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Originally posted by j03L10T
I'm sticking with my playstation. Ever since the release of those awesome arcade collections, my gaming needs are pretty much satisfied. I've been tempted to purchase an actual used game machine, like the ones we used to have to fill with quarters or tokens just to play a game or two. But I figure why bother when I could custom build the cabinet myself to better accomodate the playstation and various controllers, television, a place to rest a drink and ash tray.
Not to knock any of the newer game systems, there is even a "crazy climber" available for PS1 in another arcade collection. I think that the Atari collections are the very best though I haven't actually purchased very many of the others. I wonder what Namco was thinking when they designed their crappy formats for pac man, galaga, etc. Ah well, at least they were finally available.
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I've been tempted to purchase a used arcade cabinet, buy an entry-level PC, toss MAME on the hard drive, and combine the two with existing software to create an arcade machine that plays over 3,000 games accurately.
But that's just me.
(What're holding me back include: the logistics of obtaining said cabinet, deciding between a standup or tabletop model, the cost of the PC, control panel issues (how to install a spinner for Tempest, a trac-ball for Centipede, a rotary joystick for Ikari Warriors), nagging fears of not knowing how to repair it when something breaks).
The Crazy Climber compilation for PSX is (a) Japan-only and (b) impossible to control with a standard controller. (If you can find the old-school two-joystick controller from Sony, you might get somewhere, but those are creakingly old and like hen's teeth to find.) There are also other Crazy Climber comps out there, like the updated Hyper Crazy Climber, which suffer similarly.