Austin Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 I don't think this one has as many games that can be nerfed by using an 8-way. Qix is the only one I can see where it might be a serious problem for purists. Then there are the games on the unit that require an 8-way, like the Legend of Kage. I'd hate to play that one with a 4-way--It would be like trying to play Xevious from the Pac-Man model a few years back with no diagonals, haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I don't think this one has as many games that can be nerfed by using an 8-way. Qix is the only one I can see where it might be a serious problem for purists. Then there are the games on the unit that require an 8-way, like the Legend of Kage. I'd hate to play that one with a 4-way--It would be like trying to play Xevious from the Pac-Man model a few years back with no diagonals, haha! I agree completely. There are much more 8 way games than 4 way games on the device. Its just that the game I'd want to play the most... just so happens to be 4 way. Which is why I said about I wouldn't get it unless its cheap being its going to be modified anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 This unit looks just like the older Ms Pacman from 2010...sadly, that one was promising but it's that same lack of quality in the buttons that turns me off. I won't bother with this one, unless they blow em out cheap. The problem definitely lies with cheap buttons (this unit, they actually painted the plastic buttons white...very cheap) and the eight way stick effectively ruins the Pac Man games...I've ranted about this before, but just today I thought of a solution: I was really pleased with the controls of the very first Jakks Pac Man, and the stick is essentially a four way due to the direction template (all the games are 4 direction ones). I'm going to see if I can stick the guts from a later Ms Pacman stick into that and see if it'll work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I'd hate to play that one with a 4-way--It would be like trying to play Xevious from the Pac-Man model a few years back with no diagonals, haha! Or that old NOAC unit that had Bosconian on it >_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Well if anyone wants it, I lowered the new one I'm selling in Marketplace to $29. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 A FYI guys, I just found out that Toys R Us has them on their web site for $20. Someone who commented on my YouTube video said they just ordered one from there without any issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Considering that I guess I'd match that. I'd like to liquidate the one I've got. They want $5.27 for shipping plus tax. Anyone that wants mine $25 shipped, it is new. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wccw mark Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 A FYI guys, I just found out that Toys R Us has them on their web site for $20. Someone who commented on my YouTube video said they just ordered one from there without any issues. that was me lol,pookninja3 on youtube 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wccw mark Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Considering that I guess I'd match that. I'd like to liquidate the one I've got. They want $5.27 for shipping plus tax. Anyone that wants mine $25 shipped, it is new. thats a good deal.it cost me almost $27 shipped on toys r us website.plus,i would trust ax before toys r us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I just picked one up at my local Walmart for $19.99 they still have 3 more if anyone wants them I can go pick them up and ship them at cost... I have to pay 8.1% sales tax here so the price would be $21.61 + whatever shipping is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 (edited) Too goofy a selection of games on it for me, but otherwise looks interesting. Edited February 12, 2012 by save2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Considering that I guess I'd match that. I'd like to liquidate the one I've got. They want $5.27 for shipping plus tax. Anyone that wants mine $25 shipped, it is new. I just picked one up at my local Walmart for $19.99 they still have 3 more if anyone wants them I can go pick them up and ship them at cost... I have to pay 8.1% sales tax here so the price would be $21.61 + whatever shipping is. Considering that I guess I'd match that. I'd like to liquidate the one I've got. They want $5.27 for shipping plus tax. Anyone that wants mine $25 shipped, it is new. Could really use the liberated cash here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Considering that I guess I'd match that. I'd like to liquidate the one I've got. They want $5.27 for shipping plus tax. Anyone that wants mine $25 shipped, it is new. I just picked one up at my local Walmart for $19.99 they still have 3 more if anyone wants them I can go pick them up and ship them at cost... I have to pay 8.1% sales tax here so the price would be $21.61 + whatever shipping is. Considering that I guess I'd match that. I'd like to liquidate the one I've got. They want $5.27 for shipping plus tax. Anyone that wants mine $25 shipped, it is new. Could really use the liberated cash here. Mr Ax is everyone's best bet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Thanks man, I've been trying to sell it for about 11 days so far with no bites. UPDATE: Just sold it. