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Duo_R

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would this be a good arcade cab? Twin Cobra Project
« on: July 27, 2012, 05:41:16 PM »

Found this on Craigslist, would this be a good arcade cab to build for mame or something else?

Worth $75 for the cab? Doesnt power up

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/vgm/3153019594.html
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2012, 05:44:36 PM »
consider it a true untested, with a bad supply in it
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2012, 09:10:38 PM »
Twin Cobra was a vertical shooter. Not sure if that would do you much good cab wise for mame unless you can modify the monitor mounting area so you can flip the monitor back into a normal position. Some of the old cabs can be modified easy, some of them not so easy. That is cheap though, as it is the game itself might be worth restoring. I haven't seen a Twin Cobra cab since I was a kid.
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2012, 09:45:28 PM »
I would buy this. I wouldn't use it for MAME though as I'd rather play actual PCBs.
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2012, 12:25:28 AM »
Twin Cobra is a great game. I'd want this just for my Tiger Heli addiction.

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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2012, 11:47:55 AM »
checked it out, looks like it is in pretty bad shape, been outside possibly rained on. Oh well, pass for now wait for something better
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2012, 04:03:15 AM »
dude for 75$ id buy that.  It cant be that hard to fix.
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2012, 04:07:32 AM »
It's not a question of hard it just looks pretty rough around the edges
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2012, 05:37:55 AM »
PCB is a steal at $75, but hauling the cab back home would be tricky unless you had a truck. Without knowing the CRT status, I'd pass on the MAME idea (I'd pass on ANY MAME thoughts). You can get FREE cabs if you just want to drop a PC and LCD in there.
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2012, 06:11:53 AM »
I think $75 is defiantly worth it!
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2012, 07:12:37 AM »
Eh, you figure most people will only have one, maybe two cabs in their house, so you'd want something that didn't look like a piece of junk.
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2012, 08:27:14 AM »
Exactly i want something nice since at most i would have 2
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2012, 08:36:43 AM »
i want that pcb!
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Re: would this be a good arcade cab?
« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2012, 11:37:13 AM »
Is it a good game? What is it similar to?
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