Supergun: Sigma or Blast City?

Nullsleep · Post by **Nullsleep** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:01 pm

I'm going to be in Japan in early April and I'm planning to finally pick up a supergun while I'm in Tokyo.

It will probably come down to the Blast City or a Sigma for me, and I'm wondering if anyone has any advice one way or the other on these.

Will likely be grabbing them from http://www.mak-jp.com/ctrbox.html but if anyone has any other suggestions let me know.

Any and all comments relevant to a first-time supergun owner are welcome in fact.

Thanks!

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:02 pm

I have a Sigma AV6000 I'm going to sell, if you're interested. These are rare even in Japan, as they have been out of production for years.

Nullsleep · Post by **Nullsleep** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:37 pm

The AV6000 is just the black control box, wired up for NeoGeo style controller connections, right? Is there any advantage to this model over the newer ones? How much are you thinking of selling it for?

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:48 pm

Yeah, it's the black one. It's the same as the AV7000 except the controller ports, which are the D15 pin ones like the Neo-Geo (I've tested these back to back with all their features, no difference at all). If you buy one of those $15 PS2>Neo Geo adaptors, you can hook a Hori RAP or whatever PS2 joystick right into it and it works lag-free. With the AV7000, you have to use Sigma's own controller (which uses a D13 pin connector).

If you're interested, shoot me a price. These usually sell for $300+. I'll put it up on the forums for sale this weekend.

lawnspic · Post by **lawnspic** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:50 pm

Damn Twe! now this one is going, what are you planning on next. You go through superguns like i change my underwear, ha ha

Nullsleep · Post by **Nullsleep** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:31 am

Still looking for input in regards to my original post.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:11 am

lawnspic wrote:Damn Twe! now this one is going, what are you planning on next. You go through superguns like i change my underwear, ha ha

I only use my Sigma AV7000 supergun these days, that's why I'm going to sell off the Sigma AV6000.

Nullsleep · Post by **Nullsleep** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:48 pm

Well since someone else already snapped up twe's AV6000, does anyone have any more input on Blast City vs. Sigma?

From what twe has said, I'll have to use Sigma's own controller if I pick up the AV7000. What parts do they use for the joystick / buttons? What about the Blast City?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:11 am

The Sigma is a work of art. I would definitely get it over a blast city. Gives you the pinouts and everything in case you want to build your own controller. I've always had trouble soldering dinn connectors, but that's mainly b/c I'm a 3rd rate soldererer.

G-Front has a special where you can get the AV7000, 9000TB (stick), Jamma Harness & video cable for about 35,000 yen. S-Video cable runs about another 2,000.