I remember thinking Kabuki Klash looked great on the Neo Geo Collectors Tape, but then when I finally actually played it I didn't like the stiff feel of the controls. It was a striking case of a game that looked great in action, but didn't feel great to actually play. I know others disagree, so...
I get that to our modern sensibilities (and perhaps schedules) it makes total sense, and a lot of people just may not want to devote that much time to these old games.
Honestly though, I think being able to speed through battles would really mess with the pacing of the games in ways that of...
I don't think the user in that reddit post is surprised that they got banned after taking a hacked console online. They seem more surprised that only one of their Nintendo accounts got banned so far. They could have banned the whole console.
I don't remember the main two Lunar games (16-bit originals or 32-bit remakes) ever being a chore. They are fairly low resistance compared to most JRPG's.
Wow, there could be a host of problems here. Can you post photos of the solder sides of the boards so us armchair enthusiasts can sit here and scrutinize some more while you verify these P rom traces?
For after you get the P rom fixed: What's that black above the connector pins on the CHA...