Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: Belike on September 11, 2010, 10:18:06 PM
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Something arrived tonight from West Yorkshire, more news tomorrow, guess in progress! ;D
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here (http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8202) is my guess! what have i won? ;D
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here (http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8202) is my guess! what have i won? ;D
I will send you the prize, if you tell me how did you know? ;D
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it's because i'm a smart-ass guy 8)
"attacked from outer space" means an invasion! all you have to do then is look at your lineup of games, scream out loud ZACCARIA and the solution is there :spaceace:
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;D ;D ;D
Yeah, it was not too difficult for an arcade addicted teacher! ;D ;D ;D
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Please tell me if you finde the Manuel for it. I'have been looking for weeks now. Also nice buy i personal like the invaders cabinets better then the space invaders one.
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Something arrived tonight from West Yorkshire, more news tomorrow, guess in progress! ;D
It's 'tomorrow' today ::) ::) ::) :P ;D
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Here is the story of this beauty:
I spotted this cabinet on ebay about a 2 month ago, also posted the link on this forums:
https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=1828.0
I couldn't decide to buy it or not, I bought a lot of cabs in the past months, I'm totally out of space and was a bit low on money.
Finally I let it go.It was sold for 275 GBP.
Than a few weeks ago I found "another" one for sale and when I checked the listing, I realized it's the same cabinet, it was "relisted due to a timewaster".
I had a feeling, that I couldn't miss it this time and finally won the auction for 165 GBP!!!, more than 100 cheaper than it was first time.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250689421589&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Fortunately a truck was nearby and I received it yesterday! ;D
I can tell you, that this cabinet is in the most beautiful condition I ever saw(it's 32 years old), looks like almost new, no scratches, no peelings, near mint cp, original cardboard with the Lunar landscape, original working Zaccaria pcb.! ;D
There is also a very interesting mirror system in it, I never saw like this before.
The only problem with it, that it has stopped accepting credits.We worked 2 hours in it with my electric expert old friend, but we couldn't fix it, there is something wrong with the pcb connectors.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-UA8BV99Des/TIzzIrfclbI/AAAAAAAABsE/E8Lw-T9rToE/s576/The%20Invaders%20004.jpg)
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(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_-UA8BV99Des/TIzzJNInnlI/AAAAAAAABsI/_6eZveh3JMs/s800/The%20Invaders%20005.jpg)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-UA8BV99Des/TIzzJZfRt_I/AAAAAAAABsM/qIrXH8bl6b0/s800/The%20Invaders%20006.jpg)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-UA8BV99Des/TIzzJ-OHSKI/AAAAAAAABsQ/xRPsCoBDmtw/s576/The%20Invaders%20007.jpg)
My Girlfriend really scared when he saw it: ;D
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_-UA8BV99Des/TIzza9C9TRI/AAAAAAAABsc/igJwNuIjiPQ/s576/The%20Invaders%20010.jpg)
And the Lunar landscape ready to clean from dust:
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_-UA8BV99Des/TIzzbG_oqSI/AAAAAAAABsg/1Fm3xDKrPFc/s800/The%20Invaders%20011.jpg)
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Originally it is black and white game, but there are 3 color slides(2 green, 1 red) attached to the monitor, so it looks like a colored game, very tricky. ;D
I didn't take pics from the monitor, but I will shoot a video if we can repair it. ;)
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that cab looks AWESOME, bela, wonderful catch. you know how the say? "all good things come to those who wait" - yours was a perfect example!
that picture of your girlfriend with the "monster" is hilarious :D. perhaps she's more afraid of your house filling up with cabinets than of that alien invader though ... ;)
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Damm looks mint. mine is beaten to to hell. Thinking about restoring it but i dont know where to start if i can repaint small parts and gif it a new finish ore i need to get stencils made for the side... i just dont know. But yours looks great! get a score on for the hiscore topic!
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that cab looks AWESOME, bela, wonderful catch. you know how the say? "all good things come to those who wait" - yours was a perfect example!
that picture of your girlfriend with the "monster" is hilarious :D. perhaps she's more afraid of your house filling up with cabinets than of that alien invader though ... ;)
You are absolutely right Ully, the room that you see on pics is our anteroom, if you enter our house, you have to follow a labyrinth between arcade cabinets to find way inside! ;D
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Very nice catch Belike. I always find these Zaccaria games very attractive, must be the Italian origin I guess. You gathered quite a line-up in a very short time. Any gameroom building plans? :)
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Any gameroom building plans? :)
why should he? he has a gameHOUSE ;D
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Congratulations, awesome game and in great shape! :D
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This is very interesting. See your version "Zaccaria / Italian version" :arrow:
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-UA8BV99Des/TIzzIrfclbI/AAAAAAAABsE/E8Lw-T9rToE/s576/The%20Invaders%20004.jpg)
... and let's compare to the original version "TAITO / Japanese cabinet" :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum2/si_taito.jpg)
For example; the control panel is almost the same, it's funny to see the differences :) They have to change few graphics on the overlay ;D
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Heheh, yeah, that's bootlegging at it's best ! ;D
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Heheh, yeah, that's bootlegging at it's best ! ;D
is it relay a bootleg? dident de get the lincence to make it in Europa?
