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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,300 ✭✭✭KeRbDoG


    Its a Namco System 21 machine/board for anyone interested;

    Guess no one wants a lump of a machine, the one on adverts is the more compact version though. Pity the CRT was swapped for a flatscreen (thats too small)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,300 ✭✭✭KeRbDoG


    I see a Naomi stand up cab on adverts; https://www.adverts.ie/arcade-retro/arcade/31538909

    Expensive but nice project, could be cut down to a sitdown cab - keep it a Naomi system or MiSTer/Pi/other.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    I see the same person has a Naomi driver up too for a little cheaper.

    Yeah it's pricey but at the same time with the way things have gone price wise, its hard to know what's a good/bad deal anymore!

    Someone just listed a Neo Geo SC19 over on arcade otaku this morning, 3,100 euro. I actually said to myself 'woah, that's a good deal!' - and then realised the utter madness of my statement 😂




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    going to need a chassis recap. Top is first power in. Bottom after 10 - 20 mins.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,245 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    What machine is that out of curiosity? I see the Sega logo but don't recognise it as a New Net or Blast City but it looks candy shaped.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,245 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    I can't recommend gunblade over on UkVac enough for chassis repair by the way... dude does top quality work and helped me to revive the CRT in my Blast City for a fairly reasonable price all things considered. He has easily breathed another 20 years or so of life into my machine.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Sega Aero city. Full metal beast of a machine, weighs about 120kg. It's the 80s version of your blast :D

    Had one for a while myself, still regret selling it!

    How's your blast monitor looking these days after he worked on it? I think he did the service on my Pony in 2013, image still looks like it just rolled out of th factory.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Have you removed a chassis before?

    If you want a lend of my HV probe to discharge it let me know.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    Ah cool, I'll get in touch with him!

    Thanks man, I'll take you up on that when the time comes. I've never removed a chassis before so need to do some research!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    No worries! It's actually a lot simpler than you'd think. Main thing I found after discharging was just to make sure you take lots of photos as you disconnect all the wiring so you know where to put it back and make sure to note the orientation of connectors too if any have more than one pin.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭geotrig


    It probably auto discharges but worth doing the discharge procedure anyway



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 735 ✭✭✭80s Synth Pop


    what's the process on the postage and customs sending to gunblade now? Did you have to pay customs on the way over and back? An post or UPS

    Remember the good old days of sending boxes over and back to him with parcel motel



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,894 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    I think I paid about €35-45 VAT/Fees for my last chassis repair in November 2022(that was on the way back from the UK to me). Repair itself was £75 sterling+£18 shipping. That was all with DPD, not An Post. Cant remember what I paid to send it over with DPD, but it wasn't very cheap.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,245 ✭✭✭MrVestek




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Excellent! Amazing what a cap kit can do. Shame some of our bigger candy cabinet sellers don't offer it as a service before cabinets are shipped out.

    I saw Ronnie list a Blast today for almost 2k. :eek:



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Do any of you guys use the coin mechs in your candy cabinets?

    I've never really bothered over the years, just had all my PCBs on freeplay. After spending a bit of time dropping 100 yen coins into machines though I'd forgotten how enjoyable it was as part of the experience. Really makes you appreciate each individual credit.

    Brought home 50 X 100 yen coins and changed the dip settings on my vertical PCBs installed at the moment back to running on coins.

    First time I've actually tried the coin mech since owning my Pony actually believe it or not, works perfectly.

    Something really nice about using coins that I actually picked up in Japan. Finally a decent use for my Taito Station bucket too. Wish I'd bought twice as many though!




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,300 ✭✭✭KeRbDoG


    I picked up a bunch of 100yen 'MVS' like coins from AliExpress for that coin mech experiance :)

    Just needed the magnet from the coin mech to be removed as the fake coins are steel



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    I did t have a candy cab when I visited Japan so the only coin I held on to was a 500¥ but I have been meaning to get some of those fake steel coins Kerbdog mentioned.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    Anyone going to BaseArcade in Belfast this December? Tickets on sale now https://basearcade.com/#tickets

    I'm heading up with a mate for the afternoon on Saturday 2nd so maybe see some of you there!



