It sounds like it. So much for me finding an inexpensive Pacmania in my life!+ 1 for me![]()
Every Namco system 1 board is suitable donor for multi?
Yet!Up until the last few years you could find Galaga 88 PCBs for less than 300$.
Today I've seen prices more like 350~400$ for the PCB, at least its not Irem M84 prices. :/
Huh ? Pretty sure Daiku No Gen-san was still affordable and common on Yahoo Japan Auctions, until last year at least. Haven't seen any recently though.at least its not Irem M84 prices. :/
I helped to find 2 boards ... one goes at @sk8er000 (Galaga88 - 270euro shipped) and one to @zizer (Pacmania - 360 euro shipped) sorry guys , hope you don't mind i revealed this , can help other guys to orientate on these boards prices. My Galaga88 cost me 340 euro shipped , comes from @YanoArcade (but purchased through UKVAC) . Yesterday i spoke with the seller who sold these boards to sk8er000 and zizer'r and he already rise the price for his (Pacmania "excelent shape" pcb) ... 350euro + shipping (i don't reccomend for this price,if i was a person who want a Namco System 1 pcb)Yet!Up until the last few years you could find Galaga 88 PCBs for less than 300$.
Today I've seen prices more like 350~400$ for the PCB, at least its not Irem M84 prices. :/
For a Pac-mania cab.@xtrasmiley why? Just get the multi and cheapest Sys-1 PCB you can find, play it that way.
You'll be ripping apart that Pac Maina board anyway to install the multi to it, so who cares what it was originally.
Marchen Maze is the best System 1 game. Anyone that tells you different is a philistine.Yea if you have a tate monitor cab def give it a go, its never done much for me but many people will tell you G88 is one of the best games for Sys-1. *shrug*
My opinion:If you gave me access to the IP catalog they are sitting on for just one year I believe I completely turn things around for them.
Problem is they don't know what they've got, and they certainly don't know how to leverage the fan-base of these classic games.
Namco is also known for TekkenYou know this is waaaay off topic... But I've always felt Namco didn't get the proper respect they deserved for being the innovator they were.
Take Sega's Shinobi for example, its an awesome game no doubt! However, it came out AFTER Rolling Thunder from Namco.
Not only is Rolling Thunder a better game IMO, but it was FIRST!
Shinobi plays just like it, almost like Sega copied every good idea they had... Hmmmm![]()
The ghosts of Pac Man have haunted poor Namco, to the point where people really only see that as the face of the company.
Overlooking other important contributions to gaming made by them in the early days.
And Konami, jeezz don't get me started on Konami... Its painful for me to watch them fall down like they have.![]()
If you gave me access to the IP catalog they are sitting on for just one year I believe I completely turn things around for them.
Problem is they don't know what they've got, and they certainly don't know how to leverage the fan-base of these classic games.