New Arrival – More Capcom Cuteness

About The Cab

Here is my latest cabinet – a gorgeous Yellow Cute.  My Project Yellow Cute needs a lot of work and progress is slow with work, the wife and a new baby daughter.  This Yellow Cute is in excellent condition and was ready to go straight in my games room.  The cab is totally original and very clean with only a few minor marks.  The monitor has a beautiful zero burn Toshiba tube and a Sanwa chassis (M1723E).  I just need to add some art to the marquee holder then I’m done!

The Games

At the moment the cab is host to an old favourite – Street Fighter Zero.

A massive thanks to Slugflyer (Arcade Otaku) for this awesome cab!

Joystick Gamers! Video Game Photo Magazine

One of the great things about Japan is stumbling upon an arcade.  I love that mixture of excitement and anticipation of finding out what gaming gems await inside, whether it’s in a shopping mall, a tourist attraction, or down a dimly lit street.

I’ll never forget Nanboya Arcade.  Unable to find a place to stay in Osaka, a kind local took us to a hotel and negotiated a cheaper rate within our budget.  After dumping our bags, we left the hotel for a bite to eat and just happened to pass Nanboya Arcade.  Located on a bustling street adjacent to a crossing, a worn sun faded Gradius poster in the window hinted at the awesome selection of classic cabinets inside.  Home to Irem Madonna’s, Namco Consolette, Pony’s, Konami Domy Jr, Nintendo Vs, and SNK Candy Cabinets, I was amazed to find such an arcade still exists.

Another ace find was Solar Assault in Mikado Arcade, Takadanobaba, Tokyo.  I remember seeing pictures of this Konami 3D shooter in magazines back in the day and thinking how awesome it looked….and then nothing, not a mention of it anywhere.  I wondered if it was cancelled.  Did I imagine it even?  And then it’s there right in front of me, all these years later, waiting for my 100 Yen coin!

I recently picked up Joystick Gamers! Video Game Photo Magazine. 

An awesome little booklet containing some beautiful pictures of decrepit, filthy arcade game centers and cabinets – my favourite!  Here’s hoping they release more issues.

Xexex Kit, Spectral vs. Generation and Ganryu

Here are some pictures of my recent purchases. 

The cartridge version of Spectral vs. Generation was my most wanted game.  There are 29 known official games for the Igs Pgm system released on cartridge format, and I’m going for the complete set.  It has taken me a while to track down the cartridge version of SvG and I’m very pleased to finally get hold of one. 

I’m really looking forward to playing Ganryu, an interesting looking platform action game by Visco which doesn’t seem much like a Neo Geo game at all. 

I’m also really happy to pick up a complete Xexex Kit, a truly impressive horizontal shooter by Konami with amazing graphics and sound and very challenging gameplay.

The Xexex Kit contains the following:

Xexex Kit Box

Xexex PCB, Serial No. 022590

2x Anti-Static Bags

PCB Feet

Xexex Manual

2x Stickers

2x Marquee Artwork – Serial Matches PCB

Moves List

2x Cardboard POP Artwork

Invader Stool

This stool is from http://www.rocketstools.co.uk/index.php/store.html 

They are made to order.  The quality and service is excellent, I’m really pleased with it.

Mugs and Key Rings

Many thanks to Red5 / Daz (Arcade Otaku) for these goodies.

New Arrival – Capcom Mini Cute – Yellow Edition

Here is my latest arcade cabinet – Capcom Mini Cute – Yellow Edition.  I’ve really enjoyed working on arcade cabinets this year and I was looking for a bit of a project – this fits the bill nicely! 

The Good

1. It’s a Mini Cute!

2. The cabinet body is in relatively good shape.  There is little rust and no dents or damages.

3. The screen cover is in good condition with no deep scratches.

4. All of the wiring is intact and original.

5. The cabinet has a full set of locks and keys.

6. The cabinet came complete with an original marquee and also has the two eye bolts.  I’m especially pleased about these as they seem to be missing from most Cutes.

