is this arcade worth anything? its free if i go pick it up but the pictures look like its missing the PCB. is it worth my time?
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is this arcade worth anything? its free if i go pick it up but the pictures look like its missing the PCB. is it worth my time?
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The cab and controls look to Be in great shape. Just missing the internals. If it's for free, then yeah it's worth it. You gotta realize that the cabinet is over 20 years old. They don't make them anymore. Only a certain amount were ever made. One day they aren't going to be around anymore. Finding a Naomi PCB isn't hard. A new powersupply isn't a problem either. The arcade crt by itself is worth money. Even if the CRT is truly broken (it's probably still fixable), you could still mount a big nice LCD in the cabinet. Most Naomi games are 3D anyway.
Depends on how much you want to put into it. It looks like the monitor is missing the neckboard and the cab itself appears to be missing a PSU and the Naomi mobo+game, so you're basically getting a project cab shell.
Based on the photos, it would require a huge time and money investment to get it back to something like a stock King of Route 66 cab. In theory you could also use it as a generic driving cab for either some sort of MAME cab or figuring out which driving games you like share, say, a JAMMA pinout and the same connector for steering wheel etc, obtaining the correct parts and wiring, buying the game PCBs.
Basically, you'd be both a sizable time and monetary investment away from having something usable, especially if you're going in with nothing more on hand than that cab. If you already had some parts (and knowledge) on hand, like a Naomi 2 mobo and a spare monitor, it might be worth grabbing.
so the PCB is completely missing, right? i was thinking of getting it for the PCB and sell the rest for scraps but if it doesn't even have the game it's not worth the hassle really
Yeah, it's gutted. I don't see a power supply either.
thanks so much for your time anon, very helpful
That's boomer horde trash. It's just inheriting more work, essentially
>inheriting more work
Perhaps the same could be said of all arcadr cabs.
Looks useless. It would probably actually be less work and money to build something from scratch.
I admittedly only have one converted cab under my belt but I wouldn't bother with this one.
Don't see any arcade in your pic champ. Just a single junk cabinet.
It's worth maybe $50-100.
You'd think more considering the effort it would take to build a similar empty cabinet from scratch that's just the way the market goes.
tbqh I'd gut it and turn it into a MAME driving cabinet. Not even a restore. Just a rough clean-up and installation of one of those new 4:3 arcade monitor drop-in replacements.
Don't listen to the other comments.
>Free
The CRT screen alone is worth the trip. They don't make CRTs anymore since 2006. So it's hard to find working arcade CRTs anymore in some countries. Supplies have dried up.
Yes its been gutted, but if you can acquire the missing parts for cheap (very possible) then you can restore the cabinet to working order.
>Don't listen to the other comments.
>Listen to the comments from the homosexual who says they don't make CRTs anymore since he was born in 2006
lmfao. You don't have a clue what you're talking about and have no way to know what condition the screen is in. I'd fricking love to see the look on your mommys face when you show up with that thing and tell her you're gonna put it in your bedroom next to your racecar bed. Hell, I'd be happy enough to see the look on your face when you try loading it into whatever vehicle you imagine you'd transport it in.
Ive collected and restored several arcade cabinets. I know exactly what I'm talking about. It may be missing the neckboard, but the tube more than likely is still functional Even if it isn't working the whole thing is FREE.
FREE.
FREE.
But of course you have sweaty. And it's that vast experience that make you confident that idiots who actually own arcade machines strip all the useless broken parts out and leave the good bits behind when they throw them away. Especially working CRTs which are so rare and haven't been made since you were born in 2006.
lmfao. I'll never understand why homosexuals like you don't take 30 seconds to think through how logical/plausible your fantasies are before shitposting.
Free is the magic word which creates packrats and fire hazards in the home.
Yes, because what OP would be getting is the only thing that's free. And as a free cab, it can currently do absolutely nothing. Getting it to a usable state will take time and money. Until then he has a hefty paperweight.
OP may not have the skills necessary to work with an arcade CRT.
It's better to leave it for someone who does than to hoard it or just resell it.
If OP doesn't pick this up, then the seller probably wants to throw the cabinet away. Sellers usually strip everything out before scrapping it.
