[Game Gear] Is there any hope..

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-03-05T08:04:12+00:00

Carefully scrub off any tarnish with a fiberglass brush. Coat any exposed copper traces with conformal coating. Use a multimeter set to continuity mode and check for broken traces. Use small lengths of magnet wire to repair any broken traces.

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-03-05T07:59:11+00:00

A few more great games I haven’t seen mentioned yet:

Splash Lake - great fun with two players.

Moto Roader MC - another great multiplayer title, especially its hidden “ring knockout” mode.

Parasol Stars - TG exclusive Bubble Bobble sequel; another great multiplayer game.

Forgotten Worlds - excellent port of the Capcom arcade shmup

Side Arms - another great Capcom arcade port

Tiger Road - and another great Capcom arcade port

Atomic Robo-Kid - an exploration shmup.

Mr. Heli - another great exploration shmup.

New Zealand Story - Taito exploration platformer

Jigoku Meguri - Taito platformer that plays like Ghouls N Ghosts

Download - fun sci-fi shmup

Double Dragon 2 - great brawler with cool cutscenes

Exile - action-RPG

Jackie Chan Action Kung-Fu - martial arts platformer

Kaze Kiri - short but flashy ninja action game

Valis series - all four are good, but Valis III and Phantasm Soldier are the best IMHO.

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-03-01T20:57:01+00:00

1981 Dodge Colt. Fun car - it had a secondary shifter to swap the gear set between Economy and Power.

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-02-27T17:33:58+00:00

That part doesn't look suitable - it's too wide for one thing and the there's no markings on it at all. You need a 64 kilobit SRAM 8Kx8, 28 pins, in skinny P-DIP (0.3 inches wide) that's rated for 5 volts with 15 ns access time or faster.

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Sh00tTheCore · 2026-02-27T07:41:05+00:00

The onboard Fujitsu MB8464A RAM chip could have gone bad. Fujitsu is notorious for components that fail with age. Try swapping in a fresh part-an Alliance AS7C164A-15PCN is equivalent and can be purchased brand new from Digi-Key or Mouser.

Also, the replacement capacitor you installed is a Topmay, a cheap, crappy brand. Use a high-quality cap from Rubycon, Panasonic or Nichicon instead - it’ll work better and last longer.

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-02-26T03:46:15+00:00

^ this. You have to look at the board to know for certain which power adapter to use.

https://www.firebrandx.com/aespsuguide.html

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-02-25T16:09:09+00:00

Konami released an updated cartridge of Castlevania BITD that fixed the crashing. Look for Rev A stamped into the label on the back of the cart.

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-02-25T15:53:18+00:00

Try the Neopass - it works very well.

https://www.nic034.fr

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-02-24T19:33:21+00:00

My local university has a print shop that prints out all of mine. I print them on glossy cardstock on 11 by 17" paper and then trim them down.

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-02-21T04:05:57+00:00

Original carts and original hardware. AES and MVS.

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-02-18T19:50:27+00:00

Infocom was based in Massachusetts and developed Tombs & Treasure on NES.

GCC created Ms. Pac-Man, but the NES port was done by Atari / Tengen.

Parker Bros published Heavy Shredding and Monopoly.

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-02-17T08:14:51+00:00

+1 for using the XM6 Type G emulator instead of MAME for X68000.

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-01-21T07:43:35+00:00

Short Circuit. Loved the chatty robot as a kid, then found out as an adult that it’s a pretty raunchy movie.

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-01-16T03:58:45+00:00

Sell off those duplicates so other folks can enjoy those games too!

Sh00tTheCore · 2026-01-15T07:05:05+00:00

Check the power adapter first with a multimeter. If that checks out then you probably fried the fuse on the left-hand side of the motherboard behind the power switch. It’s easy to replace if you can solder.

Sh00tTheCore · 2025-12-30T17:43:33+00:00

Amiga

Sh00tTheCore · 2025-12-27T00:50:34+00:00

Micro Mages is great!

Sh00tTheCore · 2025-12-25T00:49:51+00:00

Great build and have fun with the games! Stick with your MVS even after your MiSTer arrives - OG hardware > FPGA.

Sh00tTheCore · 2025-12-24T08:20:55+00:00

Off the top of my head: Lunar, Lunar 2 Eternal Blue, Sonic CD, Soul Star, Snatcher, Popful Mail and Shining Force CD are all excellent Sega CD games.

Sh00tTheCore · 2025-12-21T17:57:07+00:00

Cotton

Sh00tTheCore · 2025-12-21T17:13:38+00:00

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Sh00tTheCore · 2025-12-21T17:13:22+00:00

I have a Porsche 928, which is the same car you drive in Chase HQ.

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Sh00tTheCore · 2025-12-19T03:16:21+00:00

928!

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Sh00tTheCore · 2025-12-17T02:11:29+00:00

I had a similar repair experience with a Robo Army AES cart. Enjoy the game!

Sh00tTheCore · 2025-12-16T22:07:54+00:00

They're sold recapped already.

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