I've been watching this channel since its inception... I hope the same thing... I don't know if you've been here that long, but it almost DID die.. You can probably still find Luke's "final" video floating around.. It's heartbreaking.
Thank you very much for the kind words, I really appreciate it. I still try to put up videos here and there and I'll try to float around here for a while longer lol. Take care
Back in the early 10s you inspired me to take my retro videogame passion to a new level. I'm grateful for that, I'm happy that you keep filming your videos! I like you and your channel :) All the best
Wow, that is very kind of you to say and I'm glad that you could get into gaming from these videos. I wish you all the best. Ill keep putting up videos when and where I can but once again, thank you for your support! Hope you have a good week!
Hey Luke, I just repaired an old PlayStation 1 yesterday and reminded me of your videos. It was sold for junk on eBay for a really cheap price. I got it home and the only problem was someone forgot to reconnect the power cable to the motherboard. I fixed that and cleaned it up. The laser still works great and the new homebrew software the community has made is amazing to play with.
Wow! Congratulations! glad to hear about another old system being saved from the grave. Nice work! glad there was some nostalgia mixed in there as well. So many great games for the old PS1 Im sure you can enjoy
Hey thanks a lot chompster! Its nice to have it playable finally after the couple of month wait. I'm glad these videos still have that excitement factor to them and hope to get up another video shortly
Definitely! Those classic booming soundtracks from Daytona to Space Harrier, loads of awesomeness. Im glad I could get this one running and thanks again!
Great work, it’s good to see you got it up and running again. You’re right about how bodged the wiring can get over time when all they cared about was getting the game going again. I recently did a restoration of a House of the Dead and I had to work out all the Model 2 harness pin-outs from the schematics. By the end I knew it so well I could actually spot several mistakes in the diagrams! 😅 It’s a shame there’s no source of replacement chips for the customs on these boards. I fear they’re all basically ticking time bombs that will inevitably not turn on one day. 😢
Haha, I totally hear that. I know what you mean about studying the schematics going "wait a minute here...." you can find a lot hidden surprises. There are some people out there trying to reproduce these IC chips but yeah, having proper storage, good cooling, proper power etc will hopefully help them to stay running a little longer! Great job on the HOTD
Hey Luke. Remember watching you way back in 09-10 when the community was really tight knit. Glad to see you're still grinding away. For some reason I'll always remember your video of you trying the McDog.
LOL, you might have to mention that to MetalJesus for me :) I really appreciate the kind words and support a lot. Thank you very much and I hope I can keep the vids rolling. Hope you are doing well!
Boy Howdy Luke! This machine never received so much love since it left the factory. It's so much like After Burner that I think this would do great in one of those moving seat cabinets that After Burner came in. Cool video dude, always nice to see part of your repair struggles.
Hey hey Highlander! Its been a bit. I think this would have been one step better if it had the roll feature and a bit more hectic like Afterburner. This one is a little slower. The cheap part is not having a lot of time to destroy the bosses. Im glad that it works nevertheless. Always great to hear from you and thanks for checking!
You and I both lol. Not the easiest one to troubleshoot but definitely glad to be able to have it running again. I'll try to get another vid up..soon...ish :)
Sega really did make some great games for the arcade for sure. I appreciate the kind words. I do what I can to revive these old arcade games and make them playable for just a bit longer.
LOL, what a coincidence. That is totally awesome! I wonder how many people are still playing this one now. Now that you mentioned it, I was playing Resident Evil Code:Veronica on the sega naomi two days ago and yesterday, videogameesoterica put up a video on it as well. Definitely something going on haha. Thanks for checking it out!
The Model 2 had the world's fastest 3D hardware when it was introduced. The design came from GE Aerospace who developed similar hardware for flight simulation. Sega engineers managed to condense a $50,000 board to a couple of CMOS chips. Even then a complete board set for one game would have been close to $5,000.
Haha, Thanks Marty! Yeah, videos dont go up as often as they used to but I try to get them out when I can. I would love to make them more often but time is the tricky part lol. Thanks again
Hey there MetalT! Thanks a lot as usual. I have never played this on the emulator but having the joystick makes a world of difference lol. Hope things are going well on your end
You can say that again. I was really glad to see it fire up again after getting the parts I needed for it and fixing the crusty parts on top of that. Thanks as always!
