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@KrisGraney

4 ай бұрын

Come join the cool kids!

@dan_loup

4 ай бұрын

You don't quite need to drill the coin box open, there are tools you can use to replicate the key and all

@Nobe_Oddy

4 ай бұрын

the 'early access version' ??? You might want to make sure you remove that in the next video ;)

@batteryjuice3041

4 ай бұрын

Call me strange but all that "Residue" is mostly from humans, Kids and adults. Some of them are gone some of them are still here. I Don't find it filthy, I find it beatiful. All thoose people that was close to this machine have left their mark.

Something I really appreciate about your channel is the coverage of the European gaming market. As a fellow European, it is nice to hear about gaming history from our own region, rather than the constant American coverage on KZread.

What I love about RMC is just straight up telling the value of stuff. Just a sincere explanation of - staring bid was 50 Pounds, I offered 200. Too many KZreadrs keep that a secret. I wanna know the value of things

@Dinnye01

4 ай бұрын

It was 199£90p... you weren't paying attention.

@PanekPL

4 ай бұрын

@@Dinnye01 He made money on it because of the cartridges... you weren't paying attention.

@Dinnye01

4 ай бұрын

@@PanekPL I did. But that money is neither quantified, nor easily accounted for, as he is not reselling the machine. So as a net cost, my argument stands.

@PanekPL

4 ай бұрын

@@Dinnye01 No it doesn't, but have a nice day.

@rodmunch69

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that the thumbnail isn't some moronic action show with a picture of him excited as it says "DEAL OF THE CENTURY". In fact I generally hate all the KZread bozos that go around getting stuff for what they claim is $20, when at best, all they're doing is take advantage of some widow who's husband died and she's desperate for money.

mild heart attack at 21:42 when it looked like the cabinet fell backwards :D great vid, thanks so much

@user-px4zg3lk3q

4 ай бұрын

I felt the same ! , I thought it was gonna hit the ground !!

3:57 I believe that is supposed to be the main character from Fist of the North Star. Last Battle is a localized Fist of the North Star game, though they just really gave it a go for the lower half of his body.

@jullenaaiers626

4 ай бұрын

I was going to comment, the main character in Space Harrier.

@sohatyi

4 ай бұрын

I agree, it's Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star with blonde hair for some reason.

This is one of the two channels i trust to offer an accurate representation of a restoration. Too many other channels will use Photoshop and \ or gunk up a clean device to create a false impression of long term grime. There is so much scummyness going on due to the popularity of restoration videos, its more disgusting than the 30 year old grime on a Game Boy buried in a dung heap. Thanks for keeping it real!

@RMCRetro

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for watching

@gnerakles

4 ай бұрын

What's the other channel?

@rodmunch69

4 ай бұрын

It's actually more about channels where they cover stuff in dirt and grime, then shocking, it wipes right off and everything looks new 5 minutes later. Well, yeah, because it looked new 10 minutes ago before you covered it in dirt and some vegetable oil to make it stick.

@Renk1

4 ай бұрын

@@gneraklesI don’t know what the original poster meant, but I watch Odd Tinkering. They’ve been around long enough and I think were one of the first channels to hit it big with restoration videos, so I don’t think any of it’s faked. Plus The Ductor (their mascot) is adorable 😅

That very badly drawn boy is Kenshiro from Hokuto No Ken or Fist Of The North Star- but on the Mega Drive also known as Last Battle. That illustration is ripe meme material! 😂

That is the most cursed art of Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star I've ever seen.

The dedication of going full breaking bad cosplay in a car park. Never change, Neil, please, never change.

I used to work for a company that put arcade cabinets in pubs in the London area; the Play Choice 10 and Mega-Tech were very popular units at the time and took a lot of money for the pubs. The downside was that punters had a habit of resting their pints on the top which would then spill and short out the top monitor (on both systems).

@althejazzman

4 ай бұрын

That would explain the grease and dust of a pub back in the smoking days!

@EdCourtenay

4 ай бұрын

@@althejazzman Yeah, some of the machines (even those that didn't have beverages poured down the back of them) came back to the workshop in a revolting state.

@rodmunch69

4 ай бұрын

Here in the states, we had the Play Choice NES machines everywhere - but I didn't even know the Genesis/MegaDrive machine even existed.

@TincMetals

4 ай бұрын

@@rodmunch69 I knew I saw one when I was a teen long ago, saw it twice and never again. Hard to misc as it has Sonic, Altered Beast, and wanted to play Shinobi again.

That library in the background of what I assume are video game related publications is just beautiful. Preserving these and reading them decades later is like opening a time capsule.

