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[Rhindle The Red]

So, this week's announcment of a new arcade-style unit from Awesome Arcades got me thinking.  How many of you out there have an arcade machine?

Is it the real McCoy or a repro, like the Personal Arcade Machine?

If you've got one, what is it?  

If you don't, what would it be if you did?

Me?

I've always wanted a Neo Geo MVS system.  

*sigh*

[DEBRO]

Rhindle The Red, on Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:32 PM, said:

If you've got one, what is it?

My all time favorite...Pac-man

[jay2068]

Space Invaders, Time Pilot and a gutted NEO-GEO

I almost forgot I also have a Black Widow!

Edited by jay2068, Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:50 PM.

[remowilliams]

I've had NARC, Smash TV, P.O.W., Badlands, Blasteroids, Xybots, Steel Talons, 1943 and a whole slew of Jamma games.

Just Badlands and my P.O.W. (aka Super MAME ) machine now.

[Crazy Climber]

Several, around ten right now.
Here's a pic of a few of them

I have more but the gameroom is not quite complete yet. I'll post some pics when it's finished.
*UPDATE*
Click the "Check out my Gameroom" link below for recent pictures.

Edited by Crazy Climber, Sun Nov 5, 2006 3:19 PM.

[bones]

I have three, a Neo-Geo two slot "Big Red", a Ms. Pac-Man upright, and a cocktail pirate Galaxian game.  The Neo Geo is great, cartridge based and has a huge library of games available.  I've got around 50 MVS carts for it, plenty of shooters, Slugs, and puzzle games.  Good stuff!

[keilbaca]

I got two, original blasteroids and xybots.

[lost child]

I want to say "yes" because I own a Vectrex, but I'm not sure if you want to count that in your poll, so I didn't vote.

[Gregory DG]

I've always wanted a sit-down Star Wars game and a Centipede. Centipede has the BEST trakball ever made.

I wouldn't mind having one of those all-in-one arcade units that had Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Dig Dug, etc. in it. I just have no idea where I'd put these if I had them...

[LarcenTyler]

I'd kill to have an arcade machine if I had the money... or the space for that matter!

[NE146]

I got a Pacman. I will have more.. once my house gets done.

[Paranoid]

I've got a MAME cabinet and a cocktail cabinet ChopLifter. Both are in genuine cabinets that take quarters, have coinboxes, etc.

Part of the licensing for the non-DIY deals like the PAM is generally that they cannot have coin boxes, or they pay extra on their licensing fees if they do.

[eric_ruck]

Black Widow, if you're going to have that much floor space permanently occupied, might as well go with a vector.  By the way, anyone near Maryland know how to fix these things?  Already tried Cassidy, this one was beyond him.

Eric

[sdamon]

I've got a Missile Command and a MAME cabinet (which began life as a Double Dragon cabinet, but had been converted to a Clutch Hitter when I obtained it.)

[vdub_bobby]

Two.  

Both currently not working, though.

[Shawn Sr.]

I fall into a couple of the catigories as I have owned original arcade machines, I have built my own, owned a repro jobby but currenty don't have a machine but plan on getting another one ASAP. So I guess I'm nearly all the above

Edited by Shawn Sr., Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:36 PM.

[Brian R.]

Don't have one. Never have had one.

If I could ... first I'd want Ataxx... I played the hell out of one of those back in college. And it's a bit obscure, I think.

Otherwise, I'd like to have... if I could... with space and money not being an issue... classics like Pac Man, Galaga, Frogger, Donkey Kong, and Dig Dug... and Xenophobe... that was just a great game, cool machine, and I remember it actually giving me goose bumps!

Oh, and a sit-down Star Wars The Arcade Game. Used to play one of those, might have been a standup, at a conveienence store.

Edited by Brian R., Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:55 PM.

[Tsukasa]

I recently finished my MAME cabinet. I just ordered a trackball and some extra buttons, after realizing how much I need them. Can't play Quantum or Reactor without a trackball!

[Atari-Jess]

A former tempest machine converted into a Street Fighter II

...at least it looks cool?

[ATARIPITBULL]

I have a Venture arcade game from Exidy,  when I first got it, the header & bezel were scratched to hell, the mother board would go crazy and the speaker was blown, I replaced all those with the help of Ebay, now I am going to have new side art made at a print shop then she will be as close to new as possible.

       

[AussieAtari]

I don't have an original cab but would love to have one,  I'm in the (slow) process of building a Ms Pacman MAME cocktail unit and Crazy Climber is killing me with jealousy!!!!

Edited by AussieAtari, Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:08 PM.

[Crazy Climber]

Atari-Jess, on Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:13 PM, said:

A former tempest machine converted into a Street Fighter II

...at least it looks cool?

I'd like to see a pic of that one, sounds cool.

[Crazy Climber]

keilbaca, on Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:27 AM, said:

I got two, original blasteroids and xybots.

Two?? What happened, did you downsize?

[maibock]

I have an original Marvel Super Heroes and plan on building a MAME cab this winter..

[Technosis]

I have Mania Challenge, Donkey Kong 3 and Splatterhouse (still need a proper marquee for Splatterhouse). I also have a Street Fighter II Champion Edition PCB /joystick panel and a non-working Head-On cabinet (PCB missing components).