Is this the best hardware ever for shmups?

[roker]

System 16 - Toaplan Version 2 Hardware (Other)

System16 - The Arcade Museum. Detailed Hardware information on Arcade Hardware and Systems.

www.system16.com

That list of games is pretty crazy.

 

[Neodogg]

You’re not wrong…

 

[Darklighterx]

For old style shooters, yeah, maybe.

 

[kernow]

Cv1000

 

[profholt82]

That reminds me, I read about a documentary they're working on about Toaplan a while back. Looks like they hit their financial goal, and it's in the works. As long as they translate all the interviews into English (or at least Engrish ;p), it should be worth a watch.

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO TOAPLAN

東亜プランのドキュメンタリー映画 (English Promo video below Japanese Promo video)

www.kickstarter.com

 

[Jeneki]

Friendly reminder that M2 includes Teki Paki as a freebee with their recent ShotTriggers games. They have a home port working with this hardware already, so have no excuse to to get around to the rest of these games someday.

 

[Ajax]

I think it probably is. Bagged up several clears on this list. Allow me this one flex.

 

[roker]

Well it looks like I have to build a MISter since it doesn’t make sense from a practical point of view to buy an original board (though I wouldn’t say it’s out of the question).

Ladies and gentlemen, Armed Police Batrider has been ported:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1532527416291102721

 

[Ajax]

No fucking way... Just about bagged this one last week, somehow. Tough game.

 

[Digmac]

Actual Toaplan v2 hardware sucks in this day and age though. The reputation of unreliability is justified. Probably need to look into a MiSTer one of these days...

 

[Ajax]

Somebody listed a Batrider Ver B a while ago and it sold for like $2,500 in literally a few minutes. Somebody's not getting the memo.

 

[pixeljunkie]

Somebody listed a Batrider Ver B a while ago and it sold for like $2,500 in literally a few minutes. Somebody's not getting the memo.

I sold my Batrider Ver. B many years ago for like $500 and I thought I was stealing money as I just got the board (along with other baller shmups that weren't baller at the time) in a trade for a Rumble Fish kit lol

 

[Ajax]

My b, everybody, I've grossly misrepresented the Batrider sale I mentioned.

It sold for $2,000, not $2,500. I'm very sorry for this egregious error.

FS: Armed Police Batrider Ver B.

Armed Police Batrider Ver B board, works perfectly. I also have art for it, but I am not sure if the art is original (it came with it when I bought it) - but it is included. I did a IC/price check post and was given a $2000-3000 range for a ver B. So, Ill price it on the "low" end: $2000 PayPal...

www.arcade-projects.com

 

[roker]

I sold my Batrider Ver. B many years ago for like $500 and I thought I was stealing money as I just got the board (along with other baller shmups that weren't baller at the time) in a trade for a Rumble Fish kit lol

Honestly I go up to $1500 for one and that’s not enough these days. My favorite shmup of all time and one of my favorite 1cc ever.

I think I’m just going to build a MISter.

 

[pixeljunkie]

Honestly I go up to $1500 for one and that’s not enough these days. My favorite shmup of all time and one of my favorite 1cc ever.

I think I’m just going to build a MISter.

Definitely the best route. I used to get so frustrated at Ketsui going higher than $250 when I was trying to buy one

Just to hurt people's souls, other boards in that deal I got we're Batsugun and V-V. Good times

For RUMBLE FISH In fairness the kit had just come out and was still over $600 and nerd collectors hadn't ruined shmup PCBs yet. But still. Wild.