@RMCRetro

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I have a lot more in the store room which I'm now cataloguing and photographing so you'll eventually be able to browse the front covers, see what's here and what gaps I'm trying to fill.

@sanityormadness

4 ай бұрын

I was a little bit distracted by the face-out copy of ROM (#71, after a search) in the bottom right, which doesn't seem like a video game related publication!

@bewilderbeestie

4 ай бұрын

I grew up with an incomplete copy of INPUT, which was kinda frustrating, as I didn't have all the parts for most of the programs. But it could have been worse --- it was far more frustrating to have the whole thing, because the programs were riddled with typos and notoriously broken!

@RMCRetro

4 ай бұрын

I guess not but with a name like ROM I like having it in there 😀

there is a tubular key lockpick and even a few master keys check the LPL

We love Holly!

The terrible picture you couldn’t recognise would be Kenshiro from Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) Last Battle was originally an official FONS game in Japan but due to licensing the characters and graphics were changed for the western market. No matter the version, it was a shocking game 🫠

The tipping over machine got me again!

@RMCRetro

4 ай бұрын

Have a sit down and a strong cup of tea Kris

"That guy" is supposed to be Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star. The game was released as "Last Battle" outside of Japan without the anime license.

huh I never knew about the Mega-Tech...going to enjoy this journey

Great video, it's a super team you've got their at the Cave with Alex, Holly and Richard, like the A-Team! There you go, that's the kind of van you need for taking the Mega Tech round to shows 😂

It's wonderful to see a Retro Team behind this repair adventure! Awesome!

have you considered using a tubular lock pick tool to open the coin box? they aren't hard to use, you basically stick it in and wiggle it around, if it doesn't open you reset it and try again

@redknight4

4 ай бұрын

they are also known as an impressioning tool

Hey Neil, that was a bargain for sure, especially with the carts in there! I may be able to help you with the 10" monitor. I'll contact you (or you contact me). 😀Also those monitors don't look "original" even though they probably are. Normally they'd have a Euro version of the MTC9000 in both monitors (green square connectors for power, rgb and degauss) like your other cab. This one seems to have a USA version 20" Hanty MTC9000 (clear Mate'N'Lok's for the power, rgb and degauss) and something that looks like a Kortek 10". The crt is original as the SEGA sticker is on there, it could be that the MTC9000 10" chassis went wrong and they swapped in a Kortek 10" chassis (most Kortek and Hanty chassis are the same electrically so the crts can be swapped between them (apart from the high impedance Korteks)). Or it could be that Sega/Deith had to source Kortek 10" monitors for a while. And also, it's not usual to find a Hanty with a replaced lopt, they do get a hammering from long hours (most arcade monitors have had the lopt replaced, more than once!) but I think I remember reading/hearing some time ago that back in the 90's I think Hanty had a problem for a while with some bad batches of lopts from the manufacturer, so not really their fault!

@RMCRetro

4 ай бұрын

Hey thank you, great info. How do I contact you?

@sierraboney1394

4 ай бұрын

It's Tony! I've texted you! 😁@@RMCRetro

@RMCRetro

4 ай бұрын

Haha thanks Tony didn’t know your username there

Every time I see the cave and the toys you have in there, I want to get to the UK to visit even more! It is already a "must see" place if I manage to get "across the pond".

Nice find! Love those late-night eBay shopping adventures. Looking forward to the full restoration videos!

Looking forward to seeing the rest of this series. There's something oddly satisfying about watching filthy electronics get cleaned to a pristine state, and I have a feeling future episodes of this one will more than deliver. It'll also be good to see if those games are still working, as in a worst case scenario for the cabinet, the games could pay (or justify the cost) for the whole thing.

Gorgeous find that... especially with the hidden treasures!

I'd watch an entire episode on game boxes and manuals reproductions.

@MoTheBlackCat

4 ай бұрын

U sicko! (i'm also in...)

Rather than drilling the lock on the coin box would you not be better off having a locksmith use an impressioning tool and having a new key made?

@RMCRetro

4 ай бұрын

An interesting option thank you, I'll have a think about all the options before making that episode

Took me a year to save up my pocket money to be able to afford a computer in the 80s, and in that year, I read each and every INPUT magazine cover to cover. Learnt programming and this helped inform which computer would be the best for me given the funds available (and that was an Acorn Electron). Still have the INPUT magazines too, int he binders like those behind you.

Interesting to see that the Mega-Tech included some Master System games, like Astro Warrior, Fantasy Zone, After Burner, etc., but I guess that would make sense since the SMS was still very popular in Europe. Also, very curious to see not just "Raynos", a.k.a. Assault Suit Leynos/Target Earth, on the "Coming Soon" list in that catalog, but also Psy-O-Blade, which never actually saw an official English release at all (but has since gotten an English fan translation).

