Short introduction

[ArcadePCB]

Hello,

I've just joined this forum and I want to give a short introduction of myself.

I live in Germany and I've started collecting video game pcbs only a few years ago. I'm interested in the classic video games of the 80s (especially maze, platform, driving). My favorite games are Frogger, Paperboy, Marble Madness, Q-Bert, Donkey Kong, Pac Man, ...

Im an engineer of electronics and so I'm also interested how these vintage microcomputer systems work. Because I'm not a native speaker in English, I beg for pardon for all the mistakes I'm going to make.

 

[Shinydaz]

Welcome, I'm sure you will find this forum very helpful.
So how do you play your pcbs? Supergun, jamma cab?Shinydaz2022-08-06 23:13:05

 

[K1ngarth3r]

Welcome

 

[TheDaddy]

Welcome to ukvac !

Dave.

 

[r-type]

Welcome to UKVAC. Please don't ever apologise for your level of English!

 

[Markitanis]

Welcome

 

[tin]

Welcome to the Vac!!

 

[Mr20to5]

Welcome aboard.

 

[ArcadePCB]

So how do you play your pcbs? Supergun, jamma cab?

I've got a supergun. But for convinience, I often play the games just on MAME instead.

I don't have enough space for collecting cabinets.

Maybe I will build a cabinet one day where I can put in the pcbs for playing.

 

[Phils Arcade]

I built my first cab when I was about 16, many moons ago. Not for arcade PCBs but to play my Nintendo NES on. Hardwired the buttons and joystick to the joypad and installed an 19" T.V. Built it in my parents attic as there was no way otherwise to get it up there. Still have the control panel of it as a reminder.

That was the time I released the shockingly high voltages of T.V.s when removing the CRT cap, lol. At least I'm still here to tell the tale

Infurious2022-11-10 14:07:09

 

[Stickman]

I started by building a MAME machine, very satisfying, and then moved to collecting real ones, and maybe now have a problem, like most people on here, always room for just one more

, welcome aboard UKVAC and as already stated never worry about your English i am a native speaker and mines not great