I finally found one...Chase HQ 2 has arrived!

[muddymusic]

Chase HQ is one of my all time favourite games - in fact it's one of the few cabs I've restored and actually kept for several years if you can believe it

I had no idea there had been a proper sequel until I saw some promotional kit at the Unigame arcade, no cabs have ever shown up for sale in all the time I've been collecting, and I was starting to think it was gonna be impossible to find one.

It turns out there was good reason they are never seen - the word from Electrocoin themselves is that less than 50 were ever made, so they truly are a rare sight indeed, I know of 2 cockpits and have only seen the upright on an Electrocoin promo picture.

Even the flyer shows the cab with no art, so it obviously hadn't been finished when this went out.

Here's one on site in Belgium I think. Like above, missing a lot of the artwork.

I'm please to say that yesterday I managed to do a deal on one, and a damn nice one it is too. The upright has full artwork, and force feedback steering - plus a button to turn off the siren - which if anyone has ever seen this game running will know can be more than a little annoying!

It needs some attention as the feedback psu is missing, but that shouldn't be a problem to sort, and it should hopefully be up and running soon, then it can go and sit next to it's older brother

I've taken a few pics as there's almost no info around on these cabs, so guess I can change that.
It's Taito TypeX2, so JVS wired. 23" Happ LCD monitor which means it's not as deep as usual cabs. It has wide chrome piping instead of t-molding which is cool.

 

[strykr]

Uber cool my friend

 

[vib_ribbon]

...why is the gear lever so high up?

 

[griffo83x]

very nice find

, never even knew anything about this game until now

 

[Bensonrad]

Great stuff, I played on a couple out in the wild.

 

[Jodo]

That cab is super clean and must be pretty damn rare

Nice get Olly....surely a keeper!

 

[Body pop]

There were two cockpits linked in kent amusments
Newcastle county down ,last year .they have now gone
I've often wondered where they would of ended up.
Well worth a visit that place ,best selection of newer
Games I've seen .
Oh and nice find that ,loved the game when me and the mrs
Played it .

 

[slowcade]

Nice! There were actually 4-5 brand new Chase HQ 2 in a Hong Kong warehouse when I visited them in November last year. They looked a bit different, though. I think I have more pictures, if you're interested in seeing the cab.

 

[muddymusic]

Good stuff, the Jap cabs are really nice, but a much different design to the UK versions.

 

[slowcade]

Ah, then I misunderstood. I thought they were rare on the whole. Sorry for the slight interruption.

Edit: Grammar mistake
slowcade2014-08-21 12:09:20

 

[stevebm1]

so im guessing these are pc based like a lot of the modern stuff?

 

[muddymusic]

Yeah, runs on Taito Type X2

 

[jase38]

Awesome find, the game had a bit of a bad rep when it came out which is completely undeserved imo. The game is loads of fun, a very nice update of the original. I'm very lucky in that a local holiday camp has one, so I pop there for a few credits every now and again. My current best is the fourth stage, the target vehicle being a lorry with a missile launcher on the trailer. For anyone interested I recently posted a video of the game on my blog:

http://planetharriers.blogspot.co.uk/

 

[muddymusic]

Seems like a few have been spotted around the place - mostly sitdowns....you spotted some very cool cabs on your travels, I've never seen that Simpsons version before. I've heard about it with the T.V. in the middle, but that's the first time I've actually seen it.

And a Tokyo Wars out to play on, must be one of the last!

 

[Nintendo Arcade]

That's a cool cab mate
I really enjoyed the first game but never played this one
Even without a CRT it still looks like a heavy machine to move around

 

[muddymusic]

I expected it to be quite light, but this is Electrocoin, and they certainly built them well - so well I think it's actually smaller, has less kit in it, yet somehow weighs more than the first game!

 

[Outrun2]

Nice get Olly, loved Chase HQ too.. even though it wasn't Sega

Looking forward to seeing it next to its older brother - same style so should match well - is it enormous in comparison though? Very clean outside and in though I am coming out in a cold sweat looking at all that untidy, non-Sega wiring!!