What cabinet did Namco use in the early 00s in Japan? (System 246/256)

[notsonic]

This is just a thought I had. The Cyber Lead 2 was released in 2000 with PS1 and DC controller ports. The tri sync monitor is presumably for Naomi, but Namco really doesn't have any stick/button games on Naomi. The Noir was released in 2007 with Tekken 6 and system 357. Afaik they have no cabinets in between, which is when the 246 was released, around 2001.

So for games like Tekken 4, 5, Soul Calibur 2, 3, etc. what was the cabinet you'd expect to find them in? New Net City? Egret 3? Cyber Lead 2? The Cyber Lead 2 just seems kind of dated with its PS1 interface and curved tube compared to the Egret 3 and New Net City's flat tubes. Especially in 2004.

If 246 was expected to be used in a Cyber Lead, does it have support for the LED marquee?

 

[GeekMan1222]

I wouldnt be surprised if Namco just didnt care to design another new cabinet with a CRT at that point especially since there were already so many cabs out on the market already and LCD tech was emerging more and more

 

[nem]

(New) Net City for Tekken 5. Controls panels, marquees and even leg artwork was made for that cab.

 

[_rm_]

(New) Net City for Tekken 5. Controls panels, marquees and even leg artwork was made for that cab.

This. You can still find them at different game centers in Japan.

 

[jermz1]

In guam we had the american T5 dedicated cab.
Also the showcase cab for T4.

 

[Mrhide]

I think that the american T5 cab did a bang up job trying to be both a stand up american game and a sit down japanese one. The fact that you can switch is great.
it's got a big ass though

 

[Franco23444]

In guam we had the american T5 dedicated cab.
Also the showcase cab for T4.

I always assumed that Tekken 4 never had a dedicated machine ever released as they were mostly sold as kits, I found pics of dedicated cabs for all Tekken’s except for Tekken 2 and Tekken 4

 

[Franco23444]

(New) Net City for Tekken 5. Controls panels, marquees and even leg artwork was made for that cab.

I believe Tekken 6/BR also has similar artwork made for the New Net city, especially since the game did have 480p support

 

[jermz1]

I always assumed that Tekken 4 never had a dedicated machine ever released as they were mostly sold as kits, I found pics of dedicated cabs for all Tekken’s except for Tekken 2 and Tekken 4

Im sure it was a kit, there was nothing special about the cab. TTT1 manual references the cyberlead

 

[streetfighterken]

(New) Net City for Tekken 5. Controls panels, marquees and even leg artwork was made for that cab.

Even the badge! I have a couple of the Tekken 5 NNCs.

 

[JKTwice]

I believe Tekken 6/BR also has similar artwork made for the New Net city, especially since the game did have 480p support

It did. There's a video for it too!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih9tSy1UMYU


Tekken 6 and SC3AE both had panels made for them. Very cool stuff!

 

[nem]

Tekken 6 and SC3AE both had panels made for them.

There's a panel for Soul Calibur? I don't think that's right.

 

[jermz1]

There's a panel for Soul Calibur? I don't think that's right.

Maybe its the sammy guilty gear xx panel

 

[Franco23444]

There's a panel for Soul Calibur? I don't think that's right.

I did have some blast city SC3 artwork when I got my Japanese copy of SC3 a while ago

 

[twistedsymphony]

I always assumed that Tekken 4 never had a dedicated machine ever released as they were mostly sold as kits, I found pics of dedicated cabs for all Tekken’s except for Tekken 2 and Tekken 4

I had a thread on KLOV years ago where I found pictures of most of the dedicated Tekken and SC cabs.
https://forums.arcade-museum.com/threads/dedicated-namco-fighters.336386/

 

[Mickysmoke]

We had a tekken 4 or 5 cab over here that was absoute monstrosity of a thing, cant seem to find any pics of it online

 

[Mickysmoke]

 

[Franco23444]

That’s not a dedicated cabinet but probably a custom cabinet

 

[Mickysmoke]

That’s not a dedicated cabinet but probably a custom cabinet

Horrible looking thing mate, im sure i seen them in spain too

 

[twistedsymphony]

That’s not a dedicated cabinet but probably a custom cabinet

I wouldn't be so sure, different markets got different cabs because a lot of manufacturers commissioned local businesses to make the cabs to cut down on transport expenses.

good examples are things like Sega Twin units, or the old-school nintendo cabs. in pictures the USA and JP cabs look the same but if you were to actually measure them you'd find that there isn't a signal panel between the US and JP versions that are the same size/shape... other cabs are wildly different in different markets.