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Tag Archives: bavacade
Exidy 440 FPGA
Exidy 440 FPGA Board Over the last few months I have been struggling to get my Exidy Cheyenne cabinet back up and running. It’s a beautiful specimen that’s given me some issues over the years needing a chassis overhaul and … Continue reading
bavacade Update 4-13-2025
It’s been a couple of months since my last bavacade update. I was under the impression I hadn’t done much since January, but after taking some notes I realized I was mistaken. Real headway was made and I even added … Continue reading
Polybius
In the things I learned today department, a high schooler named Antonio dropped by bavastudio. He was grooving on the old video games in the space, and as it happens he’s a bit of an retro gaming geek so we … Continue reading
bavacade Update: 1-5-2025
December was a slow month for arcade repairs given everything else going on, but I did make some progress. In particular, I was able to finally install the Scramble multi-game chip on my spare Scramble board and install it in … Continue reading
bavacade Update 11-24-2024
I once again have a 100% working arcade, huzzah! Most of the work these days is shoring up the rest of the cabinets to get rid of any structural issues and put them on wheels. There are only two cabinets … Continue reading
A Shout-Out to the Zilog Z80
As referred to in my previous post, I’ve been struggling to figure out what specific Z80 processor I need to get my spare Scramble PCB working. I had the main processor for the board, which was a Zilog Z80 chip, … Continue reading
Scramble Re-assembled for a Second Time
The game that started the arcade project craze in Italy for me was Scramble. And I took it apart and put it back together for a second time this past weekend after getting it on wheels. Love this cabinet, and … Continue reading
bavacade Repair Log 9-24-2024
It has been a while since a full blown repair log, but that is the upside of having an all but perfect arcade 🙂 But as Chinua Achebe notes, “things fall apart.” So on with the show… When I was … Continue reading
Swapping Matsushita Chassis on Millipede (and a few more bavacade updates)
The big win for the bavacade this week was swapping out the existing Matsushita 19″ chassis in Millipede with a like-new replacement I got from Mike of East Coast Arcade Repair while in Virginia recently. It was kind of a … Continue reading
bava.studio: Space is the Place
Yesterday was a big moment for this blog: the bava.blog finally moved into a physical storefront of its own: bava.studio (click that link and subscribe now!) 🙂 I’m not sure what exactly bava.studio is, or will be, but I do … Continue reading