TrevorF wrote:Michi wrote:Awesome Simpsons arcade.
I keep seeing all kinds of different arcade machines listed all Craigslist. Most of them are pretty decently priced. It's all very tempting. I'd get one, but I just don't have the room right now. *sigh* One day....
There are only around 4 cabbies that I want: Simpsons, Teenage Muant Ninja Turtles, Superman and the 6 player X-men. It's mostly a nostalgia thing.
FYI, KLOV is the "Killer List of Videogames" (
http://www.arcade-museum.com/).
Do you miss Chuck-E-Cheese in Winnipeg or something?
I think those games were all there.
I know you already bough the thing, but I wouldn't recommended you got a MAME cab. You can get them custom build for 4-players easily. I guess 6 if you really want. Then again, if you actually wanted the original, well now you've got it. What is The Simpson's board anyway? Is it JAMMA? I'm guessing so. Now that you are getting that, you'll have a 4P set-up with 2-buttons each. You could just buy the TMNT board (assuming it is also JAMMA, which is should be since it's also a Komami game from the same time period) and switch them at will. In fact, you can now buy ANY compatible arcade board (PCB) and switch them inside the cab.
If you really are getting into arcades, really consider getting a machine with a 2P/6-button layout like Street Fighter II. Then you'll have a set up where you'll be able to get a lot of different PCBs and switch them at will.
A good set-up might be:
Simpsons 4P cab: you can then get other PCBs in the 2-button/4-player set-up.
Street Fighter II: you'll be ready for pretty much any arcade game from that era. Alternatively, you could get a mid-90s Capcom fighter and be ready for newer games. Seriously look into an Astro cab (Japanese) unit here. They are more compact, so they take less room. They also look freaking awesome.
Neo Geo MVS: TONS of fun Neo Geo games that are relatively affordable. Believe it or not, this is a much cheaper way of getting a NG Metal Slug than getting the AES home console version.
MAME machine: for everything else.
Pinball: Hell yeah!
Do you have the room for all that downstairs? That would be awesome if you could figure it out. Do not forget that you can switch the PCB to other games! Think of an arcade unit as a console in that way.
Also, if you're spending the cash... why don't you have a PC Engine Duo yet????? You're seriously missing out.
I know that Dankss and Lukemorse1 have done quite a few arcade Youtube vids. Check them out and get an idea for what you are getting into.
A couple Astro cabs
