r/arcade

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bizkaidroid.retroburn

im not any good, it still worth a few dollars during a visit

I picked this unit up at the Hard Off near where I live in Japan. The store's label mentioned that they thought it was an MSX peripheral, so I posted in the MSX sub first. It weighs an absolute ton, the case is sheet steel. It has rubber feet, so it was apparently made or modded for home use. However, this has got to be from some arcade cabinet or something given the odd and very specific buttons etc. I honestly have no idea what this is. I'm posting it in couple other places too so if you're sick of seeing it, I apologize. Please help!

Need an activation key to run this but I do not have the original paperwork, any ideas?

I’d recommend listening to this music while reading. 

STORY (6/10) 

• Storytelling was cute with little images in between, telling the journey of the Spirit in search of his girlfriend, Gennifer. The story was actually darker involving a crime syndicate in search of secrets from Gen’s father, which led to the spirit form.  
• While it had cool images, the actual story was short and basic, involving simplistic dialogues.  
• You played as the Spirit, which could possess enemies as well as friends.  
• Pacing was short but challenging, with most levels requiring precise platforming. 
• I loved that the story had 2 endings, a bad and good one. By collecting every key, you unlocked the good ending. By leaving the keys behind, you faded away right before saving Gen.

 

GAMEPLAY (8/10) 

• The controls were simplistic and to the point. You could duck, jump and attack with a variety of moves. While in spirit form, you could possess any enemy from the crime syndicate you desired, which I found awesome! 
• By merging with other enemies and getting their guns, magic and abilities, you could reach farther areas or deal with others easily. I loved the ninjas for their higher jumps and agility. 
• Enemy variety was plenty, from wizards to dragons, ninjas, army, gang members and more! 
• Platforming was simple, fun, yet quite brutal when there were a bunch of enemies on screen. I’d recommend ducking in such cases, as it’s easier to avoid ranged attacks. 
• Traversal was seamless within each area, with most levels having huge environments. There was a puzzle on the last level for the final key, but nothing overly complicated. 
• Difficulty was brutal, which required at least 20 coins to finish the game on a good note, maybe more!

 

AUDIO (7/10) 

• Sound design was good, but mostly mono with some hints to stereo. 
• The music was awesome for the most part, with more intensifying soundtracks as you progressed further, just to be rewarded with a melancholic final beat. 
• Sound effects were pretty basic yet quite awesome with different characters. From gunshots to plasma beams, rolling snowballs and more!

 

VISUALS (9/10) 

• Fidelity was very good for 1991, impressive even. Each character had their own animations and special effects, although I hated the constant blinking on each model. From a technical perspective, very good with lots of unique animations! 
• The same could be said about the art style, which had awesome variety on each area. The last level with the airport landscape surprised me, as it looked really good!

 

WORLD DESIGN (9/10) 

• Each location was unique and featured outstanding landscapes, beautiful interiors and unique boss fight locations. You started from the construction area and went into the factory, Chinese rooftops, sewers, airport and the storehouse. 
• All that coupled with a cool atmosphere with incredible vibes, especially at night. 
• While world destruction wasn’t as impressive, it did deliver on scripted animations.

 

TL;DR -> A pleasant surprise and a unique journey through dozens of enemy types. It delivered on everything apart its simplistic story, which I didn’t mind for a 1991 game, as it was quite nice. A (7.8) game, very good in my book. Wouldn’t replay it though, even if modern ports have simultaneous 2 player CO-OP, it still felt like a basic journey! 

I recently installed and Openkey into my dead Hispanic street fighter zero 2 CPS2 board. This morning upon re seating the board I finally saw a flicker of life in the board. It displayed the ram check as seen in the image listing the object RAM as NG. Where do I go from here to fix this please if you could give me some pointers that would be greatly appreciated 👍

The grime on the CPS2 shell seems to have seeped into the plastic and cannot be wiped off no matter how hard I scrub. I watched tutorials on refurbishing yellowed air conditioner housings and whitening yellowed Nike shoe midsoles. I used the same methods to restore my CPS2 shell, and it now looks almost brand-new. Photo 1 shows the before-and-after comparison.

I don’t know what this restoration product is called in your region. It works on the same principle as the high-concentration hydrogen peroxide plus UV light method for console shell retrobrighting you can find on YouTube. Since high-strength hydrogen peroxide is unavailable locally, I mixed hair bleach cream and bleaching powder at a 1:1 ratio, applied the mixture to the shell, and left it under direct sunlight.

(The higher the volume number, the stronger the effect; the strongest I could get is 12 volume.) Stains can usually be removed within 6 hours. One tube of bleach cream plus two packs of bleaching powder cost less than 3 US dollars — enough to restore more than 30 shells.

Important note: This method only works on plastic. Always wear disposable gloves when doing the restoration.