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Arcade candy cab advice
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Space is the enemy of my dream to own a candy cab
Im living in an apartment so space is limited if I could get the right cab larger one I could store in a mates place,but whats the point of having one and not having it at home to play when you want.
Oisin whats the atomiswave like?0 -
The Atomiswave is gorgeous but it's huge! You really don't get a scale of how big it and the Egret IIs etc are until you see them in person.
They're very stout. Big 29 inch monitor in them. If your space is limited there's zero chance you'll sneak one in unfortunately. Any cab with a 29 inch monitor is going to be too big for ya.
Just to do some size comparisons to show you what you can do with monitor size versus cab size, on the left is a Pony III with a 25 in monitor and on the right is a Cute with a 19 inch monitor.
The cab behind the Pony III is a Pony II 19. Same price/sized monitor (well I think it's in fact 1 inch smaller monitor) as a cute but a good deal smaller.
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TechnoFreek wrote: »I love my Atomiswave especially the colour scheme and art over the Egret 3 which is the same cab otherwise.
Size aside There are 2 major things to consider.
It has no easy monitor rotate mechanism
There are no official two player panels so you have to get an egret 3 panel or go the repro route. All more cost.
Yeah I really love the colour scheme on the Atomiswave. Really suits it, looks really modern.
Did you get a 2 player CP for your one? I had an E3 2 player CP but ended up selling it to a lad in Brazil
Smaller cabs have shot up in price if bought is resale value going to be good if I want to sell on and get a bigger cab?
In fairness apart from cp the cab looks in very good condition must ask for a picture of outer glass on cab opening section close up for damage is it glass or plastic?
The only down side to resale if you happen to live in Ireland is the pool of potential customers.
In the UK you'd get exactly what you paid for it. Over here I'm not so sure, might be a bit harder to move on.
Definitely ask for a pic of the bezel, the more pics the better!
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The cute is a very nice looking candy, but it just seems too small. Great for children(small ones at that), not so much for adults I would imagine.
I'd like to pick one up some day, but I don't think I'd play it much.
The Egret 3 size candy is perfect for me, not really that large.
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I guess the size is all relative really!
When I first got an atomiswave I couldnt believe how big it was as I was expecting something far smaller than my wood cab.
Over the year or so I had it, the size deminished.
I got rid of if and got couple of smaller ones so became uses to their size.
Saw the atomiswave then again a year later and got that same sense of 'woah thats big!'
Its crazy to think you can get two (and a half!) atomiswaves for the price of one cute. I know which scenario I'd rather go for (if space wasnt a limitation obviously :eek:)0 -
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I think when it comes to a big purchase like this, its important to deal in facts and not feelings.
The egrets/atomiswaves/astros etc are not huge cabinets. To put it into perspective, heres some dimensions;
Capcom Cute
690 x 500 x 1300 mm
Egret/Atomiswave
903 x 750 x 1450 mm
Difference (in cm !)
21.3cm x 25cm x 15cm
See its such a small difference ? But that difference gives you comfort for when you play on it. I'd also suggest you would need that difference in space regardless of what cabinet you plan to buy, as thats pretty much the sort of dimensions 2 people playing side by side would take up, or one really big dude :pac:
Its also important to know the real price of a cabinet, and I see prices being posted sometimes and I really can't believe them.
So more facts Ronnie has a Astro City for sale @ €575. Last time I had a cabinet delivered from him it was €250; so thats €825 + you will want to use a stepdown convertor for the voltage. So you'd pick up a decent one for €50. Finally you'll end up wanting to change buttons and sticks for fresh ones, so you'll probably drop a few €€€ on that. All in I'd bet you'd spend €1K
My final word on this is a warning :eek: Beware the arrival of an Arcade Cabinet in the home, as be sure the desire for a 2nd will soon follow
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Just to play devil's advocate (!) it's good to compare numbers but sometimes they be deceiving. So best to look at some picture comparisons too.
Here's a 29 inch Atomiswave beside a SNK candy 18. In numbers it might not look too much different but you can see in practicality it's vastly smaller.
And here's a 29 inch Astro City beside a 25 in SNK Neo Geo.
All depends on the OPs space really. A cute is definitely not optimum when it comes to space versus screen size.
Couple that with the lack of comfort and the insane price and I reckon they're probably best avoided as a main cabinet.
Definitely do try and go as big as you can. If you've the room for an atomiswave/Astro then get one 0 -
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It depends what you've to deal with though
There's physical size and there's the perception of size.
If you're just dealing with squeezing a cab into a space then the size itself is all that matters.
If you've a wife who's going to say 'jesus, that thing's huge! get it out of my house!' or you want it to have a smaller visual impact in a room then perception of size comes into it. (which is what a photo representation will show you)
They're most definitely a big investment alright, mine still bring a smile to my face on a daily basis whenever I see them 0 -
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Just to play devil's advocate (!)
No problem - I'll play Phoenix Wright
When I look at those pictures above in your post. My perception/perspective makes me think of wrist cramp (oh matron:o) and sore knees (oh no you didn't
:o)
I can't see how you could have a comfortable 2 player game of Street Fighter on them and lets be honest here, the purpose of a Jamma Cabinet is for it to function for lots of differing types & styles of games and if its your first cabinet, you'll certainly want to try out everything on it.
I always think the bigger the screen the more enjoyable the experience is. Hell I want to see my scanlines while I still have eyesight and I think the smaller the monitor the less chance you have of that.0 -
It depends what you've to deal with though
There's physical size and there's the perception of size.
If you're just dealing with squeezing a cab into a space then the size itself is all that matters.
If you've a wife who's going to say 'jesus, that thing's huge! get it out of my house!' or you want it to have a smaller visual impact in a room then perception of size comes into it. (which is what a photo representation will show you)
They're most definitely a big investment alright, mine still bring a smile to my face on a daily basis whenever I see them
I always see that as a confidence booster 0 -
18 in monitor cabs must be extremely cramped for 2 player games alright. But 25s are actually okay.
If you look at AWSDs and Astro CPs, a lot of it is actually taken up with move strip space.
Wrist space is pretty much the distance from the edge of the bottom buttons to the edge of the CP.
If you look at the Astro beside the SNK cab in the above photos, the SNK cab actually had a tiny bit more wrist space believe it or not! (Although it does have a couple less buttons)
Lateral space really is the big selling point of 29 inch cabs. They're so roomy!
25 is a bit smaller, but it's not cramped and is still fairly comfortable. I played a good solid 3 hours of 2 player Samurai Showdown and The Last Blade with a mate last weekend and there was zero awkward touching
Only thing I had a cramp from was those Japanese stools! I love them but they really have me considering getting something with a back on them.0 -
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