anyone remember this...need name of it

[PressureCooker2600]

it was advertised in all my old comics and game mags back in the late 80s. it was a full-size arcade cab that you could set your NES in to play games as if they were an arcade game. i even think you used an arcade style joystick and buttons to play. what was it called? what was the retail price?

[arcadebasement]

Whilst I don't think it's what you're looking for, Nintendo did release a modified NES in an arcade cab - it's was called the PlayChoice 10. Maybe that will help with your search.

[PressureCooker2600]

i know it wasnt one of those Playchoice ones you'd find in an arcade....it had an opening towards where the coin slot would be, so you could insert NES games into the console

[TheBman80]

Yeah I remember it as well. I saw it in the toy store when I was little and I remember bugging my parents to get it for me the cabinet wasn’t a Playchoice but was built just for the NES itself. For the life of me I can’t remember what it was called either.

[TheBman80]

Found it!! it's called the Pro Play Home Arcade http://robotron.freeservers.com/proplay.html

 

[arcadebasement]

Wow - nice find. Here's an ebay auction for one http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Nintendo-Pro-Play...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

And some more pics http://www.videogameconnection.com/index.p...92f2777bc345249

[PressureCooker2600]

Found it!! it's called the Pro Play Home Arcade http://robotron.freeservers.com/proplay.html

 

 

bad ass.....thanks for the pic......my memory is slowly remembering everything about it now

[PressureCooker2600]

man....i want one o them sumbitches......my dream will be to play the entire ninja gaiden series on it and dance around the room like an idiot playing DDR

[TheBman80]

HAHA well if there is a way to get measurements the cabinet would be really easy to make. I’m sure there is tons of stuff on the net on how to hack NES controllers to hook them up to arcade buttons. I mean look at the back of the thing it’s a really simple design.

 

[Crazy Climber]

I had no idea this ever exsisted.....don't know how, must have been a limited offer thing?

[wade's arcades]

HAHA well if there is a way to get measurements the cabinet would be really easy to make. I’m sure there is tons of stuff on the net on how to hack NES controllers to hook them up to arcade buttons. I mean look at the back of the thing it’s a really simple design.

 

if any one wants to know how to hack the controller... I made one of these for myself a couple of years ago. also made an atari 7800 one as well. pm me if interested and I'll dig up the pinout for you

Edited December 12, 2006 by wade's arcades

[hsr]

Found it!! it's called the Pro Play Home Arcade http://robotron.freeservers.com/proplay.html

HAHA well if there is a way to get measurements the cabinet would be really easy to make. I’m sure there is tons of stuff on the net on how to hack NES controllers to hook them up to arcade buttons. I mean look at the back of the thing it’s a really simple design.

if any one wants to know how to hack the controller... I made one of these for myself a couple of years ago. also made an atari 7800 one as well. pm me if interested and I'll dig up the pinout for you

 

Hello all,

 

That is my ProPlay referenced and pictured above. There are a few more pictures of just how basic it really is shown on my site.

 

I can take and provide whatever measurements would be needed if people want to clone the cabinet.

 

Yes, I'd love to see the information on how to hack the NES controller in the event one of mine ever bites the dust.

 

I have a 5 year old and twin 3 year olds. The cabinet gets a lot of (ab)use.

 

Thanks,

Jeff

[Flack]

There's a fellow over at DP (he may be here, too) who converted one of those to a MAME cabinet.

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91654

 

EDIT: More information on that guy's cabinet here:

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152236

Edited December 22, 2006 by Flack