Looks comparable to a vewlix https://vewlixshop.com/product/street-fighter-v/ arcade setup, for a third of the price.AuroMarshmallow posted:
There's a few cabinets with horizontally mounted monitors that reflect the display on a mirror. Would those look bad if their CRTs were replaced? Coffee Jones fucked around with this message at 23:18 on Jan 30, 2024 |
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I was looking at some candy cab prices and they also seem to run around a grand or more for new/refurbished ones at least.
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Coffee Jones posted:Looks comparable to a vewlix https://vewlixshop.com/product/street-fighter-v/ arcade setup, for a third of the price. I guess it would really depend upon the individual cabinet and monitor but perhaps you are on to something. I have never seen one like that though so I can't really render an opinion. I have seen online that people have replaced the monitor in Sega Megalo cabinets with a projector, and in my opinion those don't look bad in pictures.
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It's janky for sure but I did a diy desk setup that is honestly perfect. Down to the height of the control panel matching a vewlix to the inch. https://www.target.com/p/wood-and-metal-writing-desk-with-storage-natural-room-essentials-8482/-/A-80599657 I bought this desk and remounted the shelf to the center of the underside which was super easy. Then I added a tension track with a snug but slidable piece of plywood to the bottom of the shelf. I put my mayflash F500 on (that I already owned) when I want to play arcade games. Rounded it out with a MiSTer, an Asus pro art 1920:1200 monitor which looks great and is mega easy to run tate, and a decent Creative 2.0 speaker set. Is it janky? Yes. Was my wife happy I didn't spend a boatload? Yes. Am I satisfied with it? Absolutely.   root of all eval fucked around with this message at 04:47 on Jan 31, 2024 |
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u wan gently caress posted:It's janky for sure but I did a diy desk setup that is honestly perfect. Down to the height of the control panel matching a vewlix to the inch. Can you show pics without the joystick and closer in on how you mounted that plywood underneath?
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Sure! I measured out the original peg and screw holes and shifted them to center. I actually used tracing paper to keep the ratios easy. Just redrilled some pilot holes and moved the mounting hardware  For the sliding deal I just went to Home Depot with some measurements and asked them to err on the side of smaller cuts. I had mounted the 'tracks' with basic wood screws, with the slider board in place and plenty of pressure for a snug fit.   I'm not proud of the finger pull and some day I'll buy a 1"+ circular bit to clean that up but it works for now.  All in all a nice easy weekend project. I didn't have to even use my own saw, just paid for the cuts at Home Depot. I already had an electric drill at home. Pumped someone asked! I know the retro space jokes about burning money but I like these good enough solutions.
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If you're anything like me, this is just the start and eventually you'll have an arcade in your house.
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u wan gently caress posted:Sure! Very cool! Thanks for the details. Been wanting to add something exactly like this to my desk/workbench to make a poor man’s candy cab.
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DR FRASIER KRANG posted:If you're anything like me, this is just the start and eventually you'll have an arcade in your house. Believe me, I have the GNDZERO import list bookmarked. I've also experimented with micro PCs and trying to figure out JAMMA compliant builds that would work with x86 Godot Linux exports. I think my next project will be in the bar top mod space with a custom Linux image to run my own 'multicade' of Godot games. That wouldn't need all the JAMMA or CRT support. Groovymister looks cool as heck but I couldn't figure out any form of API for maybe rendering to a screen buffer and streaming the byte stream 'signal' in a similar way. Video processing is way outside my realm though
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Btw, I'm doing a day pass at Galloping Ghost tomorrow so if anyone has any must plays, or requests for pics/video let me know! Massive game list here but I figure it's a pretty well known name in this scene https://www.gallopingghostarcade.com/games-list/ While I respect pinball it's not my cup of tea.
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u wan gently caress posted:Btw, I'm doing a day pass at Galloping Ghost tomorrow so if anyone has any must plays, or requests for pics/video let me know! Edit: the GG website is broken / no links work there, but it's Tattoo Assassins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OphWSUPISPI falz fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Feb 2, 2024 |
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u wan gently caress posted:Btw, I'm doing a day pass at Galloping Ghost tomorrow so if anyone has any must plays, or requests for pics/video let me know! If I ever get out that way I'd want to try out Chicago 1929 because it's one of the few Atomiswave titles that hasn't been released on emulation.
