hi ukvac

[ricky72]

hi all my names ricky and just wanted to say hi

i'm new to the arcade world and brought my first cabinet which is a missile command cabaret a few months back, my brother has a few of his own but this is my baby, i'm slowly learning bit by bit and have rebuilt the power brick and ar2 board but still have a ways to go but enjoying getting it back up and running

here's to another great looking forum

ricky

 

[Guests]

Welcome aboard Ricky

 

[DanP]

Hi Ricky and welcome to ukvac! I've got a Missile Command cabaret as well, cracking little cabs.

Cheers,

Dan

 

[trm]

Hi Ricky,

Even though I swore I had all the cabs I'd ever want after picking up my Star Wars, every time I see somebody mention an MC I think "Hmmmmm" So I'd be very keen to observe/help with the tech fixes as I'm pretty sure I'm gonna end up with one of these when the time is right. Pics would be awesome, plus you might want to start your own thread in Members Collections listing what you've got.

And welcome to ukvac!

cheers
tim

 

[ricky72]

thanks for the warm welcome gents

i never knew they built small cabinets like these, i remember the tables and the full size but never see these, i would love a full size but they seem to be like hens teeth to find.

i've not played mc for 20 odd years on a trackball but played it via mame once or twice on a keyboard and didn't enjoy it much :-( keeping my fingers crossed i can get it up and running before my brother comes back so i can show him my skills but may need to blow away the cobwebs first on a few games.

i'll try and dig out some pictures this evening and start a thread

ricky

ricky722010-08-11 16:02:22

 

[trm]

They even made a cockpit version of MC - http://joem.joesarcade.com/Missile_Command_cockpit/left_side_back.jpg

I'd love one of those, just for the atmosphere of sitting inside a dark cab with just you, some loud SXF and a trackball keeping society from nuclear destruction I love cockpit versions of cabs.

And absolutely definitely get some pics up and a thread started in Members Collections

 

[ricky72]

now that is very impressive, thanks for the link

 

[frothmeister]

Welcome Ricky. Think I need to revisit Missile Command too, not played it in ages and all of a sudden it seems to be flavour of the month everywhere at the moment. (Have you seen the nice upright cab for sale on ebay right now)

I have it on one of those collections for Dreamcast I think. Might dig it out later and give it a whirl, will be better with an arcade stick than sh*tty keyboard version on MAME.

 

[ricky72]

thanks frothmeister, i did indeed see the one on ebay but its a bit to rich for my blood at the moment sadly but looks a very nice machine.

 

[JohnBud]

im about to pimp a naomi to run mc, using a 4 1/2" trackball and volcano buttons. try super misile attack. if you can get past sheet 10 your doing well. its insanely difficult, but it has some nice new sounds. especially when the space ship appears at the top and sends a bolt of lightning at you. and the bases go that lovely yellow colour. vectorglow can do an upgrade to your board to allow it to play both games, via dip switch 1. give him a shout i cant remember the cost but its worth it. cheers.

john bud