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Well that flew under the radar, hadn't heard of it at all!

    They've a few candy cabinets in the video:

    Looks like a Blast City, Astro, Jaleco Pony IV and an Aero.





  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Sega Aero Table for sale over on Arcade Otaku in Germany. Has the speaker pod and marquee holder too.

    It's ridiculously expensive at 4,500 euro, totally impractical to play games on but my god do I wish I had the money and space for it.




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    Would love to buy and just have my wife and child come down to it one morning instead of the kitchen table.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,769 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Four and a half grand....the world has gone mad



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    I saw someone mentioned on YouTube today that the Dreamcast Divers CRT console unit was a '7000 dollar console' and a lad replying saying he offered 5000 dollars to a shop in Japan who had one but they wouldn't sell it.

    Thought they were just making shite up so had a look on eBay.

    The only ones listed now are between 18,000 and 25,000 dollars.

    Anything that's a bit desirable or out there that doesn't turn up too often seems to be going for insane cash. Would love to have a chat with someone who's spent that kinda money to get their take on it.

    I see Ronnie is happily selling run of the mill non rare cabinets for in and around 2 grand these days and people are buying them. Ive seen folks comment on 3000 euro+ SNK cabinets saying what a good deal they are. The going rate in the US seems to be utterly mad. Was talking to a lad with a load of Jaleco Pony Tables over there and he was looking for 5,000 a piece.

    So yep, the world has gone mad!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    On the train home from Base Arcade in Belfast. Really enjoyed it, nice spread of cabinets and consoles and everything well maintained.

    £20 for a ticket (4 hour slot and all on free play) and €31 for the return train. £6.50 a pint though!!




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  • Registered Users Posts: 396 ✭✭chunkis




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,790 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    Been looking at selling my cabs recently. 2 cyberleads and 2 awsd.

    In 2 minds of it though, prices probably an all time high now but then ill never replace them because chances of getting a candy sub 1000 is near impossible



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 903 ✭✭✭dav09


    If you still have them in a few months and are selling give me a shout timing not great, they should go for a decent amount of money but can be a difficult sell in Ireland.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Edit - Deleting my commentary on this, I've fairly strong opinions on it but this is not the place. :)

    Post edited by o1s1n on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,785 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    @o1s1n I actually know Mr_Kola for a good few years now. Was chatting him earlier today. There's a lot of stuff people don't know about and details that are being left out. But the pitchforks are out.

    He did want to give back the items but there are claims for stuff he does not have.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    If you do have his ear I'd suggest advising he return the AES / computer bits he photographed and just keep all the arcade gear as suggested. Amazing deal for 2k (a bit too amazing but we'll leave that there) Then everyone wins and it's all sorted.

    That whole deal is going south at a ridiculous rate no matter who's story is right.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Someone mentioned the 'King of Air' Pandora multi shmup board there recently and I remembered that I had one stored away in the attic. Was wondering why I didn't have it in one of the slots I'm my jamma selector as I'd two left empty.

    Dug it out and remembered why, the edge of the casing for it has a plastic bit that stops you inserting it into a jamma multi board.

    'hang on, why don't I just decase this thing??'

    Not sure why that didn't occur to me before. Four screws and we were left with a tiny little PCB. I see there's a micro sd card on it too, wonder if you can fiddle about with it?

    Slots on easy now.

    Back in business!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,769 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Nice! You should take an image of the SD-card incase it ever fails…you'd be then able to just burn that image to a new sd card and away you go.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Didn't think of that, that's a fantastic idea! will do that this evening. Was reading around and it seems Micro SD cards corrupting is actually a bit of an issue with Pandora multi boards.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,769 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Yeah I doubt they use cards that are great quality, so wouldn't bank on it lasting forever. At least you'll have a backup of it if it goes to silicon heaven



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭safetyboy


    How does it play? any stutters or slowness?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    The good - selection of games on it is absolutely fantastic. All the big hitters like Dodonpachi, Battle Garegga, Armed Police Batrider, Gunwange, Esp.Ra.De etc. 60 in total. You can configure it to go back to the menu by pressing return coin and player 1. From the games I know I haven't really witnessed any slowdown.

