Showing posts with label Red LB Cab. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red LB Cab. Show all posts

Thursday, February 12, 2009

LB cab issues

I talked to the seller, who has the same cabinet as me, and he said that he hung the 6-slot MVS main board on the back wall of the cabinet. That truly surprises me, as the back wall isn't even vertical, it's like an overhang. So the main board would be hanging at an angle, almost a bit upside down.

What's even more confusing is that this is obviously a cabinet meant for the MVS system, but it only has one speaker. How that is supposed to work with the stereo output of MVS is beyond me.


Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Neo Geo bonanza!

The song "Oh, happy day" is playing over and over again in my head. The postman delivered a 6-slot Neo Geo mainboard with 7 MVS carts!




I already had Goal Goal Goal (which I don't like much, as I'm not into soccer), and one of my definite favourites; Puzzle Bobble. I actually also had a full Pulstar kit once, but I sold it before I knew that I would have an MVS mainboard in the future.

I already own a cabinet for this purpose, a very sturdy (and a bit strange looking) one from local maker Lars Berg.
What confuses me a bit, is that I have seen this being used with a 6-slot mainboard before, but I'm not sure how they could fit it. The cab has a nice shelf for the MVS mainboard, but the 6-slot is just too wide to fit between the metal support struts. I guess I can force it in, but I would frankly be a bit nervous to do so.


For testing purposes, I just left the mainboard rotated 90 degrees in there. I couldn't close the door, but the control panel still works, and I suddenly found myself playing round after round of KOF97.



MVS is a wonderful system, and I am looking forward to getting more carts already! 
I'm very thankful to the seller, who after some years of persuasion finally sold me this great kit.
 
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