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onmode-ky Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I'd hate to play that one with a 4-way--It would be like trying to play Xevious from the Pac-Man model a few years back with no diagonals, haha! Or that old NOAC unit that had Bosconian on it >_< Hey, I was really good with that rendition of Bosconian. It was my first experience with the game, and I became skilled enough at it to pass the 25th level after nearly an hour of play on one credit. The lack of diagonals does not hurt Bosconian quite as much as it does Xevious, I feel, though you wouldn't want to play Xevious on the 12-in-1 Namco TV Game for another, more serious reason: the locations of enemies got completely screwed up somehow when they mastered the code for that unit. The earlier TV Games systems with Xevious were fine, but the 12-in-1 with the 4-way joystick got a bad copy of the program. Incidentally, it wasn't a NOAC that underlay that unit with Bosconian. This unit looks just like the older Ms Pacman from 2010...sadly, that one was promising but it's that same lack of quality in the buttons that turns me off. I won't bother with this one, unless they blow em out cheap. The problem definitely lies with cheap buttons (this unit, they actually painted the plastic buttons white...very cheap) Actually, I think the buttons on both this Taito unit and the 12-in-1 Namco unit (the one you're talking about, which actually doesn't have Ms. Pac-Man on it and originally released in late 2008) are the best that Jakks has ever put into one of their TV Games systems. I think they have great feel and response, clicky and with no mushiness. I also don't see what you mean about white buttons being cheap. It's just dye. . . . onmode-ky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Actually, I think the buttons on both this Taito unit and the 12-in-1 Namco unit (the one you're talking about, which actually doesn't have Ms. Pac-Man on it and originally released in late 2008) are the best that Jakks has ever put into one of their TV Games systems. I think they have great feel and response, clicky and with no mushiness. I also don't see what you mean about white buttons being cheap. It's just dye. . . . onmode-ky The buttons are very stiff in comparison to normal arcade buttons. I doubt what's used here is used in actual cabinets. It didn't bother me too much though as they get the job done and still have that microswitch sound (I can't stand silent, non-microswitch buttons on certain home arcade sticks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 The lack of diagonals does not hurt Bosconian quite as much as it does Xevious... Idunno, I thought the game was a whole lot easier with them. Incidentally, it wasn't a NOAC that underlay that unit with Bosconian. Seemed like it to me, unless you're talking about a different one. Here's the one I mean: If it wasn't NOAC, it was something very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Seemed like it to me, unless you're talking about a different one. Here's the one I mean: If it wasn't NOAC, it was something very similar. I actually like that unit (pictured) because I'm a big fan of Dig-Dug. It's a CHALLENGING version of Dig-Dug, to be sure. The guys move fast. For a seasoned fan, it's a nice change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onmode-ky Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Actually, I think the buttons on both this Taito unit and the 12-in-1 Namco unit (the one you're talking about, which actually doesn't have Ms. Pac-Man on it and originally released in late 2008) are the best that Jakks has ever put into one of their TV Games systems. I think they have great feel and response, clicky and with no mushiness. I also don't see what you mean about white buttons being cheap. It's just dye. . . . onmode-ky The buttons are very stiff in comparison to normal arcade buttons. I doubt what's used here is used in actual cabinets. It didn't bother me too much though as they get the job done and still have that microswitch sound (I can't stand silent, non-microswitch buttons on certain home arcade sticks). Hmm, I had thought that the stiffness would go away once the buttons had been "broken in" with enough use. Even if it never goes away, though, it hasn't had any noticeable impact on my playing as far as I can tell, so I don't mind either. The lack of diagonals does not hurt Bosconian quite as much as it does Xevious... Idunno, I thought the game was a whole lot easier with them. Heh, you could be right, but in my case, since I got used to playing the game without diagonals first, playing the later Jakks rendition of Bosconian with the 8-way joystick on the wireless Ms. Pac-Man system made things difficult for me, because now I had to get used to having diagonals. Incidentally, it wasn't a NOAC that underlay that unit with Bosconian. Seemed like it to me, unless you're talking about a different one. Here's the one I mean: If it wasn't NOAC, it was something very similar. Yes, that's the model I'm talking about. A number of second-hand sources have told me that it ran on a 65816-compatible Winbond microcontroller (oddly enough, I just talked about it yesterday in this post); there aren't a whole lot of chips Winbond made that were suited for plug-n-play gaming applications, so this most likely was a chip from their W55V9x family. onmode-ky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 yeah that prev 12 in 1 Bosconian wasn't so bad, I go back every so often to that awful version of Xevious just to laugh at how absolutely atrocious it is. Just completely WRONG. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I just picked one up at my local Walmart . How is it? I just saw these at Fry's and was interested. $25 there, I think. Maybe they were $20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 If you like the game selection, it's great... all titles seem to be emulated well. As others have mentioned, its just such an odd selection of games. A few more of their hits like Jungle Hunt, Zookeeper, Space Invaders Deluxe, Rastan, Arkanoid (using the twist feature), Phoenix, and Elevator Action would have really helped this unit out. Some the obscure games are actually quite good (Puzznic, Tube It), but I can't figure out why they stuck on Birdie King and Alpine Ski instead of some real classics. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I just picked one up at my local Walmart . How is it? I just saw these at Fry's and was interested. $25 there, I think. Maybe they were $20. It is pretty good... I like the space invaders, some of the other games don't seem too good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 How well do Bubble Bobble & Chak'n play? It's those that made me take a second look at the device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 They play great. Bubble Bobble doesn't sound so hot though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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