Hey hey, Thanks a lot man! I always appreciate it a lot. Sorry about the messenger, I havent used it in a long time and that may be why. Not intentional at all. I hope you are doing well and still getting your game on :)
Hey hey my man. Ive got a few different rust removers but the ones I have actually remove the nickel off metal and eat away at them. Do you know if Evapo-Rust does the same or does it only remove the rust? I would be interested in trying something different if it works better. Thanks again and hope you are doing well
@@lukemorse1 I've used it to remove rust off a couple of control panels and a bunch of bolts and screws and it worked well with everything. It didn't remove anything but rust. I have a NeoGeo 4 slot that was in a bar arcade that has rust that stinks. It stinks to the point that I almost feel like I can taste it! Ever deal with rust that stinks? Either way, even though you can reuse Evapo-Rust, I will be throwing it out after that and starting fresh. A fairly big bottle is only like $8. It's just really risky sanding or using a wire wheel or whatever. Maybe at least wear a respirator? I just want you to be safe, man. I know you well enough to know that you mostly are, but still. You don't want that arcade rust dust in your lungs. I know a guy that was using a wire wheel on some rust and some shot into his friend that was standing by. He had to go get a tetanus shot as a result and the doctor had to dig the piece out of his forearm. What I tend to do with those rusty carriage bolts is a let them sit in the rust remover, maybe agitate them a bit with a dish scrubber, let them sit a bit more, then clean them off and paint them. Makes them look brand new with very little effort.
Always great to see a new Back Again Luke video pop up! Keep up the amazing work Luke, hope to see you doing some out and about videos again some day - it must be bicycle weather again there now? Cheers!
It's too bad a person with your skills doesn't own and operate an arcade. The ability to keep these boards up and running is such a niche skill that you could really leverage.
I really wanted to open a barcade here in Japan for the longest time however having to deal with the local mob for land protection or getting a cut of the profits turned me away from it. I still do try to keep these boards going and from time to time I help others with theirs as well. If anything, hopefully the videos will give a little support to others having similar issues. Thanks again!
Hey Luke! great to see a new video from you. I don't think I ever saw this game, I know I would have played it since I loved playing Afterburner back in the day, I can even recognize some of the audio that carried over from that game. "Fire, Fire, Fire"
If anyone could appreciate it, It would be you. Ive seen you play a lot of Sega over the years and love it. Glad I could get this running and thanks for stopping by as usual man!
I hope this channel never dies.
I've been watching this channel since its inception... I hope the same thing... I don't know if you've been here that long, but it almost DID die.. You can probably still find Luke's "final" video floating around.. It's heartbreaking.
@@P2000Camaro I remember it well. That was in the golden era of retro RUclips! 2008-2011?
Thank you very much for the kind words, I really appreciate it. I still try to put up videos here and there and I'll try to float around here for a while longer lol. Take care
Luke is an OG
@@mushroomsamba82 Thats super kind of you to say, thank you!
Back in the early 10s you inspired me to take my retro videogame passion to a new level. I'm grateful for that, I'm happy that you keep filming your videos! I like you and your channel :) All the best
Wow, that is very kind of you to say and I'm glad that you could get into gaming from these videos. I wish you all the best. Ill keep putting up videos when and where I can but once again, thank you for your support! Hope you have a good week!
Hey Luke, I just repaired an old PlayStation 1 yesterday and reminded me of your videos. It was sold for junk on eBay for a really cheap price. I got it home and the only problem was someone forgot to reconnect the power cable to the motherboard. I fixed that and cleaned it up. The laser still works great and the new homebrew software the community has made is amazing to play with.
Wow! Congratulations! glad to hear about another old system being saved from the grave. Nice work! glad there was some nostalgia mixed in there as well. So many great games for the old PS1 Im sure you can enjoy
Hi Luke. Glad to see you saved another game from the grave. Exciting when I see you've put a new vid up. Keep up the good work.
Hey thanks a lot chompster! Its nice to have it playable finally after the couple of month wait. I'm glad these videos still have that excitement factor to them and hope to get up another video shortly
Sega's soundtracks at that time were killer, great job Luke on troubleshooting that board and joystick.
