Here is my review on the Blue Elf 108in1 since a lot of people have been asking about it lately. I didnt know where to put it.
As we all know it comes in a blue cart which is jamma. There is no kick harness so all buttons must be on the jamma connector. This is done by continuing down the harness on both sides from buttons 1 to buttons 6. Both button 6's should replace pin 27 and the other side which would be grounds. I have heard there should not be a ground here even if you are not using 6 buttons but don't quote me on that. Also if yours comes with a manual it shows the pinout. And note to get to the set up menu it tells you to hold the set up switch while powering up, There is a set up switch on the side of the cart, it is not the service switch in the cabinet. The Set up menu consists of coin options with sadly no freeplay, volume controls, and game difficulty. Also a switch test in there as well.
Couple things to note, you must add credits before it lets you browse the games, There is a minute timer but if it gets low add another credit and you get another minute to look. If there is a credit and it hits 0 on the timer it will start that game. If theres no credits and it hits the 30 second timer then it switches to the next game on the list to preview. There are nice preview windows for every game. Up and Down scroll individually while Left and Right scroll pages. 14 pages total. Menu is set up very nice.
Board loads in less than 15 seconds.
How to start a 1 or 2 player game (important): Once a credit is in and you select a game with the player 1 start it will load up and automatically insert a credit into that game when it loads. In order to continue or add 2 players (make sure there are enough credits) hold start for about 2 seconds, a menu will come up pausing for only about 5 seconds. Hit continue and it will add a credit to the game playing. This took me a while to figure out so im letting you all know.
To end a game hold start untill the continue/end menu comes up and hit end, loads back to menu, previous credits are kept.
On to the games:
The board consists of both NeoGeo and Capcom games.
First I want to talk about Capcom.
One quick thing to note is Capcom's Q-audio, This is not going to be right since well my cabinet is not equipped with Q-audio, the audio is not bad, I just had to turn my volume down a little when I first got the board.
Early Capcom games based off of the CPS-1 system run great, I have had no trouble running through Cadillacs and Dinosaurs earlier today and have not seen any notable problems with others based off CPS-1. Ghouls and Ghosts is also on here under the japanese name. Game number 95!
The capcom games running off the CPS-2 system have a couple of issues. Most of the fighters are from the CPS-2 system and this is where I have noticed some minor problems. First off, Marvel vs. Capcom, This game is fast paced and there is usually a lot going on. The frame rate drops a little; however, it is no where near unplayable. I have had no problems playing it for about an hour. If you are a hardcore fan then you will notice it but otherwise still playable, it sometimes (not always) feels like a slight lag mainly when doing a super or when 2 assists come out at once. I also have had no problem pulling out wolverines infinite. Also the only shoot em up I had trouble with was GIGA WING, only because there is a lot going on so it felt a little choppy at times. On to other CPS-2 games, Vampire Savior 2 (darkstalkers) Runs amazing, no problems for me at all. X-men vs Street fighter runs good as well, maybe some slight drop when multiple supers. CPS games take a lot to run and im surprised it works this well on this board. A lot of fun games to pick up and play including puzzle games like pang 3, and shoot em ups like Aero Fighters 2 which runs amazing.
Alright now on to NeoGeo.
There are a lot of NeoGeo games on this cart. There are about 7 King of Fighters, 2 having multiples, King of Fighters 97 and 97 plus, and King of Fighters 2002, 2002 plus and 2002 magic. Other than that they included 98 which is my favorite. One thing to note, when playing NeoGeo on a 6 button cabinet the buttons are usually A,B,C across the top with D being below button 1, This isnt bad just takes time to get used to. There is a great variety of NeoGeo games on this cart. From fighters, to puzzle games, to side scrollers. I do not know what it takes to run a NeoGeo game but I must say I think this cart pulls most of the games flawlessly. Mind you I do not own a Neo Geo (only remakes on like xbox) but I have only had a couple of problems with Neo Games so far. Metal Slug 6, felt really laggy however, metal slug 1,2,3,4,5,and x are also included. King of Fighters plays great, no problems on the ones I have played except maybe on the bootlegs. Also Super Sidekicks and 2020 Baseball have been great fun to play with no problems at all.
That was a quick review since everyone was asking about the cart lately. I hope it helped someone, I recommend the cart without a doubt, I have only scratched the surface since I got it yesterday but I cant stop playing it. I will update as time goes on and if I encounter any more problems.