The Bad

1. The monitor has some serious screen burn from the game Rygar.

2. The stock control panel has been replaced with a home made custom panel.

3. The cabinet body paint work has a lot of scratches and is in generally poor condition.

4. The Capcom side art is in poor condition with rips and tears.

5. The speaker grills are in poor condition.

To Do

1. Re-spray the external shell - cabinet front, control box and body. 

2. Add repro side art.

3. Fit new control panel, complete with new sticks and buttons.

4. Replace missing kick plate rubber.

5. Internal clean.  Clean all wiring.

5. Re-spray speaker grills.

6. Clean and polish screen cover and bezel with Novus.

7. Replace monitor.

I plan dismantling the cabinet and taking the parts to local car body shop (the same place that re-sprayed my New Astro City speaker surround).  They should be able to do a perfect colour match.  I already have repro side art and a repro coin entry sticker.  I have a control panel on its way from Japan to replace the custom panel.  If you have any idea what game the custom panel is intended for, please let me know!  Finding a suitable replacement monitor will no doubt be the biggest hurdle.

The cab is very tired and needs a lot of work.  However it should shape up nicely and I’m really looking forward to bringing this old unloved cabinet back to its former glory!

Sega Naomi Sit-Down - New Net City Art – Part 3

 Work Done

1. New Sega Japan official Naomi SD cabinet legs and covers fitted.  New Net City side art applied.

2. Base cleaned, primed and re-sprayed appliance gloss white.

3. New Naomi front assembly fitted, complete with new monitor bezel, inserts, screw cap covers and light cover.

4. New control box upper fitted.

5. Instruction glass cover replaced with a new Japanese one.  The Japan version has a black border.

6. New instruction glass cover brackets and L washers fitted. 

7. New Sega coin reject button fitted.

8. Plastic coin slot replaced with Sega 100 Yen chrome metal coin slot.

9. Rear monitor cover cleaned.

10. All wiring cleaned.

11. New Sanwa sticks, ball tops and push buttons fitted. 

12. Sega extra button looms fitted.

13. New leg hoofs, levellers and end caps fitted.

14. New Net City CP overlay, instruction sheet, coin decal, and emblem added.

15. Coin box door and frame fitted – original missing.

16. New marquee assembly fitted.

17. Missing coin box replaced.

18. Monitor tube and chassis cleaned. 

19. Wooden Naomi mobo / PCB mounting board fitted - original board missing.

20. Earth wiring re-connected inside cabinet legs.  Missing earth wires replaced.

NOS Sega Parts Used

1. Sega Japan official Naomi SD cabinet legs and covers.

2. Instruction cover bracket [NOA-1419] x2

3. Instruction cover bracket L washer [NOA-1420] x4

4. Leg hoof R [NOA-1113]

5. Leg hoof L [NOA-1114]

6. Leg levellers m16x75 [601-5699X] x2

7. Nanao monitor bezel / mask [NOA-1502-01]

8. Naomi leg end cap R [NOA-1003]

9. Naomi leg end cap L [NOA-1004]

10. Naomi light cover [NOA-1503]

11. Sega extra button loom [600-6227-10] x2

12. Sega coin reject button assembly [250-5043]

13. Naomi front assembly [NOA-1501]

14. GCS lid [NOA-1505]

15. VMU lid [NOA-1506] x2

16. Screw cap cover [NOA-1006] x4

17. Control box upper [NOA-1402]

18. Instruction glass cover [HOT-1508]

19. Naomi marquee assembly [NOA-1300]

NOS Cabinet Art Used

1. New Net City 2L12B control panel overlay [NOM-2001]

2. New Net City leg decal R [NOM-1015]

3. New Net City leg decal L [NOM-1008]

4. New Net City instruction sheet [NOM-1409]                      

5. New Net City emblem [NOM-1507]                                   

6. New Net City 100 Yen coin decal [NOM-1412]                 

The Games

The monitor is 31KHz only so I will be using this cab for Naomi, Atomiswave and Taito Type-X systems.

At the moment I’m playing Zero Gunner 2 by Psikyo and I can see that staying in there for a good while!

Many Thanks

Daz / Red5 (Arcade Otaku) for the cab.

Andygeezer for the SD leg kit, NNC side art, Naomi / PCB mounting board, Naomi front assembly, control box upper, instruction glass cover and the marquee assembly.

Craig / Giz10p for monitor bezel, end caps, light cover, coin reject button, NNC instruction sheet, brackets and L washers.

Richy13 (AO) for the chrome coin slot.

Akihabarashop for the buttons and meshball ball tops.

BlingStix / FrancoB (AO) for the Jamma / JVS voltmeter.

Spectre (AO) for the repro marquees. 

And a massive thanks to Paulie (AO) for his excellent Naomi restoration thread and earth wiring connection info.