ducktapevoodoo wrote:i have a nintendo machine i believe its the vs unit im not to sure
either way the game on the left side of the unit has stoped workin. it freezes at bootup. the problem started a few days ago and im not sure what i should try other then turning it off and on .
im considering swapping the rom chips on the board (put the mario chips in teh ice climber side and vise versa)
any insite would be very much apprecieated
I'm more into new arcade cabinets, but I can tell you that you're right; it is a VS. unit, though I've seen them run seperate games simultaneously. I also believe that model was a European exclusive, I'd guess from around 1984.
Swapping the ROMs is a good idea to get it going, it's the same old NES-based/Playchoice 10 hardware that at some point or another needs tinkering with (as most cabinets do anyways). It's not a dedicated cabinet, it's meant to be versatile, so you shouldn't have any difficulties running whichever game you want on whichever side. It isn't too hard to switch games either, and I suppose you don't have any other option than to swap or reinsert them, unless it permanently stops freeezing (unlikely).
Be sure to ask around on some vintage cabinet forums, I don't know enough to say anything more about it.
