Arcade games

Trek · Post by **Trek** » May 10, 2004, 3:06 pm

How many of you have an actual arcade game in your house? I am curious as I enjoy having them, I dont have the obvious answer of "why not get a mame box". I like to go out to my garage and flick on my machines and have the feel of an arcade. This is what I have:

Altered Beast
Shinobi
Relief Pitcher
Final Fight
4 player high impact football
Space Invaders
Operation Wolf
NARC
Ikari Warriors

Black Pyramid (Pinball)
Foosball

There are quite a few more I would like to get, most of the machines I have I didnt 'look for' and are not my favorites but got them cheap so why not...

Anyone else? Or am I the only person kinda stuck in the 80's

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » May 10, 2004, 3:29 pm

those must be really expensive

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » May 10, 2004, 3:45 pm

As far as having a real machine goes, I wouldn't mind getting one some day. So many out though not sure what to get. Always like Dragon Spirit by Namco. Where did you find them? Just browsing local ads or what?

I wouldn't mind a pinball machine as well but those are a bit pricey.

Just need to buy a house to put them in!

Living in an apartment makes it hard... But been thinking about a MAME cabinet. Looking at

http://www.slikstik.com/sscab.htm

(with control panel of course!)

since it uses the cam things so it can be disassembled for transport. Going to be a beast with a 27" monitor in there. Supposedly they have a cabinet on the way to accomodate the 33" Wells Gardner but that's a bit expensive.

Kylere · Post by **Kylere** » May 10, 2004, 4:29 pm

I saw a thin on Ebay a few years ago where they were modding the old machine that had standardized controls ( 1 joy and 4 buttons per player etc) with the rom chips for 20 games per box. Made it nice in terms of space saving I will see if I can find a link to them and pm you when I get a chance.

Trek · Post by **Trek** » May 10, 2004, 5:24 pm

ya just picked em up here and there, never paid more then $100 for one actually. A few fixes here and there and asking people about them when you happen to see em, a lot of people dont know what to do with them. I like the original machines, the MAME stuff is capable of playing something like 4700 games, as was mentioned great space saving way to go.

Melrin_Specclaster · Post by **Melrin_Specclaster** » May 10, 2004, 5:36 pm

Ikari warriors was always one of my favorites.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » May 10, 2004, 6:01 pm

I want one of the old sit-down Pac-Man games. That would be the bestest coffee table EAVR.

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » May 10, 2004, 7:50 pm

There used to be a game that eventually turned up as an orginal Sega title.

It was a 2-D game set in a layered dungeon with multiple platforms and ladders.

The main character had a spiked ball and chain that he'd throw around like a yo-yo of death. As you progressed you could upgrade the power and length of the ball and chain, and you could earn money to upgrade your armor as well. You could also get dagger upgrades that would spray contra style all over the screen.

I think the outside of the machine had a big conan type guy with long black hair.

I SO wish I could remember the name of that title.

I remember as a kid endlessly watching the machine at the neighborhood gas station in demo mode because I didn't have any quarters.

Kguku · Post by **Kguku** » May 10, 2004, 9:51 pm

I think you are speaking of ... BLACK TIGER!

The best fuckin game in the arcade in the 80s that I can ever hope to remember!

http://www.sys2064.com/single1.htm

Much

for it.

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » May 10, 2004, 11:24 pm

THAT'S IT!

Thanks man, you nailed it.

What an awesome game.

Akanae · Post by **Akanae** » May 10, 2004, 11:40 pm

My husband and I have a Killer Instinct 2 Box. It's a lot of fun to play, but I think our next investment will be a mame box for two reasons: its more cost and space effective

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » May 11, 2004, 6:09 am

Don't have any at home but in our office we have:

Star Wars (sit-in)
Pac Man
Robotron
Tempest got sold a couple of weeks ago (boo)
Smash TV
2-seat Daytona

But then my boss refurbishes them as a "hobby" and has the largest provate collection in europe. I'm badgering him to bring one of his half-dozen Missile Commands into the office for us.

