Greetings

[L00b]

Hello all,

New member here, but an old member of Jamma+ (few posts, mostly lurker) and Arcade Otaku (same again).

I got my first cab in 2008 (std Jamma affair, went onto multi-cart MVS setup), which I had to very regrettably sell it at the time of moving in 2009. Now looking to get back into cabs, I'm after a Jamma and a Naomi Uni...to begin with!

I've been into gaming, arcade and home, since the very early 80s, was 'at the right age in the right places' at the time Space Harrier and Outrun Deluxes were the best thing since sliced bread (...and still are, of course).

Based Worksop, North Notts.

 

[DanP]

Welcome along, just out of curiosity, is there any story behind the nick?

Dan

 

[Guests]

Welcome aboard.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Welcome to UKvAc buddy, there's a freindly knowledgeable bunch on here

 

[frothmeister]

Welcome to UKvAc L00b (Stefan?).

I have a feeling I bought your first JAMMA cabinet from you, was it a Play A Coin machine?

Danny

 

[L00b]

Thanks all for the kind welcome

Welcome along, just out of curiosity, is there any story behind the nick?

Dan

Nowt special, Dan - it's one the Mrs and I share on many online Forums. Makes things easier.

Welcome to UKvAc L00b (Stefan?).

I have a feeling I bought your first JAMMA cabinet from you, was it a Play A Coin machine?

Danny

Hi Danny - bang on! I recognise your forum nick now...you've got a good memory! Can I haz it back?

I'm just about to close a deal on a Video Wizard 'lookalike' atm (very similar to the better-known blue/orange ones -size, cp layout, buttons, screen, screen angle, etc.- but black and without the curve in the side panels). Supposedly fully-working and in good nick, with Pang 3 (so CPS-1 onboard, presumably).

[candid]What do you think I should offer?[/candid]

Pic:

L00b2012-01-20 08:58:13

 

[cools]

£50

 

[L00b]

I'd be nearly too embarassed to offer that low...so it's probably the right level to pitch at

Any particular reason?

Or £50 with a view to end up at...?
L00b2012-01-20 10:23:36

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Cool's dont like wood

 

[cools]

Not ugly wood, no. There are plenty of decent looking chip shop JAMMA cabs around, that one ain't one!

Worth it for the PCB though

 

[AeroCityMayor]

I'd be nearly too embarassed to offer that low...so it's probably the right level to pitch at

Any particular reason?

Or £50 with a view to end up at...?

Hi L00b

Welcome.

I sold that cab or one identical 5 years back for £25.

HTH

Cheers,

Ralph.

 

[L00b]

Well, 6 years and a bit on...I'm still lurking. But since February 2018, from Luxembourg, Brexit oblige.

I never bought the VideoWizard 'lookalike' in the end. But I did buy a blue VideoWizard later on, then a GTI Club upright, then a Lordsvale MVS (from frothmeister, of all people!

).

Still got the MVS, it followed us in Luxembourg. One less in the UK I'm afraid!

I've also found and am in semi-regular touch with a local retrogaming start-up in a nearby French city, which hires cabs (minty Star Wars and OutRun uprights!) out to business events, was a pleasure to play these t'other night.

Anyways, 'tis my update, carry on.

Anyone needs a hand with the lingo or around my new neck of the woods (Lux, Eastern Belgium, North East France), don't hesitate to PM

Anyone with a cab FS in my new neck of the woods, giz a shout

 

[nurtuo]

Blimey its been a while.

Good to hear you have returned.

 

[Mark H]

Welcome. It's a great forum. I'm into early 80's classics; Asteroids, Centipede, Tempest and Neo-Geo MVS...

 

[L00b]

Thanks guys.

I will confess to being more on J+ 'before' than UKVAC, although it really is not a case of also-rans after-the-fact: I've been completely off the scene for a good year at least now, what with the decision to brexode, then the run-up to the move, then the move itself (landing here in Lux with Mrs, kid & everything in tow and reconfiguring our whole lives), plus finding my feet with the local business scene, bootstrapping the business I joined and training the underlings...not much time to play or tinker with arcade-anything.

Now that the proverbial dust has settled some, I'm hoping that will change soon.

I suppose seeing and playing all those grail cabs in the semi-wild last Thursday just gave me the boost/love-in I needed...to the extent I deplored the fact that, although the DK cab was original (acc. to m'facturer plaque & other external details), unlike the OutRun, SW and PacMan, it was definitely running an LCD, and so probably a multi-board or some other emulation solution

 

[smythe]

Hey L00b Welcome

Worksop's a hole "Just Saying"

 

[ZedEx48K]

Hey L00b Welcome

Worksop's a hole "Just Saying"

It's not too bad, they do seem to send a lot of the genetically unlucky there though