Fellow Arkanoid Lovers UNITE!!!!!

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So I currently have a PCB for Arkanoid and Tournament Arkanoid. I know the pinout is the same and I can swap boards.
But what about Arkanoid 2: The Revenge of DOH? Is it the same as the previous two?
Has anyone ever had ALL THREE boards in one unit? I don't think that Arkanoid 2 is JAMMA is it???

Whatcha thinkin?
 
My Revenge of Doh is not JAMMA, but the cabinet is and it's running a funky little adapter. The eventual plan, on paper, is to get all four Arkanoids running in there with appropriate adapters and a JAMMA switcher.
 
Hmmm, on KLOV it says that Revenge of DOH is a JAMMA. Can the KLOV gods be wrong?

I thought it would be pretty cool to have all three (or four) games in one unit.

And yes, I too have Arkanoid on my cell phone... it is WONDERFUL while on the crapper.
 
I need to double check my set up then. I'm pretty sure I have an adapter there (could be wrong though).
 
my Revenge of Doh Is JAMMA as well. I currently have a R.O.D cocktail table, and Arkanoid and Tournament Ark in a bartop. Looking to build an adaptor so I can swap all the arkanoids into the bartop and build the cocktail into something else..
 
I'm a big fan of Arkanoid, I find it's great to have in the lineup as it's one of those games you can just have a quick game here and there without needing too much focus or concentration which most other games demand.

I have a spinner cab that I swap Arkanoid, Tournament Arkanoid and Gigas boards in and out of. I also have the Taito F3 Arkanoid Returns cart, but unfortunately it uses a horizontal monitor so can't be included in the cab, so it never gets played.

I find the games very difficult though, my high score on Ark is about 150k or so, I don't know how they score a million+ on these games.
 
I used to own an arkanoid cocktail table when I was in highschool and my friends would always be over playing it in my garage. It is the game I miss the most. The cocktail was great cause we'd just sit there and play the game for hours. I really miss it.:-*(
 
I know more about the Arkanoid series than any other other game, because of all the time I spend setting up the world record holder's(Zack Hample) cabinet with all three.(Arkanoid Returns is of course a horizontal game).

I put a JAMMA wiring harness inside his cabinet(which was formerly Q*bert in another life), so Arkanoid Revenge of Doh plugs right in. But Arkanoid and Tournament Arkanoid use identical adaptors.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
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"Fellow Arkanoid Lovers UNITE!!!!!"

NO!!!!

BAD COLLECTOR,

No quarters for you.

Thats like saying, "Everyone who loves the crabs, raise the hand you scratch your balls with."

I'm not saying the game isn't entertaining, or challenging, or worthy of a place in the hearts and minds of gamers. That being said, no game has killed more classics senselessly than Arkanoid. Hell, its killed more classics than the bubonic plaque killed Englishmen......But I digress. Didn't mean to ruin the festivities. By all means, celabrate the grim reaper of the golden age with reckless abandon. I'll just go play a game of Galaga or something while muttering righteous indignation under my breath. ;)
 
"Fellow Arkanoid Lovers UNITE!!!!!"

NO!!!!

BAD COLLECTOR,

No quarters for you.

Thats like saying, "Everyone who loves the crabs, raise the hand you scratch your balls with."

I'm not saying the game isn't entertaining, or challenging, or worthy of a place in the hearts and minds of gamers. That being said, no game has killed more classics senselessly than Arkanoid. Hell, its killed more classics than the bubonic plaque killed Englishmen......But I digress. Didn't mean to ruin the festivities. By all means, celabrate the grim reaper of the golden age with reckless abandon. I'll just go play a game of Galaga or something while muttering righteous indignation under my breath. ;)

That is pretty funny. I do love the game. But I am sure there are a LOT of other games that killed "Classics" too.
I am just looking for suggestions on hooking up all three boards in one unit. Or I could go kill three other classics and turn them into Arkanoid LOL!
 
Arkanoid is probably one of the best 'kit' games ever. When I see a game converted to Bottom of the 9th, I go "ewwwwwww". When I see a game converted to Arkanoid, I go "Hmmmmm....."
 
Arkanoid!!

I've had a cocktail Arkanoid for over 13 years! It's the one game I can't ever get rid of as it's a party favorite!! Never had to do a thing to it.. It's in a nice stern cocktail and works great! Would love to get a revenge of tournament pcb for it, but I'm afraid to touch it :) plus it's not Jamma, and I've heard that finding a version that has cocktail mode is tough..
 
"Fellow Arkanoid Lovers UNITE!!!!!"

NO!!!!

BAD COLLECTOR,

No quarters for you.

Thats like saying, "Everyone who loves the crabs, raise the hand you scratch your balls with."

I'm not saying the game isn't entertaining, or challenging, or worthy of a place in the hearts and minds of gamers. That being said, no game has killed more classics senselessly than Arkanoid. Hell, its killed more classics than the bubonic plaque killed Englishmen......But I digress. Didn't mean to ruin the festivities. By all means, celabrate the grim reaper of the golden age with reckless abandon. I'll just go play a game of Galaga or something while muttering righteous indignation under my breath. ;)

You can't blame Arkanoid. It was those money grubin' ops. :D

But I wonder if it is really a party favorite in general. Because if it is, I may just consider keeping my cocktail table.(Which was formerly a Galaxian). :D

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York
 
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Well I picked up the Arkanoid 2 Revenge of DOH. Here are some pics. It's pretty nice with new T molding, paint and what not.
It was in an Atari Kangaroo cab.
 

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HHmmmm Arkanoid.....Kangaroo.......Arkanoid....Kanga....I'll take Arkanoid !!!!!!!

Gamerooms not a gameroom without an Arkanoid........=) JMO
 
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