Can we fix this DEAD Sega arcade game I got for $100? 💀

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Why pay $1000 or more for a working arcade game when you can get a broken one for little or nothing, and experience the satisfaction of fixing it yourself with just a bit of time & effort? At least, that's the plan for this Gremlin/Sega Carnival video arcade cabinet. Charlie's no miracle worker, but let's see if we can help this game rise from it's grave like some kind of Lazarus project!
Episode #47
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[@overtimearcade]

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[@Shogunwario]

Stand up arcade games were magical back then and still are today, its incredible what they created, i was there thru the whole thing and am gratefull for it.

[@overtimearcade]

I love watching the wonder in my own kids' eyes when they see a new game for the first time... 🤩

[@jasonbrown4239]

I loved going to arcade and this corner store that was near me

[@overtimearcade]

What a time to be alive!

[@delsarcade]

The B+ filter cap only holds a charge when the fuse is blown. Always. F901 will give you a false reading when in circuit. You MUST remove it. Fun to discharge though! Kapow!

[@overtimearcade]

I knew that about the cap, but not about the false fuse reading - great tip! Also, thanks so much for becoming a channel member, brother!!

[@retrobotics]

Yup. One and only time Liam has zapped himself was from that cap and that blown fuse.

[@overtimearcade]

Did he gain any superpowers from the ordeal??

[@retrobotics]

@@overtimearcade Super-Pain

[@overtimearcade]

No lightning bolt scar above your eyebrow or anything? ⚡️

[@arcticarcade2797]

Wow! What a score! I love Carnival! Very cool video as usual. I discharged a G07 filter cap when removing the chassis the other day. I think my heart skipped a few beats. Luckily from the surprise, not the electricity. 😂

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks, Håkon! And congrats on your own pickup of Space Invaders part II!

[@sandmanxo]

I've never seen one of these in real life, and the cabinet gives it way more character than mame. I can't believe how nice that cab is, I have the same cabinet for my Frogger and it looks like it went through a war.

[@overtimearcade]

This one is definitely a beautiful survivor! Sega/Gremlin made their cabinets out of particleboard with all the strength of wet granola, unfortunately!

[@lucyxchan6808]

​@@overtimearcadethen there is my friend who i helped rewire an Tron with...the arcade was left on its side on wet ground...the side desintegrated into mulch and dust...it's one of the worst machines i have ever seen. Dryrotted cables, imploded Monitor and faulty mainboard...it was an absolute journey of patience to figure out all 3 problems... 1. Start: scrolling lines from up left to down right on screen(solution: screenadjustments rusted,replaced) 2. Turned out the lines were an fragmented screen showing echos...(solution: faulty Video chips and RAM, replaced) 3.screen Was stationary but still showing garbage...till we replaced the Chip and Socket for the highscore...dunno how it did that, but it worked?...the journey was painful...

[@overtimearcade]

Wow, that’s amazing! Did you document that Tron restoration with any photos or video?

[@lucyxchan6808]

​​@@overtimearcade the wire part i did with my polaroid(it was what? 12 years ago?) To not botch it and Set the Monitor Board on fire...the rest i need to ask my friend about if he still has them... PS.: do you have any idea how the highscore RAM can make the screen spast out? Because the only way i think that could happen is if the Signal wasn't read correctly and that packet of Bit-garbage is send to the Video that says" dunno what to do with this"...yeah...the fun of troubleshooting an 3 layer board(i think it was 3 layered?)...

[@overtimearcade]

I don’t know enough about the hardware architecture of Tron to say how that could possibly happen, but I do have a pretty low opinion of Bally Midway’s in-house engineering teams (and I’m not alone in that sentiment!).

[@ThomasGrillo]

Unless you've flipped it, already, you may want to install a small piece of cardboard, to flag off the unwanted light from flooding the monitor, and only allowing the bezel art to be lit. Congrats on getting it working! Thanks for the video. :)

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks for watching! I’m no flipper, but I might trade it at some point for a game I want more. The way the cabinet is designed, I’m not sure there’s a good way to light the bezel without light spilling onto the monitor too. Unless you have a suggested layout for it?

[@EEVOL]

Good work on the troubleshooting. This was an awesome video. Subbed!

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks for watching and subbing!

[@GameJunctionMedia]

Great video dude!! Love seeing this type of content, because buying broken is often the way to go.

