Mark...get yourself a new monitor. Maybe from another NeoGeo.
Monitor issue is V.AMP issue. Find pot marked v amp or v size on back and adjust, see if it goes away when image is smaller. If not, a re-cap (cap kit) will likely sort this, its a simple common fault. Do not LCD this cab.
I accidentally hit send.. The capacitors in your monitor have dried up. It's actually an easy fix if you can solder. Just replace all the capacitors on your monitors PCB, and your monitor will look like new! I've performed this fix on many a monitor. Nintendo monitors are notorious for their caps drying up.
Dunno if anyone has said yet. But if you open the machine by the coin slot theres a lever u can click and it thinks u inserted a coin. Also on the left of the pgb board there are toggle switches and one is for freeplay, can't remember which but there are 4 slot manuals online. More convenient
The 7th dipswitch is freeplay
Luke morse is the man for technical knowledge of repairing consoles, the dudes videos have helped allot.
That humming from the speakers is the sound of those live animals plotting to explode from the machine! They just ordered some flamethrowers from your buddy in Japan, so check your boxes carefully!
There almost a infinite amount of people who could have repaired such a very very very simple failure of ram on that board stateside
So glad you got it working. Looks good hope the screen gets sorted.
i love your channel dude it brings me back when i was a kid
It´s working!! Congratulations. I like the passion you have for videogames. Most reviewers are video game haters
Luke is awesome and congratulations mark I wish you the best with your neogeo
LUKE FOR THE WIN!!!!
Mark's dad FTW!
Goooooooo Luke you are a fixing
Machine
so happy luke and mark did something together, 2 of my fav youtubers
I don't know if anyone has said it yet but the monitor just need to be adjusted. That rollover should be just a pot adjustment. Also, some times the 4 slot are funny and will not see a cart and the easy fix is to just pull them out and resit them. Hope this helps and congrats on your first NEO GEO MVS, I have 2 myself. great system.
You're probably right, but there might be a vertical size pot that can be tweaked before going through the trouble of replacing all the caps.
You can also set your NEO GEO up for Free Play via the series of dipswitches on, I believe, the lefthand side of the board. Check a manual for which dipswitch needs flipped for your particular MVS board.
hi mark, just wanted to say great channel and keep up the good work!
The vertical may need to be adjusted on the back of the monitor.
As mentioned by others, it could require capacitor replacement on the monitor board (cap kit) or the vertical adjustment needs some fine tuning. Find the small potentiometer knobs on the monitor or the remote board and get to work.
Looks like the problem is with machines gizmotron.To fix it you will need passive ray phase driver. With that switch the ultrascan port diodes 1 and 2 from "optical array matrix" into "multi feed pulse" -stages. If that does not work, you might need to install beer holder into the machine.
I've had the same thing happen to one of my TVs ( the top rolled over and started going down ). I couldn't find a fix, and eventually got rid of it. Hope you have better luck.
I KNEW this was going to Luke Morse!! Love that dude!
I'm just glad it didn't burn up in the upper atmosphere upon re-entry.
Awesome show. Keep it up. I can't wait to see it at 100%
I have a NEO GEO 4 Slot machine, myself. The voltage coming from the power supply usually needs to be exactly +5 volts... NEO GEOs in particular can be finicky about getting any variation from five volts. Check your power supply with a multimeter to see what your current voltage is and adjust the voltage pot/knob.
You're correct about the picture rolling. That's exactly what is happening. My TV repair knowledge is wicked rusty, however there should be a vertical shift that will move the screen down. Best get someone with at least some basic electronics knowledge to look for it to make the adjustment.
I am still waiting for part 4 of this series!!!
Try to move the picture vertically downwards. CRT screens usually have screws which manipulate the picture position.
I had that problem with a TV, the image was bending over the top, that was irritating. The solution? I got a new TV, couldn't fix it.
