Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: dimmu--borgir on February 20, 2012, 07:00:39 PM
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...in Sweden.
Ok, been a fan to this site for awhile but not very active. Love your site Bruno and would love to come visit you someday? Anyway, I was supposed to go with my friends for a roadtrip to Stockholm but had some issues so they had to go alone. My friends were kind enough to post me some pictures. The aim was to get 6 cabinets and 1 was mine.
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/dimmu--borgirkattkatt/Dragons/steff2.jpg)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/dimmu--borgirkattkatt/Dragons/steff3.jpg)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/dimmu--borgirkattkatt/Dragons/steff12.jpg)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/dimmu--borgirkattkatt/Dragons/steff10.jpg)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/dimmu--borgirkattkatt/Dragons/steff9.jpg)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/dimmu--borgirkattkatt/Dragons/steff11.jpg)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/dimmu--borgirkattkatt/Dragons/steff7.jpg)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/dimmu--borgirkattkatt/Dragons/steff13.jpg)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/dimmu--borgirkattkatt/Dragons/steff8.jpg)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/dimmu--borgirkattkatt/Dragons/steff5.jpg)
What a lucky owner...
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/dimmu--borgirkattkatt/Dragons/steff.jpg)
The only one fully working was…well, Stargate! Very good condition. My friend who has the other cabs in his hands managed to get all working but Asteroids (no enemy shows up except for the Ufos) and Qix still have some issues. The others are now fully working. He also got plenty of PCB:s:
Gemini Wing
Bubble Bobble (original)
Dangar?
New York New York
Revenge of Doh
Homeland?
Wrestlefest
Galaga boot
Q-bert boot
Scramble *2
Super Galaxian
Poolshark
Asteroids Deluxe
Asteroids *4
Superbug *4
Qix *3
+ other arcade related stuff.
The most of them working but haven’t tried all. Everything for £800 ca. Great price!
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Wow very COOL deal :)
Is this the first haul we see in a horse trailer ?? :):)
That cabaret Qix sure is a rarity !!!
And I dont think I ever saw a NY NY before !!!!
Stargate is very rare here too ! Congrats and why not come over to Eurocade in september ? :)
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Wow, nice selection of cabs. :o
Congrats for the nice catch!
Can you send us a pic from the Super Galaxian pcb?
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Thanks!
This is almost what they said on Arkadtorget.se (Swedens largest/only arcade community) as well. Finally the right way to use a horse trailer. Didn't know the cabs were rare. But nothing compared to the only? Sprint 4 in the world (which the guy had as well but not assembled)
Will add a pixx tomorrow.
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Very cool indeed! That Qix is nice looking, and of course that Stargate.... :spaceace: :spaceace:
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Thanks!
This is almost what they said on Arkadtorget.se (Swedens largest/only arcade community) as well. Finally the right way to use a horse trailer. Didn't know the cabs were rare. But nothing compared to the only? Sprint 4 in the world (which the guy had as well but not assembled)
Will add a pixx tomorrow.
WOOOOOOOW, Sprint 4, never seen one !!! Sprint 8 yes (which is also extremely rare)....yes we will LOVE pics :)
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By the way, the guy who ended up with the Asteroids may very well be interested in a brand new directly silk-screened control panel:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=220083
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By the way 2:
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz118/dimmu--borgirkattkatt/Dragons/steff.jpg)
That loose Owl-eye coin door, is that for the Asteroids ? If it is surplus I am interested in buying it ;)
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woho, WHAT - A - CATCH!!! Stargate really is rare - congrats, but a Sprint 4 ... can't wait to see pics. looks like you found a nice "cab nest" there ...
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Sorry to disappoint you/myself but no pixx on the Sprint 4. If I would have been on the roadtrip I would have shown so much interest in the Sprint 4 that I've would have forgotten about the rest. But unfortunately, the Sprint wasn't the main reason for the trip. There are some questions unanswered about it though. Not really sure if it's been sold. Can't tell anything due to private reasons. Will try to investigate a little more.
My friend has just registered here but is waiting for admin clearence. Guess he will join the thread for Super Galaxian pixx and info about the coindoor.
He gave me clearence for this as well:
steffsarcade.com
Level42: A new Asteroids overlay followed as well. Not as good as a new panel but close. :-)
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steffsarcade.com (http://steffsarcade.com)
;D
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Great deal you got there :)
I like that Qix cab.
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Hello everyone this is my first post here, Nice site!!
Here is a photo of super galaxian
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6918052135_d55ed37b33.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6918052135/)
IMG_1624 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6918052135/) by Retrosteff (http://www.flickr.com/people/54084319@N03/), on Flickr
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The coin door is not for asteroids, it's for super bug.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7205/6918105201_92a80be0d6.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6918105201/)
IMG_1623 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6918105201/) by Retrosteff (http://www.flickr.com/people/54084319@N03/), on Flickr
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Hello everyone this is my first post here, Nice site!!
Here is a photo of super galaxian
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6918052135_d55ed37b33.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6918052135/)
IMG_1624 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6918052135/) by Retrosteff (http://www.flickr.com/people/54084319@N03/), on Flickr
Thanks for the pic, very nice and clean pcb you have there. ;)
If you decide to sell it one day, I'm up for it, as it belongs to a nice Zaccaria cab. :D
(http://klov.net/images/116/1165327845.jpg)
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Welcome Swedish friends !