[@overtimearcade]

It’s totally the way to go! $100 for the game, plus $50 or so for new parts, plus maybe 2 hours of effort sure beats shelling out $1000 or more for a working machine!

[@GameJunctionMedia]

@@overtimearcade completely agree!!

[@SheLionGaming]

Always finding those deals!!! Awesome video as usual 😉

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks, Jayde! I swear, I'm not even looking for more games right now... (he says while having 7 more project cabinets he still hasn't made pickup videos for!).

[@utubechannel8670]

I might have told you before im restoring an Astro Fighter cabinet. That's an almost identical cabinet. I wish my g07 was an easy fix, i have partial vertical collapse that's kicking my butt at the moment.

[@overtimearcade]

Have you tested X401, X402, FR401, IC501, and really everything in the 400 section? Any cracks or cold solder?

[@utubechannel8670]

@overtimearcade thanks for the info. I'm about to replace x401 and 402 though the old ones tested fine on my multimeter. Checking the whole 400 section will be my next move, then if all else fails I'll throw in a new ic501. I really enjoy working on these old boards and it feels good replacing old components with new ones that should last for decades more. 😀

[@overtimearcade]

Good luck!

[@WayneSylv]

You gotta be carful with those flow charts RF will put a CR claim on you he is extremely protective about his work. I’ve exchanged a few messages with him over a FB answer to a question I had posted a flow chart with no markings of his and he messaged me. My thoughts were it’s available everywhere online it’s fair use but not in his mind. That said you need to test F901 out of circuit and when that fuse blows the B+ cap will hold it’s charge and will bite you if not careful.

[@delsarcade]

I've considered purchasing Randy's flowcharts for that very reason. Then I can showcase them in my own vids as I use them.

[@overtimearcade]

Makes sense -- thanks! The need to test F901 out of circuit makes it all the more essential to replace the original pigtail fuse with fuse holders!

[@WayneSylv]

@@delsarcade I bought his big blue book of arcade repair but I’m not sure you can share them after you buy them. I don’t know the CR rules in the US. You might have to get his permission and he can be very difficult.

[@delsarcade]

@@WayneSylv I'm not worried. I have a buddy who talks to him on the phone so I'm pretty sure I'm in his good graces. Plus. The "fair use" clause on KZbin covers it, since I plan on using the originals.

[@retrobotics]

Love that mirror attachment from @delsarcade! Congrats on the grab, it certainly came out really nice!

[@overtimearcade]

It's the perfect tool for any arcade monitor repair technician with no friends! 🤣

[@GibbysArcade]

You have kids! Make them earn their keep...lol. But in all seriousness, Del did a nice job on the mirrors. He gave me one too and I see it coming in handy. I have purchased a few holders over the years but they always seem to droop.

[@overtimearcade]

I make 'em work for quarters, and then they "spend" them in my arcade. It's like a closed-economy, company store kinda thing!

[@GibbysArcade]

😂

[@Foxfire-cv5yp]

Awesome score! Love those woody cabs ;) Introduced to Carnival on my Colecovision first mo ths of the consoles release. Played that to death, lot of real vie and score, bonus chasing.

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks -- great game!

[@fart3312]

It's a shame that arcade 1up machines have completely overrun the collectors market

[@overtimearcade]

To each their own, I say. If some folks are happy with A1Us and the like, that leaves more classic coin-op machines for the rest of us. I’ve also seen A1Us serve as a gentle introduction for other people interested in eventually getting into collecting/restoring original full-size cabinets. However, I do wish there was an easy way to reliably exclude A1Us from my Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist search results!

[@fart3312]

@@overtimearcade A1Us are fine for what they are, It's just annoying how many you have to sort through just trying to find actual arcade units in localish online market places

[@overtimearcade]

It’s all the folks dumping that stuff to upgrade to the Real McCoy!

[@sturkrazee288]

Man that cabinet looked amazing on the outside and inside when you got it. Wow! Love Carnival! The bear scene is the best! Congrats 😀

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks! It’s an underrated classic for sure!

[@W4TRI]

That bear bonus round seems to be a take of the game Dudley Moore was playing in the movie Arthur. Wonder if Sega built that long ago. Cool look at Carnival! I wasted 100s of quarters on that one in the 80s

[@overtimearcade]

Believe it or not, the game from the movie Arthur is "Shoot the Bear" which is an EM game released by Seeburg way back in 1949!! www.arcade-museum.com/Arcade/shoot-the-bear

[@JohnnyQuaykersBelmont]

Love the logo montage! Nice!

