I am glad i read your post.

There is a MINT Star Wars Episode 1 Pin 2000 game located on site here on the Gold Coast and it is doing exactly what you have described above.

I am waiting for the owner to contact me re selling the game. I will take the risk it is like what u have described. Just a plug issue etc. If i buy it cheap enough, and its only simple, all good, or i can still go the NUCORE way anyway, and update it forever. 

Good to see yours mainly fixed itself.