Hello!

[Lastspaceship]

Hello!
I guess I'm a megadrive era gamer - but have been looking at getting a cab, maybe an astro/aero candy cab (I know these are tough to get in good condition), though id love a Neo Geo MVS U4/33 or 29. Always into arcades along with records. In north London now by way of Yorkshire, Manchester and Chicago over the years.

I used to live in Chicago for a period, and walking into the backroom of Logan hardware with all the original cabs and spending a whole afternoon completing turtles amongst other things clicked in my brain. Current old school cabs obsessing over: Mad Planets, Spacezap, Section-Z (was there proper cab of this?)

Anyway no cab at the moment, but I do have a section-z marquee (!). I guess I'm at the bottom of the ladder or the top of the slippery slope (whichever way you see it!) let's see where this goes ..

Cheers, Matt

 

[ChrisBEANS]

Welcome in mate!

Not been here long myself, but a 33 inch U4 with a stainless CP is my absolute grail.
You’re a man of taste!!

Very knowledgable bunch here, and a much more friendly and welcoming bunch than some (not all!) other arcade forums...ChrisBEANS2021-03-13 15:53:43

 

[yorkshire_spam]

Greetings!

 

[Hurray Banana]

Welcome to the forum

 

[neo-geo-mvs]

Welcome. Any pics of the arcades from your time in Chicago? Thanks

 

[Retroman839]

Hi, welcome
i would say slippery slope, one cab is never enough.
and i do believe section z was just a convertion kit for an electrocoin cab

now you got your marquee you have to get a cab!

 

[Lastspaceship]

thanks for the welcome and already with the knowledge on the section-z cab, appreciated!

I was defo in more modern era for Chicago - went out 2005 till about 2009 but been back and forth a bit since then. Not too many pics, but I think I have a pic somewhere of me stood in front of a completed turtles (!) - but I would say Logan hardware is a cool place if you ever find yourself there. Originally it was a record shop with a "secret door" at the back you went through and could freeplay all the cabs (I thought this was the coolest thing at the time, still do) - I think they then split into having that alongside an arcade bar - and I think now just the arcade bar remains. I had a look you can see a walkthrough of it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzkyFCmRruY but that was 2015, I think the bar remains and this was the new record shop/arcade at that time.

On reflection I wish I had more money and foresight when I was out there!!

Anyway cheers for the welcome, and knowledge,

Matt

 

[TDE_Rich]

Welcome Matt

 

[AnDyC]

Welcome aboard.

 

[Lastspaceship]

Posting a quick pic of the section-z marquee, so i know where i started!! tough game too! cheers all.

 

[Lastspaceship]

Was looking over on Arcade Otaku at cabs etc and the one you bought (i think) popped up. looks awesome, congrats!! cool machine.

 

[Lastspaceship]

Welcome in mate!

Not been here long myself, but a 33 inch U4 with a stainless CP is my absolute grail.
You’re a man of taste!!

Very knowledgable bunch here, and a much more friendly and welcoming bunch than some (not all!) other arcade forums...

In ref to this!

 

[Alpha1]

Welcome to the forum. Section Z is a cracker.

 

[Retroman839]

Picked this up end of last year.

Aero city river service cp.

They do pop up now and then

 

[Lastspaceship]

Welcome to the forum. Section Z is a cracker.

Thanks! yeah next stop maybe finding a PCB. I did that thing where people google the forum to see if one was sold, was quite a way back! Tough game (and once you're through, you just loop back down the hole to the start again..), amazing music also.