New Astro City cab

Rob79 · Post by **Rob79** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:00 pm

Hi Im not really familiar with Jap arcade cabs. I found this one locally for sale.
Its got a jamma harness to play PCB games.
Just to confirm , will it play all the old Raiden , Twin Cobra, Aero Fighters, and Strikers 1945 series Arcade games ?

What kinda PCB's does it no play ?

thanks

LuckyDay · Post by **LuckyDay** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:11 am

I don't know the answer to your questions (I'm pretty sure it's yes), but I think I can answer it by saying you need to buy that.

Seriously though, if it's got a Jamma harness, shouldn't you be able to play anything Jamma?

LuckyDay · Post by **LuckyDay** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:11 am

Oh, and he's got it running a game from 1994, so I don't think the refresh on the monitor should be an issue.

Rob79 · Post by **Rob79** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:13 am

LuckyDay wrote:

Seriously though, if it's got a Jamma harness, shouldn't you be able to play anything Jamma?

It should.. Thats why I asked.
All the games I want are mostly Jamma. I was on this website to make sure.

http://www.klov.com/

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:14 am

they will be fine

Rob79 · Post by **Rob79** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:15 am

LuckyDay wrote:Oh, and he's got it running a game from 1994, so I don't think the refresh on the monitor should be an issue.

heres the specs of the cab I wanna get

http://hard--candy.com/index.asp?page=New+Astro+City

Anything I should know about it ?

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:17 am

that link lists everything you need to know about the cab, rob

Rob79 · Post by **Rob79** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:18 am

jonny5 wrote:that link lists everything you need to know about the cab, rob

I dont know anything about it or the specs is it good or bad ?
Reliability etc etc
does it make stereo sound or mono ?

LuckyDay · Post by **LuckyDay** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:20 am

Rob79 wrote:
LuckyDay wrote:Oh, and he's got it running a game from 1994, so I don't think the refresh on the monitor should be an issue.
heres the specs of the cab I wanna get

http://hard--candy.com/index.asp?page=New+Astro+City

Anything I should know about it ?

It's awesome. That's about it.

The panels and parts are easy to get either on order from Japan (or from the group Seimitsu order that goes on here).

And tons of people around here have cabs just like it, so you'll always have people who can help you fix problems.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:22 am

put it this way rob...this has the same monitor as an egret2 providing it is stock....the screen can be rotated for vertical games easily with 2 people....

the monitor will output both 15khz(everything you want to play) and 25khz(dont worry about that)

it will play pretty much anything with a jamma pinout

it IS what you want.....if you want a japanese cab to pay PCB's, this is it!

and honestly dude....i live like 15 mins from you....just buy it and i can come help you if you have any problems.....for $500 that cab is in great shape and from the pictures the screen looks relatively burn free....

even if you need help getting it into your place without destroying it, i can help you

i have 2 of them rob....you have been invited to come see them.....this is a fluke chance for you to get one, right away.....BUY IT!!!!

just buy the thing already!!! ***exasperated smily***

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:36 am

Looks like a sweet deal, especially with Jonny to help you rotate that monitor.

Go for it.

Rob79 · Post by **Rob79** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:08 am

The guy who selling it runs a local arcade in a bowling alley.
He said hes got lots of machines there and I can pick and choose which one I want.

Im gonna go see it tomorrow.

Rob79 · Post by **Rob79** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:14 pm

What a dissapointment...

The pic that was sent to me and I posted in teh first post was a cabinet that he had sold, so he says.

So I went to club 300 bowl today, upstairs, he has 11 cabinets there, I believe 2 were Blast city, and 9 were New Astro city.
I inspected each and every 1, and they were very abused, dirty, buttons missing, and even the Raiden Fighters Jet control panle was cracked on the side.
So I called the guy from neweravidegames and he said he was going to recondition it when I buy it. I said no way. Not for that price.

The search continues...

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:27 pm

i am very interested to go see these cabs...i think you have unrealistic hopes for the condition on these....

after all....they are from arcades.....most people who get these cabs spends a fair bit of time and effort to fix them up and make them sexy again so they dont look like an eyesore in ones home

these things are over a decade old for the most part, have been around the world and worked near constantly in arcades.....

if you think you are gonna get a pristine candy cab for $500 you are dreaming.....try 2-3X that amount and you might have some luck

Rob79 · Post by **Rob79** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:29 pm

I also played raiden fighters jet on it, is it me or is the screen too big or was I sitting too close ?

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:40 pm

Rob79 wrote:I also played raiden fighters jet on it, is it me or is the screen too big or was I sitting too close ?

I had this experience the first time I played on jonny5's cab. You get used to it.

And yeah, if you buy a used arcade cab it's going to be in less-than-perfect shape. They'll all need some clean-up work of some degree.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:40 pm

takes getting used too....you are used to playing vert games in yoko mode, so playing fullscreen on a 29" screen will take some getting used too....

very soon tho you will find anything else seems too small

Rob79 · Post by **Rob79** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:42 pm

I might just settle for a supergun if I cant find anything..
(Jonny5, sell me your NEC XM29.)

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:46 pm

for the 1000th time.....no

although i might trade it for a blast city

...joking..or am i?

Rob79 · Post by **Rob79** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:55 pm

jonny5 wrote:
although i might trade it for a blast city ...joking..or am i?

haha. buy the blast city and sell me your supergun and Monitor and call it a day.
Then I promise not to PM you anymore..

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:08 pm

first off i already told you like 10 times i havent had a supergun since i got my first cab...over a year ago

and the monitor really isnt for sale...you even found one on craigslist for $150...buy that one....i have no intentions of selling mine unless retarded sums of money are involved.....and no that doesnt mean make me another offer....

Rob79 wrote:
Then I promise not to PM you anymore..

you have promised this before

....the 20 or so PM's over the last few days says otherwise.....you have taken over the first page and a half of my inbox for pete's sake

edit...just checked...its closer to 40 PM's in like 2 days

lolz

Rob79 · Post by **Rob79** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:22 pm

thats what you get for not having instant messaging

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:31 pm

i dont use IM's....its not you....i dont even have messenger installed on any of my computers

i am all ready to help you but you wont even meet.....there is only so much i can do for you bro

ive offered to meet....i have invited you to my house on multiple occasions....what else do you want?

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:10 pm

is rob79 the reason why you're moving..?

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:18 pm

no...the 2 versus city's i traded for are

and the g/f wants a nice big loft again....so we will move.....meh.....its really just more space for me to fill with cabs...i dont pay much attention to my surroundings generally.....im too busy playing games and talking to you guys when im at home.....

although i am limiting my online time at home as of late...its slow @ my work right now so im on the forums all day long....so at the end of the day i just wanna relax and play some games

and no...rob79 is cool....if a bit nutty

cools · Post by **cools** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:57 am

Rob79 wrote:I inspected each and every 1, and they were very abused, dirty, buttons missing, and even the Raiden Fighters Jet control panle was cracked on the side.
So I called the guy from neweravidegames and he said he was going to recondition it when I buy it. I said no way. Not for that price.

The search continues...

All fixable. If the monitor's not burnt and the cab is local, grab it.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:16 pm

For myself, its always the monitor that is no1 priority. If its shining brightly and the colours are sharp and wonderful, you can't go wrong. All buttons and joysticks are light and easily replaced. Even a panel isn't the end of the world, it just bolts on.

You should have asked if re-conditioned means like the one in the pic

If my cabinets look like that when they arrive come July, i'm a happy camper.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:24 pm

i explained all that to him via PM before he went to see them....

i am going to see them this sunday...i will get pics

...maybe a cab too....who knows

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:29 pm

jonny5 wrote:40 PM's in like 2 days

Epic

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:33 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote:
jonny5 wrote:40 PM's in like 2 days
Epic

ya.....epic.....thats the word i was thinking

shame you cant block PM's here