SNK arcade classic at Target.

fenikso · Nov 17, 2005

Comes out December 9th:

Arcade Game Room Classics - SNK VERSION

From Target's Website:

• Tabletop arcade includes your favorite classic games: Metal Slug, Top Player Golf, Samurais Showdown, King of Fighters, and League Bowling
• Fast microprocessor means you get the full arcade quality game version; 14" color screen
• Games are played with high quality joystick and buttons; commercial quality cabinet
• Suggested minimum age: 7 years
• 28Hx18Wx22L"; weighs 60 pounds

Only 5 games and a tiny 14" monitor. I wonder if it will be expandable like the Midway arcade cabinet that they are selling at the Target by my house (it has a cartride slot,) for more games?

Sorry if this has already been posted.

enomosiki · Nov 17, 2005

Can this thing have more games installed on it?

SouthtownKid · Nov 17, 2005

It's a cute little thing, but obviously for $500, you could go ahead, get the real thing and choose your own games.

NEgO MANIAC · Nov 17, 2005

I got my Big Red 6-slot for $245. I think I made out better.

galfordo · Nov 17, 2005

Cool idea, poor execution.

KoF '95 should be KoF '96, Samurai Shodown should be Samurai Shodown II, Metal Slug 2 should be Metal Slug X, and Top Players Gold should be Neo Turfmasters.

BIG BEAR · Nov 17, 2005

They should have designed two breakaway joysticks in the front panel as well.
It weighs 60 LBS?? This unit has nothing on a supergun that could be designed by "real" Fans.
-BB

Tron · Nov 17, 2005

No thanks my cmvs 2 slot gets the job done.

Beside why pay $479.99 for dumped roms

VinylBoy · Nov 17, 2005

It's too bad that this system won't do too well.
Why would anyone pay $500 for a system that weighs 60 lbs (heavier than the kids they're trying to targe the system to) and will play less titles than a typical home system? If anything, they should of made the games be interchangable. Then MAYBE you'd get a few hardcore people buying it. This looks like it should be sitting in a bar somewhere, and not in someone's bedroom.

Tsubaki · Nov 18, 2005

This post got me excited at first because I thought this had something to do with the SNK plug and play game that was supposed to include Ikari Warriors. I read about it awhile ago, haven't heard anything about it since. :annoyed:

That's what SNKP should be pursuing not this phoney baloney hunk of expense. Those plug and play things have grown like a fungus and must sell like hotcakes.

SouthtownKid · Nov 18, 2005

VinylBoy said:
It's too bad that this system won't do too well.
Why would anyone pay $500 for a system that weighs 60 lbs (heavier than the kids they're trying to targe the system to) and will play less titles than a typical home system? If anything, they should of made the games be interchangable. Then MAYBE you'd get a few hardcore people buying it. This looks like it should be sitting in a bar somewhere, and not in someone's bedroom.

Heavy is the one part of it I DO like... Won't move around while you're playing, even if you have a friend who is a spaz. Less chance someone is going to bump it off wherever you have it. $500 is crazy though. Almost anyone hardcore enough to want those games is going to know there's a better way to have them.

YO-YO-Boy · Nov 18, 2005

kof95>kof96

thatdemoguy · Nov 18, 2005

If games were interchangeable....MAYBE it would be a cool centerpiece to my game room but as is I dont think so.

O.

fenikso · Nov 18, 2005

galfordo said:
Cool idea, poor execution.

This about sums it up for me. I checked SNK's Website for a press release to no avail. The thing I'm most worried about is did they throw in some crappy 14" TV set instead of an actual arcade monitor so that it has poor picture quality.

chimpmeister · Nov 18, 2005

I saw one of these cabinets at Target a few days ago, except the one I saw was running some lame old Midway arcade games. The 14" screen is a total joke, resolution was terrible, picture quality terrible, and the whole thing was a total waste. Utter trash . . . :oh_no:

Here's a link:

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.htm...867490-1657747?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B000AQHKR0

msu89dawgs · Nov 18, 2005

pixeljunkie · Nov 18, 2005

I think its a great idea....but seriously. The price point is beyond retarded.

