Ok so that website has bad prices. They are a business so they need to make a huge profit. You want to buy from the individual collector or operator not a business. Also - bronze and silver age games are becoming very expensive. Too collectory in my opinion.
If you want to learn a lot and have time to listen to a podcast - I highly recommend Arcade Outsiders.
*edit - I could talk for hours so I'm out for now unless you PM me. Good luck!
Arcade Cabinet Shopping for the Non-Repair Man...
Re: Arcade Cabinet Shopping for the Non-Repair Man...
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Re: Arcade Cabinet Shopping for the Non-Repair Man...
Thanks for the tips.
I think the biggest appeal, in theory, of the LCDs is the maintenance aspect. I'm pretty nervous about stuff going bad...
I might do a MAME cabinet someday, but in a certain way, I like the concept of the limitation of a single game to a machine. I also REALLY like the genuine artwork and the dedicated controls. Most of my top picks have a somewhat specialized look or control setup and a MAME cabinet just wouldn't feel right.
Anyway, here's some of my top picks on my list.
If anybody wants to throw out some reasonable price ranges to pay for a unit in good condition, I'd appreciate it.
X-Men 6-player
Dig Dug
Ms. Pac Man
Street Fighter II
Donkey Kong
Gauntlet
Road Blasters
Neo-Geo 4-Slot
Teenage Mutant Turtles
Mario Bros.
Bubble Bobble
Space Invaders
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Galaga
Turtles in Time
Outrun
Rampage
Moon Patrol
Double Dragon
I'm in the same boat that I'm not looking to do a bunch of work just to save a few hundred dollars. At the same time, I don't want to pay a huge premium that would double the price and limit how many additional units I could get.
I think the biggest appeal, in theory, of the LCDs is the maintenance aspect. I'm pretty nervous about stuff going bad...
I might do a MAME cabinet someday, but in a certain way, I like the concept of the limitation of a single game to a machine. I also REALLY like the genuine artwork and the dedicated controls. Most of my top picks have a somewhat specialized look or control setup and a MAME cabinet just wouldn't feel right.
Anyway, here's some of my top picks on my list.
If anybody wants to throw out some reasonable price ranges to pay for a unit in good condition, I'd appreciate it.
X-Men 6-player
Dig Dug
Ms. Pac Man
Street Fighter II
Donkey Kong
Gauntlet
Road Blasters
Neo-Geo 4-Slot
Teenage Mutant Turtles
Mario Bros.
Bubble Bobble
Space Invaders
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Galaga
Turtles in Time
Outrun
Rampage
Moon Patrol
Double Dragon
I'm in the same boat that I'm not looking to do a bunch of work just to save a few hundred dollars. At the same time, I don't want to pay a huge premium that would double the price and limit how many additional units I could get.
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Re: Arcade Cabinet Shopping for the Non-Repair Man...
racketboy wrote:Thanks for the tips.
I think the biggest appeal, in theory, of the LCDs is the maintenance aspect. I'm pretty nervous about stuff going bad...
I might do a MAME cabinet someday, but in a certain way, I like the concept of the limitation of a single game to a machine. I also REALLY like the genuine artwork and the dedicated controls. Most of my top picks have a somewhat specialized look or control setup and a MAME cabinet just wouldn't feel right.
Anyway, here's some of my top picks on my list.
If anybody wants to throw out some reasonable price ranges to pay for a unit in good condition, I'd appreciate it. In general - a complete art package will run $300 if someone is doing a run. Simple side arts are $150 to $200 depending on complexity.
X-Men 6-player
Dig Dug
Ms. Pac Man
Street Fighter II
Donkey Kong
Gauntlet
Road Blasters
Neo-Geo 4-Slot
Teenage Mutant Turtles
Mario Bros.
Bubble Bobble
Space Invaders
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Galaga
Turtles in Time
Outrun
Rampage
Moon Patrol
Double Dragon
I'm in the same boat that I'm not looking to do a bunch of work just to save a few hundred dollars. At the same time, I don't want to pay a huge premium that would double the price and limit how many additional units I could get.
I'll take stab at this although I don't keep up with prices like I did year ago. I'm going with dedicated cab prices with a little ware.
X-Men 6-player - $1200 but good luck moving it. Separates into two halves but also has a giant monitor and huge mirror
Dig Dug - $900- used to be way less
Ms. Pac Man - $900 - used to be $300 a few years ago
Street Fighter II - regular SF2 and not CE, Turbo, etc. - $400
Donkey Kong - $1,000
Gauntlet - 4p - $400
Road Blasters - sit down cockpit - $400
Neo-Geo 4-Slot - $400
Teenage Mutant Turtles - Assuming you mean TMNT2 arcade and 4p not 2p - price spikes end of 2015. $1200
Mario Bros. - Playchoice cabs have also spiked in the last two years - $500
Bubble Bobble - Taito cab? $350
Space Invaders - $400
Super Street Fighter II Turbo - Do research on big blue cabs. - $450
Street Fighter Alpha 2 - $450
Galaga - $400
Turtles in Time - $1200
Outrun - Upright - $450 - sitdown - $600
Rampage - $400
Moon Patrol- $500
Double Dragon - $400
You are paying a premium for the dedicated cab but.... Truth is its worth it to get the dedicated. If you don't you'll always regret it.
