JediKiller
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- Nov 2, 2003
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I've wanted a cab for a long time, and sunday everything came together for me to finally get one. I found this listed on craigs list, and went to see it sunday, loved it, put a deposit down and went back to pick it up today. I negotiated the seller down to $450, which included the 4 games inside (puzzle bobble, SS2, Metal Slug X, and SVC chaos.) It's in really great shape. The owners were an older couple that had a large game room with a burger time cocktail, this, and a pinball machine 'the getaway' (which I really tried to buy once I saw it, but they said that was staying with them) They told me they acquired the neo about a year ago from an arcade distribution place, and they had had it cleaned and tuned up. The monitor is great, nice bright picture, no burn in. The sides are in fantastic condition, the red is nice and bright, and the neo labels are great on both sides.
The memory card reader and headphone plugs all work, so that was cool. The previous owner didn't even know about them when I asked if they worked. I had to show them they were there, and explain the memory card.
The only downsides so far are: there was a set of keys hanging off the coin mec inside. They told me they had never opened any part of the machine (it came with the 4 games in it, and they never got more), but were told when they got the machine that these were the keys for it. Well, turns out I don't think they are. The only lock is on the marquee, and these keys do not open that lock. I'm bummed about that, as the marquee is not lighting up, and the mini's that are in it are very faded, so I'd like to be able to open it up and poke around in there a bit to see if I can get it working again.
The other minor downside is that the coin mecs are reversed. If you drop a coin in the player 2 slot(or tap the wire manually), it registers player 1. The coin mec on player one side seems out of alignement, it's sorta cockeyed in it's bracket, so the only way to get player 2 to register is to manually hit the wire. The locks were removed from the coin doors, but the mecs are there, and the coin bucket is there.
One other small disappointment when I opened the CP to look at the boards (And to put in some of my own games) I discovered that the case for metal slug x is cracked pretty bad, and it's missing 2 screws, and there's a small chunck missing out of the SVC chaos cart too. Not a huge deal to me as I all ready own both of those carts in great condition.
So as a new cab owner, I was trying to search the site for any faqs or guides for new owners, but the search function gave me an error? If anyone could point me towards any such faqs, I'd appreciate it. Especially something to explain how the coin mecs work, so I could try to get them functioning properly and wired to the correct side.
Thanks for the long read....guess I got carried away in my excitement
here's a couple pics:
The memory card reader and headphone plugs all work, so that was cool. The previous owner didn't even know about them when I asked if they worked. I had to show them they were there, and explain the memory card.
The only downsides so far are: there was a set of keys hanging off the coin mec inside. They told me they had never opened any part of the machine (it came with the 4 games in it, and they never got more), but were told when they got the machine that these were the keys for it. Well, turns out I don't think they are. The only lock is on the marquee, and these keys do not open that lock. I'm bummed about that, as the marquee is not lighting up, and the mini's that are in it are very faded, so I'd like to be able to open it up and poke around in there a bit to see if I can get it working again.
The other minor downside is that the coin mecs are reversed. If you drop a coin in the player 2 slot(or tap the wire manually), it registers player 1. The coin mec on player one side seems out of alignement, it's sorta cockeyed in it's bracket, so the only way to get player 2 to register is to manually hit the wire. The locks were removed from the coin doors, but the mecs are there, and the coin bucket is there.
One other small disappointment when I opened the CP to look at the boards (And to put in some of my own games) I discovered that the case for metal slug x is cracked pretty bad, and it's missing 2 screws, and there's a small chunck missing out of the SVC chaos cart too. Not a huge deal to me as I all ready own both of those carts in great condition.
So as a new cab owner, I was trying to search the site for any faqs or guides for new owners, but the search function gave me an error? If anyone could point me towards any such faqs, I'd appreciate it. Especially something to explain how the coin mecs work, so I could try to get them functioning properly and wired to the correct side.
Thanks for the long read....guess I got carried away in my excitement
here's a couple pics:
