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| Maou 1094th Post
 
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|  "Re(4):WHERE IN FLORIDA?" , posted Fri 11 May 16:06
Woah, interesting, I didn't know much about arcade tech so I had no idea you could go without the cab itself. Then again, that's half the fun, so who knows. On the other hand, for some reason I'm pathetic with a joystick.
Unrelatedly, I'm glad you have Contra Densetsu linked, I just used that today when some friends and I were trying to remember whether Super Contra was in fact on Super Famicom when, counterintuitively, it actually wasn't. Contra Spirits forever.
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| Tai-Pan
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| "Re(4):WHERE IN FLORIDA?" , posted Sat 12 May 04:48
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You don't need a cab to get arcade stuff at home. Try getting a supergun and some PCBs... that's how I do it.
http://www.massystems.com/SuperNOVA.html
OF course, if you get a CPS 2 board, be sure to modify it to bypass the suicide battery, ha ha ha... and don't even try with CPS 3 boards, I've gone through 3 of them and have totally given up.
Wow looks nice
Is that thing compatible with CPS-I board?
Have you tried it?
The site seems pretty old, are they still in business?
This thing looks practical, but I won't get the true RGB colors of the arcade on a TV. And If I use this thing I need to get the extra monitor (which looks awesome), even though its very expensive, I would get it.
BTW, whats a supergun?
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| Digitalboy 425th Post
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|  "Re(5):WHERE IN FLORIDA?" , posted Sat 12 May 05:36
Miami area eh? I live in Orange Park which is close to Jacksonville. Oh well. BTW welcome to America.
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You don't need a cab to get arcade stuff at home. Try getting a supergun and some PCBs... that's how I do it.
http://www.massystems.com/SuperNOVA.html
OF course, if you get a CPS 2 board, be sure to modify it to bypass the suicide battery, ha ha ha... and don't even try with CPS 3 boards, I've gone through 3 of them and have totally given up.
Wow looks nice
Is that thing compatible with CPS-I board?
Have you tried it?
The site seems pretty old, are they still in business?
This thing looks practical, but I won't get the true RGB colors of the arcade on a TV. And If I use this thing I need to get the extra monitor (which looks awesome), even though its very expensive, I would get it.
BTW, whats a supergun?
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| Red Falcon 5781th Post
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| "Re(5):WHERE IN FLORIDA?" , posted Sat 12 May 15:17:
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You don't need a cab to get arcade stuff at home. Try getting a supergun and some PCBs... that's how I do it.
http://www.massystems.com/SuperNOVA.html
OF course, if you get a CPS 2 board, be sure to modify it to bypass the suicide battery, ha ha ha... and don't even try with CPS 3 boards, I've gone through 3 of them and have totally given up.
Wow looks nice
Is that thing compatible with CPS-I board?
Have you tried it?
The site seems pretty old, are they still in business?
This thing looks practical, but I won't get the true RGB colors of the arcade on a TV. And If I use this thing I need to get the extra monitor (which looks awesome), even though its very expensive, I would get it.
BTW, whats a supergun?
The Supernova is a "Supergun"; they are... essentially the guts of a cab in a box to which you can hook up PCBs and your T.V. A real space saver to us arcade collectors who lack lots of space. Anyway, to answer your other questions in order:
1.)Yes, CPS-1 boards work on it, and it has pre-wired kick harnesses that are compatible with CPS-1(at least the two I have, no two are exactly alike, admittedly). Any JAMMA compatible board will work on it.
2.)Yes, I own two of them, although the one is in "cold storage" right now.
3.) They really should still be in business, a lot of tourneygoers buy sticks from them. Call them up and ask them yourself. Don't be surprised if it is some old woman and there are babies crying in the background; that's normal for them.
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| Red Falcon 5781th Post
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| "Re(5):WHERE IN FLORIDA?" , posted Sun 13 May 09:12
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What, whats the problem with the CPS-3 board?
They are total crap. Poorly constructed, tempermental, and unlike with the CPS-2, there is no known way to bypass the suicide battery, so unless you accurately predict when one is going to die and replace it in time (which is quite dangerous, needs to be done while the system is powered up and there are all kinds of other risks, like the battery exploding) the game will die and there is no way to fix it; the cart is "erased", it's essentially a blank game cart. Buh, Capcom and its suicide batteries... Most shameless money-grabbing attempt by a company that makes arcade games until the "Arcana Hearts" disaster... actually, I think the suicide batteries are still a lot worse.
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