Pandora Box 3 Multi-Game 520-1 PCB

FLTCHRR

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I've always avoided these things, but it looks tempting. Does anyone have a lead on where to pick up a jamma passthrough with a CPS2 adapter?
 

Syn

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I went ahead and ordered one. I'll let you know what I think.
 

lantus360

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a bunch of us got burned on a pandora group buy a year ago but im curious, are you using a cab or a supergun?

also how does it handle vertical games? is there an option to rotate the video at all?
 

SmokeMonster

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Thanks for the great review and for the PCB picture! I'm still on the fence, but shit, for $70 why not? I'll probably end up getting one eventually.

Here is a plain-text game list that I made. I also posted it to textuploader:

Pandora's Box 3: 520 Games List
1 kof2002 magic II
2 kof97
3 kof98
4 kof99
5 kof2000
6 kof2001
7 kof2002
8 kof2004 se
9 kof10th unique II
10 cth2003 super plus
11 King of gladiator
12 snk vs capcom plus
13 mark of the wolves
14 samurai shodown 5
15 rage of dragons
16 tokon matrimelee
17 the last blade 2
18 kof2002 super
19 kof2004 se plus
20 kof97 plus
21 kof94
22 kof95
23 kof96
24 Kof97 Combo
25 Kof97 Boss
26 Kof97 Evolution
27 Kof97 Chen
28 Kof97 Chen bom
29 Kof97 Lb3
30 Kof97 Ultimate Match
31 kof98 ultimate
32 Kof97 Combo
33 Kof98 SR
34 Kof98 Ultra leona
35 kof99+
36 Kof99 Combo
37 Kof99 boss
38 Kof99 Ultra Plus
39 kof2000 plus
40 kof2001 plus
41 kof2002 magic
42 kof2004 hero
43 metal slug
44 metal slug 2
45 metal slug x
46 metal slug 3
47 metal slug 4
48 metal slug 5
49 metal slug 6
50 shock troopers
51 shock troopers 2
52 lansquenet 2004
53 double dragon plus
54 kof95+
55 kof96+
56 kof97 plus 2003
57 the last blade
58 snk vs capcom
59 kof2002 plus
60 cth2003
61 kof10th extra plus
62 marvel super heroes
63 marvel vs s_fighter
64 marvel vs capcom
65 x-men
66 x-men vs sf
67 street fighter alpha
68 streetfighter alpha2
69 streetfighter alpha3
70 pocket fighter
71 ring of destruction
72 vampire hunter
73 vampire hunter 2
74 slam masters
75 street fighter zero
76 street fighter zero2
77 street fighter zero3
78 vampire savior
79 vampire hunter 2
80 va night warriors
81 cyberbots
82 WWF Superstars
83 Jackie Chan
84 Asura Blade
85 Mobile Suit Gundam
86 Battle K-Road
87 Mutant Fighter
88 Street Smart
89 Blood Warrior
90 cadillacs&dinosaurs
91 cadillacs&dinosaurs2
92 warriors of fate
93 warriors of fate 3js
94 Huo Fenghuang
95 the punisher
96 final fight
97 knights of the round
98 knights of the round2
99 captain commando
100 the king of dragons
101 three wonders
102 magic sword
103 Ninja Kids
104 Simpsons
105 Metamoqester
106 dynasty wars
107 willow
108 mega twins
109 karate blazers
110 Guardians
111 Legend of Silkroad
112 Golden Axe
113 Missing in Action
114 Missing in Action II
115 Super Trio
116 MS Pacman
117 E-Swat - Cyber Police
118 ghouls'n ghosts
119 strider
120 battle circuit
121 dungeons & dragons
122 dungeons & dragonsii
123 armored warriors
124 alien vs predator
125 mega man 2
126 nemo
127 gaia crusaders
128 thunder heroes
129 shadow force
130 Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
131 hook
132 riot
133 spinal breakers
134 pirates
135 Blood Bros
136 Special Project Y
137 Biomechanical Toy
138 J. J. Squawkers
139 Silent Dragon
