Thanks Ian. You properly deciphered my question! 

I wasn't sure if someone just hacked a version of Tetris to run in a vs system, or if Tengen actually released a kit.

No one I've asked has ever seen or is aware of original ROM chips existing.


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Was there made an official Vs. Tetris set of ROM chips?

I have a set of Vs. Tetris ROMS but they are repurposed chips that were burned with rom code.  I am wondering if there was an official release of this game ever produced.

Thanks for any insight you may have.



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Power supply is ok. Next check is are you getting power to the board?  You can check this at the pcb connector.


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I would tend to think you might have two separate problems.

The control issue sounds like there may be a bad ground connection to the control panel. The ground is usually daisy chained across the controls so a break in the connection can make multiple controls unresponsive.

Your second issue now after cleaning the board sounds like it might now be a lack of power to the board. You should check to make sure the board is getting power and that your harness is connected properly.   I had a similar issue to what you described and it turned out to be a bad power supply.   If all your power checks out you might try to reseat all the roms, ppu and cpu on the vs board.

Good luck.


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Very cool pictures.  Thanks for sharing. 

Count me in for one. 

Welcome! 

I have a centipede and the marquee has some small flaking. It's localized in one corner. The remainder of the marquee is in excellent condition. 

Is there a product anyone here would recommend I could apply to the back of this marquee to stop future flaking? 

Thanks

Greetings Wayne, I am new here myself.
I used to Live in Rochester, MN and I loved it, wouldn't have moved away if I didn't have to. there are lots of games to find if you look around, and once you get back into full collecting mode it will be hard to stop. As for me I'm counting down to next year when I should have some more disposable income so I can finally pick up a Neo Geo MVS and a Pacman

Hope you have fun!
Matt

My wife is from Rochester and so we are there all the time.  Love that town.  And now that Mayo is going to do a HUGE expansion, the town is ready to explode!

Both a Neo Geo and a Pac Man are on my list also.   You are right, once I've started again, its become an....obsession! 

The Star Explorer is here in Woodbury, and is up and running.  I installed new rubber and lights.  It works great.  It is just about half size of a real pinball.

It is NOT a pinball for aficionados of pinball.  It is perfect for 7 year old kids (and my 13 year old and his friends have played it a ton also - although they are too cool to admit its fun)

My neighbor who is a pinball guy played it and said it sucked. 

I would recommend picking one of these up for kids if you see one and the price is right.  It's simplicity is perfect for young players. And the retro art is cool too.

seems very cool to me... Is it undersized?

Yes. I think it's about half size.  I am picking up this week.  I will post more info this weekend.  

Undersized stuff is very cool for kid oriented arcades and arcade collections. Are there a series of undersized pinball games from this manufacturer or just this one?

EDIT ~ arcade museum shows only one pinball from the maker of star explorer. Id love to get more info on undersized pinballs if anyone knows of any more

http://www.arcade-museum.com/manuf_detail.php?manuf_id=2318&orig_game_id=14937

The link below has info on Star Explorer. It also has links to other pinballs this same company made.  The Demolition Derby art looks very cool/retro.  All their pinballs are the exact same, just different themes/art.

http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?gid=2345

seems very cool to me... Is it undersized?

Yes. I think it's about half size.  I am picking up this week.  I will post more info this weekend. 

It is a Pinball developed in the late 70's for home use.  It is small, simple and both flippers are connected.  Definitely not what a true pinball player would be looking for.

But...its kind of cool, retro wood grain, graphics are interesting, and my 7 year old daughter loves pinball but always has a hard time with the flippers anyway. 

So, I am arranging a pickup later this week.  Maybe I can post some picts (once I figure out how to do that with this new Macbook Air - my first mac and clicking the image insert button doesn't seem to work on safari...)

http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?gid=2345

A friend has a star explorer and are just looking to get rid of it.  Its been sitting unplayed for years.  I don't know if it is working.

A web search indicates this isn't the most desirable of pinballs.

I am considering picking it up and getting it working for my 7 year old daughter.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this pinball?

Vs. Castlevania.