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u wan gently caress posted:Btw, I'm doing a day pass at Galloping Ghost tomorrow so if anyone has any must plays, or requests for pics/video let me know! If you are into weird golden age maze chase games, they have Anteater and Amidar there. I think it's very rare to find a running PCB of Anteater, so definitely check out that one if you can.
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Anyone know of a good resource for high score strategies on various games? I joined a league at my local arcade and while I managed to do surprisingly well in Mr. TNT and Tapper last night, there are a bunch of games coming up that I know squat about.
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Hardcordion posted:Anyone know of a good resource for high score strategies on various games? I joined a league at my local arcade and while I managed to do surprisingly well in Mr. TNT and Tapper last night, there are a bunch of games coming up that I know squat about. Let's hear the list.
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Hardcordion posted:Anyone know of a good resource for high score strategies on various games? I joined a league at my local arcade and while I managed to do surprisingly well in Mr. TNT and Tapper last night, there are a bunch of games coming up that I know squat about. I think your best bet is probably just searching youtube for "<game name> high score" or "<game name> 1CC" and studying some of the videos that come up. You'll have to avoid TAS or savestated playthroughs as they probably won't give you human-viable strategies. MARP ( http://replay.marpirc.net/ ) is another good resource as it's got highscore replays for almost every game emulated in MAME but you'll need to setup each game in wolfmame to watch the replay files.
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Gynovore posted:Let's hear the list. Well, it's set up so that each night we play two games from the following list and three random games from throughout the arcade. We've already done DK Jr, Pole Position, Robotron and Mr TNT (got the high score 607,410  ) but they'll come around again in the second half of the season.Donkey Kong Jr Mario Bros Mr. TNT Pole Position Puzzle Bobble Robotron Satan's Hollow Smash TV I've looked up what I can and practiced a bit on those through emulation (still looking for tips if anyone has them) but there's also another 80 or so games to fill the remaining three slots on a given night. BattleHamster posted:I think your best bet is probably just searching youtube for "<game name> high score" or "<game name> 1CC" and studying some of the videos that come up. You'll have to avoid TAS or savestated playthroughs as they probably won't give you human-viable strategies. Thanks. I was hoping to find something more explanatory as this is my first time really going for high scores and there are quite a few games in this place that are unknown to me, but this is at least enough to show me what I should be doing.
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Good list and good luck. Lots of streamers to Smash TV and Robotron, so good to watch for strategic. I second avoiding TAS videos as they likely won't help you.
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my tip for smash tv is dont play it
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mycophobia posted:my tip for smash tv is dont play it WHAT? GTFO! LOL, why do you say that? It's an awesome game! I even have a soft spot for Total Carnage, but it's dog poo poo for sure.
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it plays like rear end and the whole game is just rooms of dudes
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Donkey Kong Jr Start a two player game. On the first player, stand on the bottom ledge and wait for a snapjaw to fall into the water. Jump into the water timing it so that you and the snapjaw hit the water at the exact same time. Both players will get an extra life. I read this trick in a video game magazine forty years ago, it's been sticking in my head until now. Mario Bros Two players can play this cooperatively, but be careful, you can gently caress the other player by knocking him off his feet, especially with the POW. Smash TV If you're playing an early version, it's impossible to get a 'good' ending.
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mycophobia posted:it plays like rear end and the whole game is just rooms of dudes Not sure how it plays like rear end, it's a twin stick shooter that is super responsive to your actions.... It is just rooms of dudes however. Not like the famous Donkey Kong, which is rooms of, uh, Donkeys?
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I thought Smash TV and Robotron would be easiest for me to pick up because I've played tons of newer twin stick shooters but now I think that's actually making it harder for me to learn to aim with just eight directions 
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mycophobia posted:it plays like rear end and the whole game is just rooms of dudes I want that quote on the front of a box It plays like rear end and the whole game is just rooms of dudes. 7.5/10 — Ultimate GameFan February 1993
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Smash TV is a quarter eater.
