Neo Geo Mini Marquee's

Here's a quick look at some of the Neo Geo mini marquee's that come inside Neo Geo kits. The idea of the them is that they fit in to windows in the illumination panel of some Neo Geo cabinets. Over time they are prone to yellowing as you can see on the Stakes Winner marquee.

Deathsmiles 1CC

Deathsmiles is one of my favourite arcade games of all time. I first encountered Deathsmiles on the Xbox 360 while bargain hunting on Amazon. It was for sale for about £10 so I thought I'd give it a try. Once I got into Arcade gaming, and realised it was possible to get the original arcade PCB I knew I had to have it. I had it imported from Japan, and so began my quest for the 1 credit completion. I can't remember the length of time it took, but having played it quite a lot on the 360, it was probably only a couple of months before I managed to complete the arcade PCB.



Here's a run I did yesterday and decided to record. Sorry for the blurring at times, the camera doesn't seem to know how to handle the glow of the CRT.

Konami Classic to JAMMA adaptor

Thought I'd quickly share my thoughts about my new Konami Classic to JAMMA adaptor. I picked it when I was able to get a Shao-Lin's Road PCB recently. It seems extremely well made, and works a treat, although seeing a game like Shao-Lin's Road on a 29" screen doesn't feel ideal. I ordered it off Ebay from a company that also sell through JAMMAboards.com. They have a range of adaptors, and if you're looking for one I'd recommend their services.

Here's a quick look at mine:

Street Fighter IV 1CC

I decided to record some game play of Street Fighter IV since I can consistently complete it on single credit using default settings.

To get Gouken at the end you need to get to Seth without losing a round, get 2 perfects, 5 Super/Ultra combo finishes and 10 first hits. If you get to Seth without dropping a round but without the other criteria met you will get Akuma/Gouki (same character, just a different name in Japan).

Ibara Art Pop

I realise I've not put anything up for a while, but I've been scanning some art work I've picked up recently. Now this Ibara Art Pop isn't part of that, but it is something I realised I'd already scanned and not uploaded. This is the completely untouched scan from the original art.

Ibara is quite a polarizing game, it has plenty of fans out there, but there's plenty of people who really don't like it. In fact the person I bought my PCB from had just a week before he decided to get rid of it. I'm not really a fan, but I do intend to spend some more time on it at some point.