I’ve had this game for a couple weeks now.
Got what I consider to be a great deal on it at $4800, with only 3 downsides: Flipper button cabinet decal wear, start button cabinet decal wear, and no back box key.
I know the seller fairly well and trusted him that there would be no surprises in the back box. Even though I knew the batteries were seemingly fine as the game kept score memory, my skepticism prevailed and I got my security torx bit set and opened th sucker up.
Though not converted to NVRam, he did remove the battery case from the board and it was wrapped in electrical tape on the side wall. No corrosion, but the batteries were dated 2014 as year of manufacture.
Also, apparently one of the boards doesn’t match the serial number of the others. I know I’m only the 3rd owner of this machine and that it was routed through a Retro Video Game store for about 10 years. Have no intention to ever sell, as it’s the crown jewel of my collection.
Having said all that, I have 4 questions:
1. ColorDMD: LCD or LED or not at all?
2. Mirror Blades: Yay/Nay?
3. How essential is NVRam conversion?
4. If game seems to work and play perfectly fine, should I just ignore the fact that one board was replaced or should I dig deeper in case it might be an issue in the future (I.e. find out why, etc).
Thrilled to be a SPP club member!