Blackjack Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Check the upgrade packs out http://www.arcadegamesuperstore.com/arcadelegends.htm $675 for Dragons Lair 1&2 plus Space Ace OMG! Are sucke..... ehem..... I mean people actually paying this much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Doesn't seem like that would be legal anyways. Maybe they have to charge so much to pay for the lawyer they will eventually need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 (edited) That is stupid. The link below takes you to a dead on arcade version. Bought mine at EB a while back and loaded it onto my MAME cab. Same 'Upgrade Pack' for a $650 discount, and this one is definitely legal. http://www.pcmall.com/pcmall/shop/detail~dpno~338984.asp Edited February 21, 2006 by therealred5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 I think they're liscenced... isn't that the "crap" cabinet that Target was trying to sell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 No... this Arcades Legends cabinet is the one you can buy at Fry's and I think Costco. It has quality controls (not Jakks's quality like the Target deal) and a real cabinet, not a 4 foot hunch-back inducing cabinet. This unit even has a coinbox and mechanism, I believe. I think the marquee is back-lit by a florescent light... etc... It is simply a high end solution... and the license packs that go with it are all expensive, too. You can certainly buy licensed PC versions of most of the games, or use MAME... but... this is probably a lot closer to the original experience than anything else you're going to find (MAME included). And the price really isn't out of line for a quality MAME cabinet... anyone who has looked at MAME cabinet prices or even done a DIY cabinet can tell you... doing it right isn't a real inexpensive solution. By the time you get done with all the little details... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Check the upgrade packs out http://www.arcadegamesuperstore.com/arcadelegends.htm $675 for Dragons Lair 1&2 plus Space Ace OMG! Are sucke..... ehem..... I mean people actually paying this much? 1021774[/snapback] The reason they are so expensive is because of the commercial licensing. These cabs are public coin-op ready, and that's what the licensing is really scaled for I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 As most of you know, Dragon's Lair and LD games are close to impossible to get running in MAME. So I run the 20th anniversary edition seperately in my MAME cab. and I seriously doubt anyone could tell the difference. The 20th anniversary edition has an 'Arcade' setting. It looks dead on to me. And if it's not dead on, I bet the upgrade they sell isn't $650 better ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 I use Daphne for the laser disc games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 (edited) I use Daphne for the laser disc games. 1022103[/snapback] I still haven't been able to track down the MPEGs (using Torrents)... so I think the Daphne solution (while probably the BEST) isn't that accessible to a wide range of people. If I can't find it... Joe Average isn't going to be able to, either. I haven't looked REAL hard... but, I've done some sniffing around. If I was going to really go for it, I'd probably just do the solution TheRealRed5 did and have a legitimate, licensed copy rather than deal with Daphne. Edited February 25, 2006 by Paranoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I use Daphne for the laser disc games. 1022103[/snapback] I still haven't been able to track down the MPEGs (using Torrents)... so I think the Daphne solution (while probably the BEST) isn't that accessible to a wide range of people. If I can't find it... Joe Average isn't going to be able to, either. I haven't looked REAL hard... but, I've done some sniffing around. If I was going to really go for it, I'd probably just do the solution TheRealRed5 did and have a legitimate, licensed copy rather than deal with Daphne. 1024115[/snapback] Try alt.binaries.emulators.??? there's a miscellaneous group under there that has them posted every couple of months... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I've tried Usenet... but I don't have the dedication or patience to browse it day after day waiting for a repost... and I'm actually a little shy about putting out a request for a repost in the current poltical climate surrounding copyright issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flack Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I've tried Usenet... but I don't have the dedication or patience to browse it day after day waiting for a repost... and I'm actually a little shy about putting out a request for a repost in the current poltical climate surrounding copyright issues. What are you, paranoid? Oh, wait. You are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Completely. Heh. I don't even like discussing it in a hypothetical/rhetorical sense here on the forums, honestly. When the RIAA started suing 80 year old ladies and 12 year old girls, it got my attention. Which is exactly what they planned. Still, for a multi-million dollar industry to try and legally crucify 12 year old girls... But yeah, everyone knows the story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 (edited) When the RIAA started suing 80 year old ladies and 12 year old girls, it got my attention. Which is exactly what they planned. Still, for a multi-million dollar industry to try and legally crucify 12 year old girls... But yeah, everyone knows the story... Exactly why I don't use torrents or any other form of P2P system. If I can't get it off usenet, I either buy it or don't get it. Edited March 17, 2006 by Artlover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I use Daphne for the laser disc games. 1022103[/snapback] I still haven't been able to track down the MPEGs (using Torrents)... so I think the Daphne solution (while probably the BEST) isn't that accessible to a wide range of people. If I can't find it... Joe Average isn't going to be able to, either. I haven't looked REAL hard... but, I've done some sniffing around. If you have the 20th anniversary edition DVD, then you can use Daphne. Just rip them yourself, there's a utility (DVD2Daph) for that. It'll get DL and Space Ace. Not DL II yet (I don't think..). I did that with my 20th, and it plays great. (And is paid for.. :-) desiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 When the RIAA started suing 80 year old ladies and 12 year old girls, it got my attention. Which is exactly what they planned. Still, for a multi-million dollar industry to try and legally crucify 12 year old girls... But yeah, everyone knows the story... Exactly why I don't use torrents or any other form of P2P system. If I can't get it off usenet, I either buy it or don't get it. I'm even uneasy about Usenet these days. I'm not sure about how logging works on a Usenet server, but I'm sure it exists, and I wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of a DOJ subpeona for some RIAA DMCA sweep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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