Chase HQ - Dearest game ever???

Hygro · 02-03-2011 9:00am #1

anyone got a spare million dollars?? :eek:

http://cgi.ebay.ie/RARE-Chase-H-q-Porsche-911-Arcade-Game-Full-Motion-Hq-/380186200391?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5884dd0947

Jack burton · 02-03-2011 9:04am

less than 10 ever made, wow

Myrddin · 02-03-2011 9:06am

Jack burton wrote: »

less than 10 ever made, wow

I was about to JB it until I read that on the auction, the price is nuts but less than ten make it worth biggage buckage.

Jack burton · 02-03-2011 9:07am

Well if its near mint or restored I'd say they are looking for a museum to buy that, no private collector is going to pay that much

o1s1n · 02-03-2011 9:23am

I rather one of a kind items myself to be honest -

http://cgi.ebay.com/ONE-OF-A-KIND-Megaman-Costume-/170608500214

Hygro · 02-03-2011 9:46am

ahh that's ****in brilliant

Hygro · 02-03-2011 9:48am

I was sure that I'd played a sit down version of chase hq before though .... surely one of those 10 weren't in Ireland?

o1s1n · 02-03-2011 10:14am

I was reading Retrogamer yesterday and there's an article about a rare white original Outrun Delux cab. The guy says he doesn't know where it came from. Funnily enough though, it has 'Made in Ireland' on the back.

So who knows, maybe Ireland had some top secret driving cab factory

Andrew76 · 02-03-2011 10:21am

Hygro wrote: »

I was sure that I'd played a sit down version of chase hq before though .... surely one of those 10 weren't in Ireland?

If there really was only 10 of them made then I reckon it would be unlikely it found its way over here and into your local arcade. Was probably the one below most of us played?

CiDeRmAn · 02-03-2011 11:55am

Thats the one alright, that and the upright one.
Great great game, the speccy version was outstanding as well.
Which console has the best version?

Retr0gamer · 02-03-2011 12:21pm

Saturn of course. Arcade perfect :P

CiDeRmAn · 02-03-2011 2:07pm

Off to somewhere dark, mysterious and easily googled with me!
Back in a mo!

yrwhu8jxtni06a · 02-03-2011 2:16pm

Other versions worth noting-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nww4kRD4eU

Speech in amstrad version!-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0WmRlHtnZU

Hygro · 02-03-2011 2:31pm

sham69 · 02-03-2011 3:34pm

A mate of mine who works in the industry has one for sale but I assume its a stand up one.
I was only talking to him on Saturday about it and he is clueless (so he says) about the price of cabs.
I told him I would sell it for him.
Any ideas what a stand up one would go for.
Cheers.

Myrddin · 02-03-2011 4:50pm

sham69 wrote: »

A mate of mine who works in the industry has one for sale but I assume its a stand up one.
I was only talking to him on Saturday about it and he is clueless (so he says) about the price of cabs.
I told him I would sell it for him.
Any ideas what a stand up one would go for.
Cheers.

About €20...offer asking

CiDeRmAn · 02-03-2011 4:58pm

Thats ridiculous Enternow!
You should be ashamed of yourself, trying to take advantage of someones retro-gaming ignorance...

Tell your friend I'll give him a fiver and a *very rare* copy of Fifa International Soccer for the Megadrive!

yrwhu8jxtni06a · 02-03-2011 5:08pm

o1s1n wrote: »

I was reading Retrogamer yesterday and there's an article about a rare white original Outrun Delux cab. The guy says he doesn't know where it came from. Funnily enough though, it has 'Made in Ireland' on the back.

So who knows, maybe Ireland had some top secret driving cab factory

This it?,theres a made in ireland badge on this- http://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=326.0

Retr0gamer · 02-03-2011 5:10pm

That's not the one, it's a white sit down cab. The guy that bought it didn't expect to get it since he didn't think it even existed. Thought he was getting a standard sit down one I think or else a Outrun converted cab?

Here's the normal one:

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/sega-turbo-outrun-arcade-sit-down-driving-game

The one he got was white and was modelled differently.

Jerichoholic · 02-03-2011 5:12pm

You could buy an actual Porsche 911 for that price. Madness.

