Digital Cowboys: Episode 157
Posted on : 21-05-2010 | By : Alex Shaw | In : Podcasts
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The Neo Geo and Home Arcade Cabinets.
To explore the ups and downs of the most expensive and exclusive 16-Bit machine ever made I recruited our good friend, retro-games expert, our wise and carmudgeonly web-master; Commander Tim of The Widget.
We discuss my discovery of the library of games that had until fairly recently been relegated to ropey ports on other systems and the occasional decent compilation. Now with a large amount of games legitimately available on the Wii, PS2 and 360 to thosew who know where to look it’s time to discover those titles you couldn’t justify spending £200 on when you were fourteen.
To follow up, we discuss the tricky, expensive but occasionally massively rewarding business of getting an arcade cabinet for your home. It soon becomes a culture-shock investigation into my massive invidiousness for Tim’s homeland, where apparently the streets are paved with free vintage arcade machines.
The best value for money MAME-compatible units I found in the UK were available here at Turnarcade.
The high-end models for the decidedly wealthy are to be found here at Bespoke Arcades.
And finally, you can hear more from Tim on The Widget Show.
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Hi this is Craig and I run Turnarcades Custom Arcade Machines. I just caught your podcast episode 157 about MAME arcade machines and was interested to hear your thoughts on the subject, which match our own ideals on cost aims and realistic prices for like-minded gamers.
Thanks for the summary review and just to let you know that whilst we are currently in a transition period and expanding due to demand, most current info can be found in our supplemental ebay listings. We would be glad to build a machine if you are after one in the near future and can offer you a £50 discount on a full machine purchase as a way of saying thanks for the mention.
Cheers, Craig.
Many thanks Craig. When I can afford one I might take you up on that. And for our community, these guys get our thumbs up.