Topic: Corbie's Stuff

I've gotten a bunch of emails asking for me to put up some stuff from my collection, not to mention people wanting to know how I got some of this stuff, so I'll use this topic to post a new pic each day along with a bit of history on the stuff.

I bought the Japanese Neo Geo arcade cabinet in 2000 for around $900. After owning the Neo Geo AES home system and getting tired of paying the $300+ for some of the games and then finding out how long the load times were on the CD systems, I decided to bite the bullet and buy an MVS arcade cabinet. The games are cheaper plus you get that authentic arcade experience. I replaced the stock joysticks and buttons with Sanwa JLF sticks and Sanwa OSBF-30 buttons. Worth every penny too. Currently, I have Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Samurai Shodown II, Blazing Star, and Viewpoint in the 4-slot board inside the cabinet.

The Taito Egret II cabinet I bought about a year ago for about $1200 after wanting to own a good shooter cabinet for a long time. You can easily rotate the monitor from vertical to horizontal and back which makes it great for shmups. I also replaced the buttons and stick on this one, but I went with the Seimitsu LS-32 stick due to it being so much better with shmups, but I stuck with those silky smooth Sanwa buttons like the ones on my Neo Geo cabinet. Currently I have Cave's amazing shmup Muchi Muchi Pork in this cabinet.

Wow, that's impressive...I don't mean to offend you, but I hope I don't get into games that much. They take too much of my life already (not to mention money ). I'm not big on shmups though, I don't much care for high scores or that extremely high difficulty that comes with them, though they can be fun from time to time.

You'd have to go a long way to offend me. But in reality, after being married this long, you gotta have something to hang on to. Games are as good as anything.

You basicly own a store. Really cool. How much do you think you spent on gaming so far?

How much do you think you spent on gaming so far?

I try not to think about it.

@Corbie: That is very true, I'm actually engaged right now, but I have tons of stuff to 'hang' on to. I play guitar, I'm going to university this year, I'm going to be working when I get off for my summer brake, and probably have to do some good old wood splitting on the Christmas break. So, yeah...

Who's the guy playing on the arcade?

Who do you think?

No way! That can't be you! I always thought you were really a skeleton holding a scythe, but he, you, looks kinda close. Kinda

Awesome arcade cabinets Corbie!

Now you are one hardcore gamer. I can't really say how many people buy these kind of arcades, other than you.

Oh I have quite a few friends around here that own arcade cabs. My buddy that I work with has 12.

Uhhh, wow. I could never get into arcade games myself, but just imagine the looks on people's faces if I did have some. Are these cabs new or old?

They're both used, but I restored them both. Repainted them, new wiring, new speakers, new coin slots, new sticks and buttons.

Did anything actually work on them?

I used to have an old pin ball machine. I loved that thing.

Yeah they worked fine, I just wanted to fix them up. The only thing the Neo Geo was missing was the MVS Board. The Egret II came fully functional, but the stick was a Sanwa and they don't work real well with shmups. They're better for fighting games.

What interesting hobbies you have, Corbie!

How much did you pay for those sticks and buttons? They couldn't have been cheap.

Corbie i will have something very special for you my video game collection on the next time i email you and i hope you'll like it its every game i own even ones from my vc and wiiware :3 i hope you'll look at it of course i know it won't beat your stuff never will (but not trying to anyway xD) but anyway its a present from me! And its kinda the only way i can repay you for the copy of SML2 :6 Golden Coins i'll let you know when i'm gonna send them though