Hi there!

[KevW24601]

Hey folks,

Just thought I'd introduce myself here. My name is Kevin. I've been a big fan of arcades going back to the 90s and have rediscovered that love recently when new barcades opened in my area.

Last year I got the idea to have my own cabinet so I collected an Arcade1Up for the purpose of modding it to a JAMMA - it best suits my living space (and I'm a first time modder!). And I was further inspired by RetroRalph and FourCo OpPop's YouTube videos as they describe the JAMMA 1Up mod process in great detail.

I look forward to sharing with this forum my thoughts, experiences and I hope this fourm can be a resource for troubleshooting. Down the road, I aspire to collect more JAMMA boards but bearing in mind that the prices are very expensive these days especially on eBay.

Lovely meeting you all.

 

[AnDyC]

Welcome.

 

[K1ngarth3r]

Hi Kevin, welcome! Being a big fan of arcades in the 90's I would love to hear what your top games are.

 

[Flinnster]

Welcome. I predict you may be shunning the world of Arcade1Up's fairly soon...

 

[Titchgamer]

Welcome!

Ebay makes silly money on things, Check the sales threads here instead.

 

[KevW24601]

I'm not fully forum savvy yet so don't know how to multi-quote, I'll respond to people's pointers individually by paragraph.

K1ngarth3r:
my top games are the all the fighters. Those were my first introduction
to arcades. The fighters being the Street Fighter 2 series, the Mortal
Kombat series and the Tekken series, Virtua Fighter 2 as well. That's
why I got a Tekken 2 for my JAMMA Cab and the Pandora's Box 6 - while
that's emulated, it covers most everything else. Non-fighter top games
are Time Crisis 2, OutRun 2 SP, FOTNS: Punch Mania, TMNT (and all the
Konami beat'em'ups), Galaga and Donkey Kong.

Flinnster:
Thanks. It's a nice thought. If I had the money and the living space
then I'd definitely go for the "actual" cabs. The 1Up's are handy though
if you need to move up it or down the stairs

Titchgamer: Thanks. I'll definitely keep an eye here for anything that may pop up.

 

[Flinnster]

I guess I have to drop the Dino-King bomb on this one, right?

 

[mysticmonk]

Welcome!

Ebay makes silly money on things, Check the sales threads here instead.

Exactly. Don't let the bottom fall out of your world on eBay. Check ukvac instead, and let the world fall out of your bottom.

Also works with Vindaloo