140 Caveman Ninja
141 Robocop
142 Robocop 2
143 Sunset Riders
144 Thunder Fox
145 Edward Randy
146 Wild Fang
147 Rambo III
148 Michael Jackson's
149 Knuckle Bash
150 Magical Crystals
151 Prisoners of War
152 The Combatribes
153 Crime Fighters
154 X-Men
155 PuLiRuLa
156 Dead Connection
157 SWAT Police
158 Aurail
159 metal slug+
160 metal slug 2+
161 metal slug x+
162 metal slug 3+
163 metal slug 4 plus
164 metal slug 5 plus
165 metal slug 6 plus
166 sengoku 3
167 sengoku 3+
168 spin master
169 spin master +
170 ganryu
171 blue’s journey
172 sengoku
173 sengoku 2
174 eight man
175 robo army
176 top hunter
177 ninja commando
178 ninja combat
179 mutation nation
180 Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
181 Aliens
182 Mug Smashers
183 Liquid Kids
184 Growl
185 nam-1975
186 Wonder Boy
187 Wonder Boy III
188 Bonk's Adventure
189 Street Fighter III 3rd Strike
190 Street Fighter III 2nd
191 Street Fighter III
192 JoJo's Venture
193 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
194 Red Earth
195 Hyper Street Fighter II
196 super stfighter II
197 super stfighter II t
198 super stfighter II x
199 sfII-theworldwarrior
200 sfII-championedition
201 sfII-hyper fighting
202 sfII-t hy fighting
203 sfII-rainbow set 1
204 sfII-rainbow set 2
205 sfII-red wave
206 sfII-tu long
207 street fighter II m2
208 street fighter II m4
209 street fighter II m5
210 street fighter II m6
211 street fighter II m7
212 mega man
213 gundamex
214 sd fighters
215 breakers
216 kabuki klash
217 breakers revenge
218 King of the Monsters
219 King of the Monsters 2
220 samurai shodown
221 samurai shodown 2
222 samurai shodown 3
223 samurai shodown 4
224 art of fighting
225 art of fighting 2
226 art of fighting 3
227 fatal fury
228 fatal fury 2
229 fatal fury 3
230 real bout
231 real bout sp
232 real bout 2
233 fatal fury special
234 double dragon
235 kabuki klash boss
236 waku waku 7
237 ninja master's
238 gowcaizer
239 kizuna encounter
240 Power Instinct
241 Power Instinct 2
242 Power Instinct Legends
243 ragnagard
244 burning fight
245 world heroes
246 world heroes 2
247 world heroes jet
248 world heroes perfect
249 Fight Feve
250 mars matrix
251 giga wing
252 1944-the loop maste
253 progear
254 Tengai
255 Sol Divide
256 Fire Hawk
257 Guardian Storm
258 Metal Black
259 Forgotten Worlds
260 carrier air wing
261 u.n. squadron
262 eco fighters
263 In The Hunt
264 Air Buster
265 Hellfire
266 Zero Wing
267 Blaze On
268 Boogie Wings
269 Rezon
270 Strato Fighters
271 Aero Fighters 2
272 Aero Fighters 3
273 strikes 1945 plus
274 prehistoric isle 2
275 zed blade
276 blazing star
277 alpha mission II
278 strikes 1945 plus+
279 andro dunos
280 captain tomaday
281 twinkle star sprites
282 ghost pilots
283 last resort
284 viewpoint
285 pulstar
286 red hawk
287 us aaf mustang
288 prehistoric isle
289 twin action
290 Thunder
291 Mega Blast
292 Bio-ship Paladin
293 Raiden
294 Truxton II
295 GunNail
296 Gunbird
297 Gunbird 2
298 Strikers 1945
299 Strikers 1945 II
300 Strikers 1945 III
301 1945KIII
302 Samurai Aces
303 super macross
304 turbo force
305 1941
306 1942
307 1943
308 1943kai
309 19xx
310 air gallet
311 dodopachi
312 donpachi
313 esp ra.de.
314 guwange
315 sorcer striker
316 thunder dragon 2
317 Dangun Feveron
318 varth
319 kingdom grandprix
320 stagger
321 truxton
322 s.s.mission
323 Armed Police Batride
324 Battle Bakraid
325 Daioh
326 Air Attack
327 Mad Shark
328 Desert Breaker