Myrddin · 02-03-2011 5:14pm

Jerichoholic wrote: »

You could buy an actual Porsche 911 for that price. Madness.

Yeah, but can you ram the car into bad guys whilst using nitrous boost & all the while being followed by a helicopter with a machine gun? I think not...well maybe once

yrwhu8jxtni06a · 02-03-2011 5:15pm

More cabinets made in ireland-

http://www.andysarcade.net/personal/unusual/index.htm

K.O.Kiki · 02-03-2011 5:18pm

Well, if you had $1 million to spare, you could spend it two ways on new Porsche goods:
Either

"The Porsche 918 Spyder, which is powered by a hybrid drivetrain that delivers almost as much power as a modern Formula One car, accelerating the two-seat drop-top to 100km/h in 3.2 seconds on the way to a top speed of 320km/h.
Despite its explosive performance the Porsche 918 Spyder is claimed to use an average of 3.0 litres of fuel per 100km, or 23 per cent less than the Toyota Prius.
OR
This retarded advent calendar.

Standing two meters tall and rendered from brushed aluminum, the "calendar" looks more like a sophisticated art installation than a festive timetable. But it's behind the 24 luminous windows -- representing each December day before Christmas -- that the real surprises are hidden.
They include a pair of 18 carat gold sunglasses, aluminum fountain pens, a lambskin jacket, a limited edition chronograph watch, a customizable designer kitchen and, to crown it all, a luxury eight-meter yacht.

Mitchomagic · 02-03-2011 6:52pm

Not that POS Noddy car again thats been on ebay for years nobody is going to pay good money for that...As for the other version cockpit style there is a few floating around the UK.

Sham69 if you are looking to unload that HQ let me know,As for a value need to know the condition/working etc.Pm me

CiDeRmAn · 02-03-2011 10:20pm

Hey!
Retr0, you're right!
It is perfect on the Saturn!

MontgomeryClift · 03-03-2011 1:14am

sham69 wrote: »

A mate of mine who works in the industry has one for sale but I assume its a stand up one.
I was only talking to him on Saturday about it and he is clueless (so he says) about the price of cabs.
I told him I would sell it for him.
Any ideas what a stand up one would go for.
Cheers.

I've been looking for a Chase HQ cabinet for a long time. I'm very interested in buying it. Please let me know if it's available.

Retr0gamer · 03-03-2011 2:48am

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Hey!
Retr0, you're right!
It is perfect on the Saturn!

You doubted me?

Yeah it's a great port on the saturn. If there's a port of a 2D arcade game it's usually perfect on it.

Myrddin · 03-03-2011 8:49am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

You doubted me?

Yeah it's a great port on the saturn. If there's a port of a 2D arcade game it's usually perfect on it.

I doubt any man who has no NES, no jamma merchanidise, oh & who dresses up as a schoolgirl

o1s1n · 03-03-2011 10:56am

EnterNow wrote: »

I doubt any man who has no NES, no jamma merchanidise, oh & who dresses up as a schoolgirl

You know there's something wrong with you when you find the lack of a NES and jamma merch more shocking than the Japanese Schoolgirl cosplay.

Myrddin · 03-03-2011 10:58am

o1s1n wrote: »

You know there's something wrong with you when you find the lack of a NES and jamma merch more shocking than the Japanese Schoolgirl cosplay.

I'm a mod in the Games cat

Such things are deeply disturbing :pac:

Optimus Prime · 03-03-2011 11:06am

Im pretty sure they had a chase HQ in the bowling alley in palmerstown, i remember playing it years ago alongside the simpsons, wwf, world rally, street fighter 2, mortal kombat, virtua fighter, gemeni wing, pang, tetris. holy cr*p its been years since i was in there and i just remembered nearly every game from the place.. mis-spent youth. They are 3 large screen sit down machines for Streetfighter2.

Myrddin · 03-03-2011 11:27am

keithgeo wrote: »

Im pretty sure they had a chase HQ in the bowling alley in palmerstown, i remember playing it years ago alongside the simpsons, wwf, world rally, street fighter 2, mortal kombat, virtua fighter, gemeni wing, pang, tetris. holy cr*p its been years since i was in there and i just remembered nearly every game from the place.. mis-spent youth. They are 3 large screen sit down machines for Streetfighter2.

I remember those 3 large screen sit down SF2's...there used to be que's to play them. Then the little side cove where Chase HQ was (I think), Super Pang, Final Fight & quite a few others.

Believe it or not, the place still has the exact same smell in it today (albeit it's missing all the old gems)

Edit - It was Chase HQ I'm sure of it. It was beside Cisco Heat. Man I spent way too much time up there!

Optimus Prime · 03-03-2011 12:06pm

haha yeh i forgot Final Fight! I can still picture where they where all positioned! That gemeni wing one had another game on it too, if you remember it was a two sided cab one side was gemeni wing and the opposite side had another game on it, ive been wracking my brain the last few weeks to remember what it was. I have a vague memory of it maybe being a "tobogan" game (I could be way off), where you are a dude sitting on an inflatable ring?

Does that ring any bells for you? Its only sticking in my head because i was scrolling through the games list and that one stood out.

o1s1n · 03-03-2011 12:17pm

A friend of mine was absolutely obsessed with Gemeni Wing on the c64..was convinced it was the best game ever made.

I recently pointed out to him that it's a conversion of an arcade game and showed it to him in MAME.

Completely ruined the c64 version for him now. Sill hasn't forgiven me!

Myrddin · 03-03-2011 1:34pm

keithgeo wrote: »

haha yeh i forgot Final Fight! I can still picture where they where all positioned! That gemeni wing one had another game on it too, if you remember it was a two sided cab one side was gemeni wing and the opposite side had another game on it, ive been wracking my brain the last few weeks to remember what it was. I have a vague memory of it maybe being a "tobogan" game (I could be way off), where you are a dude sitting on an inflatable ring?

Does that ring any bells for you? Its only sticking in my head because i was scrolling through the games list and that one stood out.

I remember where they all were too, that place lives on inside my head lol. Em I can't place that cab your mentioning there though, was in in the cove or out in the open with the later games?

It was all about the 20p dispenser on the main desk...would love one of them for my cab

Retr0gamer · 03-03-2011 1:35pm

The arcades in dublin airport, Dr. Quirkeys and Leisureplex Santry where my arcade haunts. There was also the legendary Budgy Bissetts in Balbriggan.

I remember discovering Hyperduel in leisureplex. That is one amazing game, made by the tecnosoft who made the thunderforce games. I'm pretty sure it's stupidly rare as well. The saturn version is great as well and actually improves on the arcade version with better graphics and making stage 3's boss not such a pushover.

LoGiE · 03-03-2011 1:38pm

keithgeo wrote: »

haha yeh i forgot Final Fight! I can still picture where they where all positioned! That gemeni wing one had another game on it too, if you remember it was a two sided cab one side was gemeni wing and the opposite side had another game on it, ive been wracking my brain the last few weeks to remember what it was. I have a vague memory of it maybe being a "tobogan" game (I could be way off), where you are a dude sitting on an inflatable ring?

Does that ring any bells for you? Its only sticking in my head because i was scrolling through the games list and that one stood out.

Was it Toobin'?

Optimus Prime · 03-03-2011 2:01pm

LoGiE wrote: »

Was it Toobin'?

Thats the game im thinking it was alright but im not sure.

Enternow: it was out in the open, but it wasnt around where street fighter2s where either, when you come out of the alcove and the streetfighters where on your left, it was over on the right. it was a low down cab almost like a table but with the screens on oposite sides coming up in a point like this /\ and it had a small stool on each side.

yrwhu8jxtni06a · 03-03-2011 2:03pm

*Digs this out again for divilment since SFII was mentioned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2nEFAI-F10

Hyperduel goes for 100+ so in the radiant range

Another sat port wort mentioning,100+ again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M22zp91ARFE

Retr0gamer · 03-03-2011 2:08pm

Hyperduel used to be emulated in mame but I think they removed it, could have been reintroduced. The saturn port is excellent although as always with these games not worth the money it goes for.

