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My name is Mark. I like to write about my Sega arcade machines, video games, and whatever else is on my mind. Don’t be afraid to leave a comment somewhere. I like reading them.

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NAOMI Back in Service

Posted to Blast City Log on March 17 2026

Since Summer will be here soon, I really wanted to get the NAOMI working again.

Like I said in the last post, it went from ERROR 31 (Game not acceptable by main board) to just not booting at all. After some troubleshooting with a friend, we got it to boot again by removing the plastic case from the netDIMM, just like Ken suggested. Still, every attempt at loading a game resulted in ERROR 31. This Arcade Projects post was enough to convince us that I needed new RAM. Thankfully NAOMI compatible, DDR2 RAM has been spared from the massive spike in RAM price.

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JAMMS Issue 02

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Mar 27 26 / 10:01 AM

My Xbox works again. I think the cold weather was not good for it. My precious DOA saves are safe.

Mar 07 26 / 12:22 PM

Google Photos showing me pictures taken on my Galaxy S3 is incredibly depressing.

Jan 15 26 / 07:55 PM

The Naomi drawing on the high score page is the only one that holds up. Every other old drawing looks really bad to me now.

Dec 08 25 / 11:45 PM

“I want to live in the woods.”

∗stares at laptop for 8 hours∗

Dec 03 25 / 10:03 PM

I have spent many hours redoing the high score page. It now uses Hugo data sources. This should make my life easier and allow for some other cool stuff. More to come.

Nov 27 25 / 08:30 AM

Despite not wanting this site to become a diary, it has become a diary but I pussy out of actually saying anything.

Nov 20 25 / 01:02 PM

I’m late to the party, but UFO 50 is so fun. I can’t get enough Pingolf.

Nov 18 25 / 03:21 AM

On the day shift I don’t want to talk to anybody, but on the night shift I’m dying to talk to anyone.

Nov 17 25 / 04:21 AM

I have never felt gayer than when I absolutely crushed the shit out of my friend in DOA Xtreme Beach Volleyball.