Definitely! Those classic booming soundtracks from Daytona to Space Harrier, loads of awesomeness. Im glad I could get this one running and thanks again!
Great work, it’s good to see you got it up and running again. You’re right about how bodged the wiring can get over time when all they cared about was getting the game going again. I recently did a restoration of a House of the Dead and I had to work out all the Model 2 harness pin-outs from the schematics. By the end I knew it so well I could actually spot several mistakes in the diagrams! 😅
It’s a shame there’s no source of replacement chips for the customs on these boards. I fear they’re all basically ticking time bombs that will inevitably not turn on one day. 😢
Haha, I totally hear that. I know what you mean about studying the schematics going "wait a minute here...." you can find a lot hidden surprises. There are some people out there trying to reproduce these IC chips but yeah, having proper storage, good cooling, proper power etc will hopefully help them to stay running a little longer! Great job on the HOTD
Hey Luke. Remember watching you way back in 09-10 when the community was really tight knit. Glad to see you're still grinding away. For some reason I'll always remember your video of you trying the McDog.
this channel is the definition of hidden gem. lots of love Luke.
LOL, you might have to mention that to MetalJesus for me :) I really appreciate the kind words and support a lot. Thank you very much and I hope I can keep the vids rolling. Hope you are doing well!
Great repair work Luke, nothing beats anything Model2. Love this game!
Much appreciated Mat! The Model 2 was an awesome base for so many classics and totally agree
Boy Howdy Luke! This machine never received so much love since it left the factory.
It's so much like After Burner that I think this would do great in one of those moving seat cabinets that After Burner came in.
Cool video dude, always nice to see part of your repair struggles.
And it's easy to see some of the elements that were thrown into After Burner Climax such as the life bar and the branching paths.
Hey hey Highlander! Its been a bit. I think this would have been one step better if it had the roll feature and a bit more hectic like Afterburner. This one is a little slower. The cheap part is not having a lot of time to destroy the bosses. Im glad that it works nevertheless. Always great to hear from you and thanks for checking!
@@lukemorse1 Always dude. The grime on your hands tells the story of how you went for this one. Love watching you fix stuff.
Great to see another board repaired, great to see you posting videos again!
You and I both lol. Not the easiest one to troubleshoot but definitely glad to be able to have it running again. I'll try to get another vid up..soon...ish :)
Cool game. Sega definitely knew how to put together a good arcade game back then. You certainly know how to keep them still running after 30 years
Sega really did make some great games for the arcade for sure. I appreciate the kind words. I do what I can to revive these old arcade games and make them playable for just a bit longer.
RUclips must've read my mind! I just played this game at my friend's place and somehow the algorythm knew and recommended this too me!
LOL, what a coincidence. That is totally awesome! I wonder how many people are still playing this one now. Now that you mentioned it, I was playing Resident Evil Code:Veronica on the sega naomi two days ago and yesterday, videogameesoterica put up a video on it as well. Definitely something going on haha. Thanks for checking it out!
Runs so well for such early 3d. Great work getting it back in service!
Definitely runs quite smoothly for sure. Thanks a million! glad to have it running again
The Model 2 had the world's fastest 3D hardware when it was introduced. The design came from GE Aerospace who developed similar hardware for flight simulation. Sega engineers managed to condense a $50,000 board to a couple of CMOS chips. Even then a complete board set for one game would have been close to $5,000.
Nice video!! Love this game! Also Awesome overhaul on the control panel!
Thanks a lot there Jason! It is a neat looking game, I totally agree. I was lucky to get the control panel better again and thanks for the nice words!
Always great to get a notification of some Luke content. Just wish it happened more often. 😉
Haha, Thanks Marty! Yeah, videos dont go up as often as they used to but I try to get them out when I can. I would love to make them more often but time is the tricky part lol. Thanks again
hey luke great work as always. inonly played this game on the emulator, but playing it with the original joystick must be amazing😅
Hey there MetalT! Thanks a lot as usual. I have never played this on the emulator but having the joystick makes a world of difference lol. Hope things are going well on your end
Talk about a project and a half! Another one saved from the bin.
You can say that again. I was really glad to see it fire up again after getting the parts I needed for it and fixing the crusty parts on top of that. Thanks as always!
