Feeble Little Timesinks

I've been an admin here for a number of years. I've been a member for longer. I've had lots of great times on here and have made quite a few friends. Upon taking the Admin position I tried to distance myself from most of the central discussions as I thought it would make me biased against the situation.

Over time, I've become a bit disconnected from the community here. My interests have shifted a bit and so I'm not quite as passionate about Type Moon as I once was. Don't get me wrong, ...

- but I'm totally going to gloat. Best wife ever, guys~! Elf ended a near 20 year search today by working with our friend that owns a gameshop to give me this for my birthday:




Way back in 94, I picked up an issue of EGM2 and saw this game featured in it. I was blown away by the story it was supposed to be telling and loved the graphics it displayed. I always had a big love for adventure games like Sam and Max and Day ...

Four years ago this day, Elf and I got married. For all the idiotic things I've done, I can safely say this was one choice I didn't screw up, lol. It's been a great ride and I look forward to the following years of happiness! Love ya, babe!


Also, you know you've picked the right one when this was your anniversary present!

It took a bit of wheeling and dealing, but I managed to snag something quite important to me.



The very first arcade game I ever played, and still one of my favorites. I got it for a great deal considering everything still works and the monitor on it is less than a year old.

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Alright, continuing on where we left off:



The old connector is off. However, before we put the new one on, we're in prime position to take care of that pesky lockout chip. Turning the motherboard over will reveal it.



That's it right above those two blue capacitors, the right-lowest of the chips. Disabling it it actually incredibly easy. There are a total of 16 Pins connecting it. 8 on ...