    The bad - the main issue I've seen is screen tearing in some games. It's not huge screen tearing, but definitely is there and it might annoy you in some of them. Others seem fine though. I was playing the hell out of Battle Garegga and Air Gallet yesterday having a blast.

    The picture also seems a bit dim. You could potentially adjust this out with pot adjustments, I can't really though as I need to keep it the way it is for all the other boards in my multi jamma switcher. It also doesn't save high scores.

    I believe there's an updated version of the board that now saves scores and resolves some of the above issues. I was wondering too if the tearing mentioned about could maybe even be fixed with a better SD card. Going to give that a go.

    Still, for the price of entry and the games on it I reckon they're worth it. Even just for when people pop over to have a nice multi in a vertical cabinet.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Managed to nab a successful image of that SD card. You were right, it's an 8GB C4 Chinese SanDisk clone.

    Currently writing the image to a legit 32GB Class 10 SanDisk. Be interesting to see if there's any performance difference.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,769 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Not sure if you'll see an improvement in performance, as I imagine it just dumps the rom to ram and runs it from there...but who knows with these things. At the very least you've a working backup of the card now for when it eventually craps out.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    On the plus side the image works, new SD card in it running now. Must have a look on the forums to see if anyone was looking for a copy of it.

    But yeah, no improvement in those games that had the bit of screen tearing. I did do some monitor adjusting though and it all looks a hell of a lot better.

    It's weird, the issues don't seem to be caused by games being more demanding. Battle Garegga and Dodonpachi run great. Raiden on the other hand is the worst offender, with lots of background tearing and the music plays about 10 times slower than it's meant to.

    Either way, should do until I finally get off my arse and buy another DE10 😁



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,300 ✭✭✭KeRbDoG




  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,649 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Very happy man here

    I was puzzling over getting Devil Blade Reboot, a Steam exclusive right now, working on my Pi powered Candy Can.

    Well, lo and behold the never before used Steam Link built into this version of RetroPie/EmulationStation came to the rescue.

    Quickly, I got it running with minimal lag, and five minutes later with no lag and full screen.

    And this is a game that deserves to be played on an arcade cabinet, it's stunning.



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,649 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I also realise, belatedly, that this means I can access the arcade titles from my Steam library and play them on the cab.

    I think I'm going to be rather busy in the coming weeks



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Cool! That's a nice surprise. I love finding games that weren't released in arcades but would have made good arcade games. Ex-Zodiac would look amazing on that big monitor.

    So would the millions of Metroidvanias available on Steam too actually.



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,649 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Ex Zodiac, I think I have that!

    Certainly, the opportunity is now to find as many low demand but rather great arcade titles that would play well on the cab.

    I still have that lump of a PC that Inviere sorted for me, that's now stored away, it could be perfect as a dedicated Steam Machine, streaming to the cab



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,649 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I got my Steam deck working as the host for the Steam Link in the cab.

    Bit of hassle with getting it full screen though.

    I think it needs to be run in Desktop mode, with the games scaled to 640x480 in a window.

    More experiments needed!

    Oh, I tried out Ex Zodiac, it was awesome!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,785 ✭✭✭eddhorse




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    There's a massive arcade auction taking place in Tennessee in two days. Over 450 lots in total. Be interesting to see what some of them go for.

    https://hibid.com/catalog/570201



  • Registered Users Posts: 14 OutRunner


    Does anyone know what ended up happening to the machines that were at Bob's Casino?

    Also, what's happening with the games that were at Token?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,337 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Bob's arcade in Skerries?

    Some lads came over from the UK and hoovered up everything if I remember correctly.

    Blog post about it here:

    https://arcadeblogger.com/2020/02/14/arcade-raid-ireland-eu/

    Not that I had space for any of it, but it's hard not to feel a bit sad seeing it all leave the country.



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