Taito 3-screen cabs, locations

Post by **Shatterhand** » Thu May 31, 2007 3:17 pm

G-Darius wasn't made for a 3-screen setup, and none of the screenshots make it look like its's a 3-screen game.

Are you sure this info is correct?

Post by **Dave_K.** » Thu May 31, 2007 4:06 pm

Aw come on people, are you going to believe whats on coinopexress!? Sven is just mistaken with the regaulr darius pcb/game mentioned earlier in this thread.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:59 pm

well i know ive read somewhere that ver.2 was 3 screens, coupled with the fact that ive never seen it for sale anywhere, maybe it never got released?

Post by **Icarus** » Thu May 31, 2007 6:02 pm

sven666 wrote:well i know ive read somewhere that ver.2 was 3 screens, coupled with the fact that ive never seen it for sale anywhere, maybe it never got released?

G.Darius ver.2 is just a tweaked revision of G.Darius - scoring fixes etc.
There is no three-screen support, so don't cream your pants over it. ^_-

D · Post by D » Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:28 am

Icarus wrote:
sven666 wrote:well i know ive read somewhere that ver.2 was 3 screens, coupled with the fact that ive never seen it for sale anywhere, maybe it never got released?
G.Darius ver.2 is just a tweaked revision of G.Darius - scoring fixes etc.
There is no three-screen support, so don't cream your pants over it. ^_-

Too late.

Post by **undamned** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:50 am

Coinop is not the most reliable source. Not even system16 is reliable. That's why I really appreciate sites that know from hands on experience.
-ud

A-M · Post by **A-M** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:08 pm

Hi, just to say that I found a game center with a Darius cab (3 screens), a Darius II cab (2 screens) and a Warrior Blade (2 screens). This game center is called "Mikado", and is in the Shinjuku Kabukichou, close to the Seibu Shinjuku station. Enjoy guys

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zinger · Post by **zinger** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:14 pm

Thanks for the heads up A-M. Someone told me about this place at Assembler forum a few months ago. I will have to pay a visit next time I'm in Japan.

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:18 pm

I was hooked on the Darius cab when it first appeared in London's Golden Nugget arcade. We also played a fair bit of Sagaia, including the prototype. Sagaia was the double screen that my mate KAC put his fist through in the Trocadero arcade. Loudest SMASHING of glass I ever heard!

We played Ninja Warriors on that setup too.
It was ZUNTATA that really made those games awesome.

Warrior Blade never appeared in the London arcades.

That 3 X Megalo 50s setup posted by ARCADIA is indeed awesome

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Bloodflowers - I remember you telling me that you sold your Ninja Warriors cab. Its true that it must have taken up A LOT of space, but its a real piece of history

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:29 pm

DEL wrote: That 3 X Megalo 50s setup posted by ARCADIA is indeed awesome .

Eighth Wonder of the World

Post by **system11** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:41 am

Warrior Blade has truly excellent audio.

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:52 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUc9p1jl_z8
Darius II huge dual screen @ Taito HEY.

D · Post by D » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:07 pm

Tgat was awesome. Thanks. Incredible. One day perhaps we might even see the 3-screen version of Darius in action on youtube.

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:58 am

i miss ninja warriors.. year ahead of its time, and my all time fave game OST

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:38 am

First Darius is terrible to play nowadays. Darius II was so much better.

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:17 am

Darius II still wasn't outstanding. And I say that as a Darius fan.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:27 am

FIL wrote:Darius II still wasn't outstanding. And I say that as a Darius fan.

Still better than the first game.

Then again, in my opinion it was the best Taito shmup of the 80s (just about most, if not all Taito 80s shmups were either lame or suck).

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:55 am

Oh yeah, its definitely a lot better in every way possible and I would still kill to play a real Darius or Darius II machine.

Post by **spadgy** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:47 pm

szycag wrote:I made that last Darius custom cab picture my desktop. Sometimes I feel like ending it all, but this picture keeps me goin. I spent about 20 minutes just staring at it last night.

I did the same. Arcade cab porn basically. I'm drooling all about it.

So - anyone guess how it might work? 3 separate PCBs running slightly ahaed/behind so it all fits together like a jigsaw puzzle? But then how would you move your ship from one screen to another? Can you even do that?

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:04 am

This it what Darius II looks like (Dual screen version, I presume). I don't get it, how does this work? Obviously one PCB per screen, but what about the other parts?

Another thing about Darius II in Mame. Button 3 has the game slow down, what is the purpose of this? Was it on the original board, and if so, why?

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:21 am

I still want pictures of the sides of a Darius II cabinet.

Pretty please.

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