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Arcade Lifestyle / VHD discs
« on: November 17, 2008, 12:04:52 PM »
Have any of you heard about arcade games which used VHD discs?
http://slowcade.blogspot.com/2008/11/vhd-video-discs-mystery.html


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Arcade Lifestyle / M.A.C.H. 3
« on: November 10, 2008, 11:48:00 AM »
Has anyone tried the game M.A.C.H. 3?
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8471

I have found it in a small warehouse, and I am wondering if it's worth picking up.

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Arcade Lifestyle / Looking for vertical shooter!
« on: March 07, 2008, 10:43:28 AM »
I am desperately looking for a game from my youth.

I played a vertical shooter in Sweden in maybe 1986, and later in Italy in 1989 (Union Lido, Cavallino). The game must be from approximately 1980-83, and is situated in space. The graphics are blocky. All sprites have just 1 colour, and I guess the game has an 8 colour palette. The background is black, but now and then you get a "hyperspace mode", and the screen background flashes red.

I believe that you control a white ship, and the enemies are yellow, pink etc. I think that the enemy sprite is changed into a score number (e.g. 800 points) when you kill it. I believe that yellow gave the most points (1000?).

I haven't seen the game since 1989, so it isn't easy to remember everything. But the screen definitely flashes red when you get "hyperspace" or "warp speed".

I have checked Arcadeflyers, KLOV and MAME screenshots, but can't find the game. I have even asked in other forums, but have still not found it. The closest I have come is that the game may be Enigma, but I have only been able to find a screenshot from Enigma 2. Can anyone help me?

Here is a mockup of what it looked like. Don't laugh!  :)



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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / My Euro DL cab
« on: June 21, 2007, 10:13:51 AM »
Hello friends!

DarthNuno asked me for pictures of my Euro DL cabinet, so here it is.  :D
I bought it two years ago, but I haven't really done anything to it yet except collecting the necessary parts. It's a bit trashed, but after seeing DarthNuno's Space Ace restoration I'm feeling a bit more confident that it will turn out ok.  :)



I had the choice between this and a Space Ace cab. The Space Ace was in better shape cosmetically, but it was lacking the Atari logo and the English instructions. I was later told that the English instructions are somewhat rare, so I am happy that I chose the DL.





The control panel is destroyed. I am wondering if I'll just make the new control panel fit the US overlay, so I don't need to worry about the die-cut holes.





Some views of the beat up cabinet..
Front






Right side



Under control panel



Front left corner



Front right corner



Rear right corner



Inside. It has been converted to JAMMA, but luckily I have the documentation. And they have left the old power supply and sound board.









I have bought a couple of laserdisc players.



An Euro pcb.



Another Euro pcb and (hopefully compatible) sound board.



The second Euro pcb has a part which is broken off. I guess it's not a difficult fix. This one:



Some more sound boards.



I have one laserdisc, and hope to find a spare. I have also tracked down an original player, but I'm still persuading the seller.

That's all for now!  :D

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