wugly
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two player space invaders. room enough for drinks and food and stil be able to see screen.
Cocktails to look for, cocktails to avoid
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A close tie would be the uber rare Eliminator 4-player cocktail:
@DLP raves about this one. Someone brought it to CAX and he said it was super fun to play.
Eliminator is way fun with 2 players. I can't imagine how it would be with 4!
Del
Yeah... if I had to choose between 4 player Warlords and 4 player Eliminator, I'd have to choose Eliminator. Don't get me wrong, Warlords is great... but you're kinda just playing defense. In Eliminator, you're playing offense so it's more of a "kill or be killed" mentality!
On the avoid list - I'd tell you to avoid the Joust cocktail - that's such a weird one, side by side but a table...
I'd go with Galaga as I love the design of the Midway cocktails. Although Centipede is great in any style!
I don't like Joust so I'd never own one but I actually like the cabinet design a lot. It's cool looking and can be pushed against a wall.
I like my Gyruss. The games makes sense sitting over the top of it, rotating down into the center.
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Hookindafoot
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Can't really go wrong with any of those games as cocktail cabinets, they all work well as conckrtail cabs . I have played all those on cocktail cabinets and enjoyed them all. Played a lor of Gallaga and Centipede, probably because those machines were everywhere. I thinkFrogger cocktails were kind of big at Pizza Hut, A lot of the huts use to have alcoves near the entrances where they placed the arcade cabinets. Yeah 3 great games though.
Donkey Kong Junior was good, honestly I thought it was the best of the Donley Kong Series. I think a lot of those got Turned into Atari RBI Baseballs, then turned back to Donkey Kong Juniors at some point by hobbyists.
Tough choice DK Jr. Or Rbi Baseball for a dedicated cabinet.
Booooo
The Joust Cocktail is very fun to play.. and yes.. I'm biased.. I have one..
Basically any cocktail by Nichibutsu is one to avoid.
I had a moon alien II where the original owner caught the magic smoke, it's second owner repaired damaged components on the PSU, fired it up and it mysteriously smoked as well. Of course when I take a crack at it the cocktail goes up in smoke too.
A few years later I saw a post on the Japanese social media circles showing the same thing happening to another Nichibutsu cocktail.
I had a moon alien II where the original owner caught the magic smoke, it's second owner repaired damaged components on the PSU, fired it up and it mysteriously smoked as well. Of course when I take a crack at it the cocktail goes up in smoke too.
A few years later I saw a post on the Japanese social media circles showing the same thing happening to another Nichibutsu cocktail.
Hookindafoot
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I don't think I ever played Joust on a cocktail. After looking at it that is kind of an odd setup. Probably not that much more dificult than the upright though. Interesting Cocktail Cabinet, a lot rarer than Frogger, Centipede, or Gallaga.
Its a tradeoff I would take a Joust just because it is more rare, and still a good game.
Meh, Two to One
bitburn
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I found for parties, Track and Field with pedestal is a good choice. Also can throw in hypersports pcb too for more gameplay.
CameronMcC
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Ive got a few Midway cocktails and the games are just all timers. That two player PacMan on Bit Kit is worth having.
And My Nintendo Red Tent is great, but i dont want anyone putting drinks on it the way you can a glass top table.
Warlords is the one i want and have not found.
Id love a Joust.
But Track & Field and Atari Football are still favorites if you are playing with friends.
And My Nintendo Red Tent is great, but i dont want anyone putting drinks on it the way you can a glass top table.
Warlords is the one i want and have not found.
Id love a Joust.
But Track & Field and Atari Football are still favorites if you are playing with friends.
Phetishboy
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Just to give you an idea how long I've had it, the little girl in that picture is now 20. And it still works as good as the day I brought it home.
My Moon Alien II is the first cocktail I bought (20 years ago). A year ago I had the board repaired due to a graphic issue. Other than that, it has been solid. I'm curious to hear more about the smoke problem to see if I need to do some preventative maintenance. Otherwise, it's a great game.
SNESNESCUBE64
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One thing I didn't mention is that if you get tables of the same style, they can look good pressed together. I have mine set up to be played on the couches
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Hookindafoot
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Been doing a little research on the VS, system, those Red Tents are pretty rare. I would hold on to that onr for sure. They even have their own registry
The Unofficial Nintendo Red Tent Registry <br />
Welcome to The Unofficial Nintendo Red Tent (Vs. DualSystem Sit-down) Registry! This is becoming the "go to" site when it comes to the nintendo red tent. I hope you enjoy what it has to offer. I'll...
nintendoredtent.weebly.com
Pretty interesting. My guess is probably less than 300 of those Red Tents out there, probably no more than 500 -1000 probably ever made.
Interesting
Love the Atari Trackball Football
Remember watching for hours as 2 really skilled players went at it. probably around 1979.
Epic gameplay & sh*t talking
EVB
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I'd avoid midway MCR cocktails, I just prefer the uprights. Right now I only have 4 cocktails, pac-man, galaxian, omega race, and warlords. No plans to add or subtract any in the list.
I love my Q*Bert cocktail. The artwork is killer along with the tiny control panels.
Yeah. I can't think of any MCR games that are better in the cocktail format. The uprights are all so nice. Warlords is about the only other cocktail I'd be interested in picking up if I got the chance. I've got too many as is.
For cocktails to avoid, I really don't like Nintendo cocktails. Or most Japanese cocktails in general. The joystick mounts are horrible and the artwork is minimal.
We have a Qbert upright and my wife still expresses a desire every now and then to get one of these and put it in our living room.
Hookindafoot
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Was that a conversion kit?
Looks good and probably plays good on a cocktail, did'nt realize how many conversion kits were bdeing used on cocktail cabinets.
Looks good anyways, though/.