Make these expandable with different games...charge $150 for them. I'd definitely get one...even though I have 3 cabs and all the MVS carts. It would just be cool.

But, its stupid and will fail.

JMKurtz · Nov 18, 2005

snk-capcom.com had a posting about these units awhile ago and they posted that the one they saw was running WinXP but was to go under a redesign to use Linux to shave costs. It's supposed to be using the MAME emulator, which I wonder if the MAME people are aware of.

I have to wonder a couple things though....

Does it use some sort of solid-state ROM to hold the games -- like boot from a USB memory card that has the Linux OS, MAME, and the ROM files? Or is it CD-ROM or HD based. How "hackable" would it be?

The only thing that really makes this a unique piece is that it's going to be sold through commercial stores. The artwork is ok, but the choice of games stinks, especially if it doesn't have an upgrade route (game packs).

I think if I wanted something like this, I would either build it myself, or build one like the one from www.lunacade.com, but have ALL the Neo games enabled. In fact, that sounds like a good project to work on over the winter

Jeff

fenikso · Nov 18, 2005

chimpmeister said:
I saw one of these cabinets at Target a few days ago, except the one I saw was running some lame old Midway arcade games. The 14" screen is a total joke, resolution was terrible, picture quality terrible, and the whole thing was a total waste. Utter trash . . .

Here's a link:

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.htm...867490-1657747?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B000AQHKR0

Yup, I saw one of those as well. That's what got me looking on Target's website. I agree completely, the resolution and overall picture quality sucked. What peaked my interest was that the Midway one had some sort of cart slot (which I couldn't get loose :kekeke:

). I would be interested in picking one of the SNK ones up if it was expandable like the Midway version.

JMKurtz said:
I think if I wanted something like this, I would either build it myself, or build one like the one from www.lunacade.com, but have ALL the Neo games enabled. In fact, that sounds like a good project to work on over the winter.

Pics please

Ralfakick · Nov 20, 2005

[QUOTE/]

From Target's Website:

Only 5 games and a tiny 14" monitor. I wonder if it will be expandable like the Midway arcade cabinet that they are selling at the Target by my house (it has a cartride slot,) for more games?

Sorry if this has already been posted.[/QUOTE]

I saw that standup Midway cabinet at the Target near me too. That thing had the worst button layout and screen I have ever seen. The tabletop unit does seem to have better buttons though.

NEgO MANIAC · Nov 20, 2005

I just saw the Midway cabinet and it really is a piece of crap. I think the idea is great, but the build quality is horrendous. It's essentially made out of heavy gauge cardboard (3/8" thick) with a crappy little TV inside. Even if you want to get a lower priced arcade for the basement, I recommend to save your money for an Ultracade or look in your local paper. All they did was take some of those cheap TV games set ups and put it in a cardboard box. hardly worth what they are asking for.

RAINBOW PONY · Nov 20, 2005

if it's RGB and can be hackable to add more roms, it would be fucking sweet.

NEgO MANIAC · Nov 20, 2005

DashK said:
if it's RGB and can be hackable to add more roms, it would be fucking sweet.

I don't think its RGB. When I hit the reset, it momentarily said AV1. Its most likely a regular TV.

Cavalry · Nov 20, 2005

But seriously, for $499 I could get a candy cab from matsu. There's no way I would choose that midway thing over a candy....

norton9478 · Nov 21, 2005

The shell is really cool. A lightweight plastic.

The rest (Controlls, Monitor and sound) are junk.

It's basicly a TV Games system (you know, 24 games in a controller that hooks up to the TV) with an extra controller and a really shitty TV(Think StoreCam Monitor).

Atro · Nov 21, 2005

Meh

Happ-like sticks...

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