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Nice to see a new Video from you. I have write you on messenger but never heard back from you.
Hey hey, Thanks a lot man! I always appreciate it a lot. Sorry about the messenger, I havent used it in a long time and that may be why. Not intentional at all. I hope you are doing well and still getting your game on :)
Glad to see you're still going strong after all these years ! Cheers, mate.
Still alive and kickin lol. Thanks for the really kind words, they mean a lot. I hope you are doing well yourself and thank you for that!
Yeah thanks for the video Luke what a nice surprise!
My pleasure and thanks for checking them out! I'll try to get some other surprises out sometime soon!
Evapo-Rust is an investment, man. It's like a tool that you can keep reusing. Super cool looking game for sure! That control panel was nasty!
Hey hey my man. Ive got a few different rust removers but the ones I have actually remove the nickel off metal and eat away at them. Do you know if Evapo-Rust does the same or does it only remove the rust? I would be interested in trying something different if it works better. Thanks again and hope you are doing well
@@lukemorse1 I've used it to remove rust off a couple of control panels and a bunch of bolts and screws and it worked well with everything. It didn't remove anything but rust. I have a NeoGeo 4 slot that was in a bar arcade that has rust that stinks. It stinks to the point that I almost feel like I can taste it! Ever deal with rust that stinks? Either way, even though you can reuse Evapo-Rust, I will be throwing it out after that and starting fresh. A fairly big bottle is only like $8. It's just really risky sanding or using a wire wheel or whatever. Maybe at least wear a respirator? I just want you to be safe, man. I know you well enough to know that you mostly are, but still. You don't want that arcade rust dust in your lungs. I know a guy that was using a wire wheel on some rust and some shot into his friend that was standing by. He had to go get a tetanus shot as a result and the doctor had to dig the piece out of his forearm. What I tend to do with those rusty carriage bolts is a let them sit in the rust remover, maybe agitate them a bit with a dish scrubber, let them sit a bit more, then clean them off and paint them. Makes them look brand new with very little effort.
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Can't believe I've been watching your videos for over a decade. Awesome stuff! Just fixed my sky shark because of your older one!
Been missing you brother. Keep doing what you're doing. Love it. Wanna see more of it.
Always great to see a new Back Again Luke video pop up! Keep up the amazing work Luke, hope to see you doing some out and about videos again some day - it must be bicycle weather again there now? Cheers!
Love your work bro more vids please :)
I really appreciate that bro, thanks a lot for that! yeah, I need to get out some more vids and I'll try. Hope you have a good one
What a find. I've wanted to play the arcade version for years! This has a good BGM if you grew up on Afterburner. Great work bringing it back.
I love how this is in the middle of ace combat 1 and ace combat 2 in graphics. Another great save Luke
It's too bad a person with your skills doesn't own and operate an arcade. The ability to keep these boards up and running is such a niche skill that you could really leverage.
I really wanted to open a barcade here in Japan for the longest time however having to deal with the local mob for land protection or getting a cut of the profits turned me away from it. I still do try to keep these boards going and from time to time I help others with theirs as well. If anything, hopefully the videos will give a little support to others having similar issues. Thanks again!
@@lukemorse1 so Tokyo Vice is real eh?! (good show!)
Hey Luke! great to see a new video from you. I don't think I ever saw this game, I know I would have played it since I loved playing Afterburner back in the day, I can even recognize some of the audio that carried over from that game. "Fire, Fire, Fire"
Hello Dr. Luke 😊
Where there any funky and interesting odors during this particular repair? 😂
I love this channel I have watched it for years! Sega arcade hardware was always ahead of their time with Lockheed Martin.
What a beautiful board...
It definitely has its charm for sure! Its nice to have running again. hope you are well
Beautiful game, well done for saving it Luke! 😎👍
If anyone could appreciate it, It would be you. Ive seen you play a lot of Sega over the years and love it. Glad I could get this running and thanks for stopping by as usual man!
@@lukemorse1 😎👍
Always love seeing a new video from you Luke!
good stuff, as always 👍
That means a lot, thanks for the kind words as usual man
Nice fix n play 👍
Haha, thanks as always Tony!
Well Luke, this is pretty cool yo.