I'm probably getting a Die Hard Arcade cabinet soon, and I was wondering about the ST-V architecture it runs on and had a few questions. First, what are some good games for it? Do I need one of those universal BIOSes to play them? Secondly, I can play a normal JAMMA game if I take out the motherboard that the ST-V cartridge plugs into, right?
Does anyone have a Die Hard cab so I can see some pictures of it close up?
Noiiiiice! I DESPERATELY wanted one of those recently. I ended up with a JAMMA Candy cab and an STV board separately.
First off, you CAN play it perfectly well without a Multi-Bios. However, you can only play US games, and some select Japanese games. I'd suggest a multi-bios for the $22 you'll play shipped from Austria. There are a lot of puzzle games that're Japanese-only that're really good, as well as some WarioWare-esque stuff that's fun for the money.
As for games, I'd suggest:
Die Hard Arcade (which you should have)
Terra Diver (IN-F***ING-CREDIBLE shoot-em-up, if you're into that)
Purikura Daisakusen - Japanese-only 3-quarter overhead action game. Kinda cutesy, but plays really well.
Virtua Fighter Remix - the better of the two VF titles on the system; pick up VF kids if it's easier, 'cuz they're both good if you grew up on that.
As for puzzle games, you need Baku Baku Animal, or Puyo Puyo Sun. Columns are good, as well, but a little more basic.
Hell, PM me tomorrow; I've been drinking so I probably forgot a couple great games. I'll take a look at 'em later.
Also, I've got a Major League Baseball/Final Arch (the latter is Japanese) cartridge that I'd part with if you want. Decent game, but I've got both US and Japanese versions.
Yeah, definitely PM me tomorrow, or whenever, and I'll run you through good STV stuff. There's a lot of good stuff to play there... and I'm really into it right now, and would love to talk STV stuff some time.
-Collin