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Question...
Would anyone be interested in a multi Zaxxon?
Was figuring out a few things last nite...it is possible to make a Zaxxon, super zaxxon and future spy. Plus a few other games...

Issue, BIG kit. More grafx roms than any other so far (12). Lots of installation points. Ribbon cable connection. Multiple processors on some of the pcbs....

Is there enough love for Zaxxon to do This? Zaxxon is a $300 or so game. Kit may reach half that in cost. Is it justified?

Would like to hear thoughts.
 
Zaxxon is my favorite, I will always have one in my arcade. I would love to have this kit!! I think a lot more people like Zaxxon then it gets love, it just doesnt have a lot of value so people dont pay much attention to it. Please do the kit!
 
I think most of the hate Zaxxon gets is because its trendy to hate it and all the "cool" kids are doing it

Well, there's that and the fact the game is pretty weak overall. And no, I'm not one of those guys who has never beat Zaxxon bitching about how hard the game is. My high score is around 60-70K from my recollection... it's just not a very good game.

Super Zaxxon is worse though.

If you want to play "Zaxxon" done right, turn on your Neo-Geo and load up "Viewpoint". Now THAT is an isometric shooter done "proper".

EDIT: Oh, but there seems to be enough Zaxxon cabs out there to warrant this multi... especially if it adds additional games to the three "Zaxxonesque" games... what other games are you looking at?
 
Well, there's that and the fact the game is pretty weak overall. And no, I'm not one of those guys who has never beat Zaxxon bitching about how hard the game is. My high score is around 60-70K from my recollection... it's just not a very good game.

Super Zaxxon is worse though.

If you want to play "Zaxxon" done right, turn on your Neo-Geo and load up "Viewpoint". Now THAT is an isometric shooter done "proper".

This sounds like a solid no. ;)
 
I'd be in for one... I love my Zaxxon and would jump at the chance to add a few games to it. Any chance the kit could include more than those three games?
 
Yes. There are a few more that can be added...i personally like zaxxon. Hence, see if there are others out there that would warrant time to develop.

I have to look at some more schematics...still a tough sell in my head with a 12 pcb kit...but, Congo Bongo makes it all worth while. ;)
 
If you think it takes 12 pcbs to do the kit then you certainly should not be making it.

Hmmmm. Coming from a guy that thinks a multi Pac kit doesn't need proper colors by changing proms...

I MAY even throw you an homage and make my kits look like a bread slicer...

Don't worry. It's trivial. Take me 5 minutes to make on the couch while watching tv. I've had them on my desk for 10 years...blah blah blah...
 
Hmmmm. Coming from a guy that thinks a multi Pac kit doesn't need proper colors by changing proms...

I MAY even throw you an homage and make my kits look like a bread slicer...

Don't worry. It's trivial. Take me 5 minutes to make on the couch while watching tv. I've had them on my desk for 10 years...blah blah blah...

You forgot to add:

"Available at my site www.shamless.sitepromotion.com where you'll never be able to purchase it."
 
Yes. There are a few more that can be added...i personally like zaxxon. Hence, see if there are others out there that would warrant time to develop.

I have to look at some more schematics...still a tough sell in my head with a 12 pcb kit...but, Congo Bongo makes it all worth while. ;)

iirc, the joystick orientation for congo bongo is rotated 90 degrees off center, zaxxon / super zaxxons sticks are not so switching between the two or three makes game play odd unless one switches the control panel / joysticks along with the game

i could be wrong tho ... been quite a while since i had either
 
Seems like theres enough Zaxxons in the world to warrant this (over 300+ entries in VAPS alone). So roughly around 40% of the population of something really mainstream like Ms.Pacman if you go by census population. Thats a fair number of machines for potential kits.
Seems like anything to give a little more depth to that game would be good.
I dont personally own one, but if I did I would buy one.
 
Hmmmm. Coming from a guy that thinks a multi Pac kit doesn't need proper colors by changing proms....

10 years ago when I made that kit, it was half the price of anything else on the market, kiddo. I don't see you crying about the other kits that copied my mods to Pacman Plus to make it look and play reasonably with the original proms.
 
I really enjoy Zaxxon $150 is the high end for me for a kit but I would love to see one and would probably purchase...
 
10 years ago when I made that kit, it was half the price of anything else on the market, kiddo. I don't see you crying about the other kits that copied my mods to Pacman Plus to make it look and play reasonably with the original proms.

I have a philosophy...

1.Do it right and not half ass it like you did on that kit. Sorry, but you know it's true. Reasonably is a cop out.

2. Actually make products available for people to enjoy and not just blab about how I did years ago and people just copy my stuff so I don't offer it.

3. Don't have a logical conversation with someone that uses the term kiddo and Twinkie. They're usually gay, red headed and live with their mother.

This has gotten me pretty far...ill stick with it.
 
I have a zaxxon that I'll probably never be able to sell for what I have in it. A multi board might at least make me feel better about it. :p
 
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