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EternalDesire

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Introduction
« on: January 06, 2010, 09:28:59 PM »
Hello from Nebraska USA, I love this site!  It’s very informative; I look forward to getting to know all of you and learning from your experience.     I met some of my best friends at the arcade and hope to make more!  
  
I am an arcade fan and have repaired some cabs for the local arcades.  My dad a TV repairman by trade has refurbished many monitor tubs and chassis.   I am more drawn to space and RPG arcade games.  I never got good at the fighting ones, or maybe I was good but my friends were better.   :oops:

As for Cabs:  I currently own one, an original working 1987 Nintendo R-Type.  Look here for more info http://www.klov.com.   I have it set to accept quarters.  

Just recently I acquired the guts not working at the time for Gauntlet Legends, no monitor, did include a cobbled together 4 player control panel.   I have repaired it and installed it into an old beat up Tekken 4 cab with a 25” monitor.  The monitor is on its last legs and has some burn in.  Cost to me so far to get it this far and working is $7.

My goal as funds allow is to build a replica of the 27” Gauntlet Legends cab.      As I have only seen the cab in pictures, I will need all the help I can get to make it.        
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Re: Introduction
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2010, 09:42:53 PM »
welcome!!!
damn i envy you all ready! R-Type... and in an original ninty cab! sweet! (pics or it did´nt happen ;) )
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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2010, 10:04:04 PM »
welcome to bruno's board  :)

i'm with michael on this one: R-TYPE - i envy you  ;)
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« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2010, 10:59:39 PM »
Welcome on board !!!

Enjoy this great forum  :spaceace:
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« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2010, 11:26:56 PM »
Welcome.

R-type. One of the best SHMUP's ever, a must have for every SHMUP fan. I have the PCB and play it often on my New Astro City. Great visuals, great gameplay, great challenge. Nice to know that you have good taste.

I don't like fighting games also, too difficult for me I guess.
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« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2010, 06:24:41 AM »
Welcome to "the Family"  8)
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« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2010, 10:21:30 AM »
Quote from: Muerto on January 06, 2010, 09:42:53 PM
welcome!!!
damn i envy you all ready! R-Type... and in an original ninty cab! sweet! (pics or it did´nt happen ;) )

I took some pictures take a look here http://www.truezed.net/arcade/.
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« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2010, 01:49:08 PM »
Welcome!!
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« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2010, 04:01:27 PM »
i copyed the pics, hope it´s ok :)

and it´s a sweet looking game!!!!









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Re: Introduction
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2010, 05:04:07 PM »
Welcome to you EternalDesire  :-*

Ouch... your R-Type is just... Gorgeous  :-* :-* :-* Congratulation  :P

Hope you'll have some fun here  ;)

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« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2010, 07:18:14 PM »
Welcome Aboard!

Very nice looking game (R-Type)   ;D
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« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2010, 07:30:09 PM »
Welcome!

R-Type........the mother of side-scrolling shmups 8) :)

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2010, 12:39:43 AM »
Thank you all for the welcome.    I love my R-Type and would hate anything bad to happen to it.    It was a very popular game back when it was new.  I remember waiting in line to play it.   I can usually get to stage 7 without too much trouble.  I haven't figured out all the safe spots in stage 7 and the exploding walls and over abundance of enemies coming from all directions really kicks my @!$%^.  The junk yard at the end isn't too hard once I get there with weapons.   Only made it to stage 8 a few times.  The couple of times I made it to stage 8 with full weapons.  I didn't even have to move around on the screen to beat it.  
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« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2010, 12:12:56 PM »
i find stage 4 of r-type very tough already!! those things that leaves poo behind them as they fly across the screen!!  >:( ;D
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Re: Introduction
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2010, 09:07:05 PM »
Quote from: vib_ribbon on January 14, 2010, 12:12:56 PM
i find stage 4 of r-type very tough already!! those things that leaves poo behind them as they fly across the screen!!  >:( ;D

The trick is to keep the forward lazers.   All other weapons don't clear off the olives(or poo) as well and blue reflective lazers just bound off them.
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