Finngamer's collecting tips: Home arcade

Some general tips on how to choose an arcade machine and what to look out for.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• coin-op
• Sega
• Naomi
• SNK
• Neo-Geo
• MVS
• Sammy
• Atomiswave
• Capcom
• Play
• System
• CPS1
• CPS2
• Street
• Fighter
• II
• JAMMA

[NeCacaluXuxultic]

"Pinball machines are expensive" and NAOMIS AREN'T!?!?!?!

[finngamer]

@NeCacaluXuxultic Not really. A decent pinball machine costs twice that a Naomi does. A great pinball machine costs 4 times as much.

[NeCacaluXuxultic]

@finngamer, I can get a great pinball machine at the flea market for less than 100 dollars LOL!

[finngamer]

@NeCacaluXuxultic Then it's most likely not that "great", but in any case that's a bargain and the seller doesn't know what he has.

[wado03]

Thanks for your reply, I have one more question though. Can you insert a VMU on these cabinets? I read somewhere that some games like Street Fighter Zero 3 Upper make use of this feature.

[finngamer]

@wado03 Yes, there are some control panels that have VMU slots or even ports for Dreamcast controllers. These are quite rare however.

[finngamer]

@Stinho Hi gamers!

[TheGamingTown]

i coulda said first

but im not a fag

[MetalTiger88]

i bought an old naomi cabinet wich i got for 380€ (shipping included) and it definately needed some work, but it came out pretty descent =) i put a dreamcast in my cab, so i can play a lot of games and change them quick, it´s an easy thing to do also =)

[KaPH33n]

really nice tips! I totally agree with the closing statements about really having to want that arcade feeling. It's not about just playing a game. It's getting it arcade perfect.

[elsquibbs]

@finngamer

The maintenance on a good pinball machine can be a nightmare.

[superdum2]

i almost bought a naomi universal here in the states but money is so tight right now my parents would freak out if i went and bought another cabinet in the same year :p

[NeCacaluXuxultic]

@finngamer, I just bought a Neo Geo MVS for 100 USA with 8 games and the key....

[NeCacaluXuxultic]

@HyperSonic30770, well..I can alwasy go back them and buy some more..>BUT I just found an NEo Geo MVS for 100 dollars...with 4 games...so I will buy THAT instead...I already spent 100 dollars on SNES and NES games on the flea market...gonna wait until Sunday to get the MVS. I also bought a gameboy color for only 5 dollars (with case, games, light, etc). I even got Yoshi's island 2 for only 5 bucks..but it doesn't work :(.

[NeCacaluXuxultic]

@HyperSonic30770, the flea market I jsut went to today was the worse... 5 USD per NES game =_=

[GoronRob]

LOL I spent half the video trying to invert the Gamecube logo on his shirt!