New Addition - Joust Cocktail

[CheffoJeffo]

At last she's home ... I love this thing ...

Cheers.

[CheffoJeffo]

Should have mentionned  that Gravitar is a super guy -- threw in a bunch of Williams boards as well.

Thanks, Grav!

Cheers.

[eccs19]

You don't see cocktails like this everyday.  Nice little addition to your collection I expect.

Did you make it to the auction?  How was it?

[RayB]

Dammit Cheffo!

Hey what size monitor is in that? Almost looks like 19"...

[CheffoJeffo]

Hey what size monitor is in that? Almost looks like 19"...

19" and angled for easy viewing.

Cheers.

[CheffoJeffo]

You don't see cocktails like this everyday.  Nice little addition to your collection I expect.

Did you make it to the auction?  How was it?

It is my holy grail cabinet -- the one machine I wanted above all others (even though I am a weak Joust player).

Didn't make the auction, but sounds like it wasn't particularly good. I had originally intended to go pick up Joust, then stop by on my way home, but things just didn't work out yesterday.

Cheers.

[Stingray]

Congrats. That is IMO, one of the coolest arcade-related items that you could possibly own. I was very tempted to buy one myself recently, but in the end I decided that it was just priced too high. Very nice addition to your collection, man!

-S

Edit: typo

[CheffoJeffo]

Congrats. That is IMO, one of the collest arcade-related items that you could possibly own. I was very tempted to buy one myself recently, but in the end I decided that it was just priced too high. Very nice addition to your collection, man!

Thanks -- it definitely was pricey ... more than I have spent on a cabinet to date. Won't be getting into pins anytime soon as a result.

It is such a beautiful cabinet -- I can't believe the design wasn't copied for more side-by-side cocktails. It is a joy to play.

Had some colour issues that weren't related to the monitor. The seller had it traced to the boards (even though most of the chips had been individually pulled and tested... each individually tagged as OK) and pointed me in the direction he was heading -- potential problem with transistors or resistors for the RGB lines on the board.

I experienced the problem he saw and did my typical preliminary checks and I think it was a connector problem as I reseated each wire in the video connector and haven't seen the problem since (not that I am going to tell him yet).

I also picked up a bunch of Williams boards (including a Bubbles, Joust, power and sound boards) in varying degrees of condition, as well as monitor mounts, marquee brackets and bezel for a standup Joust, which Grav hopes will find their way into somebody's restoration efforts. The guy is truly a class act (and he built a Williams multi-game before Clay built his kits!) ... and his Gravitar machine is the most spectacular and immaculate machine I have ever seen.

Cheers.

[RayB]

Rub it in!

[CheffoJeffo]

Just a final update ... still no video problems and I moved her downstairs today (she is a little heavy) without ill consequence.

And my 5YO son loves playing head-to-head (although I had to increase the number of mounts to 15/credit to keep him in the game long enough to be worthwhile), so it was definitely worth the price.

Cheers.

[eccs19]

Just a final update ... still no video problems and I moved her downstairs today (she is a little heavy) without ill consequence.

And my 5YO son loves playing head-to-head (although I had to increase the number of mounts to 15/credit to keep him in the game long enough to be worthwhile), so it was definitely worth the price.

Cheers.

I think what I find interesting about this machine, is that it's a cocktail, you switch player positions, but the screen doesn't flip like the traditional cocktails.  Did they ever make a joust cocktail that was a flip?

[CheffoJeffo]

I think what I find interesting about this machine, is that it's a cocktail, you switch player positions, but the screen doesn't flip like the traditional cocktails.  Did they ever make a joust cocktail that was a flip?

Nope ... two-player simultaneous play only ... even uses the same boardset as the upright.

Apparently these were extremely popular for conversions since they supported two-player simultaneous horizontal play. It would be a travesty to do so, IMHO, but mine was previously a Dodgeball conversion, of all things.

Cheers.

[nostrebor]

I WANT ONE TOO!!!

Really quite nice. And you have PM about your other goodies

[RetroACTIVE]

Wicked!

Dimension / reverse engineer that bad boy for the rest of us..

[CheffoJeffo]

Dimension / reverse engineer that bad boy for the rest of us..

Well, let's see ... it took me near 6 months to get Flinkly all of the measurements from my Neo Geo cabinet. 

I've promised Asteroids measurements to danny_galaga (Hi DG -- I haven't forgotten!).

So, I should have measurements on this by ... January of 2006 ... 

I do recall seeing somebody's DIY MAME interpretation of a Joust cocktail (or could have been a Gunfight cocktail as they're pretty similar) ... can't seem to find a link, but it is out there and maybe he has plans.

In all seriousness, if you (or anybody else) are truly interested and want to do all of the CAD work, I'll be happy to put a tape to it once I finish up measuring Asteroids.

Cheers.

[RetroACTIVE]

You've been asked this before 

Don't even think about it... enjoy it and have fun... 

I would not be able to start a new project anytime soon... my family is still recovering from the last one 

[nostrebor]

If you will put a tape to it, I will put it in CAD. I intend to build a cocktail based off of this one day. Might as well volunteer to draw the plans

I will warn you. I'm demanding and a pain in the ... to work with. But hey, take your time

[fixedpigs]

So, I should have measurements on this by ... January of 2006 ... 

it's january of 2006...-=)

any chance...?

i just had to retract my bid on a joust cocktail on ebay since the seller was doing local delivery only...-=(

[CheffoJeffo]

Was done back in October ... it ain't pretty, but it is there:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=58532.0

Cheers

[fixedpigs]

wonderful...!

thank you...!

[spacies]

Very nice Cheffo!!!

I still have plans to build one of these too. And again, thanks for the measurements last year.

Fixedpigs: I am keen on seeing the plans when you are done with them. Please keep in touch.

 

[SirPeale]

it's january of 2006...-=)

No, it's January of 2007. 

[fixedpigs]

omg...right you are...heh...

[Texasmame]

At last she's home ... I love this thing ...

Cheers.

Yup.  Good stuff, I had one back in the day.  That's one of the few cocktails that actually add something to the gaming experience.  Warlords is the King of Cocktails, tho. 

Nice score.

[arcadefever]

wowwwwwwww 

i mist that topic 

that a cool cocktail table...