Early this evening, after work, I picked up a cabaret Time Pilot from somebody moving to N. Carolina (from NJ).
The game works, but the display is tinted red and distorted along the top and bottom (wavy, not glitchy). The cabinet is dreadful and stinks - musty and ammonia-ey.
The joystick seems to work perfectly, but is very loose.
Finally, based on my quick 2 minute test, the game makes a 'hissing' sound when it is powered up, but I wouldn't expect there to be any fans in the unit.
A) How easy, how costly, would it be to get a different cabinet for this?
B) I'm fairly savvy with electronics, but nowhere near Scott S' level. How easy/costly would it be to replace the joystick?
C) What on earth might be making the hissing sound?
D) What is likely to be the monitor problem, and solution?
Thanks!
PS: I'm FINALLY in the functional arcade machine owners club. Whee!