I wonder what is "Super" about that Super Galaxians. Speed-up hack ? The little extra boards might indicate that...
Still I do think this was licensed as the label mentions Namco and I am pretty sure that artwork mentions Namco too...
Cool stuff !
AH, yeah.....I forgot that the Super Bugs had owl-eye coin doors ! I still know 3 Super Bugs for sale somewhere ;) Bit expensive to buy it just for the coin door and would be a "arcade crime" too I guess ;)
(http://www.opdenkelder.com/pics/warehouseraid/30.jpg)
Mmmm, what size monitor does a Super bug have ? 23" I bet ?
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Mmmm, what size monitor does a Super bug have ? 23" I bet ?
i know a guy who still needs a 23'' monitor for an old b/w game ... 8)
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Why not buy 2 :D
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Because the nice old warehouse OP thinks anything with a steering wheel is worth a lot.....he asked €125 for a Super Bug IIRC the last time...
We _could_ share though Ully.... 100 for the monitor and 25 for the coin door ..... LOL !!!
Sorry for derailing this thread....let's see more Stargate resto pics and video !!! :)
By the way....we don't have any Swedish people registered for Eurocade yet....... ;)
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We _could_ share though Ully.... 100 for the monitor and 25 for the coin door ..... LOL !!!
make that the other way round, my friend, and we have a deal! :P
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would love to come visit you someday?
No problem, I always have 'open door' for guys who really appreciate these 'things' ;)
Wow :o .... That QIX version is really nice and cute :-*
First time I see a New York cab' also... very interesting :) Thanks for all these pictures! If possible, can you publish more pictures of the New York cab?
Hey! SuperBug fans around?! :P I'm looking for a working board... and also a working monitor for that one... if you have SuperBug 'related stuff', I'm your man! 8)
Hello everyone this is my first post here, Nice site!!
...and a warm welcome to you, Retrosteff :)
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No problem, I always have 'open door' for guys who really appreciate these 'things'
Fantastic. Been thinking more and more about this. Any hostels or cheap hotels nearby? Be prepared for a 24h/7d visit!!! :wink: Anyway, will PM you later this year about it.
Everyone seems to like the Qix cab. I think it looks like "crap" (sorry Retrosteff) But that's only because I'm a "fully, dedicated, side-art guy". But hey, it's arcade and a great game! But if someone share the thoughts, why you like it, I could change my mind...
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Thank you for the welcome Darthnuno! :D
I can take some more photos of new york, dimmu--borgir loves that game because it's a female voice saying Hit me! Hit me!
I got 4 extra boards to super bug, I dont think they work, but i can chek that and come back to you Darthnuno. I bought super bug without monitor, I dont know the orginal size. I took a Grundig television 26" and put into the cabinett, it works great! ;D
The monitor from the television
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6926403569_12a734e6a6.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6926403569/)
IMG_1596 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6926403569/) by Retrosteff (http://www.flickr.com/people/54084319@N03/), on Flickr
The monitor installed
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6926404085_cfc3e953bb.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6926404085/)
IMG_1601 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6926404085/) by Retrosteff (http://www.flickr.com/people/54084319@N03/), on Flickr
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Looking great!!!!
Is it a snug fit, or did you have to modify the cabinet??
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Cool you used a real B/W TV. Did you only transplant the tube or did you also use the TV chassis ?
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I took a Grundig television 26" and put into the cabinett, it works great! ;D
The monitor from the television
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6926403569_12a734e6a6.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6926403569/)
IMG_1596 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6926403569/) by Retrosteff (http://www.flickr.com/people/54084319@N03/), on Flickr
The monitor installed
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6926404085_cfc3e953bb.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6926404085/)
IMG_1601 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54084319@N03/6926404085/) by Retrosteff (http://www.flickr.com/people/54084319@N03/), on Flickr
Wow, it looks great. :)
Does this 26" Grundig television is a B/W or color one?
I didn't check on the manual, but the original B&W video signal sent by the SuperBug board is 'recognized' via the old 'antenna' TV connector (in case you've used a B&W) TV? Please more details about this... :P That SuperBug would deserve a dedicated topic by the way ::)
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TV antenna inputs expect a frequency (and voltage level) that comes from an atenna. These frequencies are extremely high, because only very high frequencies can be transmitted through the air.
The very high frequency, but very low voltage signal is decoded back to the original video signal by the TV.
arcade game PCBs dont have modulators like old home video games. The home games only had those modulators because that was the only input that TVs had back in the day !!
The very old games (like Computer Space) used a TV but the guys at Nutting/Atari were smart enought to mod the TVs so the (low frequency) video signal was "directly injected" BEHIND the high-frequency demodulator.
The reason to do this is simple: picture quality is greatly reduced by (in this case) unnecessary encoding and decoding PLUS it was cheaper to omit a modulator.
Anyway, you cannot put a standard videosignal into an antenna connector.
By the way that Super Bug is missing the overlay.....the bug is supposed to be yellow :)