For free? Yes it's a good deal. Although many pieces are missing from the cab, The CRT monitor alone is worth that much. It's also just a fun cabinet. How many giant trucker cabinet games do you think exist? Not many.
It would cost like 100 bucks to buy a Sega Naomi to stick in there to turn it into a Crazy Taxi or Jambo Safari machine (you might want to swap out the wheel, though). Or for like 300 bucks, you could put a Naomi 2 in there and play Initial D or King of Route 66.
If you have the room for it, then yes it's a good deal. Finding a working Naomi boards is still doable (although they are just starting to get old and have problems). If you don't like King of Route 66, then you could put in a different racing game. Just change the wheel. The cabinet itself is pretty awesome. It's uncommon and not too many are around anymore. It was made in 2001. If the monitor. Doesn't work, then put in a 40 inch flat panel.
Naomi 2s especially (which is what King of Route 66 ran on, if he wants to repair it) are infamous for having a specific flaw where the BGA chip will break off and it's basically unrepairable unless you can miraculously find a replacement (and it didn't happen because the board warped). Damn things break during shipping constantly.
A lot depends on what storage capacity he has, what tools he has, and even what knowledge he has. If he's starting at zero for everything, this really wouldn't be a great starting point.
>they took out the board and power supply
>left the monitor
Tube's fricked, isn't it?
It's an OG 39 inch arcade tube. Have you tried moving those behemoths? The thing is a dinosaur in size. A few hundred pounds. When I had to remove CRT monitors from old school showcase cabinets, we had a system in place where we had to use ratchet straps and a manual hydraulic jack. The thing was so heavy. The owner in OP's pic can't safely remove it himself. Not unless he gets 4 other guys to help out.
You sure that's a 39"?
Anon, that's the standard sit-down version. It's the big deluxe version that has the massive screen.
The pipes being just artwork indicates that it's the smaller sit down with a 29" monitor.
Yeah, so it can be swapped with a 4:3 lcd pretty easily.
Different anon here. Isn't this deluxe cabinet the same size as the super deluxe cabinet? The only difference was some decorations like side pipes and a plastic roof. It had a smaller CRT too but cab structure itself is the same thing right? So the CRTs can be swapped between the Deluxe and super deluxe right?
I believe the two cabinets are the same size.
A lot of people think that because they look so similar without any scale, but here it is next to a Fast and Furious machine. Note that it's so big that you have to actually climb up into it. Notice the seat is at the same height as the wheel on F&F.
That doesn't look right at all. Unless it's some sort of giant rear projection screen...there's no way the screen is that big.
Rear projector, yes.
>The OG cab didn't have that
It just looks weird because there's normally a black frame that goes around it and protrudes a bit. The frame is lost, but the projector screen is the same size it's supposed to be.
I think people are confusing cabinets here. This trucker game had a:
An upright cabinet.
A Semi-sitdown cabinet (modified cabinet where you could lean backwards against rails).
A Deluxe Cabinet
A Super Deluxe cabinet with pipes, a horn, and extra accessories.
The one you showed is a modified super deluxe cabinet.
It looks someone attached a giant LCD flat screen that's bigger than the cabinet itself. The OG cab didn't have that
Hate to tell you this but that rear projection cab has been modded with with an LCD. It's pretty common these days since these RP screens have reached well beyond their end of life. It's cheaper and less headache to just replace the screen rather than try to hunt down old replacement parts that may or may not work.
You can tell by how bright the screen is. RP screens were never THAT bright. Also the lack of bezel around the edges. Not a bad conversation. The arcade cared enough to at least try to blend it into the artwork. I've seen much worse conversations where they don't even bother hiding it. Just slapping on an old TV (with the logo still visible) that's the wrong size and you can see inside the wooden cabinet.
>things still being made have reached well beyond their end of life
lol. This is what happens when you don't even know what the words you're using mean. When you use too many words in an attempt to make yourself look knowledgeable you usually end up outing yourself as a fool to anyone who actually is.
These rear projectors are 20 to 30 years old. Well beyond their original warranty, and a lot of parts aren't made anymore. And that's just the early 2000s models. We aren't even getting into the 90s RP models.
