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Just after buying one of these superguns. Had a good chat with the guy who makes them, seems really sound. By far the best price for something like this I've come across.

http://annonces.ebay.fr/viewad/Supergun-Neo-Geo-MVS-Atomiswave-CPS2-CPS3-PCB-arcade/5045358379?bu=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.fr%2Fi.html%3F_trksid%3Dp4939.m570.l1313%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_from%3DR40%26cmd%3DBlend%26LH_PrefLoc%3D0%26_nkw%3Dsupergun

€20. So €109 in total. Best deal I think you're ever going to get on one of this standard!

I've been watching a different one on ebay all week which was a good deal at 130 sterling. Probably would have bought it too if the guy didn't want 50 sterling postage.

He's posting it out to me tomorrow, so I'll let you all know how it is once it arrives.

Couple of other things he told me about it in emails -

sound goes through scart, so there's no need for a 3.5mm jack or your own speakers.

The power supply is 350 W, so he said it can handle up to a Neo Geo 6 slot easily.

The RGB pots are totally adjustable, so you can play about with colours if it's not coming through correctly.

Takes Neo Geo sticks.

Has a kick harness, but you'd need to make your own controller to work with that.

Only downside is he said he makes them as a hobby, so doesn't really make any money from them other than to cover costs. Just likes to see people enjoying their use. The down side to that being they take him a while. So if you want one I'd buy one quick.

edit - do make sure you wait until I receive mine though. It's not a standard ebay auction. It's ebay classifieds. Which is like ebay's version of adverts.ie. I'm covered with paypal and my credit card, but just to be sure. Would hate to recommend something to someone and have them stung.

EnterNow wrote: »

I always worry about this. I built one a few years ago & the whole concencus was not to do this. The reason being was that sound from most game boards is amplified on the game board itself normally, & to then send that already amped signal into a tv, where it's amped again, could be very bad for the tv.

Maybe he uses some kind of gizmo that gets around it I don't know.

Andrew76 was just reminding me about JAMMA boards being amplified recently. Completely forgot to ask this guy about it though! Damn.

He did say he's been making them for a couple of years though..and over on Arcade Otaku there seems to be a way of doing it through scart. So fingers crossed!


http://forum.arcadeotaku.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=14694

Those Vogatek superguns are a great solution. I've been using one up until now and would continue to do so if not for the fact that I need something a bit neater.

Unfortunately unlike yourself I don't currently have somewhere to keep it connected up all the time. Having to lug around an ATX PSU and the like was enough of an annoyance for me never to take the thing out!