Japanese Arcade Cabinets

Master O · Post by **Master O** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:36 pm

I'm not looking to buy one right now, but I'm just curious about a couple of things, since I might in the future:

1) Do they automatically accept non-Japanese currencies in them already, or do you have to change the coin box and related mechanisms?

2) Would they usually come with all the wires needed for up to 6 buttons, if need be?

3) Would they even work in US wall outlets (voltage)?

Post by **Dave_K.** » Mon May 05, 2008 7:55 pm

1) No, they only accept 100Yen coins initially, but its easy to adjust the existing coin mech to accept US 25 cent pieces. Don't need to buy anything additional.

2) No, Jamma is 3 buttons by default. Games that support Jamma+ or extra buttons for fighters have a specific wiring "kick" harness for that particular game, which you would need to buy and hookup.

3) Yes the power supply supports US 110V.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Tue May 06, 2008 12:45 am

The coin mechanism, inside those Japanese arcade cabinets, can be adjusted to accept virtually any coin-type currency, coin slugs, and even arcade tokens if you wish...

Of course, there will be some arcade PCBs that won't have the requiste built-in "Free Play" option listed on the game's "Arcade Operator's Menu Setting" screen, so your best bet would to feed either the coin slot to register a "credit" or use the built-in "Service" button to simulate the act of inserting such a coin... ^_~

Most Japanese arcade cabinets, by default, will be set up to take either 50 yen or 100 yen coinage...

So there's really no need to buy such a step-down power transformer (unless you're in the European countries with noted 220v), then you would definitely need one...

FYI -- Did you know that both USA and Japan use the same type of A/C outlets (rated at 120v A/C for the former and 100v A/C for the latter)?

Hope this info has been helpful to you...

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

overkill55 · Post by **overkill55** » Tue May 06, 2008 12:48 am

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:The coin mechanism can be adjusted to accept virtually any coin-type currency, coin slugs, and even arcade tokens if you want... ^_~

How exactly does this work? I have always been curious?

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:12 am

I have an Atomiswave and the coin mechanism doesn't seem to want to budge for anything but Yen. I live in the UK though. I had a couple of Astro City's which took 25 cent coins when I lived in the USA.

Gwyrgyn Blood · Post by **Gwyrgyn Blood** » Tue May 06, 2008 3:06 am

overkill55 wrote:
PC Engine Fan X! wrote:The coin mechanism can be adjusted to accept virtually any coin-type currency, coin slugs, and even arcade tokens if you want... ^_~
How exactly does this work? I have always been curious?

http://www.killercabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12812

I was screwing with this today actually. Couldn't get it to accept dimes or nickels, but I did successfully get it to accept Quarters with a bit of fiddling.

overkill55 · Post by **overkill55** » Tue May 06, 2008 5:28 am

Thanks Gwyrgyn, it is a lot simpler than I thought!

cools · Post by **cools** » Tue May 06, 2008 9:12 am

Dave_K. wrote:2) No, Jamma is 3 buttons by default. Games that support Jamma+ or extra buttons for fighters have a specific wiring "kick" harness for that particular game, which you would need to buy and hookup.

Correct for JAMMA games. JVS games in a JVS cab "just work".

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Japanese Arcade Cabinets

Japanese Arcade Cabinets

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