For the monitor you could ether replace it or it could just be a couple of wires cut off a little or just send it to Luke if possible and for the marquee just take the bulb out and put a battery power lightbulb in there for the humming I really don't know send a an animal like a raccoon or a squirrel. Anyway I watch everyday and you is what inspired me and my friend to make and arcade machine or cabinet by scratch hope I get to play some cool classic games with you in the classic game room
The music is the Blue Danube. Nice 2001; A Space Odyssey reference!
To fix the top vertical overfold you need to tweak the vertical size setting first. There's probably a remote board close to the monitor if you open the control panel. Then you have to replace the capacitors, which is called a cap kit. That's because the capators value change over time and can generate many issues, like overfolds for instance. Cap kit, look it up.
Your dad helped you solder the battery on? lol...aww I just find that adorable
Luke has mad skillz, and probably some alien technology.
I remember playing Frogger on a Frogger machine and one of the circuits was bust, so it displayed Frogger one row further than where he actually was! Bugged the crap out of me to say the least.
can you make one of those arcade machienes work withought the use of quarters? just wondering
Hope you can get that fixed up soon!
what was the issue with his board that needed fixing?
You do know that Mr. Morris simply uses a flamethrower on the board and sends it back. It's magic!
These monitors usually have little white twisty button things inside the cab, you move them clockwise and anticlockwise to affect the monitor image size and the volume. That is my high tech advice for you (if they are there it should just be a matter of having a little fiddle!).
AWESOME :D Luke Morse is a great guy! His channel is ridiculously intersting, if anyone here hasn't seen his stuff you should :)
The Neo Geo i used to play on had fatal fury special, samurai showdown, Neo Geo League Bowling and metal slug. I miss it.
As for what lukemorse1 mention mark make sure you clean the cartridges contacts,they can get very dirty.Use q-tips and some electronics cleaner and even a eraser works as well to.
My favorite video game reviewer ! I hope one day he returns from Planet X .
what were to happen if i smoked a joint and then proceed to get a high score?
I don't know this Luke, but one thing I do know is that the force is strong with this one.
Those funky lines on the top of the screen, could be the monitor is about to shit the bed. One of my old TV's has a similar issue.
Mark,
Looks like you need a cap kit done on that monitor. That should fix it right up. If you've never done one yourself and you can barely use a screwdriver, then find someone out there that can re-cap it for you. Should be nominal cost.
Yay Luke!! The force is strong with this one....
I love how he was standing back and only using one hand on the controlles like it was going to blow up
And hurray to Luke Morse, very nice of you to help Mark!!! :D
I can't believe you did it awesome mark :D
The saga continues, you must sell the movie rights to this story! :P Good luck!
The monitor could be going bad or it could be a really easy fix. There should be hardware knobs that adjust the horizontal and vertical screen position. It looks like the screen is folding over because the vertical setting is too high. If the monitor is going bad, changing these settings might not be enough.
CGR space station.....what happened to the under sea mobile base??!?
I would be curious how you feel this experience compares to the PS2 SNK Arcade classics...
I love "World Heroes 2"! It's such a great fighting game to play, especially because it's almost like Street Fighter in every way! :D
is the space station a storage container? if so i would have 3 space stations
Congratulations Mark! It's almost there! :)
Awesome! Happy to see such good progress!
There should be ajustments on the back board of the monitor for H hold Vhold brightness color some will be small "POTS" where you have to use a phillups screw driver to ajust others will be just like small dials. It looks kinda ike the H-hold(Horizontal hold) Is out of ajustment.
I'm guessing its the monitor b/c Luke showed him repairing the system and tested it out and it worked fine on his set-up....or try adjusting the carts again
Looks like monitor might need a capacitor kit to replace the old capacitors. Those are usually what cause problems like screen fold over like what you have
Yep, the vertical size / vertical position is set too high. The electron beam is bouncing off the edge of the tube and causing the image to "foldover".
Nice vid though. Well done, Luke!
(I wonder where he got the RAM chips from? Same part numbers, or equivalents?)
Try adjusting the canuter valves then tweak the flux capacitor that should take care of the humming issues.