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Well, a license would have been named Space Invaders right ?
KLOV also rates it as a bootleg. Belike, any indications of "Licensed from Taito" on /in the cab ?
I really think this is a bootleg.
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According to this site it isn't license but also isn't a bootleg. Its a port but i dont know what that means in the arcade bis.
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Nice catch and nice cab Bela, congrats :spaceace:
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There is absolutely no sign of any manufacturer or license, I think it was not a totally legal product from Zaccaria. ;)
It is also strange, that in this video it has a different cpo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm8ssKXLHts
There is also one in Paul's site (in year 2004 archive) and in KLOV similar to mine.
http://zzzaccaria.com/
I found only these instructions attached to backdoor:
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_-UA8BV99Des/TI3Ih-hUv-I/AAAAAAAABs4/3LAulJtYifY/s800/The%20Invaders%20013.jpg)
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Very nice catch Belike. I always find these Zaccaria games very attractive, must be the Italian origin I guess. You gathered quite a line-up in a very short time. Any gameroom building plans? :)
Thanks Erik, I have huge plans for a gameromm or maybe for a small arcade, but I have to win the lottery first. ;)
To be serious, there is a grill terrace behind our house that we don't use too often, I'm planning to convert it to a temporary gameroom. :D
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According to this site it isn't license but also isn't a bootleg. Its a port but i dont know what that means in the arcade bis.
The same thing before copyright law got serious, I'd imagine.
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It's in mint conditions! Great catch!
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Great catch! This is really a gorgeous cab and in perfect condition! Have fun with it! ;)
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To be serious, there is a grill terrace behind our house that we don't use too often, I'm planning to convert it to a temporary gameroom. :D
sound nice! how many games do you think you can squeeze in there?
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To be serious, there is a grill terrace behind our house that we don't use too often, I'm planning to convert it to a temporary gameroom. :D
sound nice! how many games do you think you can squeeze in there?
For first sight it seems like 10-15 cabs and 1-2 pinballs could be fit in there, depends on the measures of the BAR! ;D
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To be serious, there is a grill terrace behind our house that we don't use too often, I'm planning to convert it to a temporary permanent gameroom. :D
That's a great idea.
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To be serious, there is a grill terrace behind our house that we don't use too often, I'm planning to convert it to a temporary permanent gameroom. :D
That's a great idea.
LOL! ;D
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Finally I found an original pcb at Andysarcade.com and it's working!!!! ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ7Pr_wfysY
The only problem is, that the upper and the lower tierce of the screen is a bit lighter than the middle one.(not caused by the colorful foils attached to the screen).
Any ideas, maybe a capkit? ;D
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Cool !!
Somehow, I find "The Invaders" a much more "gripping" title then Space Invaders. I mean, everything was Space then.....
(Although honestly, SI probably simply started that).
Is it normal that it does not produce the "thud-thud-thud" stepping sound of the invaders ?
I have to say that that is one of the attractions of the game.... :D
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Is it normal that it does not produce the "thud-thud-thud" stepping sound of the invaders ?
I have to say that that is one of the attractions of the game.... :D
I don't know if ithat sound is present or not in the Zaccaria version. ???
Edit:
Seems like it has to be there, but not present in mine :-\
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm8ssKXLHts
Any idea with that screen problem?
Anyway thanks for lighting me on the missing sound André, to be honest I didn't realize it's not there. 8)
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In fact, the sound seems to be completely different.
The other video (nice) seems to have the original SI sounds....yours sound different....
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Anyway thanks for lighting me on the missing sound André, to be honest I didn't realize it's not there. 8)
It's so typical/essential that I missed it right away.....sorry man, I feel like a party-pooper.....
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Anyway thanks for lighting me on the missing sound André, to be honest I didn't realize it's not there. 8)
It's so typical/essential that I missed it right away.....sorry man, I feel like a party-pooper.....
No problem. ;D
Meanwhile I contacted Andy from Andysarcade and he informed me, that there is a pot on the pcb for adjusting that "Marching Sound".
I hope it's just a wrong setting.
Btw. there are at least 3 types of The Invaders pcb, I guess all of them have a bit different sound.
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Cool that you got a PCB Bela!
i hope you get the marching sounds in, that really "makes" this game what it is IMHO
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I found that pot, as Andy said it is only for the marching sound, you can adjust it separatly from the main volume. ;D
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_-UA8BV99Des/TXIyM5ohJwI/AAAAAAAACcw/Kx--aZJvjiE/s800/The%20Invaders%20pcb%20002.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_-UA8BV99Des/TXIyNHvPObI/AAAAAAAACc8/o4mhDjTgrDs/s800/The%20Invaders%20pcb%20001.jpg)
And the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNDPe4c-y3Y
Still have no idea what causes the brightness difference among the parts of the screen. :-\