@GreyMatterShades

4 ай бұрын

That's cool. I wonder if there was an English version of Psy-O-Blade for the Mega-Tech despite it not being released for home consoles? If not, it would be amazing if they could create a unique replica cart for the Mega-Tech with the English fan translation.

I love videogames. I've been playing them for almost 30 years now, I collect them (not a huge collection, though), I search about them, I'm always keeping an eye on what's new in the market, new releases, game development (with focus on beta/cut content) etc. I just love our hobbie. But you guys, you're hardcore, you're on a next level. It's so good to see restorations like these, the information you bring, the history behind a game/console... Thank you, thank you very much. Know that for us, who takes videogames to our hearts, you're just great, it's a pleasure to see your work.

You shouldn't need to drill out the lock. cutting the back of a ballpoint pen and shoving it in the lock should be enough to open it without fuss.

9:46 I love the comradery at this Retro Collective. Poor Alex! :D

They used to have one of these in the local Golf clubhouse, the only reason me and my friends went there.

Great episode! Can’t wait to see this come back to life !

That shot at 21:40 my heart was in my throat for a second as it looked like the cabinet was about to fall over backwards, until I saw it was actually safely in hand 😅 Great video as always :)

@p_mouse8676

4 ай бұрын

I had exactly the same! hahaha

Great find and video,hope you get it fully restored to its former glory.

This channel is awesome. These restoration revivals are epic.

I love seeing the togetherness you guys have going on! Wanting to help each other out fixing this old rech to say it brings a teaer to my eye is a understatement.

Haha, oh no! That artwork at 3:50 is truly something to behold... someone in the office picked the short straw and had to draw that stuff for free, probably!

This was really good, very interesting. Can't wait to see how it comes along.

This is my personal favorite content in YT right now. Good lads, doing good work on important human invention and art. Congratulations.

Wish I could come visit what a cool thing your doing preserving this wonderful history.

It may have been said already, but I wonder if that "greasy dust" was dust mixed with cigarette smoke. It looks an awful lot like the dust I saw in second-hand computers of heavy smokers, and it wouldn't have been uncommon for arcades to allow smoking at that time. I can't think of many other reasons it would have that consistency. I have 10+ year old machines (from non-smokers) with dust bunnies that readily release with a puff of air, leaving almost no residue. A very nifty find! Edit: Ha! Not long after I typed this I see you found the cigarette butts. 😂

You’ve really mastered this restoration format. Great new project!

Excuse me, but I've seen Red Dwarf and that is *not* Holly! What's the song at the ten minute mark? Pretty cool.

Yep seen one of these in my local arcade named Uncle Ronnies 👍🏻✌🏻😊

Excited to see the future episodes, looks like a big project! I hope most of that wiring is replaced with fresh new cables and fittings, and I'd suspect that most of those capacitors are gonna need to go.

I loved this when it appeared in the arcades. Being able to play Sonic in the arcades was a game changer and flipped things around having a console in the arcade.

I love that you're restoring it. If I already had one I would've stripped this one spare parts.

Just booked in my visit to the cave and arcade archive in March! Can't wait!

Great stuff. Arcade units and stairs set off all sorts of PTSDs. I admire you all for capturing this.

I remember seeing one in cheddar gorge (in a cafe i think not in the cave itself 😂) seemed strange to have MD games, preferred to see arcades with more advanced gfx than was available at home. Great vid by the way

Loving these Trash to Treasure episodes, you're doing an awesome job :)

I'm from the US and I've never seen one of those. Thanks for sharing! Hopefully you can get it 100% working! Looking forward to more episodes!

I believe Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (JP Region) has the arcade port you're speaking of. This was on the PS2.

Absolutely love this channel all the old gaming system repairs and talks ❤

I am really looking forward to the CRT episode of this series! I am here for the electronics, so that will be interesting to me

The sides of the PSU are by far the cleanest thing in the entire system. I thought it was something brand new you guys had just inserted to test stuff haha

Love these videos. My local chippy when growing up had arcade machines in it, maybe this was the same.

3:58 The blonde guy in the orange shirt looks like a blonde version of Kenshiro from the anime Fist of the North Star.

This is going to be such an awsome series, cant wait!

Looking forward to the next one, will be really interesting to see what it takes to restore this system

Thank you for all that you and your teams does. I really enjoy watching your videos.

That cabinet has seen things no cabinet should have to see

What a team !! Love your videos that show off the beautiful british weather !! Makes me proud to be British!

