Replacing Bad Customs’ Sockets on Galaga

Had a Galaga that was reporting false ROM errors and had glitching that made me think that the three CPUs were uncoordinated.  For example:

  • Game would sometimes play but would have no sound, would play glitchy sounds, or get stuck on sounds
  • Game would have odd graphics-related issues during its startup or sometimes during play
  • Starfield had incorrect behavior – was moving backwards, was stopped, or moving at the wrong speed

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