Recently, Hgloth hooked me up with a beat-up, dirty, JAMMAtized Qix cab (Thanks bro!). I've decided this would be the perfect candidate to finally create a Bubble Bobble classic Taito cabinet.
Bubble Bobble is a game that I've always wanted in my lineup, but it has always eluded me for one reason or another. The only time I had it running was in a Multi-Taito Double Dragon that I sold a few years ago. Unfortunately, it's one of those iconic games that only came as a really ugly conversion kit. I've seen other nice custom Bubble Bobble cabs on here and on byoac, but I feel it deserves the dedicated classic Taito treatment since it came at the tail end of that era.
Hopefully, I can get this done and ready by the time CAX comes around. We'll see. Haha.
Here's a shot of the cab as is stands now running Bubble Bobble via Pandora's Box 4. I had to rotate the monitor to horizontal as it was being used as a Raiden. So there is a cutout and bubble cover on the back door as a result. Solid cab otherwise. It has the original Taito tempered front glass.
Bubble Bobble is a game that I've always wanted in my lineup, but it has always eluded me for one reason or another. The only time I had it running was in a Multi-Taito Double Dragon that I sold a few years ago. Unfortunately, it's one of those iconic games that only came as a really ugly conversion kit. I've seen other nice custom Bubble Bobble cabs on here and on byoac, but I feel it deserves the dedicated classic Taito treatment since it came at the tail end of that era.
Hopefully, I can get this done and ready by the time CAX comes around. We'll see. Haha.
To-Do List:
- Clean cabinet
- Clean up and remount cabinet wiring
- Tube swap 4900 or find a replacement monitor (heavy Tapper burn)
- Patch lockbar holes
- Sand and prime front and sides of cabinet
- Print and apply custom side and front art (will be ordering via Szabos Arcades)
- Replace and paint wood base
- Strip, sand, paint and rebuild coin door
- Replace t-molding
- Acquire Taito plastic monitor bezel
- Acquire 4-way Wico balltop joysticks (thinking of going with red or maybe one blue/one green)
- Acquire Multi-Taito PCB (going to use Pandora's Box 4 for now, maybe Hyperspin)
Completed:
- Install custom bezel, marquee, CPO art (ordered via GameOnGrafix)
- Strip and rebuild control panel. Going to make keep it 3-button so it can play games like Double Dragon
- Clean cabinet
- Clean up and remount cabinet wiring
- Tube swap 4900 or find a replacement monitor (heavy Tapper burn)
- Patch lockbar holes
- Sand and prime front and sides of cabinet
- Print and apply custom side and front art (will be ordering via Szabos Arcades)
- Replace and paint wood base
- Strip, sand, paint and rebuild coin door
- Replace t-molding
- Acquire Taito plastic monitor bezel
- Acquire 4-way Wico balltop joysticks (thinking of going with red or maybe one blue/one green)
- Acquire Multi-Taito PCB (going to use Pandora's Box 4 for now, maybe Hyperspin)
Completed:
- Install custom bezel, marquee, CPO art (ordered via GameOnGrafix)
- Strip and rebuild control panel. Going to make keep it 3-button so it can play games like Double Dragon
Here's a shot of the cab as is stands now running Bubble Bobble via Pandora's Box 4. I had to rotate the monitor to horizontal as it was being used as a Raiden. So there is a cutout and bubble cover on the back door as a result. Solid cab otherwise. It has the original Taito tempered front glass.
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