Sega ST-V.

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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?
 
I looked up a machine on eBay, and it doesn't have a plastic circle below the circle on the second joystick, just like that one. Is that how they all were?

It has a normal JAMMA harness, so I just get a switching power supply and screw on the wires?
 
Are you referring to the black ring at the base of the player one joystick? That is just a dust shield and should actually be installed between the joystick bas and bottom of the control panel. It should be out of sight.

The only complication to installling the power supply is the currently installed power supply is connectorized. You can either just cut the wires or build an adaptor dongle to install the switcher.
 
I'll do that when I get some JAMMA games that require -5v, I only have Street Smart and The Main Event, both of which don't need it.

So the JAMMA harness is wired directly to the power supply and doesn't have those quick install clips, and I just cut and solder in a new switching power supply? There's a -5v line in the harness as well?
 
I believe the -5vdc line is not populated in the harness. You will need to add the connector/wire.

The power lines are installed through a Molex housing instead of the single quick disconnects. You will have to modify it to work.
 
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
 
I find it VERY interesting that in this list of reccomended games that there was not one mention of what is widely revered as the GREATEST shoot-em-up of ALL TIME: Radiant Silvergun. Terra Diver may be pretty good, but Radiant Silvergun is the ultimate STV game. Hard to come by, though. And you really need to use a multi-bios (set to either japan or euro) in order to play the game as it was meant to be played. If a U.S. BIOS is used, it reduces the weapons available to only two buttons, which SEVERLY "dumbs down" the play mechanic. With all 3 buttons active, you actually have SEVEN different weapon types at your disposal, depending on which combination of buttons you are using/holding down. Sheer GENIUS!
 
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