This is going to be a great video series. Looking forward to the upcoming episodes, especially those dealing with the electronics.

I cant WAIT to see how this restoration will turn out... this was SUCH an awsome episode and piece of hardware ❤

Brilliant as usual and can't wait to see more. Great team

The "strange guy" in the brochure is Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star. Last Battle was based on this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenshiro

@w4lsh

4 ай бұрын

To be fair, its definitely a "strange" approximation of Kenshiro, definitely not drawn by Tetsuo Hara the original illustrator of hokuto no ken.

@zerotheero

4 ай бұрын

It's the "Kenshiro we have at home" considering the artist can't be bothered to trace Tetsuo's Hara's art for the promo.

if you're lucky, you might be able the source a doner 10" Tube from something like a small CCTV Video monitor that you can swap the yolk on. Or see if there are any specialist glass makers out there in the wild who can reform, re-coat and re-work the broken neck with new glass, assuming the gun assembly isn't entirely shot.

@MQsto

4 ай бұрын

I think that reforming is far lesser problem than re-vacuuming :-)

Perhaps it lived in a chip shop or takeaway. Hence the kitchen style dust and grease. Perhaps someone with too much shandy in them after the pub got physical with the top monitor cause the early breakage?

Fantastic episode. I can't wait to see it the the next episode in this journey. Thanks for sharing!

BTW, you can probably find a Tubular Lockpick to open up the cashbox. Presuming they are legal in the UK.

Yet another awesome video. Looking forward to seeing the next stages for this. Keep up the awesome work. 👌🏻

Wow, at 4:04, Sega had invented AI artwork back in the 1980's!!!

used to own one about 10 years ago, pretty fun!

Great buy !! Can't wait for the upcoming episodes on this 👍👍

It's always better to have two than to have one. For full interactive Museum purposes though I'd say 7 or 8 would be the full Idea if you have the full set of games so you could have all the games up and you just have people enjoy them to the fullest. I'd look into reverse engineering the cabinet and making multiples so that you could experience this marvel of Retro entertainment.

Great episode! Looking forward to seeing how you progress with it.

Can’t wait to see the progress.

200,- WITH games is a bargain, well done! The older mega touch table versions should have an 10" monitor, maybe you are lucky and can grab one from an former operator? And finding new games for the sega can be tricky, I own now 29 cartridges and some of them 2x or 3x :D

Fantastic episode! Your content is always quality! I have always wanted one.

Love it! Can’t wait to see the rest of the series!

"I don't see signs of rust from moisture" - with that coating of grease I'd certainly hope not.

What a nice find! Can't wait for the next videos, this is going to look great.

Really looking forward to seeing this repair!

Nice find. Definitely got a good deal there. Games alone are worth more than that as you said. That oily dust carpet probably acted like a protective coating 😆Can't wait to see how it looks after. Pity about the top crt, but there must be tv's out there in some other shape or form you can use.

It looks like the unknown guy in the 'artwork' is from the Last Battle game. In the screenshot the character has the same or very similar colour scheme.

@KrisGraney

4 ай бұрын

AKA Ken from First of the North Star since last battle is the Western release of the game.

as for the lock, I think that the lockpicking lawyer sells tool for that ;)

Fun video. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the series.

I see you've got the very rare Aliexpress cart "Kid Chamelon"... :D

So awesome you have not just one but 2 of this legendary Mega Drive hardware, they are certainly in the right hands as are those wonderful games! I’ve played one at mother museum, was so cool to enter cheats into Sonic 2 on an arcade machine! It’s good also that we can easily own this system and experience its games at home in the form of the Sega Mega Drive or see what a Mega Tech was like thanks to emulators! I wonder if a MiSTer variant could be created ☺️👍

4:02 is Ken from Hokuto No Ken/Fist of the North Star/Black Belt on the SEGA Master System.

This unit must have been used in a Chip shop or some fast food outlet years ago at some stage as you say. Nothing is greasier than a chippy. I can imagine customers pumping coins into it whilst waiting on their food. I did the same as a teenager whenever I encountered an arcade machine in a chip shop. Sometimes I would even visit a local chippy just to play a Rastan machine and not order food and also a squash club as they had a table top version of Scramble in the bar.

10:43 Oh there's that Bane impression again! :)

Man I love these episodes, very cool guys!

Looking forward to the follow up episodes 😀

Looking forward to another great series

By a process of elimination, I think the mystery character is supposed to be Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star, which is localised as Last Battle. He has the power to hit people in just the right place that causes their head to explode - graphically included in the Japanese version of the game, but sadly missing from Last Battle. Also, Neil looking great in full crime scene cleaner garb.

Very excited for this series