>things still being made
>are 20 to 30 years old
Are you ok? I'm worried your COPEVID<18 might be affecting your brain.
>im actually offended cause i can't into reading comprehension
Many such cases
>things still being made
No one is still making new rear projection CRTs.
No one is still teaching children to readingcomprehension
>rear projection CRTs
Not what anon said
Do you still think anon said rear projection TVs?
>I think you are confusing technologoes.
He's not. You're confused because you don't understand the terminology of the subject you're pretending to be an expert on.
>But there's no such thing as a rear projection LCD TV.
Such embarrassing ignorance
>Also still coping
>I am stuck in the cope
I'm not sure if anon is literally moronic or just in full damage control mode after making a complete fool of himself. I suspect it's both, with a large side of mental illness.
>Not what anon said
"anon" was you.
So what was the the "thing still being made" in that case?
>get btfo by half the thread
>try to find some tiny technicality to try to "win"
That tv isnt in production either anymore. Rear projection TVs aren't made anymore. No one thinks you are winning this argument.
Also waiting for this anon to apologize and admit rear projection CRTs are not being made.
Are you actually offended that someone pointed out that old equipment is...old? Lmao.
Do you have a point to your essay?
You're an idiot with poor reading comprehension.
Do you still think they make rear projection TVs? Lmao
They do still make rear projection LCD screens.
I think you are confusing technologoes.
They still make LCD video projectors used for home theaters and events.
But there's no such thing as a rear projection LCD TV.
>But there's no such thing as a rear projection LCD TV.
Yes there is.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/487850-REG/Sony_KDF_46E3000_KDF_46E3000_46_BRAVIA_HD.html
Anon...that's just a TV with an LCD projector inside.
What do you think rear projection is
>What do you think rear projection is
Not made anymore.
1. They don't make this model anymore. That's what everyone is telling you. That was released sometime during the early 2000s. 20 years ago.
2. That's uses an LCD projector. Not an LCD display. Big difference.
>They don't make this model anymore.
Not made anymore is not equal to not existing. I replied to an anon who specifically said
>there's no such thing as a rear projection LCD TV.
There is. That anon must now admit their error.
>That's uses an LCD projector. Not an LCD display. Big difference.
This is a semantic difference you have made up in your head to not be wrong about something.
And you yourself said
>rear projection LCD TV.
So traditional LCD displays have nothing to do with any of this.
>>But there's no such thing as a rear projection LCD TV.
>Yes there is.
You fell for marketing speak. Thats a rear projection tv case with an lcd projector inside. Not an lcd screen.
Its technically a lcd rear projector tv. Sony just changed the order of words to try to sell old technology before cheap lcd tvs became normal.
Your exact words were "rear projection LCD TV".
> Thats a rear projection tv case with an lcd projector inside. Not an lcd screen.
That's what a "rear projection LCD TV" would logically have to be.
>not an LCD screen
It *does* have an LCD screen. Inside the projector. A very small screen which then has a projection bulb beaming light through it which is then magnified by the projection lens.
You just don't want to be wrong. You fricked up. Take the L.
>Your exact words were "rear projection LCD TV".
Im not that anon ya dum dum
You're still arguing that somehow this
doesn't when it very clearly does.
Then you brought up this idea that it's not an "LCD display" out of nowhere, which is completely irrelevant meaningless.
You're just an idiot.
Bro thats just an RPTV
...which uses an LCD.
Thats not an lcd. Too thick
because it's a rear projection LCD TV.
do you understand what these words mean in this order?
No one makes rptvs anymore. You are stuck in the past
>lol. This is what happens when you don't even know what the words you're using mean. When you use too many words in an attempt to make yourself look knowledgeable you usually end up outing yourself as a fool to anyone who actually is.
You do realize they don't make rear projection TVs anymore right?
This is old and is just another rear projection tv using slightly newer tech.
>This is old and is just another rear projection tv using slightly newer tech.
If you had any reading comprehension at all you'd be able to know that post was not discussing whether or not RPTVs are still being made.
>You do realize I can't read right?