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks! I made it myself! LOL

[@chriscravens4915]

It looks like that it’s in a frogger cabinet…..

[@overtimearcade]

Very similar, but not identical!

[@randycharlesjohnson6248]

I first played Carnival at a grocery store in 1982. I bought Carnival for the Atari 2600 in 1983 for $10 and I bought it for the Colecovision in 1999. The Colecovision Carnival is almost identical to the arcade Carnival. I've always enjoyed this game.

[@overtimearcade]

Very cool - it’s an under-appreciated classic IMO!

[@ray32245mv]

I fucking miss that era so bad.

[@overtimearcade]

We can’t go back, but we can still recapture some of the magic!

[@s34nvideos]

Nice work! 🔥

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks! 🙏

[@demofilm]

i love that cabinet artwork

[@overtimearcade]

Very old-timey! Would that make it retro-vintage?

[@demofilm]

@@overtimearcade yes I think so

[@overtimearcade]

It’s a classic for sure!

[@chrisford9915]

Carnival is one of the first arcade games as a very youngster I enjoyed.... Plus Atari 2600 had a great great recreation right after..

[@overtimearcade]

Definitely a fun & unique one!

[@PatriciaCross]

Carnival wouldnt do good in a public space? It is an iconic and recognized piece of arcade history, important enough to get put on compilations, and also simultaneously accessible to new players and such. If he is charging people to play his games, Id set Carnival up for free. It is a perfect game to have available for non-gamers accompanying their friends or partners. Something fun looking, not complicated, and free fits a very special niche, and most older arcade nerds will be very happy to see it.

[@overtimearcade]

Collectors and arcade enthusiasts would certainly appreciate it, but we’re a small fraction of the market. It’s hard to build a public arcade around “hidden gems.” Case in point, I was recently at Barcade in Jersey City and was thrilled to see a Bally Sente Chicken Shift and an Atari Fire Truck… but I was the only person even paying attention to those games. Everyone else was focused on the more modern multiplayer games.

[@tigheklory]

Great video Charlie! I think you need a Circus Charlie.

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks! It's funny you mention that...

[@ethanspencer152]

​@@overtimearcade👀👀👀👀

[@overtimearcade]

Rule #1 of Dealmaking: never advertise a deal until the deal is done! 😉

[@tigheklory]

@@overtimearcade Oh no! Did it fall though?

[@overtimearcade]

Fear not -- it's still in progress, but may need some time to fully ripen!

[@levipatterson4698]

I love the carnival music 😊

[@overtimearcade]

It’s a surprisingly good rendition on this early hardware. The original flyer calls out the “authentic” calliope music: flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=185

[@levipatterson4698]

44:58 I want one!! ❤

[@overtimearcade]

Be sure to subscribe to Del’s Arcade on KZbin for future announcements!

[@NicHills]

very entertaining - thank you for making the video

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks so much for watching - I’m glad you enjoyed it! I release videos like this one pretty much every week!

[@cyrus649]

my mouth drop when I saw Taito Superman, haven't seen one of those in about 25 years. Just saw you have a video on that, so that be my next watch.

[@overtimearcade]

I totally get it -- nostalgia is powerful stuff!

[@buellman2000]

Thats an AWESOME repair video

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks, and thanks for subscribing! I've got a TON of other repair & restoration videos too!

[@levipatterson4698]

Sounds can be a good thing 🤞

[@overtimearcade]

Sounds are an essential part of the arcade experience!

[@SG-gc7mn]

Im having a hard time believing that you actually have people responding to your wanted ads, with amazing deals like this one. Where im from they want their weight in gold!! I been looking for a Pac-Man arcade, and last time I found one, seller wanted $2000 for just the cabinet with no boards, no screen, in garbage ready conditions. Can’t find anything below $1000. Restored, no less than $4000!!

[@overtimearcade]

Ain't nobody getting $4000 for a Pac-Man, restored or not! 😂 People are crazy sometimes with their expectations... just ignore them, let other buyers waste their time on that nonsense, and find the better deals that are out there! And with the ads, it helps that my buddy who posts them has an established business buying & selling used console video games, records, and comic books -- and he recently expanded into arcade games & pinball machines. He does this for a living, and shares good deals with me that he chooses to pass up on. So basically these ads let him tap into private sales that never make it onto a public marketplace.