Retr0gamer · 03-03-2011 2:12pm

Stephen Broad Campus wrote: »

Another sat port wort mentioning,100+ again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M22zp91ARFE

That looks fantastic! Is it an arcade port?

Andrew76 · 03-03-2011 2:14pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

The arcades in dublin airport, Dr. Quirkeys and Leisureplex Santry where my arcade haunts. There was also the legendary Budgy Bissetts in Balbriggan.

Was never much of a fan of Quirkeys, too many kids playing Tekken.

Was always in Amusement City on Westmoreland St playing Aliens though, dark a dingy like a proper arcade should be. There was also a small arcade down the keys that was always packed with folk playing SF2, think it was somewhere on Lower Ormond Quay or Bacherlor's Walk.
Any southsiders here frequent The Pierrot Club in dun Laoghaire? Had stacks of machines there.

yrwhu8jxtni06a · 03-03-2011 2:16pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

That looks fantastic! Is it an arcade port?

Update of 32x port,pwaaaaaaaar -
http://www.segagagadomain.com/saturn14/stellarassault.htm

Retr0gamer · 03-03-2011 2:24pm

Andrew76 wrote: »

Was never much of a fan of Quirkeys, too many kids playing Tekken.

Bloody noobs. The place was great before the 3D games started coming.

I remember Mosney was pretty good for arcades as well. Used to play a lot of Metal Slug and Aliens there as well.

I went on a week long holiday with my friend to Courtown once. Back then it was an absolute mecca for arcade games. There were arcades everywhere. MK2 and SSF2 had just come out at that stage as well as Samurai Showdown. Spent all my money on them. Must have been the Summer of 1994, my god I was 11!!!!!

Anyway along with the little arcades (which were great) there was one massive arcade that was just like this massive warehouse converted into an arcade with machines everywhere. It was amazing. They had pretty much everything there including some of the Sega hydraulic cabinets. Played a good bit of Galaxy Force 2 and G-loc in their crazy cabinets.

Stephen Broad Campus wrote: »

Update of 32x port,pwaaaaaaaar -
http://www.segagagadomain.com/saturn14/stellarassault.htm

Must give it a go. I've been gagging for a good Tie Fighter clone for a while.

Andrew76 · 03-03-2011 2:27pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I remember Mosney was pretty good for arcades as well. Used to play a lot of Metal Slug and Aliens there as well.

Aye, any time we went to Mosney myself and the brother spent most of our time in there, was good craic.

o1s1n · 03-03-2011 3:28pm

I never wanted to go to Mosney as a kid as I couldn't swim. I didn't know it had arcades!

Retr0gamer · 03-03-2011 3:32pm

o1s1n wrote: »

I never wanted to go to Mosney as a kid as I couldn't swim. I didn't know it had arcades!

If you managed to drown in the pool in mosney then you deserved to be taken out of the genepool.

TBH other than the deathtrap rides there wasn't much else you missed out on with mosney. You could probably consider yourself lucky!

Optimus Prime · 03-03-2011 3:32pm

Mosney had everything! Boating lake, crazy golf, pet farm, pool tables, arcades, cinemas, amusements.. hell it even had a discotheque! haha

Ill never forget the windows in the pub, you could see people in the swimming pool, under the water.. it was Moon city all day in there, one after the other people mooning all the people in the pub.

sham69 · 03-03-2011 4:08pm

EnterNow wrote: »

About €20...offer asking

Ha! no problem, do you want me to deliver it to you....

Pm sent montgomery.

Not sure on the condition of it but am waitig on a few pics of it.
A few fruit machines available aswell if anyone interested.
I didnt put them up on adverts as I don't have much info on them yet...

Myrddin · 03-03-2011 4:29pm

sham69 wrote: »

Ha! no problem, do you want me to deliver it to you....

Pm sent montgomery.

Not sure on the condition of it but am waitig on a few pics of it.
A few fruit machines available aswell if anyone interested.
I didnt put them up on adverts as I don't have much info on them yet...

Well I didn't want to totally Jack Burton it, but if your offering yeah that's grand

mondeo · 04-03-2011 5:50pm

I have chase HQ on the spectrum, really is a great game. In fact I'm going to play it later now after reading this thread:)

Chase HQ - Dearest game ever???

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