Yes
>"anon" was you.
No it wasn't. I never said that.
When I said "things still being made have reached well beyond their end of life" I was referring to exactly what the fool I replied to claimed "have reached well beyond their end of life." You'd have to be dangerously moronic not to understand that. So I'm guessing you're that fool continuing to cope. This is what happens when you don't even know what the words you're using mean.
You're grasping at straws.
Anon was very clearly referring to rear projection CRTs. And you replied with a greentext which said
>things still being made.
Implying that since these rear projection monitors have reached their end of service life they could simply be replaced with a new unit since they are "still being made".
If that's not what you meant then you have to admit you are bad writer who can't get his thoughts across correctly. In either case you made an error. One which you now refuse to admit to.
Look how angry all these "experts" are because they don't know what words mean. Look at the mental gymnastics being done to cope. Rear projection TVs, rear projection CRTs, rear projection monitors, tv. None of which were in the post I replied to. What irony that snowflakes that constantly cry that "words matter" are now crying because they do.
First you tried to claim rear projection TVs were still made. Now you moved the goal posts and trying to shift he argument. Admit you were wrong and move on.
>First you tried to claim rear projection TVs were still made.
Sauce?
>YES THEY WERE
Citation needed
>RP screens
I accept your concession
Daily reminder that this is what happens when you don't even know what the words you're using mean.
Are you done pretending you aren't samegayging? It's obvious to everyone here.
>None of which were in the post I replied to.
YES THEY WERE.
This is the post you replied to
>It's pretty common these days since these RP screens have reached well beyond their end of life.
What the frick else do you think RP stood for in that post?
>"anon" was you.
>No it wasn't.
>Uses the same insult from quoted post
Yeah it's you. We all know you are samegayging. No one is interested in you moving goalposts and trying spin what you said. Take the L and leave.
I'm surprised no one posted a picture of the smaller cabinets. You lean against the back rail to play. Kinda like a hybrid between sitdown and upright cabinets. There's at least one more cabinet but I find a picture of it.
That's what's called a Naomi Universal. It's a modular cabinet made as a general "blank cab" they could put any Naomi game into. They made special colors of it for certain games like American 18 Wheeler and Crazy Taxi.
I was having a conversation about this particular machine a while back. The Universal versions of these games are SUPER common in Europe, but extremely rare in the US. To the point where we're not 100% sure they even had an official release in the States. (although a handful were seemingly imported at some point)
I never saw that typing game in America but I did see Crazy Taxi alot
>When I had to larp about removing CRT monitors from old school showcase cabinets I didn't spend enough seconds googeling to avoid outing myself.
No one believes you.
That is the outrun cab,i can telk it needs fixing but is mostly complete
>is it worth my time
Generally speaking, something you must put a lot of work on it usually takes at least you feel like it worth it.
You don't even know the game so what do you think?
Maybe you could use to put a cheap emu with some games you actually like, if you feel to.
Looks to be in solid shape. It's just been gutted. Only the CRT Tube remains.
The question is what do you want to do with it? It's completely possible to restore it to working original condition. A few hundred dollars (at most) to buy the missing original parts and clean up the dust.
Or you could turn it into a Mame driving cabinet and emulate a bunch of racing games including Route 66.
What are your plans?
If you have the space, then I would do it. Outside of the cabinet being dusty, it looks to be in great condition. You don't need to do anything except clean it up/wipe it, and find the missing parts.
Since the speakers are missing you could even put modern speakers and a subwoofer in this cabinet. The other missing parts can be found for relatively cheap. The only questionable part is if the CRT works. Probably does but it's missing the neckboard. You could probably find one.
Either way, it's a fun project. Esp since it's free. I would enjoy it.
I enjoyed that game. Not sure why those weren't more popular
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>is this arcade worth anything?
It's an uncommon cabinet. Not as many around more. Although yours in the picture has been stripped of parts. But the cabinet is in great shape.
>Its free if i go pick it up but the pictures look like its missing the PCB. is it worth my time?
Ask yourself
1. Do you like the game?
2. Do you have the space to store it?
3. Do you have the knowledge or willingness to learn how to restore it?