Which console should I put in my JAMMA cab?

[SomeDJ]

So I've been looking into this recently and I'm not sure which route to go. I've been looking at the Saturn, Dreamcast, and PSX. Not sure which would be best for the arcade experience. Making the fingerboard and hacking the controls is simple for me. Just wondering which system has the games that would feel more like an arcade? My cab right now consists of 2 Joysticks with 6 buttons each and 1 and 2 player start buttons. The monitor is a 19" TV being fed composite from a Jrok board. Only mono sound, no big deal for me. So all I really need to do is hack the controls and sound. I have a 6way A/V switcher that I can use to feed the monitor. I'd really like to hear from somebody that already has a console in their JAMMA cab.

[tomdotcom]

I don't have one in my cab, but from what I've read and played I think the Dreamcast would be your best bet. Don't even need to mod it for all the games your heart desires. Part of Dreamcast's demise I think

[ChadTower]

Most versatile and best value is the Xbox...

[HaRuMaN]

I don't have one in my cab, but from what I've read and played I think the Dreamcast would be your best bet. Don't even need to mod it for all the games your heart desires. Part of Dreamcast's demise I think

Dreamcast seconded... lots of good shooters (Ikaruga, Radilgy, etc), fighting games (MVC2, Guilty Gear, etc), and other stuff.

Plus you can easily hack a Dreamcast VGA cable to make it output 15Hz for your arcade monitor.

edit: just read you are hooking it to a TV.

[Ginsu Victim]

Dreamcast - Soul Calibur, Dead or Alive 2, Virtual Fighter 3tb, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Power Stone, several great Neo Geo ports, House of the Dead 2, Confidential Mission, Ikaruga

[Hurray Banana]

I've got:


Dreamcast: Virtua Tennis, Virtua Fighter 3tb, Powerstone, Virtua Striker, Marvel VS Capcom 1 and 2, HOTD 2, Confidential Mission. Ikaruga (But I want this in my vertical cab I'm making for TATE mode), Death Crimson OX.

Saturn: Virtua Cop, VIrtua Cop2, Decathelete, Winter Heat, Guardian Heroes

PS2: Gradius V, Virtua Fighter 4, Arcade compilations, Soul Calibur 2, Virtua Cop Elite Edition, Time Crisis

SNES: Super R-Type, Super Ghouls and Ghosts, Area 88, Gradius III, Super CastleVania IV

Plus others games:


I've got other consoles set up as well such as VCS, Megadrive and GameCUBE

[SomeDJ]

Well I've started my CDI collection. Dreamcast it is. Thanks guys.

[Mauzy]

I don't have one in my cab, but from what I've read and played I think the Dreamcast would be your best bet. Don't even need to mod it for all the games your heart desires. Part of Dreamcast's demise I think

Dreamcast seconded... lots of good shooters (Ikaruga, Radilgy, etc), fighting games (MVC2, Guilty Gear, etc), and other stuff.

Plus you can easily hack a Dreamcast VGA cable to make it output 15Hz for your arcade monitor.

edit: just read you are hooking it to a TV.

Too bad its damn near impossible (from what Ive seen) to FIND Radilgy. Id even consider paying for it! Not that I dont pay for all my DC games...

[HaRuMaN]

I have Radilgy, and its sequel Karous

[Mauzy]

I have Radilgy, and its sequel Karous

lucky...