Arcade Machines

[nintendodork]

You could get an awesome famicom box for that money!

I've wanted a cabinet for a long time, I just haven't brought it up, because I've never really had a chance to buy one until now.  A FamicomBox did pop into my head for awhile, but I thought I'd have much more fun with this, and my brother would, too, considering he was a kid when Donkey Kong was big.

EDIT*  Just watched some gameplay of DK3 on an original cabinet, and it only has the jump button, so the green button is to switch the games.

[Rob64]

The Donkey Kong arcade looks sweet, excellent choice.

[TanookiSuitSam]

Post their number on 4chan!

[LocalToast]

Wow, that sounds like just about the worst thing that could have happened (at the pawn shop).

[nintendodork]

Well, last night, my parents and I stayed in Omaha with my brother and his wife, since my dad had knee surgery this morning.  So, last night, we decided to go to "The Digz";  a bar and grill that has volleyball leagues, and sells arcade machines on the side (weird combination, I know).  They had a little over 30 machines for sale, and I played a little over 20 of them.  I made a video of it, and I'm trying to upload it to Youtube right now.  I bought two, but I'm not going to say which ones, yet, because we couldn't pick them up last night.  But we payed for 'em last night, and I'm so excited!  If any of you would like to try to guess, here's an indirect hint: Atilla the Hun

[Rob64]

What arcade game has anything to do with Atilla the Hun?!

[nintendodork]

I said it was indirect   It doesn't have to do with Atillia himself, it has to do with two letters in his name.

BTW: If anyone wants to know, the guy at the pawn shop sold his DK machine for $375 on eBay, which was a ripoff for whoever ended up getting it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160340022356&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

[Rob64]

could one of them be asteroids?

[nintendodork]

Here's the video, sorry for the quality.  I'm probably going to re-upload it when I have a better connection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLb_fYweu28
It's not done processing, so give it a little bit.

[Rob64]

This video is unavailable according to youtube...

whatever, off to beat Phoenix Wright 3 again.

[nintendodork]

It's not done processing, so give it a little bit.

That's why.  It's fine now.

[nintendodork]

Had a question about arcade machine DIP switches.  If there's a machine that doesn't have a DIP switch setting for free play, would could I do so I wouldn't have to put in any coins?  Would there be any alternative to keeping the coin mech open and pressing the credit button?

[133MHz]

You can wire a pushbutton switch in parallel to the coin signal contacts. Push the button, get a credit.
I did that to my cabinet because we quickly got tired of opening the coin door and flicking the coin switch.

EDIT: Added MSN drawing

[TanookiSuitSam]

So I watched your video. Can't believe you found a playchoice 10 while there! Wish I could have been there

[manuel]

Wow, so you're 14 and have 2 arcade machines?


When I was 14 I was glad to get a SNES.