GAME LIST IN ORDER: Tomorrow ill update with mini reviews on gameplay
1 kof02 magic2
2 KOF02 plus 2
3 kof2002
4 kof2000
5 kof98
6 kof97 plus
7 kof97
8 Cadillacs and Dino
9 3wonders
10 captain commando
11 knight of round
12 final fight
13 King of Dragons
14 punisher
15 Warriors of Fate
16 wof3js
17 Alien vs Predator
18 Tower of Doom
19 Shadow over Mystara
20 Battle Circuit
21 Armored Warriors
22 Fullmetal Madness
23 MetalSlug1
24 MetalSlug2
25 MetalSlug3
26 MetalSlugX
27 MetalSlug4
28 MetalSlug5
29 MetalSlug6
30 Shock Troopers
31 Shock Troopers 2
32 Prehistoric Isle 2
33 Neo Bomberman
34 sengoku 3
35 Street Fighter II
36 Str Fighter Alpha
37 Str Fighter Alpha 2
38 Str Fighter Alpha 3
39 Gem Fighter Mini Mix
40 Puzzle Fighter 2
41 Marvel Super Heroes
42 X-Men Vs Str Fighter
43 Children of the Atom
44 Marvel Vs StrFighter
45 Marvel Vs Capcom
46 SNK vs Capcom
47 Mega Man 2
48 Super Str Fighter 2
49 Destruction 2
50 Vampire Savior 2
51 strider
52 1944
53 1945
54 Aero Fighters 2
55 Aero Fighters 3
56 zed blade
57 Last Resort
58 Carrier Air Wing
59 gigawing
60 Mars Matrix
61 Eco Fighters
62 Progear
63 Gowcaizer
64 Double Dragon
65 The Last Blade 2
66 Mark of the Wolves
67 Samurai Shodown 2
68 Samurai Shodown 3
69 Samurai Shodown 0
70 Breakers Revenge
71 Waku Waku 7
72 Mega Twins
73 Kabuki Klash
74 Ninja Master's
75 World Heroes 2
76 Matrimelee
77 Zupapa!
78 Blue's Journey
79 Blazing Star
80 Capcom Sports Club
81 Captain Tomaday
82 Super Sidekicks 4
83 Neo-Geo Cup '98
84 Musashi Ganryuuki
85 Magical Drop III
86 Magician Lord
87 Nightmare in Dark
88 Puzzle Bobble
89 Puzzle Bobble 2
90 Puzzle loop 2
91 Bang Bead
92 Ghostlop
93 Ragnagard
94 Street Hoop
95 Dai Makai-Mura
96 area 88
97 Andro Dunos
98 nemo
99 neo drift
100 pang 3
101 Twinkle Sprites
102 Neo Mr. Do!
103 Dynasty Wars
104 joy joy
105 Spin Master
106 forgottn
107 League Bowling
108 2020 Baseball
FULL GAME REVIEWS ON PAGE 3
As we all know it comes in a blue cart which is jamma. There is no kick harness so all buttons must be on the jamma connector. This is done by continuing down the harness on both sides from buttons 1 to buttons 6. Both button 6's should replace pin 27 and the other side which would be grounds. I have heard there should not be a ground here even if you are not using 6 buttons but don't quote me on that. Also if yours comes with a manual it shows the pinout. And note to get to the set up menu it tells you to hold the set up switch while powering up, There is a set up switch on the side of the cart, it is not the service switch in the cabinet. The Set up menu consists of coin options with sadly no freeplay, volume controls, and game difficulty. Also a switch test in there as well.
Couple things to note, you must add credits before it lets you browse the games, There is a minute timer but if it gets low add another credit and you get another minute to look. If there is a credit and it hits 0 on the timer it will start that game. If theres no credits and it hits the 30 second timer then it switches to the next game on the list to preview. There are nice preview windows for every game. Up and Down scroll individually while Left and Right scroll pages. 14 pages total. Menu is set up very nice.
Board loads in less than 15 seconds.
How to start a 1 or 2 player game (important): Once a credit is in and you select a game with the player 1 start it will load up and automatically insert a credit into that game when it loads. In order to continue or add 2 players (make sure there are enough credits) hold start for about 2 seconds, a menu will come up pausing for only about 5 seconds. Hit continue and it will add a credit to the game playing. This took me a while to figure out so im letting you all know.
To end a game hold start untill the continue/end menu comes up and hit end, loads back to menu, previous credits are kept.
On to the games:
The board consists of both NeoGeo and Capcom games.
First I want to talk about Capcom.
One quick thing to note is Capcom's Q-audio, This is not going to be right since well my cabinet is not equipped with Q-audio, the audio is not bad, I just had to turn my volume down a little when I first got the board.
Early Capcom games based off of the CPS-1 system run great, I have had no trouble running through Cadillacs and Dinosaurs earlier today and have not seen any notable problems with others based off CPS-1. Ghouls and Ghosts is also on here under the japanese name. Game number 95!
