Unknown Taito Cab

[andrewb]

Scott Evans is @atariscott. Well known collector, who's had lots of rare stuff.

He'll know what to do with it.

 

[parism]

My guess (and it's a WAG) is StarForce proto.

That is the only info I could gather on this... it fits the Joystick control scheme of this find but I am not sure if the Jump button is there.

 

[jawhn]

That's Taito's bootleg version of Bouncer. The purple side art color tied into the shade of a character's face when they were being choked out.

Man, I love Taito cabs, even though they're atrocious MDF.

 

[Schusler]

Weird how it has a Space Dungeon bezel but inverted horizontal sans the cutout.

I thought Scott mentioned it wasn't his in the former Facebook post; I thought it was hinted at by the replies on there it might be a Zookeeper proto.

 

[Dillweed]

That is the only info I could gather on this... it fits the Joystick control scheme of this find but I am not sure if the Jump button is there.

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Wait, you're onto something oh shit

 

[hisnice]

My Jungle King has the same CPO/Bezel but has Alpine Ski colored sides. All seemed factory, but uncommon.

 

[WadeLanham]

We all must know, we must solve the
mystery. It's for the sake of all classic gameroom enthusiasts!

Wade

 

[Dillweed]

Scott Evans is @atariscott. Well known collector, who's had lots of rare stuff.

He'll know what to do with it.

So what you're saying is that it'll never be dumped. Bummer

 

[Schusler]

My Jungle King has the same CPO/Bezel but has Alpine Ski colored sides. All seemed factory, but uncommon.

Pic is not working.

 

[geech]

Taito Black Widow? All I've seen is the marquee but there's at least one according to Joe Magiera. Can't recall what the control scheme of it was though. How flipping cool either way.

----edit----
nope

 

[hisnice]

Thanks for letting me know @Schusler ! I can see the pic and your quote shows the pic, too. But this has happened at least one other time (not sure if it happens all the time or why).

 

[Pleiades10]

Any possibility it could be Pirate Pete?

Kyle

 

[Dillweed]

Any possibility it could be Pirate Pete?

Kyle

n o

 

[jkoolpe]

I saw this cabinet in person last weekend, and the written text at the bottom of the bezel is for Zoo Keeper.

So perhaps this was a ZK prototype of some type or started out as such before being changed into something else.

The board is being worked on and the hope is to maybe have it working to bring it to CAX in August.

Jon

 

[papanovember]

Ex-Taito employee who passed away a few years ago... game is on Change Lanes hardware... Dave Needle?