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JOUST !!!!
Level42:
You could be right, but that crackling sound makes me think the HV is leaking under the cup. Usually caused by dirt/smudge that conducts a bit to the ground shield of the tube. The overall brightness is just pretty low (the picture actually makes it better looking and I had to take that shot in the dark, check out the picture where my son is playing for a more realistic look with light on.
Anyway, I've actually bought two of those Hantarexes a couple of months ago that I can swap in there. Not sure how those two are, never tested them but a good way/reason to do that now :)
Luigi:
Damn....André, you are very busy here :) I have to check your new postings more often ;)
It was a great pleasure to meet you and if one is worth picking up the Joust cab for then it's you!! :applaud:
And no, I don't think we have the largest collection of classics in western europe. I'm pretty sure there are larger and better collections that are kept "underground" :) And there are some "must have" cabs missing: Defender, Tempest, Tron and, of course: Star Wars. We might get our hands on an upright version. Not the real deal but finding a cockpit is like the search for the holy grail ::)
That Multi-Williams-PCB looks damn good....I guess I gotta have one sooner or later....
Level42:
--- Quote from: Luigi on February 11, 2009, 03:01:41 am ---Damn....André, you are very busy here :) I have to check your new postings more often ;)
It was a great pleasure to meet you and if one is worth picking up the Joust cab for then it's you!! :applaud:
And no, I don't think we have the largest collection of classics in western europe. I'm pretty sure there are larger and better collections that are kept "underground" :) And there are some "must have" cabs missing: Defender, Tempest, Tron and, of course: Star Wars. We might get our hands on an upright version. Not the real deal but finding a cockpit is like the search for the holy grail ::)
That Multi-Williams-PCB looks damn good....I guess I gotta have one sooner or later....
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Thorsten, thanks so much for your kind words, and indeed it was a great pleasure to meet ! The Joust will be going to receive a lot of love and care as soon as the MB is done.... :D
Well maybe it's not the largest collection, at least it is a very nice and impressive collection ! There will always be "must have" cabs for sure. My grail right now is a Q*bert. However, I already don't have enough room in the new gameroom for my current collection :S Gonna have to let go of one or two.....
An upright SW is still very nice. Sure the cockpit is the ultimate but indeed "impossible" to find. I still can't believe that I actually found one ! I have thought about your offer to swap a number of your cabs for my cockpit but.....it's still no thank you :laugh2:
Jrok's multi-williams board is a dream come true. No more annoying Williams hardware issues, gameplay 100% original....and multiple games, what else would you need. And it was great to be able to simply plug it into the Jamma connector of the Joust and play :)
Again, thanks SO much for letting me have this one, Joust has always been one of my favorite games and I'd never thought I would actually ever really own one !
In spring time there will be a "grand" opening.....would be great if you could make it overhere :)
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Level42 on February 11, 2009, 03:41:03 am ---Jrok's multi-williams board is a dream come true. No more annoying Williams hardware issues, gameplay 100% original....and multiple games, what else would you need. And it was great to be able to simply plug it into the Jamma connector of the Joust and play :)
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+1
And while you folks in Europe have the disadvantage of not having the easy access to cabinets that we have in North America, you guys do seem to have huge amounts of support for each other.
:applaud:
Luigi:
Yeah Jeffo. Getting parts over here is mostly very hard and sometimes impossible and you need friends that keep their eyes and mind open for the stuff other collectors need. I found the Joust cab by chance and when I saw that André was searching a Williams cab I knew what I had to do :)
But sometimes you need friends in USA, too. Friends who ship parts over here when sellers refuse to ship them outside USA. This way (thanks to Retroshaun) I finally got a decent populated controlpanel for my Stratovox that will soon be playable :) :)
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