Who here is only into Arcade games?

I understand we are all into the NEO GEO system, and that each and every one of us has either an MVS setup or a NGH setup.

Other than this, who here only has arcades machines with JAMMA boards and etc.? I got rid of all my home systems and plan on going arcade all the way from now on. Just was wondering who here has a little arcade setup at home and would like to share on how long it took to get it and how they enjoy it.

On a side note, do you feel the arcade industry in Japan will ever be the same like it was in the late 80's early 90's?


GAMEFAN

I call my arcade set up "modded X Box"

When I'm finally able to buy my own house, I'd love to have my own arcade. I wouldn't be surprised if I spent so much time in it that I'd lose interest in my consoles, maybe enough to go arcade all the way.

Gamefan said:

On a side note, do you feel the arcade industry in Japan will ever be the same like it was in the late 80's early 90's?

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I don't see it happening. This makes me .

I still own a lot of consoles and console games and have recently been thinking about getting rid of the majority of them due to the lack of play they get. I guess I'd have to say I'm pretty much arcade only and have been that way for the last couple of years.

It all started with an AES system and it was just going to be for a couple of the older games, that didn't quite happen though. As soon as I got the AES in my hands I knew there was no turning back. When I wanted to step upto some of the newer, high dollar games I decided it was time to get a Neo cab, mainly for Metal Slug and some MVS only games but after getting the cab I really didn't acquire many more homecarts. I stuck to collecting MVS carts/kits for a while but had an interest to branch off and get some classic JAMMA games.

Soon I ended up with a Super Gun and some JAMMA boards, next came CPS2, Taito F-3, IGS PGM... I'm now upto four cabs(3 Neo Geo, 1 Capcom Impress) a couple of superguns and what I consider to be a pretty nice collection of arcade games. I must say though, I would never have gotten into CPS2 if it wasn't for Razoola and his suicide free fixes, who wants to have a collection of games they know will die without a new battery every 5 or so years. I just recently got back half my collection of games from Raz and will be sending out the other half in a month or so, I'd highly reccomend anyone with CPS2 boards that hasn't already made them suicide free to do so.

The way I look at it I'll be playing these for the rest of my life and a lot of them probably won't be as easy to come by in the future. Theres just something about 2-D arcade games that does it for me that the new consoles lack, maybe its because I view 2-D games as a work of art, not only to the eyes but to the ears. I enjoy much of the music in SNK and Capcom games aswell as other classics, especially 2-D shooters(Battle Garegga, Batrider...). Or maybe it's because I remember the magic of stepping into an arcade as a child. Either way they provide me a way to relax and forget about the problems of the world, something everyone needs even if video games aren't the chosen outlet.

A lot of the games I have are arcade ports.
One of these days, I will build a MAME machine... or two... and get an Atomiswave machine... and I hear that Ultracade is making a driving game cabinet...

Ultracade is great love my Ultracade

I'm 90% ARCADE and 10% CONSOLE myself. If it weren't for stuff like MGS III being on the PS2 or oldies but goodies like Gunstar Heroes on the Mega Drive I'd be 100% ARCADE.



MERCENARY X99
{Lonesome Bear}

I'm about 90% arcade,and 10% console,but lately,I find myself spending much more time with my two mistresses,the Xbox and the PS II....

I have 6 cabs at the moment (2 MVS)
Never seen a home system in real life.

Why go ALL one way or the other? Each side has it's good points. Why does everyone have to be so extreme. Love them both.




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For the next few years, I'm planning on slowly replacing some of my sub-par Mega Drive and PSX ports by the original pcbs and a gun + decent stick. This will cover older games like MERCS, Strider, Raiden, Shinobi, etc., some 90s shmups (Strikers series, pre-Guwange Cave games...) and a few non-Jamma titles like Galaxian, Defender and stuff like that.

However, since the quality of ports has risen due to added processing power of modern consoles like DC/PS2/Xbox/GC, I see no need to spend big cash on arcade gear for newer games which still keep their high price tags when a decent port is already available. Ikaruga or the last badge of DC shmup ports come to mind - the minimal differences between the arcade versions and the DC/PS2 ports do not justify going for the real thing IMO.

I'm almost entirely playing arcade games...since I work in a couple of them so I'm always around them on a daily basis

I'm like....

25% console games
50% arcade games
25% gay dancing games