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  5. Posted

    Hey Uber,

     

    Regarding the Aluminum Joystick ball on the arcade stick, Who makes that? ... and do they make a plastic one?

     

    Paradise Arcade Shop makes the aluminum ball tops. You can get a replacement for the Sanwa JLF anywhere though. There are tons of options. The aluminum ones I use also have an adapter on them since the stock Sanwa ones are a little smaller.

  6. Posted

    FYI, I have parts for 4 more joysticks if anybody still wants one but was just holding off for a while. Not sure if I will keep this model going. It is possible. Once I use up these last overlays I will have to order a large quantity again.

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    A Zippy stick could be used that has a plastic plate that can be switched to restrict the joysticks diagonals turning it into a classic 4-way! This was what we did for our vertical Multicade system.

     

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    ..The Hello Kitty art for the top is in preparation.

     

    The Multicade boards are great. I have one in a Galaxian cabinet that had been gutted. I just put one of the Happ pac reunion 4 way sticks in the cabinet and I don't play any of the games on there that need the 8-way stick. You can change out the restrictor plate on the Sanwa I use for the 7800 joysticks too. The Zippy has it built on but the Sanwa just snaps in so it isn't much more effort to swap it.

  13. Posted

    I think a lot of people are missing the point he was making in the article. Most of the people from the early video game days are still here and they should be the source not a guy who wasn't there. Sure when they have all gone on to glory you will have to hear the history from somebody else. But no sense in having a guy my age tell you the history of Atari when I didn't actually work there and the people who did are still around. Just get off your ass and interview the people who made the history. That is the point I got from it and I agree. I don't need to see Wil Wheaton or somebody like that tell me what is was like to work for Atari.

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    Sega isn't dead yet. Everybody said Nintendo was dead last year and look at the amazing games they put out. Sega has been making mediocre games and to be honest there are probably a lot of people that need to get the boot at Sega. Parts of their business still make money though. Their games do sell. Hopefully they bring quality games to mobile and still make a handful of great console games. the thing that worries me is their statements about committing more to Sonic. I don't see many fans asking for more Sonic games. I see fans asking for Shenmue, Streets of Rage, Crazy Taxi, etc.

  15. Posted

    Pretty sure this is just a way of showing off your collection to people. I doubt he really wants or expects to sell anything. If the game is super valuable to him and he doesn't really want to sell it then you put a crazy high price on it. It is strange to me, but I am not sure it hurts anything about the hobby. Also those games technically aren't allowed to be sold on ebay since they are unauthorized ports, but that is a different topic which has been beat to death.

     

    I am just entertained by how long this thread has gotten. Work is boring today :)

  17. Posted

    Neo Geo's in a converted cabinet go pretty cheap, but dedicated ones in good condition can still fetch a decent price. There are plenty out there so I would track down a dedicated one. For a nice one I could see paying between $400-600 depending on the model. The 6 slot maybe more. Maybe $200 for a conversion cabinet.

     

    Auctions are fun, but I mostly see crap machines at them now with only a few gems in there. People sometimes get caught up and over pay for beat up machines. Last auction I went to a guy paid like $500 for a beat up DK Jr that had screen problems where I paid $400 for my near mint one from a local collector.

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    Will any of these "other related projects" involve something similar for the 5200? :-o :grin:

     

    It is something I am messing with. I'll only do it if I can get it to look good though.

     

    I have also resumed game development (not 7800) which is going to eat up a lot of my life in the near future.

  19. Posted

    Quick update: I have three joysticks built and ready for sale. You can buy them at http://classicjoysticks.com I know people are typically all spent out after Christmas though.

     

    If you plan to purchase one in the future you may want to do so in the next couple of months. I have used over half of the overlays I have. I will probably not print more of this design after they are gone. Just wanted to let people know who are on the fence about buying one that this will be a limited thing. I will be doing some other related projects. Thanks

  21. Posted

    If you haven't bought one yet I would get a dedicated MVS arcade cabinet. They can be found pretty cheap. Probably about the same you will pay for a CMVS setup. I have a dedicated 2 slot cabinet. It is better. No home joystick will match the sturdiness of a real arcade cabinet, and a real arcade monitor is the best way to view those games. There is always room for one arcade game. :)

  23. Posted

    I got my mvs copy of Razion. It doesn't play real nice in the two slot pcb either. I had to boot it with Magical Drop II in the other slot to get to the bios and then change Razion to run in MVS mode instead of home mode (which was the default). Then I was able to operate it with Fast Striker in the second slot. These games just behave weird in a real MVS setup. My two cents if you put a game on a MVS cart is should behave like a coin op game. I am happy to get these games, but for the price you may be better off getting the AES versions. The packaging is sparse and pretty cheap compared to the AES versions. You get the cart in a brown box with a flyer and cabinet "move sheet" printed on very flimsy paper. No marquee or mini marquee. I wished they went ahead and made the print materials good quality and did proper mini marquees. They are almost at commercial Neo Geo quality with their game releases, but some of the finishes is where they fall short. The game is fun though and if you are into Neo Geo you should try to get these games in some format.

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