About The Cab
Chase H.Q.2 was
released in 2007. The game had a fairly
limited release, and it wasn’t until 2013 that I finally played it, having
stumbled across a machine in the departure lounge at Luton
airport. It then took me another couple
of years to track down a nice Chase H.Q.2 upright cab in fully working
condition. I’ve seen quite a few sit
down machines over the years, but the upright is more scarce. I have heard that just twenty of the upright
cabinets were produced. The game is
great fun and an awesome modern update of the original.
Here are some pics
of the internals.
A look at the Taito
Type X+ hardware. I like how the mobo
sits on its own shelf which slides out easily.
The Good
-The cab is fully
working!
-The cab is solid,
well built and in excellent condition overall.
-No someone hasn’t
scrapped the monitor and fitted a LCD, it was like that from factory. It’s a 23” Happ TFT LCD. Because of the LCD the machine is fairly
compact.
- I love how the
cabinet design is similar to the original classic, right down to the flashing
pursuit lights.
-Overall the side
artwork is very nice. I love how Taito
pays homage to their history!
-The force
feedback steering works perfectly.
-The cab is nice
and clean inside.
-It came complete
with keys
-Take a look at Nancy. What’s not to like!
The Not So Good
-Unfortunately the
steering panel overlay is missing. I’m
also on the lookout for the pop card/topper and instruction manual.
-There are a few areas
where the side art edges have some wear.
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