SOLD - GAME Korean Mini cabs - Super Rare and Cool!

[SillyB]

I've finally gotten ready for phase 2 of the imported Korean mini cabs. If you didn't see the other thread it's worth looking at for background on these, here it is: https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=428849
These are South Korean mini cabs imported by the OP I bought them from. They were converted to US standards and were routed locally in Korea Town before being stored. My daughter has a Korean friend who was at our house recently and saw these and freaked out - she said "Oh my gosh! How did you get these! I see these every summer when I go to Korea to see my family!"

The other units sold quick, which isn't surprising considering how rare and collectible these are. I am selling these units for $850 with no PCB.

I can take more pics if needed of each cab. The buyer has the option to pick which cab they like best - first come first served. I am happy to work with a shipper. On the other cabs Fastenal shipped these cheap unboxed and unwrapped, and I can drop this off to their location for you as is.

 

[SillyB]

The Cabs have Korean mini leaf joysticks and buttons. The centering grommet is very smooth and light and has a very different feel from American leaf sticks. The units all have 19" burn-free monitors with Hong Eun Korean Chassis.

These units have been routed and are not perfect. They all have some bumps and scratches, but overall look great. I have gone through each one to be sure they are 100% playable. They have been cleaned and repaired as needed. Each one has its quirks and they are each slightly different. One has a replacement back door which is just flat black, one has multi-colored buttons and sticks, the art differs from one cab to another and the last is a totally different cab shape and style but the same size. Some have handles on the side, others don't but have holes where they did at one time. Two of these units had broken MVS boards and the other two had different games. Most have a six button layout, but button #3 is actually player 1 start and button 6 isn't connected, so they are wired for the same Neo Geo setup as the smaller cabs.

 

[SillyB]

I will also offer these for $900 with a Pandora's Box 4s (remember 6 button games aren't playable so you need to weed them out in the menu) or $950 with a custom Neo-Geo setup.

I really wanted a Neo Geo multi in my Mini cab but wasn't happy with the XXX-1 carts I bought. I found a hack of a Pandora's box that I was able to mod to run how I wanted it. It has all the Neo Geo games running on FBA. There are no hacks or dupes. The menu has video preview with sound. There are advanced menus to run the game in MVS or AES mode, you can even run UNIbios and all kinds of good stuff. Personally I'm very happy with this setup in my machine.

 

[SillyB]

These are all bought and pending pickup - sorry!

 

[SFIINerd]

wow that was fast. glad i got mine!

 

[evileye]

Holy shit, that was even faster than your mini-mini's from the last sale. Congrats man, these are sweet little units.

 

[SkyFighter]

How does one sit to play one of these? Or are they for counter tops?

 

[SillyB]

Holy shit, that was even faster than your mini-mini's from the last sale. Congrats man, these are sweet little units.

Yeah, I knew they'd go fast but not this fast! One guy wants all of them. He's even trying to get me to sell my last mini-mini!

How does one sit to play one of these? Or are they for counter tops?

Its clear you didn't read the link to the other ad <eye roll> Seriously though there are good links to interesting info. Here is a pic from one of the articles I linked to showing typical installation in Korea. The second is my two teenage boys playing the smaller size unit at home.

 

[evileye]

Yeah, I knew they'd go fast but not this fast! One guy wants all of them. He's even trying to get me to sell my last mini-mini!

Wow! He must be thinking about using them in an actual arcade or something, I'd hope.

 

[SkyFighter]

Yikes, so unless you are a 4yr old Korean boy its super uncomfortable.

 

[SFIINerd]

Yikes, so unless you are a 4yr old Korean boy its super uncomfortable.

plays like a countertop depending on how high up you have it.

so, no. quite comfy

 

[SillyB]

Yikes, so unless you are a 4yr old Korean boy its super uncomfortable.

No, but it is made for a culture who is comfortable sitting on the ground. It's basically a Korean version of a cocktail cab. The really small ones can work well as bartops, that's how I use mine cause I'm 6'4". These larger ones do great on the ground or possibly on a riser. Here is a pic of a full grown man playing the smaller ones in the wild.

 

[SillyB]

Wow! He must be thinking about using them in an actual arcade or something, I'd hope.

Yeah, he has a restaurant he is putting them in so they'll be back full of quarters!

 

[evileye]

Yeah, he has a restaurant he is putting them in so they'll be back full of quarters!

Back in the wild, awesome.