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Post by Flack on Oct 15, 2016 8:50:20 GMT -5
Hey RUP good to see you over here. I love your avatar. Do you know the story of Snake Oiler and Haro Bora?
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RUP
2600 Jr.
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Post by RUP on Oct 15, 2016 15:02:44 GMT -5
Hi Flack, You know I never heard of that until recently and I believe I heard it on one of your podcasts or read it on your website? Am I remembering that correctly? I grew up watching Speed Racer reruns with my older brothers and always liked Snake Oiler! I still say he should have won the Alpine race! I recently picked up some of the DVD's and now my kids love it too! Try to get away with smoking violence and death in a cartoon today!!!
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Post by strudders on Oct 17, 2016 9:25:55 GMT -5
Hi RUP
The sole cab I have is Taito's Lunar Rescue. I got it cheap from eBay about 10 years ago. Made an offer to the seller after he failed to sell it. Had to drive a long way to get it but it was worth it. It has the 'reflected' screen and moon backdrop just like Space Invaders. Not sure if that is normal for the game or if it was some sort of Taito conversion. It still works fine after all these years and multiple house moves. I also have a 1980 electro-mechanical fruit machine too. That was very cheap, but another long drive). I don't have the room or the money for any more cabs, but I hope to one day !
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Post by RUP on Oct 25, 2016 19:28:41 GMT -5
Strudders does your Lunar Rescue have a color monitor or is it black & white with color overlays? I installed the Braze technologies Space Invaders multi game / Hi score save kit in my cab and it has Lunar Rescue on it along with other games that run on the Space Invaders hardware. The kit is drop dead simple to install and I was wondering if it would be possible install it in your Lunar Rescue cab? I think you would really enjoy it if you could! www.brasington.org/arcade/products/sim/
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Post by strudders on Oct 26, 2016 17:47:05 GMT -5
Strudders does your Lunar Rescue have a color monitor or is it black & white with color overlays? I installed the Braze technologies Space Invaders multi game / Hi score save kit in my cab and it has Lunar Rescue on it along with other games that run on the Space Invaders hardware. The kit is drop dead simple to install and I was wondering if it would be possible install it in your Lunar Rescue cab? I think you would really enjoy it if you could! www.brasington.org/arcade/products/sim/Hi RUP. Mine is b&w with a green overlay. I may have to find out more about that kit ! Was it expensive ? I love Space Invaders and this would be a great way for me to get it without laying out mega bucks.
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RUP
2600 Jr.
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Post by RUP on Oct 27, 2016 10:10:34 GMT -5
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Post by strudders on Oct 27, 2016 14:55:23 GMT -5
Thanks for the alternate link Rup ! I was wondering why the Braze site had no mention of cost etc. According to Klov the Lunar Rescue game "Uses hardware similar or identical to Taito's Space Invaders and supposedly a ROM swap will convert one game to the other". Hopefully that provides further indication that the Braze kit would work. I'd take a look in my cabinet but there is zero chance in me maneuvering it in the cramped 'man-cave' ! I have emailed Braze to ask his opinion before I pull the trigger on buying the kit. Cheers Strudders
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