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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: ablizno on May 13, 2008, 06:30:57 pm

Title: Help me understand this
Post by: ablizno on May 13, 2008, 06:30:57 pm: I planning a trip to philly so i was looking on craigslist for arcade machines and came across this. Read it and tell me if it makes any sense to you.

Illegal boardset - please don't link ---saint
Title: Re: Help me understand this
Post by: MK3FAN on May 13, 2008, 07:04:20 pm: Help can not be given because it is not possible to understand. "Buttons on the sides for head to head competition."?? Wth does that mean?
Title: Re: Help me understand this
Post by: RetroACTIVE on May 13, 2008, 07:11:21 pm: An Asteroids box with 1 too many extra holes drilled into the control panel, a pc and viola! You've got yourself a beaute!
Title: Re: Help me understand this
Post by: ToplessZ on May 13, 2008, 07:12:23 pm: sounds like one of those 1000-1 multi boards, then he added a fatter control panel to fit more buttons and joysticks on each side away from the original buttons..
Title: Re: Help me understand this
Post by: leapinlew on May 13, 2008, 07:16:31 pm: Only $1800! ONLY 1 LEFT IN STOCK!!!!!

Actually, $1,800 is fairly reasonable if he used quality components.
Title: Re: Help me understand this
Post by: CheffoJeffo on May 13, 2008, 08:25:53 pm: He's a member here ... maybe he'll chime in ... and of course it is a MAME box ...
Title: Re: Help me understand this
Post by: ablizno on May 13, 2008, 11:55:25 pm: It was the mame thing i didn't understand. I didnt think it was possible without MAME. Thought it sounded fishy.

Also saint, what was illegal about it, im a little new to the arcade thing. Sorry for breaking the rules.
Title: Re: Help me understand this
Post by: CheffoJeffo on May 14, 2008, 05:58:29 am: The 1000-in-1 boards are PC running MAME in violation of the license and the ROMS are also unlicensed.