Bought my first CPS2 board today...

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Greetings everyone,
I was in Akihabra today and happened across an awesome Arcade pcb shop called G-Front. Needless to say, there was an insanely large selection of MVS carts. There was also a huge selection of CPS2 boards for decent prices that cought my eye. I picked up a mint A-board for $18US and a Vampire Savior 2 B-board with original instruction manual, move stickers and Intruction-marquee for $45US.
Now to get to my questions. I'm curious if there are dipswitches on the board, or is there a built in softdip? Also, should there be any clips/latches to secure the A+B boards together? I have the boards firmly placed together, but I'd gladly buy the extra parts just to have things set up "proper". Any info is as always, greatly appreciated. Thanks ;)
 
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Options are accessed thru the test switch on the MB.
There are metal clips that attatch to the sides of the set up that hold the two boards together.
 
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18US is no typo?!?!?!?!?!

:drool_2:

Have fun with that, i've been planing on buying a few CPS2 boards..
 
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Shinji said:
18US is no typo?!?!?!?!?!

:drool_2:

Have fun with that, i've been planing on buying a few CPS2 boards..
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Congrats on your CPSII purchase.....

I've actually decided to get rid of all my CPSII stuff..(I don't have the time to play it)

But,..What did they have in MVS..?
 
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ResOGlas said:
Greetings everyone,
I was in Akihabra today and happened across an awesome Arcade pcb shop called G-Front. Needless to say, there was an insanely large selection of MVS carts. There was also a huge selection of CPS2 boards for decent prices that cought my eye. I picked up a mint A-board for $18US and a Vampire Savior 2 B-board with original instruction manual, move stickers and Intruction-marquee for $45US.
Now to get to my questions. I'm curious if there are dipswitches on the board, or is there a built in softdip? Also, should there be any clips/latches to secure the A+B boards together? I have the boards firmly placed together, but I'd gladly buy the extra parts just to have things set up "proper". Any info is as always, greatly appreciated. Thanks ;)
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If you'll note the three buttons on the side of the A board, one of them is the TEST button where you can access all the games options like freeplay, difficulty, etc. Theres also some neat stuff like a sound test - nothing better then rocking out to CPS2 tunes.

Anyway check the CPS2 Shock link in my signature for some good info on the system.
 
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Wow, congrats, that sounds like a great deal! For those kind of prices, I probably would have started a thread, "Bought my first 5 CPS2 boards today..." I don't know the answers to any questions, but I'll be reading to find out, because Vampire Hunter is a constant temptation to me. I just need another cab or supergun...
 
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chris1 said:
I've actually decided to get rid of all my CPSII stuff..(I don't have the time to play it)
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What CPSII stuff are you looking to sell? :)
 
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ResOGlas said:
Now to get to my questions. I'm curious if there are dipswitches on the board, or is there a built in softdip? Also, should there be any clips/latches to secure the A+B boards together? I have the boards firmly placed together, but I'd gladly buy the extra parts just to have things set up "proper". Any info is as always, greatly appreciated. Thanks ;)
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That's a good deal,congrats on the buy.

As someone might've already said,there seems to be dip settings on the A-board,itself. If I remember correctly,there are menu/soft dip built-in,also.

Yes,there are clips available for the A+B board.Also,there are PCB "legs" for the A-board,which will allow you to easily install the unit (A+B boards) safely in the smaller Capcom Mini-Cute cabs.
 
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$18 for a CPS2 A Board...WOW! And a Vampire Savior 2 board for $45...not bad at all considering I paid $80 for the kit (of course it had the header and kick harness)

An excellent find :buttrock:
 
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Yeah you can get some amazing stuff for good prices in Akihabara. I was there back in 99'

LEGEND OF THE LIZARD KING
 
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Shinji said:
18US is no typo?!?!?!?!?!

:drool_2:

Have fun with that, i've been planing on buying a few CPS2 boards..
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Nope. In fact that's actually about common for a green A-board.
 
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I'd love to be able to just walk in a shop and be able to buy arcade boards at fair prices... :envy:
 
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