329 SD Gundam Neo Battling
330 aero fighters
331 Zing Zing Zip
332 Sky Smasher
333 Grind Stormer
334 Gundhara
335 Out Zone
336 Asuka & Asuka
337 Super Contra
338 super sidekicks
339 super sidekicks 2
340 super sidekicks 3
341 the ultimate 11
342 tecmo world 96
343 neogeo cup 98
344 goal!goal!goal!
345 pleasure goal
346 soccer brawl
347 Football Champ
348 EURO CHAMP
349 World cup 90
350 Bottom of the Ninth
351 street hoop
352 Punk Shot
353 power spikes II
354 Back Street Soccer
355 Football Frenzy
356 neo bomber man
357 Bomber Man World
358 Ultraman Club
359 Sel Feena
360 nightmare
361 zupapa
362 panic bomber
363 cyber-lip
364 bang bead
365 super dodge ball
366 windjammers
367 battle flip shot
368 thrash rally
369 Mille Miglia 2
370 Mille Miglia
371 over top
372 neo driftout
373 Riding Hero
374 baseball stars
375 baseball stars 2
376 2020 baseball
377 top player's golf
378 neo turf masters
379 slap shot
380 Rollergames
381 Super Baseball
382 Pocket Gal Deluxe
383 Side Pocket
384 legend success joe
385 neo mr,do!
386 galaxy fight
387 dark kombat
388 karnodv’s revenge
389 savage reign
390 Tao Taido
391 Solitary Fighter
392 crossed swords
393 puzzled joy joy kid
394 gururin
395 Final Tetris
396 puzzle bobble
397 puzzle bobble 2
398 puzzle de pon!
399 magical drop II
400 magical drop III
401 Puzzle De Bowling
402 money puzzle ex
403 pochi and nyaa
404 puzz loop 2
405 puzzle up poko
406 puzzle de pon!r
407 mighty! pang
408 pang! 3
409 pnickies
410 karian cross
411 capcom sports
412 Bestri
413 Multi Champ
414 Digger Man
415 puzzle fighter II t
416 puzzle fighter II x
417 multi 5
418 cookie & bibi
419 cookie & bibi 2
420 cookie & bibi 3
421 the new revolution
422 puzzle king
423 hatch catch
424 mang-chi
425 search eye
426 search eye plus
427 moremore
428 more more plus
429 Tetris Master 2
430 Block Block
431 Block Hole
432 got-cha mini game
433 Fancy World
434 Super Pang
435 Super Bobble Bobble
436 Snow Bros
437 snow brothers 2
438 snow brothers 3
439 Bubble Bobble
440 Bubble Bobble II
441 Ultra Balloon
442 Diet Go Go
443 Tumble Pop
444 Jumping Pop
445 Penguin Brothers
446 Puzzle Bobble-T
447 Naname de Magic
448 galaga
449 galaxian Part 1
450 galaxian Part 2
451 Donkey Kong
452 Donkey Kong 3
453 Donkey Kong Junior
454 MS Pacman part1
455 Pac-Man
456 Super Cobra
457 Scramble
458 Van-Van Car
459 Pac-Man Plus
460 Pooyan
461 Gun. Smoke
462 Space Invaders DX
463 Dragon Unit
464 Ambush
465 bank panic
466 F-1 Dream
467 Ghosts'n'Goblins
468 Kung-Fu Master
469 Solomon's Key
470 super volleyball
471 superman
472 war of aero
473 Moon Cresta
474 Crush
475 Gunbarich
476 Frogger
477 Gyruss
478 pangpang
479 saboten bombers
480 toppy & rappy
481 Jump Kids
482 Don Doko Don
483 Berlin Wall
484 Bomb Kick
485 tang tang
486 pass
487 hyper pacman
488 twinkle
489 head panic
490 diver boy
491 diamond run
492 ghostlop
493 metal saver
494 shocking
495 Shadow Warriors
496 Shadow Dancer
497 Surprise Attack
498 Aquajack
499 league bowling
500 stakes winner
501 stakes winner 2
502 Oh my God!
503 Aquarium
504 Puzzle Star
505 photo y2k
506 knights of valour
507 KOV 2007
508 Knights of valour plus
509 KOV QunYingZhuan
510 Knights of Valour Super Heroes
511 KOV Super Heros F
512 KOV Super Heros Z
513 Knights of Valour SPlus
514 Knights of Valour YTZY2
515 Knights of valour YTZY1
516 Knights of Valour 2
517 Knights of Valour 2 Plus
518 Oriental legend
519 Oriental Legend Special Plu
520 Martial Masters
 

