ARCADE MACHINE HELP

d125

hi i was think of buying a arcade machine but i have no clue about what to look for in it or how much a good one would cost. Just looking for some info on them and if i buy on is it easy to change the games thanks

CathalDublin

Not being smart but have a look through the following results
Games are easily swapped on jamma setups, have a look through ebay for jamma pcb prices or build a pc to jamma rig and emulate them, don't skimp on the pc if building one

Pyongyang

Owning a cab is awesome, but then you start wanting to tinker with it and it all gets a bit silly.

Just be kind to your bird/bloke for them letting you have one. Then ask for a Dimahoo CPS2 for your Christmas & Birthday joint present and await the response you'll get.

You then start buying stuff like authentic stools from Japan you could buy in Argos yourself and ashtrays that cost a fortune and look like any generic ashtray but cost a ton because they are from an actual arcade in Japan. Not to mention magazines and art books you can't read, toys of your favourite games and actual PCBs that cost more than a mortgage payment or two.

It's worth it though. Buy one and don't look back!!

kevin2me

Hey Guys,

Pyongyang, Cathal, Ye guys really know ye stuff here.
Being meaning to ask this on here for ages. This thread is a good excuse to ask lol

I got 3 machines myself, Cocktail, a Sega Model 2 Upright and Twin Sega Rally. But ye know the drill One is never enough
Even if I have no more room for another, still cant help looking for more

3 machines I have, one I got off lucky and got from old arcade owner and other 2 from Adverts.ie
But im always on look out for another, all I check on is Adverts.ie and odd time few on donedeal.ie, But its not often a machine is put on and not a lot of choice.

Do ye guys have few suggested sites ye keep and eye on for Cabs?
Like few good guys from UK that are trust worthy?
Where Shipping Cost isnt crazy to ship to Ireland? Or even Japanese Sites.

Be cool to find some nice cabs with cool artwork?
Or maybe even a Candy Cab down the line.

Or is it worth a weekend trip to UK to try pick up Cabs?

Thanks all, Kev

Pyongyang

kevin2me wrote: »

Pyongyang, Cathal, Ye guys really know ye stuff here.

Nonononono, not I, I'm no expert. As mentioned in other threads, the sultans of 'insert coin' are Keithgeo and Adultappleflavouredbeveragemale. Best off having a chat with them.

Happy to help where I can though of course.

kevin2me

Hahaha - well u definitely sound like ur in to know,
Well can I call you King of the Shrumps so at least
Also Awesome stuff on new blog and utube videos buddy,
its just cooler when your following a fellow Irish Gamer

I tried few of your shrumps you been on about,
Darius G games are Sweet with rotating backgrounds awesome stuff,
I got decent donor PC later, tempted to replace current mame Box for that game, As Tim The Toolman Taylor says... "More POWER...." lol

o1s1n

Pyongyang wrote: »

the sultans of 'insert coin' are Keithgeo and Adultappleflavouredbeveragemale. Best off having a chat with them.

The only thing he's sultan of in arcade related hardware is excuses for not getting a cab

o1s1n

kevin2me wrote: »

Do ye guys have few suggested sites ye keep and eye on for Cabs?

Do you ever go near ArcadeOtaku.com? It's a fantastic forum. Their for sale section always has great stuff listed.

kevin2me

hahaha harsh.... !!! But hasnt Pyongyang got a sweet astro City now
Well ye are all legends on here to me, without some of ye pitching in yere knowledge here and there id have nothing

Ya Id log into ArcadeOtaku and ArcadeControls the odd time,
but usually for help with problem x etc, ill check For Sale out from now on,
its not like I can afford space or cash for another Cab but that hasnt stopped me before Thanks o1s1n

We should start a Thread on Boards if theres not one already where we throw up Pics of all Irish Cabinets that boards.ie users have collected so far, it be awesome!

Kev

o1s1n

kevin2me wrote: »

hahaha harsh.... !!! But hasnt Pyongyang got a sweet astro City now
Well ye are all legends on here to me, without some of ye pitching in yere knowledge here and there id have nothing

Ya Id log into ArcadeOtaku and ArcadeControls the odd time,
but usually for help with problem x etc, ill check For Sale out from now on,
its not like I can afford space or cash for another Cab but that hasnt stopped me before Thanks o1s1n

We should start a Thread on Boards if theres not one already where we throw up Pics of all Irish Cabinets that boards.ie users have collected so far, it be awesome!

Kev

Ah, I was talking about our moderator overlord Ciderman. Unfortunately he is yet to convince his better half to allow him to get a cab

I think to view the for sale section over on ArcadeOtaku you have to make at least one post on the forums..so keep that in mind if you're just a lurker over there!

Would love to see pics of you cabs. Especially that Twin Sega Rally! You must have some amount of space to have units as big as that. I could barely fit a candy!

Steve X2

I'm looking at importing a few machines direct from Japan myself over the next few months if anyone is on the look out for one.

I'll be going over and hand picking them myself.
Of course it's just going to be candies all the way

Anyway, something to keep in mind if anyone's thinking of buying a candy.


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kevin2me

o1s1n oooh I dont have the large amount of Space,
but unlike Ciderman, I dont have the missus,
so Sega rally Twin fits happily in the Kitchen hahaha
Washing Machine, Fridge, SR2 Cab... The essentials like

Ive finally uploaded Pics of conversions ive done so far to picasaweb
and youtube videos for all 3 cabs, ill create thread here ASAP on them.

Steve how much you think Candy Cab cost to import in total?
Man I gotta go to Japan for trip sometime, sounds cheap from what uve said before.

Kev

Steve X2

kevin2me wrote: »

o1s1n oooh I dont have the large amount of Space,
but unlike Ciderman, I dont have the missus,
so Sega rally Twin fits happily in the Kitchen hahaha
Washing Machine, Fridge, SR2 Cab... The essentials like

Ive finally uploaded Pics of conversions ive done so far to picasaweb
and youtube videos for all 3 cabs, ill create thread here ASAP on them.

Steve how much you think Candy Cab cost to import in total?
Man I gotta go to Japan for trip sometime, sounds cheap from what uve said before.

Kev

This is the part I trying to sort out now.

Buying the candies over there will be cheap as hell (100-200 euro for a Egret 2/3 and around those prices for most other types as well from my contact over there).
The problem is importing them without paying mad import duty and shipping fees.

I trying to sort out a legal way to do it with the minimum of duty and fees to pay.

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CiDeRmAn

o1s1n wrote: »

The only thing he's sultan of in arcade related hardware is excuses for not getting a cab

Oh, look over there!
Isn't that a rare, lesser spotted, frak you very much!

I have my little IKEA thingy and my MVS thank you very much!

Andrew76

Steve SI wrote: »

This is the part I trying to sort out now.

Buying the candies over there will be cheap as hell (100-200 euro for a Egret 2/3 and around those prices for most other types as well from my contact over there).
The problem is importing them without paying mad import duty and shipping fees.

I trying to sort out a legal way to do it with the minimum of duty and fees to pay.

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Would you know what sort of condition an E2 would be in for those sorts of prices?

Steve X2

Andrew76 wrote: »

Would you know what sort of condition an E2 would be in for those sorts of prices?

Well the sample batch I was shown the last time I was over there included a few E2's and E3's as well as windys and astros and all of them were in very decent condition. No burn in and outer casing was mostly scratch free.

But I guess it all depends on what they have when I go to do it in a couple of months.

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CathalDublin

@Kevin
Keep an eye on the for sale section on http://www.ukvac.com too as I've seen a nice few cabs there

Andrew76 wrote: »

Would you know what sort of condition an E2 would be in for those sorts of prices?

After one of those too, are they the only candy with an easily rotatable monitor?

Andrew76

They have an inbuilt rotate mechanism which most others don't afaik. Would love one also.

Steve X2

Well I can get lots of E2's and E3's as they are hugely popular in the arcades over there. Prices will be low but its the shipping and import duty etc that will be the killer if I cant work something out.
No point in paying 150 Euro for a mint condition E2 when the shipping and fee's bring it up to 1000 Euro.

I really want an E2 myself to go with my E3.


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CathalDublin

if we bought a few I'd imagine the shipping could be combined for a half container or something, its the import taxes I'd be worried about

Myrddin

CathalDublin wrote: »

if we bought a few I'd imagine the shipping could be combined for a half container or something, its the import taxes I'd be worried about

Imagine it, a bit 40ft container of Candy goodness for boardsies :cool:

Pyongyang

Anyone fancy a group buy on a 48 player Galaxian theatre?

JaneyMacker

I fancy a mame cabinet myself. Cant find any around though that dont cost a fortune. I was thinking of making one though.

CathalDublin

EnterNow wrote: »

Imagine it, a bit 40ft container of Candy goodness for boardsies :cool:

:pac:I'm in for an E2 anyway:pac:

Steve X2

I'll be over there just before xmas so will try and get some firm prices and maybe a few pics of what stock is on offer at the time.

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kevin2me

Thanks Cathal, cool site ukvac, signed up for it. Thanks for heads up.

And Steve it helps, im in too if we get them over fairly handy
Excited Stuff, lets up one of those Containers in A-Team Movie wasnt full of Candy Cabs The Horror!!!

purplec

Steve SI wrote: »

Well I can get lots of E2's and E3's as they are hugely popular in the arcades over there. Prices will be low but its the shipping and import duty etc that will be the killer if I cant work something out.
No point in paying 150 Euro for a mint condition E2 when the shipping and fee's bring it up to 1000 Euro.

I really want an E2 myself to go with my E3.


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So is this gonna happen? Would be interested in an E2 or aero table condition not really important, that's half the fun really

Steve X2

purplec wrote: »

So is this gonna happen? Would be interested in an E2 or aero table condition not really important, that's half the fun really

I'm heading over on Monday so will know more then. I'll only be there for a couple of days and I've a lot to do but I'll do my best get as much info as possible.

Still trying to sort something out for the import duty/taxes etc on this side as well.

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