Mark, 4 slots tend to be finicky with cartridge order, especially with new carts. So yeah, it's normal. Keep trying until you find a working combination.
This is far more compelling than anything else in the world.
I've got a single slot system and gotta get a 4 slot for the Video Game Rescue arcade in town.
you got a legendary piece of equipment rite there bro
i hope it gets to 100% working condition, maybe its just dust or something...good luck!!
I say Luke deserves to be in the running for the Nobel Peace Prize!
Glad it's working at least. In sure some nice youtubers here have already suggested the new problem and someone can fix it.
where did you get all the machines
HOLY SHIT SAMURAI SHOWDOWN! this reminds me of my youth! I got totally giddy when it worked!
I know what it feels like mark, I cant fix anything. I tried fixing my nes 3 times with 3 different pin connectors and none of my attempts worked. The first I scratched the motherboard, the second a screw fell and sparked on the motherboard, and the third the pin connector was faulty.
I love you guys :D. Dreamcast could be a little bit louder and nobody would kick this machine ;) but as we now... Dreamcast rules! Cheers!
Mark,
You'd be surprised to find that BYOAC.org forums has a ton of great information about monitors, arcade pcbs, controls, wiring and more. The forum members are fairly warm people, as much as people on the internet can be. Give them a shot. Also, it looks like your "v-sync pot" may need some tweaking.
My point is that it's fixable. He has to remove the chassis (the two boards attached on the monitor tube). Someone will be able to fix it on the klov forum.
how about you put the cartriges in backwards?
or mess around with the audio and video cables.
(this is a suggestion)
Good games you got there. I LOVE NEO GEO SNK fighting games!
I assume the package was delivered from the space arcade to Japan in the ODST fashion.
The image at the top of the monitor being flipped over is an easy fix. All you need to do is take a hacksaw and gingerly cut the top half of the monitor off, flip it over, then use hot glue to secure it in place.
Wouldn't it be easier to position the space station above japan?
Will there ever be a CGR Dreamcast arcade machine?
Mark make sure you make a part 4 when you either put in the new monitor or do a cap kit!
Your chassis is screwed, it has NOTHING to do with dirty cartridges
And this is even more proof that Luke can fix anything.
looks like a monitor sync issue. Not the board but the screen itself. Years ago I tried hooking up an AES via RGB to an old arcade monitor but there was a problem in getting it to sync right. Turns out the home units dont have the same vsync that the arcade boards do. Or at least that is what I seem to recall.
Mark...get yourself a new monitor. Maybe from another NeoGeo.
I don't think the pouring beer on it method was too bad :)
But I reckon Luke Morse was probably the safer bet.
Monitor issue is V.AMP issue. Find pot marked v amp or v size on back and adjust, see if it goes away when image is smaller. If not, a re-cap (cap kit) will likely sort this, its a simple common fault. Do not LCD this cab.
luke is awesome, i love his channel
Best description ever! I totally agree. I feel like freaking Merlin when I fix something that takes batteries!
The one luke morse fixed. Awesomeness
Almost there! Be sure to get Metal Slug and Sengoku 3!
what are the best games for the neogeo?
My favorite moment, "After my Dad helped me sadder on a new battery. . ." I feel you, I feel you.
The Intergalactic domination of Classic Game Room Is Now Complete with a Neo Geo and The Space Dominator Sega Genesis. Bow Down to CGR!
I was referring to the part at 4:48. That, is a board issue.
How much does it cost to ship that box from space to Japan?
I accidentally hit send..
The capacitors in your monitor have dried up. It's actually an easy fix if you can solder. Just replace all the capacitors on your monitors PCB, and your monitor will look like new! I've performed this fix on many a monitor. Nintendo monitors are notorious for their caps drying up.
I had that overlapping happen once on my TV it was a pain in the ass.
Luke is a hero. Glad I sub him and Mark.
Love your video's awesome as always.
:D I love the sketchboard animation!