Zerrminator

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I'm playing it in a cab, New Astro City.

All vertical games play in the center of the screen and I haven't found a rotate option yet. I think this is billed as a horizontal board.
 

kuze

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I'm playing it in a cab, New Astro City.

All vertical games play in the center of the screen and I haven't found a rotate option yet. I think this is billed as a horizontal board.

It would likely take some modifying the config files on the SD card to disable Tate in yoko for the vert shmups. I'm going to look into it when mine arrives, just got shipping confirmation this morning.
 

theGau

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Anyone how this thing performs in a neo geo multi cab with the jammaboard converter?

Also I am a little disappointed that turtles in time is on basically every multi board I've seen but not on this one, weird
 

VidyaGamez

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Anyone how this thing performs in a neo geo multi cab with the jammaboard converter?

I plan on doing this. I think it'd work fine, but would like to hear from anybody with first hand experience
 

theGau

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I figured as much too, also I ordered my converter from them like a month ago and havent heard a thing about it being ready let alone shipped do they make them to order or something?
 

VidyaGamez

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I figured as much too, also I ordered my converter from them like a month ago and havent heard a thing about it being ready let alone shipped do they make them to order or something?

I havent ordered mine yet, so I wouldnt know. Maybe Ill try to find it at another site...
 

Xian Xi

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How well does it play the Sega16 stuff? On my Blue Elf 2009, they suck hard.
 

Zerrminator

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How well does it play the Sega16 stuff? On my Blue Elf 2009, they suck hard.

Which games are the Sega 16 ones? If you can list them out I can grab some videos you for. I know of only Golden Axe.
 

mjmjr25

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After being burned by Pandora's Box and Another Pandora's Box (both "originals") i'm not falling for the hype again. If this is anything like the first two - all vertical games are unplayable. Games will often reset back to the main menu; sound is off on cps1, and with the sheer number of hacks and vert games, it's essentially a less reliable neo cart. Granted - I have not played this one, but there have threads of praise for the first 2 iterations and both were horrible.
 

Zerrminator

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Here's a couple more videos


Golden Axe is the game that I feel has really loud death SFX

 

Heinz

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The sound being off on some games, that's a big minus :( Though the shmup's on it, if they work properly, are getting me excited.
 

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It's hard to tell from the videos if the graphics are on par with the scanlines or are they a bit uneven on the pixel count. A minor thing I know but just curious as is hard to tell. Maybe some still closeup pictures of the scanlines could help?

Truth be told the price point is so tempting, even if it has its shortcoming the list of games is staggering and so convenient too. I don't think of this as a way to replace my PCBs but more of a convenient tool to keep during meetups and what have you.
 

lantus360

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After being burned by Pandora's Box and Another Pandora's Box (both "originals") i'm not falling for the hype again. If this is anything like the first two - all vertical games are unplayable. Games will often reset back to the main menu; sound is off on cps1, and with the sheer number of hacks and vert games, it's essentially a less reliable neo cart. Granted - I have not played this one, but there have threads of praise for the first 2 iterations and both were horrible.

+1
 

Jonathan32

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I also ordered a Jamma PCB to MVS adapter from them on March 28 2015, every time I Check the order info for my order all it keeps saying is "in-process." I too thought that these things must be built to order, because for the longest time they were always out of stock until recently. Also this company seems to be the only place that sells a jamma to mvs connecter. I have searched a ton for different places to find one and have found nothing.
 

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+2

mjmjr25 is right, these things are usually garbage. I'm not falling for it again. I understand that some people can deal with graphical/sound glitches, slowdowns and yoko mode though. Considering that I'd mostly play the shmups on this thing, this isn't for me. I'll change my mind when they get Gunnail to run properly in tate mode.
 

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I also ordered a Jamma PCB to MVS adapter from them on March 28 2015, every time I Check the order info for my order all it keeps saying is "in-process." I too thought that these things must be built to order, because for the longest time they were always out of stock until recently. Also this company seems to be the only place that sells a jamma to mvs connecter. I have searched a ton for different places to find one and have found nothing.

I'm in the same boat, I ordered one as soon as I was notified that they were 'back in stock'. I tried emailing them about it to no avail.

I wish they would give me some sort of update.

I did try to check out somewhere else to do the adapter, but haven't followed up as yet (they're in Germany).

Otherwise I'll have to get my crimp tool out and start hacking up my loom (last resort).
 

Zerrminator

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I'm interested to hear the impressions from the other members that decided to pick this up. It would be great if you guys could post in this thread.

Here's a new video that I did with a tripod... Knights of the Round CPS1
 

theGau

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Well I broke down and bought a few days ago, but like the other two guy up above I am stuck waiting on the converter from jammaboard. It is weird how they haven't responded to anyone about there order
 

SmokeMonster

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I'm interested to hear the impressions from the other members that decided to pick this up. It would be great if you guys could post in this thread.

Here's a new video that I did with a tripod... Knights of the Round CPS1
Great videos Zerrminator. Thanks for making them for us :D
 
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