What do you think of Candy Cabs??

[vib_ribbon]

blanka> those are SNK LS-30 rotary sticks, a nessecity to play Ikari Warriors with.

nuno> oooooh, close! want to try again with the game in the middle??  (it does look a bit like green beret on that screen in the picture though).

[scr33n]

nuno> oooooh, close! want to try again with the game in the middle??  (it does look a bit like green beret on that screen in the picture though).

Jail Break? 

[DarthNuno]

nuno> oooooh, close! want to try again with the game in the middle??  (it does look a bit like green beret on that screen in the picture though).

Oppss... you're right... mmmhhhh... Jailbreak! 

[DarthNuno]

nuno> oooooh, close! want to try again with the game in the middle??  (it does look a bit like green beret on that screen in the picture though).

Jail Break? 

'Burned' by Screen 

 

[vib_ribbon]

bingo!! 

i used to play jail break at the fun fair... the speech is so loud you cannot ignore it!

[funkycochise]

Happy to see i'm not the only one who plays classics on japanese candy cabs.
Good choice of game. I am a big fan of konami's classics. 

In a way, dedicated cabs are for sure a real pleasure to play on.
On te other way, candy cabs are the best for standard jamma pcb's.
And as far as i remember, i only played on generic cabs except for racing/flight simulation cabs.
And as those classic european cabs aren't that sexy to my eyes, i find candies
is a good choice. Especially for vertical shooters, as Bruno said.

Regarding the size of the picture : I don't think it's too big. Take a real good quality monitor and
your game will look amazing (who said Egret II ?)
Even an old Kung fu masta or Green beret.

[vib_ribbon]

One other point, I am quite diverse when it comes to what games I enjoy, so lots of interchangeable control panels:

[logan]

great to see there are some more candycab lovers like me on this board! 

Well, I mostly play "newer" games on my candys, stuff from the NeoGeo MVS and SEGA STV ... I really love those "Side-Scroll"-Beat 'em Ups (like Metal Slug, Deamon Front, Die Hard Arcade and so on. Vendetta from Konami also is a fun game).

I dont own any oldschool pcbs yet... but I think i will get a pacman or donkey kong pcb and try to get it working in one of the candies... 

//EDIT: Wooohooo, 100th post! 

[vib_ribbon]

Anyone has a 'simple' Astro City for sale cheap ? 

I'm selling my AWSD cab at the moment, probably too expensive for what you are looking for?? GBP600.
I wanna sell it so I can buy a Crazy Taxi upright, with the intention of MAMEing it in the future for some Out Run action. 

[Dazza]

I'm selling my AWSD cab at the moment, probably too expensive for what you are looking for?? GBP600.

Now all you need to do is sell me those SNK LS-30 joysticks, to go with the Ikari Warriors board you sold me I've had a look and they are bloody difficult to get your hands on. I would eventually like a dedicated Ikari Warriors cabinet. Not seen any for sale, but would have nowhere to put it anyway so can only dream   .

[vib_ribbon]

dedicated Ikari Warriors, I've come across quite a few on eBay US over the years.

as for the sticks, i think one of the french/ german spare parts sites have them in stock but silly money if i remember correctly. i'll see if i can remember which site it was. otherwise, as i said, look out for 2nd hand panels for lesser known games like guerilla war or S.A.R with the sticks, and get the seller to just sell the sticks/ or just send the sticks and let them keep the rest. you might have to make do with a self fabricated key to undo the twisty knob though cos they are also very hard to find.

[Dazza]

You probably mean this site:

http://www.arcadeshop.de/Joysticks-Rotary-Joystick-SNK_538.html

They don't sell them any more and yes they were VERY expensive! I'll just have to keep my eyes peeled for panels or sticks. There are two on US EBay atm, although one is missing the joystick knob. I've asked him if he will ship to the UK.. We shall see.

[level42]

For all you candy cab lovers, here's your chance to get your hands on some fresh imported one's from Japan:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=89436.0

[Dazza]

Well I managed to get a pair of NOS LS-30 rotary joysticks. Damn they are nice!!!! Now what type of cabinet would work perfectly for horizontal and vertically orientated games.....That brings me nicely onto:

Drool.... Egret II....

Hmmm, Japanese cabinet import... $805... Not too far up the road for collection. What can I sell to raise the cash and can I convince the missus?!?!?!? 

I'm off to see vib_ribbon tonight so can salivate over his ones....

[vib_ribbon]

you're sliding down a very slippery slope, dude, and very quickly!! 

soon it will be, in order to get that to work, i would also need to buy this, and to get this to work, i would need to learn this other thing... it's a never ending circle!! 

i'll show you some of the problems i've encountered over the years when i see ya.

ps- i don't suppose you are on shmups.com?? there was some chat on there about ikari on there recently...
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=24595

...and especially this comment:
"One other on-topic thing you need to be aware of. Ikari & Victory Road both are TATE'ed backwards. There is no screen-flip in the DIP switch settings."

Dear lord... this lead me to this:
http://www.we-play-games.com/community/showthread.php?t=1063

don't wanna put you off... but it's tough getting games to work at home!!