[@Blas4ublasphemy]

Great video!

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks -- I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@chaosordeal294]

'My buddy has a record store from 1984.'

[@overtimearcade]

Yes, it IS a bit like going back in a time machine!

[@djmacintosh1589]

Are used to live in Winchester, VA. Back to the media is the best place.

[@overtimearcade]

And it's only gonna get better when they open their arcade in the back this Spring!

[@sinformant]

38:22 when you flip the board over to the bottom on the left would be + because you flipped the board. It isn't printed wrong.

[@overtimearcade]

I flipped the board from top to bottom, not left to right. This is a well-known silkscreen printing error! Just google “g07 c302”

[@sinformant]

@@overtimearcade ah my mistake

[@overtimearcade]

No worries!

[@zjdarrah]

Haha your comment about Tedy popped up right as i was about to make a joystick joke

[@overtimearcade]

That’s called “impeccable comedic timing!”

[@craiggilchrist4223]

Print some high score post its with your logo on to stick on the machine like John does in Johns Arcade.

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks for subscribing! I actually wish I had some of those John's Arcade post-its that he had made! Collectors item!!

[@georgef551]

5V for the main rail, getting 26 instead. Nothing wrong there. More is ALWAYS better, right? :D

[@overtimearcade]

MOAR POWERRR!

[@georgef551]

@@overtimearcade ARR, ARR, ARR!

[@Foxfire-cv5yp]

6:00 Power blue cab?

[@overtimearcade]

Pengo!

[@GamersBay]

This Carnival game is totally new to me, never heard of it until now. I'm not always familiar with the more primitive games like this either, but I was born in 79, so go figure. MikeTheZorch who runs our gaming forum often makes videos covering the more primitive arcade titles from the Golden Age of arcade gaming. All the time he manages to surprise me with more primitive games I never knew existed. That's cool you managed to get this game fully working. I'd imagine there probably aren't too many of these Carnival cabs left out in the wild either given the age of the game.

[@overtimearcade]

Primitive? PRIMITIVE?! 😡 Just kidding! 😂 But yes, there aren't many of any of these classic games left anymore, which makes preservation so important!

[@GamersBay]

@@overtimearcade No doubt, one has to honor the work people like yourself do to preserve these games. The developers behind MAME have worked tirelessly as well to try and preserve gaming history. It's incredible how many classic games we've seen resurrect from the dead over the past few years; thanks in part to emulation and those like yourself who preserve the original hardware. I was really shocked when the developer Gruntzilla announced he got Primal Rage 2 working in MAME. That game was lost for decades!

[@overtimearcade]

Indeed - we can’t let these classics become lost to the sands of time like the 90% of ancient literature that never survived to modern times!

[@pixelsncreatures]

I have a broken PCB I haven't been able to figure out. But I don't know what I'm doing lol

[@overtimearcade]

Which game is it, Carnival or something else? What’s wrong with it?

[@pixelsncreatures]

@@overtimearcade another Sega title "quartet 2" the bottom half of the graphics are black or jittery lines . It plays and sounds fine but the bottom of the screen graphics is missing

[@overtimearcade]

@pixelsncreatures Have you tried reseating all of the ROMs?

[@pixelsncreatures]

@@overtimearcade yea. Unless I didn't wrong 😂

[@TheSocialGamer]

lots of bugs... give me the creeps....

[@overtimearcade]

Worse than the rodents??

[@Gamersdude328]

ı go to mame emulator 😅

[@overtimearcade]

That’s like watching a travel film instead of visiting a foreign country!

[@luisdardis5223]

AYE!!!

[@overtimearcade]

Step right up! Try your hand! It'll thrill the senses and boggle the mind!

[@luisdardis5223]

​@@overtimearcade HOLY COW LOVE THIS GAME THANKS!!

[@overtimearcade]

It really is a ton of fun, and deeper than you might think at first glance!

[@MaisieSqueak]

No shame in mispronouncing foreign names. More shame in turning up your nose at them 😘

[@overtimearcade]

I’m always worried about botching them horribly. I suppose one strategy is to intentionally mispronounce everything…? 😅

[@Chudhole]

Great game. I like that it’s challenging and entertaining. That’s a keeper!

[@overtimearcade]

The best games are always "easy to learn, hard to master!"