Popular Post StormSurge Posted July 28, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Someday, whenever I win the lottery, I'll have one. correagonzalez, Lost Dragon, LSGreger and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 good luck Yo-Yo 1 Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) That sit down cabinet Star Wars is soooooo cool! Made you totally feel like you were in an X-Wing!I think my "lottery" splurge would be a Tron machine, in all it's black-light glory! It's hard to find a good image that does it justice...but this cabinet in a dark room.....oh baby! It's not Atari, I know. Edited July 29, 2015 by RickR greenween, The Professor, correagonzalez and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I'd go for this one: The Professor, Keatah and Yo-Yo 3 Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I just want a simple millipede machine, but they keep eluding me. Yo-Yo and RickR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I just want a simple millipede machine, but they keep eluding me. Oh man, that's a good choice too. I also like the mini-cab version of Missile Command. I was thinking when I made my MAME cabinet, I'd use that Atari mini-cab as the model/inspiration. AtariBrian, Yo-Yo and Justin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 If I win the lottery why would I get only one machine? I would get Asteroids, Space Fury, Space Encounters, Death Race, Tron, Discs of Tron and Gorf. Until then I'll have to settle for the MAME cab I made from Computer Space. StormSurge, Yo-Yo, Bakerman and 1 other 4 Quote ⚠️ THIS MEMBER HAS BEEN BANNED FOR THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT: http://forums.atari.io/index.php/topic/475-theretrocade/?p=7683 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Adventure Square Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 oooh, you know what the first one to get any of these also gets? A free(loading) roomie! Me! I'll be waiting near my Pac-Man tabletop. StormSurge, RickR, AtariBrian and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Obviously, if I won the lottery, I wouldn't stop at one. Ever since I saw my first episode of Silver Spoons, I've always wanted some cabinets in my house. Someday, someday... Clint Thompson, greenween and Yo-Yo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I would be happy with a pair of Virtuality SU1000s... Lost Dragon, Bakerman, RickR and 2 others 5 Quote 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 tempest for me RickR, The Professor, fergojisan and 1 other 4 Quote AVC Online:atari-video.club VGS website: http://videogamesummit.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Tempest is also a great choice! Any vector game really, since those aren't quite the same in MAME. The Professor and Yo-Yo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Now that you mention it Dan, I would love to have a custom made Tempest 2000 cabinet made. Always thought I would get around to making one but I don't have any of the time, space or skill for such an adventure. The Professor and Yo-Yo 2 Quote 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Now that you mention it Dan, I would love to have a custom made Tempest 2000 cabinet made. Always thought I would get around to making one but I don't have any of the time, space or skill for such an adventure. Here you go! http://forums.atari.io/index.php/topic/507-custom-tempest-2000-arcade-cabinet/ Clint Thompson and Yo-Yo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I just did a local search and found a Tempest machine in great condition for $1k. No room to put it anywhere and don't exactly have just a grand to burn frivolously... ugh. Yo-Yo 1 Quote 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Sticking with Atari arcade games that I've actually played in the wild, I would go with Star Wars too. However since that was already called for, I will also give three others I enjoyed as a kid. As some of you know, I didn't play a lot of arcades until the mid to late 80's. By then, most of the classic games were either gone or hidden in a back corner where they mostly went unnoticed. Also, several of these games may not have aged well, but at the time I thought they were the bee's knees. #3) Pit-Fighter: At the time of it's release, the big digitized characters were a sight to behold and the simple controls made it easy to get into. And who didn't like being fork lifted over a pile of cash at the end? #2) Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom: The movie was a big deal among kids and the game gave us a chance to enter the same world thanks to decent graphics, digitized voices, mine car rides and off course your trusty whip. #1) Hard Drivin' (Sit down version of course!): Probably the first sit down game I played and I remember it costing more, probably 50 cents per play, but it was worth it. It split off into two tracks: A speed course and stunt course. But really, it was all about stunt track with the massive loop de loop. And don't forget to hit the cow to make it moo! The Professor, Lost Dragon, StormSurge and 4 others 7 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Wow, that is very impressive! So cool! Lost Dragon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotatoBox Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Friend of mine 'recently poured his life savings into turning his dream of having a proper Retro Arcade, into a reality (www/timewarparcade.co.uk) 1 of the 1st coin-ops he knew he had to have was Star wars. Vids give you an idea of the place. Man, I really hope this guy succeeds. The amount of cash you need nowadays to open up an arcade is insane nowadays. That man just earned my respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerman Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 If I ever get an arcade machine, it definitely has to be one of the sit-down cockpit types, probably Star Wars Arcade, but I'm trying to remember what other Atari brand sit-down arcade machines there were? I know one of my all-time favorites, if not the favorite, is the Star Trek Strategic Operations Simulator, but that is Sega. But, if I did get either a Star Wars or Star Trek sit-down machine, I would definitely have to retro-fit it for use with my consoles too (but keeping the original game intact too. I would probably have to trade out the old screen for a new flat screen, if it were possible, though I don't recall if the Star Wars and Star Trek games maybe had a special screen for those vector graphics? If so then I'd have to get two, one for the original vector screen and one retro-fitted with a new flat-screen for consoles. Maybe some day...there was a time, about 10-15 years ago when they could be had for cheap, used, like a few hundred dollars. But now they are all antiques and probably cost magnitudes more than when they were new! If I am going for the machine just for the "cockpit" I think it would have to be Atari's TX-1: DegasElite, Justin, StormSurge and 1 other 4 Quote "Slugs, he created slugs?...Is this not the work of a complete incompetent? I would have started with Lasers, 8 o'clock, day one."-Evil (Time Bandits) "...burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me..."-theme song (Firefly) "I try to respect him, I really, really do, but he's just such a Smeg-head."-Lister (about Rimmer, Red Dwarf) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 If I could I'd give a home to a Tempest cab. And while it's not an arcade if I had a Jaguar Kiosk I'd feel like I had an arcade cab. Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 I've always thought that a sit-down model of Battle Zone would have been awesome. I guess it would be called a "turret cabinet" instead of a "cockpit cabinet"! The periscope wouldn't even be necessary. Being surrounded by the cabinet and speakers would have made it even cooler than the cockpit version of Red Baron. That and Star Wars are great games as well, but they're both wallpaper games (as I call games with forced scrolling, whether in the first person or not). I prefer to have control over the direction of my vehicle, rather than being subjected to a mere shooting gallery. Still, I won't pretend that the trench phase in the Star Wars game isn't awesome. Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelkster Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Xevious Quote 7800- 800XL- ColecoVision & mods.1&2- Flashback2- GBA SP- launch PS2- slim PS2- Wii- DSLite x2- DSi- slim PS3- Xevious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Xevious Great game. For whatever reason, the sounds effects are the most memorable thing about Xevious for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyGermany Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 I love and adore Tempest! RickR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Crystal Castles AF RickR, Starbuck66, Atari Creep and 3 others 6 Quote Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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