The capcom games running off the CPS-2 system have a couple of issues. Most of the fighters are from the CPS-2 system and this is where I have noticed some minor problems. First off, Marvel vs. Capcom, This game is fast paced and there is usually a lot going on. The frame rate drops a little; however, it is no where near unplayable. I have had no problems playing it for about an hour. If you are a hardcore fan then you will notice it but otherwise still playable, it sometimes (not always) feels like a slight lag mainly when doing a super or when 2 assists come out at once. I also have had no problem pulling out wolverines infinite. Also the only shoot em up I had trouble with was GIGA WING, only because there is a lot going on so it felt a little choppy at times. On to other CPS-2 games, Vampire Savior 2 (darkstalkers) Runs amazing, no problems for me at all. X-men vs Street fighter runs good as well, maybe some slight drop when multiple supers. CPS games take a lot to run and im surprised it works this well on this board. A lot of fun games to pick up and play including puzzle games like pang 3, and shoot em ups like Aero Fighters 2 which runs amazing.
Alright now on to NeoGeo.
There are a lot of NeoGeo games on this cart. There are about 7 King of Fighters, 2 having multiples, King of Fighters 97 and 97 plus, and King of Fighters 2002, 2002 plus and 2002 magic. Other than that they included 98 which is my favorite. One thing to note, when playing NeoGeo on a 6 button cabinet the buttons are usually A,B,C across the top with D being below button 1, This isnt bad just takes time to get used to. There is a great variety of NeoGeo games on this cart. From fighters, to puzzle games, to side scrollers. I do not know what it takes to run a NeoGeo game but I must say I think this cart pulls most of the games flawlessly. Mind you I do not own a Neo Geo (only remakes on like xbox) but I have only had a couple of problems with Neo Games so far. Metal Slug 6, felt really laggy however, metal slug 1,2,3,4,5,and x are also included. King of Fighters plays great, no problems on the ones I have played except maybe on the bootlegs. Also Super Sidekicks and 2020 Baseball have been great fun to play with no problems at all.
That was a quick review since everyone was asking about the cart lately. I hope it helped someone, I recommend the cart without a doubt, I have only scratched the surface since I got it yesterday but I cant stop playing it. I will update as time goes on and if I encounter any more problems.
GAME LIST IN ORDER: Tomorrow ill update with mini reviews on gameplay
1 kof02 magic2
2 KOF02 plus 2
3 kof2002
4 kof2000
5 kof98
6 kof97 plus
7 kof97
8 Cadillacs and Dino
9 3wonders
10 captain commando
11 knight of round
12 final fight
13 King of Dragons
14 punisher
15 Warriors of Fate
16 wof3js
17 Alien vs Predator
18 Tower of Doom
19 Shadow over Mystara
20 Battle Circuit
21 Armored Warriors
22 Fullmetal Madness
23 MetalSlug1
24 MetalSlug2
25 MetalSlug3
26 MetalSlugX
27 MetalSlug4
28 MetalSlug5
29 MetalSlug6
30 Shock Troopers
31 Shock Troopers 2
32 Prehistoric Isle 2
33 Neo Bomberman
34 sengoku 3
35 Street Fighter II
36 Str Fighter Alpha
37 Str Fighter Alpha 2
38 Str Fighter Alpha 3
39 Gem Fighter Mini Mix
40 Puzzle Fighter 2
41 Marvel Super Heroes
42 X-Men Vs Str Fighter
43 Children of the Atom
44 Marvel Vs StrFighter
45 Marvel Vs Capcom
46 SNK vs Capcom
47 Mega Man 2
48 Super Str Fighter 2
49 Destruction 2
50 Vampire Savior 2
51 strider
52 1944
53 1945
54 Aero Fighters 2
55 Aero Fighters 3
56 zed blade
57 Last Resort
58 Carrier Air Wing
59 gigawing
60 Mars Matrix
61 Eco Fighters
62 Progear
63 Gowcaizer
64 Double Dragon
65 The Last Blade 2
66 Mark of the Wolves
67 Samurai Shodown 2
68 Samurai Shodown 3
69 Samurai Shodown 0
70 Breakers Revenge
71 Waku Waku 7
72 Mega Twins
73 Kabuki Klash
74 Ninja Master's
75 World Heroes 2
76 Matrimelee
77 Zupapa!
78 Blue's Journey
79 Blazing Star
80 Capcom Sports Club
81 Captain Tomaday
82 Super Sidekicks 4
83 Neo-Geo Cup '98
84 Musashi Ganryuuki
85 Magical Drop III
86 Magician Lord
87 Nightmare in Dark
88 Puzzle Bobble
89 Puzzle Bobble 2
90 Puzzle loop 2
91 Bang Bead
92 Ghostlop
93 Ragnagard
94 Street Hoop
95 Dai Makai-Mura
96 area 88
97 Andro Dunos
98 nemo
99 neo drift
100 pang 3
101 Twinkle Sprites
102 Neo Mr. Do!
103 Dynasty Wars
104 joy joy
105 Spin Master
106 forgottn
107 League Bowling
108 2020 Baseball
FULL GAME REVIEWS ON PAGE 3
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