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » May 11, 2004, 6:37 am

Shinobi owns

At my old school, we had a friday "bar" (tea club was the officially name, didnt have a permit), but we had a old Bubble Bobble arcade game, that one was a BIG hit

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » May 11, 2004, 9:26 am

Kguku wrote:I think you are speaking of ... BLACK TIGER!

The best fuckin game in the arcade in the 80s that I can ever hope to remember!

http://www.sys2064.com/single1.htm

Much for it.

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?let ... me_id=7138

KLOV

The ROM is 331k if anyone wants it. Adex should download MAME!

Trek · Post by **Trek** » May 11, 2004, 12:45 pm

vn_Tanc wrote: Robotron
Smash TV

Now there is a couple games I would absolutely love to have. They both have made a lot of quarters from me over the years. I would not say I refurbish them just yet, but I do get them working clean them up and soon if I have time I will then start restoring them to their old glory

Dups. · Post by **Dups.** » May 12, 2004, 5:59 pm

masteen wrote:I want one of the old sit-down Pac-Man games. That would be the bestest coffee table EAVR.

Yes, and it can easily hold your beer while playing. You need the two way sit-down games.

I beat Lynks at Ms Pac-Man at a sit down game recently. I beat the high score on the machine as well. I know he is jealous but he will not admit it

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » May 12, 2004, 11:47 pm

Well I've tried quite a bit to locate a mame ROM for that Black Tiger game. It goes under the bundle type of "blktiger"

Everywhere I go is an expired link, or a dead end.

too bad....

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » May 12, 2004, 11:50 pm

Adex_Xeda wrote:Well I've tried quite a bit to locate a mame ROM for that Black Tiger game. It goes under the bundle type of "blktiger"

Everywhere I go is an expired link, or a dead end.

too bad....

I said I had it!

Check the appropriate forum in a day or so.

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » May 13, 2004, 12:51 pm

I'd love to have a few games at my house. I remember going to the bowling alley on saturday mornings for league and playing games afterwards.

Front Line
Joust
Track&Field
Zaxon
Dig Dug
Moon Patrol

Trek · Post by **Trek** » May 13, 2004, 1:30 pm

Bubba Grizz wrote:I'd love to have a few games at my house. I remember going to the bowling alley on saturday mornings for league and playing games afterwards.

Front Line
Joust
Track&Field
Zaxon
Dig Dug
Moon Patrol

I loved Joust and track and field, Joust I hear is very expensive and hard to get. I do have a Dig-Dug cabinet, it is now final-fight, but still has Dig dug stickers and papers inside of it..

Trek · Post by **Trek** » May 13, 2004, 1:33 pm

I would love to find

Rolling Thunder
Gauntlet
Elevator Action
Xenophobe
Millionaire (Pinball)
Star Trek (Pinball)
Life Force
Time Warriors
Smash TV
Robotron
Tron Deadly Disk

Hell I want em all. Maybe at some point I will open an old-school arcade just to do it.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » May 13, 2004, 1:56 pm

Gauntlet. But would probably get Gauntlet II.

Track and Field with buttons > Track and Field with trackball.

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » May 13, 2004, 2:58 pm

I don't have any video games, but I do have the Nightmare on Elm Street Pinball Machine. Unfortunately, it's broken atm (there's a short in it somewhere that I haven't managed to track down). Was a fun machine, but for now it's just a big funny looking shelf to hold junk.

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » May 13, 2004, 3:08 pm

In truth the only game I would truly want first above all is
GOLDEN TEE

hours of enjoyment for me and my drinking buddies.

Homercles · Post by **Homercles** » May 13, 2004, 6:48 pm

How can you not have Xevious on your wish list Trek. Aside from Robotron and Smash TV, Xevious devoured the most quarters

TheDarkreigns · Post by **TheDarkreigns** » May 15, 2004, 1:55 pm

4 words......

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles