Anyone here owning a Super Monaco GP cabinet ?

[Marty]

I have a project in mind and would like to recreate the
SEGA Super Monaco GP DELUXE cabinet.
It's a childhood dream and when i recently bought two dead X-boards and was able to bring them back to life, i want to build an arcde machine with them.
Apart from the normal standup cabinet, additional boards were installed in the Sitdown, Twin and the awsome Deluxe cabinet.
There is the drive board, the sound board and the link board.

I'm looking for all information about these boards, pictures of the PCBs, connectors, wiring and possibly the possibility to buy them.

Maybe someone can help me? that would be great !

Greetings
Martin

 

[John Bennett]

The deluxe isn't like other Sega motion games from the 80's... it uses an 'air drive' system with an air compressor and pneumatic valves (like you get in Daytona DLX).

Super Monaco GP.pdf (arcade-museum.com)

 

[Mr20to5]

As an on topic aside....

This was a firm favourite game of mine bitd, on home computers etc. Although I think I must have played this in the seaside arcades, it would only have ever been in the standard upright form, and looking at the cabinet on the tinterweb, I really cannot conjure up any memories at all, so maybe it was just the Megadrive and Atari St versions after all.

Then I got into this cray hobby and found about this deluxe cabinet having existed. With the Sega Deluxe pedigree fully established by this point, surely this could only be another great ride (we'll gloss over Thunderblade here).

So when I learned of one in a UK arcade recently, I had to go and try. I kinda wish I hadn't....

The air drive was brutal, heavy braking (a common requirement in the game) resulting in being violently shunted head first towards the monitor, the cornering (very quick in the game) movement unable to keep up with the gameplay, resulting in being flung about in opposing directions.

I short it was bladdy awful. I hope, maybe, that this just need some fine tuning, dialling in the movement to the gameplay, but after a couple of goes, the rigid hard plastic seat had won the fight with my lower back, and I spooned myself out and limped away.

I would love to hear from anyone with any experience/ownership just to see what they remember/think.

Next to seek out is the spinning WEC Le Mans cabinet.....

 

[John Bennett]

Which arcade has it, Neil?

I think the motion games are all a bit hit-and-miss, and personal preference.

Daytona DLX (pneumatics) is brilliant with lots of subtle motions whereas Powerdrift DLX (DC motors) is like being a human pinball.

The pneumatics should be much more responsive than the motorised systems, so I can't see an excuse for them lagging behind the game.

 

[Mr20to5]

It was at the Warrington arcade JB.
Closed now, though.

There are some fast chichanes in the game and simply no way for that powered movement to keep up, but the braking was unplayable, for me.

 

[Mr20to5]

 

[xga]

Freaked me out the first time I saw all the air compressor equipment in the front nose of the cabinet, including an actual car tyre which is used for the air reservoir!

xga2022-06-29 06:53:45

 

[Fantazia2]

I remember seeing that and though it was an absolute genius idea using a spare wheel, I wonder which vehicle if came from.

 

[John Bennett]

Garden shed engineering in an arcade machine.

Wonder why they did that, it's not like a metal compressor was unobtanium in 1989.

Maybe it was quieter?

John Bennett2022-06-29 10:59:59

 

[Marty]

Back in 1990, a mobile arcade truck came to the cirmes twice a year, I was allowed to play in a sit down cabinet there. I was fascinated by this game

The deluxe version is a masterpiece for me

I found another picture that shows the compressor

 

[Fantazia2]

Garden shed engineering in an arcade machine.

Wonder why they did that, it's not like a metal compressor was unobtanium in 1989.

Maybe it was quieter?

Main thought would be cost, could be far cheaper buying a load of spare wheels over a load of metal cylinders? especially if they got a deal on surplus stock.

Technical thoughts, would the soft tyre offer some form of damping?. Looking at the picture with the compressor present maybe it was a space issue and tyre was a best fit.

 

[Alpha1]

Bods on here has one.

 

[ARWPP@]

did you ever get any where ? i have one if you want info

 

[Bods]

Wish I'd had the space to buy one, not a game I remembered playing but cool cab and Air Drive is great in Sega cabs

 

[Bods]

As an on topic aside....

This was a firm favourite game of mine bitd, on home computers etc. Although I think I must have played this in the seaside arcades, it would only have ever been in the standard upright form, and looking at the cabinet on the tinterweb, I really cannot conjure up any memories at all, so maybe it was just the Megadrive and Atari St versions after all.

Then I got into this cray hobby and found about this deluxe cabinet having existed. With the Sega Deluxe pedigree fully established by this point, surely this could only be another great ride (we'll gloss over Thunderblade here).

So when I learned of one in a UK arcade recently, I had to go and try. I kinda wish I hadn't....

The air drive was brutal, heavy braking (a common requirement in the game) resulting in being violently shunted head first towards the monitor, the cornering (very quick in the game) movement unable to keep up with the gameplay, resulting in being flung about in opposing directions.

I short it was bladdy awful. I hope, maybe, that this just need some fine tuning, dialling in the movement to the gameplay, but after a couple of goes, the rigid hard plastic seat had won the fight with my lower back, and I spooned myself out and limped away.

I would love to hear from anyone with any experience/ownership just to see what they remember/think.

Next to seek out is the spinning WEC Le Mans cabinet.....

Having read this and watching some YouTube Videos it's probably good I didn't get one of these with back issues already, it does look quite vicious lol