The term candy cab is actually a big mistake by westerners. The “mass” first batch of guys in the west imported these were predominantly NeoGeo collectors. So they of course went for NeoGeo cabinets. SNK actually made a model properly named “Candy” and these guys imported these Candy cabinets. As they posted about them in the forums folks who had never seen them called them Candy Cabs and the name stuck as a way to refer to all Japanese arcade machines. Much like your Mom called every video game console a Nintendo or SEGA. Completely understandable how the term came to be, but still feels so Joe Sixpack haha. First time I encountered these beautiful machines were in the 80’s on trips with my grandmother and later again in the 90’s with my parents. Lots of evolution in styling between those two decades. When I saw “modern” styled machines for the first time in the early 90’s, I swore I would own some one day... fast forward to 2000 and I was able to get my first batches of machines
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Re: Feature: Exploring Japan's Undying Love For Arcade 'Candy' Cabinets
The term candy cab is actually a big mistake by westerners. The “mass” first batch of guys in the west imported these were predominantly NeoGeo collectors. So they of course went for NeoGeo cabinets. SNK actually made a model properly named “Candy” and these guys imported these Candy cabinets. As they posted about them in the forums folks who had never seen them called them Candy Cabs and the name stuck as a way to refer to all Japanese arcade machines. Much like your Mom called every video game console a Nintendo or SEGA. Completely understandable how the term came to be, but still feels so Joe Sixpack haha. First time I encountered these beautiful machines were in the 80’s on trips with my grandmother and later again in the 90’s with my parents. Lots of evolution in styling between those two decades. When I saw “modern” styled machines for the first time in the early 90’s, I swore I would own some one day... fast forward to 2000 and I was able to get my first batches of machines