rainman154
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Very nice machine you have! Mine is in an old Frogger.
My dedicated Arkanoid...
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Oh my! I had no idea something like that even existed! Thanks for the heads-up!
I'll play with it some this weekend and see what deviousness pours out of my thick skull.
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There was some confusion as to whether or not this countertop was converted to Arkanoid (which makes sense, since everything else was). 
I took out the PCB for the first time yesterday evening, and a printout sticker on the PCB matches the serial number on the cabinet. The PCB is mounted very cleanly on a metal board which slides perfectly into the factory grooves inside the cabinet. So, in addition to all the other details, plus the fact that quite a few identical Arkanoid countertop machines exist, yes - I'd say it's dedicated.
I'm hoping the original PCB and the Revenge of DoH PCB are about the same size; then I'll be able to fit the latter in the cabinet as well. If not, it'll have to hang out the back a bit...
I took out the PCB for the first time yesterday evening, and a printout sticker on the PCB matches the serial number on the cabinet. The PCB is mounted very cleanly on a metal board which slides perfectly into the factory grooves inside the cabinet. So, in addition to all the other details, plus the fact that quite a few identical Arkanoid countertop machines exist, yes - I'd say it's dedicated.
I'm hoping the original PCB and the Revenge of DoH PCB are about the same size; then I'll be able to fit the latter in the cabinet as well. If not, it'll have to hang out the back a bit...
mattosborn
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Yes, Revenge of DoH is a small board too.
While it is quite likely that a run of these countertop machines was created just to house Arkanoid, most people would not be willing to call it "dedicated" because it was not created by and for Taito/Romstar.
While it is quite likely that a run of these countertop machines was created just to house Arkanoid, most people would not be willing to call it "dedicated" because it was not created by and for Taito/Romstar.
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It is. I got it this morning; thanks for the super-fast shipping. And it looks in excellent shape, too.
Okay, so, now I've got DoH. It's actually a *tiny* bit smaller than the original Arkanoid board, so fitting this in my countertop won't be a problem. I'm getting a Taito-to-JAMMA adaptor made, and I should be in business once I have everything.
Quick dum-dum techie question: the original board was mounted on a second board that fit the grooves in the cabinet (see picture). Is it okay to just lay a PCB flat against the wood, or am I asking for trouble?
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We had that one up on our EBay auctions---thats where he bought it from!....we have been putting quite a number of games up on ebay as is but clean and working for about half the retail to move them out!! Todd
Muerto
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that´s a fine looking CP!!!! rewls!
Hyde
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That's cool! Arkanoid looks much better in there than in a converted cabinet.
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LyonsArcade
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That's a very nice machine, didn't realize these existed Dedicated. Really clean, looks great!
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Sorry for the bump, but check this out: I saw some pictures posted today by member pooka of a prototype Atari Shuuz countertop:
http://www.bluemelon.com/pooka/shuu...88A0D9611E7468DB704141E5#page-0/photo-1079891
It says Atari on the crate. The countertop cabinet, however, is made by Merit. It looks as though Merit made the cab for Atari.
Does this mean it's likely Merit was also commissioned by Romstar to make a countertop cabinet for Arkanoid? I think so. Not that it's really important (just fun trivia) but that'd be enough to qualify as "dedicated" in my book - which would mean yes, there was and is a "dedicated" Arkanoid.
http://www.bluemelon.com/pooka/shuu...88A0D9611E7468DB704141E5#page-0/photo-1079891
It says Atari on the crate. The countertop cabinet, however, is made by Merit. It looks as though Merit made the cab for Atari.
Does this mean it's likely Merit was also commissioned by Romstar to make a countertop cabinet for Arkanoid? I think so. Not that it's really important (just fun trivia) but that'd be enough to qualify as "dedicated" in my book - which would mean yes, there was and is a "dedicated" Arkanoid.
The cabinet seems to be a merit designed, the same one they released their old Trivia Whiz tabletop machines in. A great solid well made cabinet was apparently shared in the arcade community. Chicago Gaming in Chigago builds MANY machines for other manufacturers--including their own released (Arcade Legends and the new digital Bubbler)--we are a Chicago Gaming Distributor, BTW. They also build the Stern Pinball Machine cabinets and send them to Stern! Todd
