Thanks for the suggestion of Never Dull/steel wool, started making the wireforms all nice and clean and hope to finish it up soon. I am running into a weird issue though if anyone has some insight.
When I finish Shark Cove mode, the sound will freeze and stay locked until I power cycle the game. You can continue playing the game normally, but there will be no callouts or music. I have not noticed it happen in any other mode as of yet. I have a new set of ribbon cables on the way, but in my head it seems like the ROM may be corrupted since it seems to happen only on one mode. Anyone else run into this?