AES or MVS?

[PunkicCyborg]

You are pretty late to the game.... Even though MVS is still cheaper in most cases, all the CMVS guys have drove MVS carts way up. You can still get an MVS board cheap and do a CMVS mod yourself and just get a multi cart. Rest of the games not on the multi are usually the  carts that are becoming more expensive so good luck.

[ccovell]

As above, get a cheap MV-1F -- it accepts AES/CD joysticks easily, has a switch and header on the motherboard for stereo audio, and takes up very little space.  I got a 1F for about $30-$40, and a couple of multicarts for $70-$100.  Heresy, but I don't care.

Of course, this route means you have to make a power supply and video cables/encoder yourself, but is the convenience worth $900?

[PunkicCyborg]

Even the encoder you get pre made from jrok or neobitz so all you would need is the psu really. super easy

[Black Tiger]

Stick with MVS. An AES system will require a bunch of mods to be worthwile and in the end will cost at least as much as a decent CMVS. MVS carts tend to be cheaper as well and there are lots of multi-game carts to use to try out games before dropping a lot of money on them.

[toymachine78]

Hmmm.... Thanks guys. That gives me quite a bit to think on. Ill prob stay away completely or go with the 4 slot cabinet. I've been wanting an arcade cab for a while. The 4 slot comes with 4 games, and if I get the 161n1 it seems like the best deal for $900. I could prob sell the 4 games in the thing and get the multi cart to offset the price quite a bit.  After all most single game cabs are $900 +.

One other question.... Are there any hidden costs to owning a cabinet?

[PunkicCyborg]

That's a lot of money for a 6 slot though.... For $900 it better be mint/restored and come with some expensive games. $400 is about right for a 4 slot and up to $600 if it's loaded with some decent games

[toymachine78]

That's a lot of money for a 6 slot though.... For $900 it better be mint/restored and come with some expensive games. $400 is about right for a 4 slot and up to $600 if it's loaded with some decent games

  It comes with Aereo Fighters 2, samurai showdown, metal slug, and king of fighters.

Cab is in great shape. New sticks, buttons, and overlays, and refurbished monitor.

The price seems fair. There are cheaper units on eBay, but they are still around $500-600 for a 2-3 slot, plus I would have to pay freight.

[PunkicCyborg]

still way too much im sure you can know the price down a third easily. Those are all pretty common games too.

[bust3dstr8]

One other question.... Are there any hidden costs to owning a cabinet?

Yes....your sanity :p

[johnnymad]

I was considering getting into neogeo recently. Looked into the Neogeo Gold X but decided not to. Recently discovered a lot of the SNK games were ported into a Wii collection and I can always mod my PSP. Going with one of those options. Quality will be crap on the Wii though so maybe the latter will be the best choice.

[toymachine78]

One other question.... Are there any hidden costs to owning a cabinet?

Yes....your sanity :p

That's already questionable lol

[MrBroadway]

I was a big AES supporter a few years ago, because the high priced games seemed to be only the Metal Slugs (which could be found in 100 other places) and a handful of rare fighting games.  However, it seems that even common AES games are now all selling for $100+.

It was less than 5 years ago I bought my AES stuff and I have over 40 games and a lot of them are really great.

Even then, the $50, $60, $75 games were still too much for my taste. I'd much rather put that money into Turbo games.

[bust3dstr8]

I agree with Cy that $900 is a bit high for that cab, but sometimes having the stuff all ready done for you is worth the premium price. Depending on where you are you can wait months or years to find a decent deal just to have the flyback or something else shit out on you two weeks later.

If you go by current market for the stuff your looking at...($400 for a good cab-if the EL panels work it's a goddamn miracle, $150 for monitor rebuild, $150 for the games and $50 for new controls)....so shoot the guy a $750 offer and see if it sticks.

[Dicer]

IF I were to take the plunge, I'd go CMVS...

AES Consoles/Games are more eye pleasing...but CMVS is just so much more economical, and some CMVS's look pretty damned slick...in the end it's about the software on the cart, not the cart itself.

[PunkicCyborg]

One other question.... Are there any hidden costs to owning a cabinet?

Only costs would be if something failed like the monitor or pcb which does happen on these old cabs. You will be doing more than just turn it on and play it. If you dont have any electronics experience now you will after owning one. You will need to learn how to trace wires, read voltages, adjust color and video pots, read basic diagrams but that can all be fun to learn
One thing though I can advise is don't jump on the first cab you see if the cab or deal are not up to what you are looking for at the price. You can find a better one if you are patient