If I'm way off anyone - feel free to chime in. There was a huge spike earlier this year on the classics and Nintendo arcade stuffs.
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Re: Arcade Cabinet Shopping for the Non-Repair Man...
THANKS!
What about stand-up Road Blasters? It's what I'm actually used to
And Mario Bros. was this one, not NES/Super Mario Bros, but a Play 10 would be cool too
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What about stand-up Road Blasters? It's what I'm actually used to
And Mario Bros. was this one, not NES/Super Mario Bros, but a Play 10 would be cool too
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Re: Arcade Cabinet Shopping for the Non-Repair Man...
And man, I wish I could just throw down a few thousand for a handful of those cheaper machines right now
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Re: Arcade Cabinet Shopping for the Non-Repair Man...
Another LCD question: do you think the Neo Geo MVS would be a good fit for an LCD upgrade? (Aspect ratios and such?)
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Re: Arcade Cabinet Shopping for the Non-Repair Man...
Found your old post from 2006 and bumped it. Suggest renaming the Thread "Include Picture Of Your Favorite Cabinet"
What's Your Favorite Arcade Cabinet?
http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3146#p3146
Nothing wrong keeping the original CRT as long as not screen burned or the phosphor faded. The tubes are designed to run all day every day in the Arcades. Though already have years of use, the remaining mileage should be good for decades considering they will not be running every day. A first hand inspection on any cab definitely helps to verify the screen brightness and state of the controls.
A good idea to marathon play runs of each Rom set on your PC emulated. You know the games already, but will they hold interest after a few days of revisit play? This way you are sure you want to invest in a given cabinet.
My picks would absolutely be the unique Eugene Jarvis Robotron, Defender and Stargate cabs! Something about the early Williams Cabs the frenzied gameplay and sounds.
Also the motion control version of Space Harrier, so cool!
Another vintage though you would have to use the original built in Vector Monitor would be Cinematronics Arcade Cabinets. Star Castle, Ripoff and the big bad Cab though very pricey would be Space Wars! Though at that price you could get a Vectrex with many of the Cinematronics games for your den.
Space Wars Cab program in your style of gameplay. The gravity and speed variations really add to the outer space flying physics. I played this back in the day, really miss it, have the Vectrex and PC emulated renditions.
What's Your Favorite Arcade Cabinet?
http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3146#p3146
racketboy wrote:I think the biggest appeal, in theory, of the LCDs is the maintenance aspect. I'm pretty nervous about stuff going bad...
I might do a MAME cabinet someday, but in a certain way, I like the concept of the limitation of a single game to a machine. I also REALLY like the genuine artwork and the dedicated controls. Most of my top picks have a somewhat specialized look or control setup and a MAME cabinet just wouldn't feel right.
Anyway, here's some of my top picks on my list.
X-Men 6-player
Dig Dug
Ms. Pac Man
Street Fighter II
Donkey Kong
Gauntlet
Road Blasters
Neo-Geo 4-Slot
Teenage Mutant Turtles
Mario Bros.
Bubble Bobble
Space Invaders
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Galaga
Turtles in Time
Outrun
Rampage
Moon Patrol
Double Dragon
I'm in the same boat that I'm not looking to do a bunch of work just to save a few hundred dollars. At the same time, I don't want to pay a huge premium that would double the price and limit how many additional units I could get.
Nothing wrong keeping the original CRT as long as not screen burned or the phosphor faded. The tubes are designed to run all day every day in the Arcades. Though already have years of use, the remaining mileage should be good for decades considering they will not be running every day. A first hand inspection on any cab definitely helps to verify the screen brightness and state of the controls.
A good idea to marathon play runs of each Rom set on your PC emulated. You know the games already, but will they hold interest after a few days of revisit play? This way you are sure you want to invest in a given cabinet.
My picks would absolutely be the unique Eugene Jarvis Robotron, Defender and Stargate cabs! Something about the early Williams Cabs the frenzied gameplay and sounds.
Also the motion control version of Space Harrier, so cool!
Another vintage though you would have to use the original built in Vector Monitor would be Cinematronics Arcade Cabinets. Star Castle, Ripoff and the big bad Cab though very pricey would be Space Wars! Though at that price you could get a Vectrex with many of the Cinematronics games for your den.
Space Wars Cab program in your style of gameplay. The gravity and speed variations really add to the outer space flying physics. I played this back in the day, really miss it, have the Vectrex and PC emulated renditions.
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Re: Arcade Cabinet Shopping for the Non-Repair Man...
Nice! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and recommendations and for bringing that old thread back to my attention
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Re: Arcade Cabinet Shopping for the Non-Repair Man...
I'm biased as I have one but it was a logical solution. Neo-geo arcade cabinet. Very simple small board layout as its basically a console in an arcade cabinet. Only worries there is the battery. Games are in big cartridges. Heaps of variety and pretty easy other than a monitor failure to repair. Game fails mail off for repair cheap not the whole arcade board like do many others.
Re: Arcade Cabinet Shopping for the Non-Repair Man...
yeah I'm hoping to get an MVS or two
I'm actually really excited about the game possibilities there, but man can not live by Neo Geo alone
I'm actually really excited about the game possibilities there, but man can not live by Neo Geo alone
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