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Title: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: jimmy_bored on July 25, 2006, 12:04:44 pm
Can someone help me in identifying the game that this side art belongs to? 

Thanks,

Jimmy

Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: NightGod on July 25, 2006, 12:11:16 pm
http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?letter=T&game_id=10242

Two Tigers

Loved that game growing up, went back and played it in MAME and it isn't nearly as cool as I remembered LOL. I'm thinking some co-op play on a real CP instead of solo on a keyboard might change that, however.
Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: jimmy_bored on July 25, 2006, 12:28:27 pm
Wow... Your good... Thank you very much!  I couldn't figure out what game this was.  As i am slowly removing the cheap paint off of it it looks like the side art is in good condition.  Currently its Gaplus and if the side art looks good I think im going to put it back to Two Tigers.

Thanks again for your help.
Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: NightGod on July 25, 2006, 12:31:20 pm
NP, like I said, it was one of my favorite games when I was a kid, so it was an easy one for me :cheers:
Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: romperwomb on July 25, 2006, 02:13:13 pm
Wow...that's one game I completly forgot about but used to play all the time at a local video rental place.  Have to fire it up in MAME!
Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: Kremmit on July 26, 2006, 12:43:38 am
The experience just isn't the same in MAME because the music is missing.  The original had a continuous loop 8-track player that provided the music.

Also of note, dedicated Two Tigers machines used two trigger-grip steering wheels, but conversions use two Tron-style spinners.
Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: NightGod on July 26, 2006, 01:42:34 am
The one I played on used the spinners, which is probably a big part of why playing with the keyboard wasn't nearly as fulfilling. Soon...soon...should have the cab together and CP at least roughed out in the next weekish here...
Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: Vigo on July 26, 2006, 02:06:07 am
It is quite possible that it is an old tron cab...converted to two tigers, then converted into gaplus. Two tigers was the number 1 conversion for tron cabs I think...

none the less, it is definitly worth making sure if your two tigers was a tron, as tron is a "collector's favorite"
Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: jimmy_bored on July 26, 2006, 09:29:18 am
It is quite possible that it is an old tron cab...converted to two tigers, then converted into gaplus. Two tigers was the number 1 conversion for tron cabs I think...

none the less, it is definitly worth making sure if your two tigers was a tron, as tron is a "collector's favorite"

It was Tron.  I fould stickers in there that said Tron and it has the middle marquee light with the Tron symbol.  While I played Tron quite a bit when I was younger it wasn't one of my favorites.  I think finding all the parts(art, pcb, etc..) would be difficult. 

Plus I removed the old power supply... This thing was a mess!
(http://i20.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/ae/67/9d_1.JPG)
Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: Vigo on July 26, 2006, 11:32:35 am
Score 1 for Vigo :P

The parts are out there for tron, they are just fricken spendy, and there are a lot of parts that are needed to be purchased. There is also a pretty much repros for almost all the art. My brother is like 90% restoring his tron cab, and he just had to look around ebay for about three months, she found a deal though, and got every part for the tron cab for 500 dollars, and it was 50 miles away, so no S&H.

I'm not going to knock you if you don't want to restore it into a tron, it is a chore. I do have to say though, I think the Tron cab is one of the top five coolest looking cabs out there

Good Luck with your cab
Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: jimmy_bored on July 26, 2006, 02:14:00 pm
I will have to see.  I am just starting to get all the paint removed for Two Tigers.  Maybe if I am lucky all the Tron art is under that..  I will keep you posted.


Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: Vigo on July 26, 2006, 02:15:51 pm
Sweet deal, I'm sure there are a few people who restored a tron on the boards, they might have some input as well
Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: jimmy_bored on July 28, 2006, 10:43:10 am
Tron is shinning through!

Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: ahofle on July 28, 2006, 11:03:59 am
 :o

On a side note, you didn't happen to find an 8 track tape sittting somewhere in that cabinet did you?  ;D
Title: Re: Can someone Identify this side art?
Post by: jimmy_bored on July 28, 2006, 11:44:39 am
:o

On a side note, you didn't happen to find an 8 track tape sittting somewhere in that cabinet did you?  ;D

I wish! ')