While I was initially looking at either another candy cabinet or an Atomiswave upright (or both) recently, I'm beginning to lean towards picking up a Street Fighter ____ cabinet that I could swap CPS-2 games into, as well as other 6-button fighters on other platforms, and even Atomiswave stuff. The reasons for the change are nostalgia, cost, and availability.
All that said, I am a little particular. While I have a candy cab for MVS/JAMMA stuff right now, I collect mostly dedicated 'classics'. When I think dedicated, I tend to think full art on the sides, front, a bezel, control panel, and marquee all for that specific cabinet and that specific game, just as most of the early 80s classics came. I have NO interest in what I think of as generic late 80s/early 90s conversion games. So, in looking for this cabinet, I'm trying to get the best feel for what is as close to dedicated as Capcom fighters (Street Fighter and otherwise) get. I've seen the big blue cabs with the oversized marquees and the Capcom cabs with the oversized control panels. I've also seen the dynamo-looking SFII cabs with the control panel corners angled.
What is my best bet for closest to "dedicated", what can I obtain with relative ease, and what could I expect to have CPS-2 hardware already inside? I nearly bought one of the big blue cabs with a SFAlpha2 inside several years back, and kind of regret not doing so now. Any feedback, especially with picture references, will help.
Also, if someone's got just what they think I'm looking for in the MA area, let me know.
All that said, I am a little particular. While I have a candy cab for MVS/JAMMA stuff right now, I collect mostly dedicated 'classics'. When I think dedicated, I tend to think full art on the sides, front, a bezel, control panel, and marquee all for that specific cabinet and that specific game, just as most of the early 80s classics came. I have NO interest in what I think of as generic late 80s/early 90s conversion games. So, in looking for this cabinet, I'm trying to get the best feel for what is as close to dedicated as Capcom fighters (Street Fighter and otherwise) get. I've seen the big blue cabs with the oversized marquees and the Capcom cabs with the oversized control panels. I've also seen the dynamo-looking SFII cabs with the control panel corners angled.
What is my best bet for closest to "dedicated", what can I obtain with relative ease, and what could I expect to have CPS-2 hardware already inside? I nearly bought one of the big blue cabs with a SFAlpha2 inside several years back, and kind of regret not doing so now. Any feedback, especially with picture references, will help.
Also, if someone's got just what they think I'm looking for in the MA area, let me know.