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XtraSmiley posted:Not sure how it plays like rear end, it's a twin stick shooter that is super responsive to your actions.... your dude's way too slow by default and it's way too hard to 1CC, in a bad way. in a way that's utterly mindnumbing. the snes port improved things a lot but it's still kind of boring
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everyone remembers the aesthetic of smash tv fondly but the gameplay is hit or miss that said good luck! you'll need it. 
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uber_stoat posted:Smash TV is a quarter eater. Yeah. Any game by Eugene Jarvis (Robotron, Smash TV, NARC) requires a constant stream of quarters unless you know exactly what you're doing and have godly reflexes.
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Robotron can be marathoned by many people, not sure that's a great example. In fact, it's considered the greatest twin stick shooter of all time. STV, yeah, designed to eat quarters, and I own the actual cabinet and still can't 1CC it, so you're likely right, but I'd love to see someone crush it! No idea about NARC though, it does seem like a quarter muncher, but he also designed Defender and for me that game is an easy quarter eater, but I've seen people rock it for a long time on 1 credit.
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Robotron is a classic, and very marathonable. NARC is much easier to 1CC than Smash TV but it's still pretty jank
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This is nuts. Comments indicate it's very luck driven due to power up placements. This guy is waaaaaaay better than me and I've played it a lot... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLeL6ONPNiw
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Back in the 80's I friend who said at the end of Double Dragon you could get tossed up onto the balcony and punch the machinegun guy! I gave him a hard time because he was talking his usual lying bullshit again, but no, turns out he's right (in a glitchy way) and I'm just mean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTy6NS7Bciw&t=1124s
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SecretOfSteel posted:Back in the 80's I friend who said at the end of Double Dragon you could get tossed up onto the balcony and punch the machinegun guy! Abobo knew he blew it. he booked it right out of there.
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Trip reporting the arcade league here because why not? Last night's games were... Smash TV: 441,680. Not much to say about it that hasn't been said. After Robotron, this game moves at a snail's pace and a good score seems really dependant on getting lucky with extra lives and rare pickups. Asteroids: 13,370. This was my first time playing on an actual vector machine so that was cool. Those bullets were bright as hell! I know the common strategy in this one is to sit in the middle but I found slowly drifting around makes it easier to avoid the small UFO's shots. Tempest: 27,487. Another vector game I don't have much experience with but I liked it. The spin dial controller was a bit finicky, I wish I could've used a bigger wheel with a handle or something. Puzzle Bobble: 160,640. My Snood skills came in handy but I only had a few tries at this one. Another player clearly had a better handle on how scoring works in this game because his score was like 4,000,000 over second place. Also this game doesn't display your score after a game over unless you get on the leaderboard  Jump Bug: 39,050. Never heard of this one but I ended up with the top score. It's sort of like Moon Patrol but you're constantly bouncing though various settings and shooting cute aliens. Controlling the movement of the car was pretty janky and unlike other platformers I'd played but it was also oddly intuitive? Anyway, I apparently got close to the end of the game so I'll have to revisit someday and try to make that happen. Overall I'm in third place in our ranking system so far with 82 points and second and first having 87 and 100 respectively. Pretty happy with that, especially considering the guy in first place is the one who services all these machines.
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Upgraded my custom cabinet to include a Pixelcade Marquee. I bought this thing in May of 2023 and just now got around to disassembling the cabinet to install it, and man why did I wait so long??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgtVgWbfz8c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWbdL8aG8f4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BHqA-c3hBk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnmsU42oWBQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKqnIiu1pRQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnSKCvhqO-k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccOeGtOdwUo
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I want one of those for my cab so bad, and self control is hard.
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FoolyCharged posted:I want one of those for my cab so bad, and self control is hard. I was debating going for this one (the "cheap" one) and the much more expensive video one. I honestly think it looks much better than a long horizontal monitor would have looked. I definitely spend more time fiddling with the cabinet and setup than I do playing it but man, young Medullah would be so jealous of my toys....he'd also be mad we were still fat, but hey, take what you can get.
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