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Unico Nova Blast Candy Cab

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This one is interesting, from the manufacturer of the MVSX home arcade, they are hitting the market with a full size modern candy cab supporting: JAMMA, PC, MISTER, Consoles etc.
  • Same dimensions as the real deal (ex: Astro City)
  • All SANWA (seems to be 2L16B layout) and it's a one to one drop with real candy cab controllers
  • Shipped with a 26in 4:3 monitor (LCD of course...)
  • Support for TATE configuration (monitor can be rotated)
  • All METAL construction no cheap home arcade MDF ... this one will be harder to burn Phil! :)
  • Working coin operated mechanism (funky but kind of nice)
  • Weight: around 60-70lbs with the base (depending on what you put inside)
  • Run from an arcade PSU
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A lot of information are still missing atm, like pricing, release date, etc. but I think this one can be a good alternative and more affordable option to Viewlix/Chewlix. See the timestamp video with more details from the IAAPA Expo show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD4z_Pqza98&t=192s
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Tu es en retard sur les nouvelles ;)

Mais oui, qu’il soit en métal et que le control panel soit compatible avec les segas c’est pas pire.

Le lcd est le gros problème, of course.
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Mrhide wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:48 am
Le lcd est le gros problème, of course.
Par curiosité.... C'est quoi le problème avec le LCD? Aucune specs de donnée à moins que tu en saches plus?

C'est vraiment juste pour savoir. J'ai mon fake Vewlix que j'aime bien déjà...
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Re: Unico Nova Blast Candy Cab

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Mrhide wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:48 am Tu es en retard sur les nouvelles ;)
T’aurais dû m’en glisser un mot 😅 je vais clairement attendre avant d’y aller pour une Chewlix.

Tu me diras si jamais si tu est courant pour les pre-orders, je suis vraiment interessé.

Quelques images supplémentaires je sais pas si ce sont les bancs originaux mais fort possible qu’ils vont offrir des replica en option.
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mrmikeman wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:34 am
Mrhide wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:48 am
Le lcd est le gros problème, of course.
Par curiosité.... C'est quoi le problème avec le LCD? Aucune specs de donnée à moins que tu en saches plus?

C'est vraiment juste pour savoir. J'ai mon fake Vewlix que j'aime bien déjà...
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Le problème du lcd c'est qu'il ruine complètement l'expérience "arcade". Le cab c'est très secondaire comparativement a l'ecran car c'est la que toute la beautée de la chose se passe. De voir les jeux en resolution standard 240x320 sur un crt c'est comme de voir une peinture originale d'un grand maître de la renaissance comparativement a un poster imprimé au jet d'encre.


L'autre expérience "arcade" manquante ce sont les controles. L'expérience "arcade" c'est d'avoir une multitude de différents contrôles pour multiplier l'expérience et la vivre comme elle l'a vraiment été imaginer par les concepteurs de l'époque.
Rare sont ceux qui vivent l'expérience de Defender, Robotron, Star Wars, Paperboy, 720, Millipede, Marble Madness, Assault, Arkanoid et d'innombrable autre games avec des contrôles type 2x 8 way et boutons avec ce type de borne et configurations de joysticks.
The video game i want to play is always the one i don't have :FP:
Les arcades, j'suis tombé d'dans quand j'tait pti !! :-)

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Mrhide wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 10:04 am
mrmikeman wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:34 am
Mrhide wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:48 am
Le lcd est le gros problème, of course.
Par curiosité.... C'est quoi le problème avec le LCD? Aucune specs de donnée à moins que tu en saches plus?

C'est vraiment juste pour savoir. J'ai mon fake Vewlix que j'aime bien déjà...
Yes, leur première batch de Unico 26in 'CRT replacement panel' avait beaucoup de problèmes et plusieurs ce son plaint avec bcp de retour. Ils disent que ca sera pas ce type de panel dans la Nova Blast, et que la majorité des issues ont été réglées ... à voir.

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You could almost make a killer cab by doing the opposite of this: CRT, Industrias Lorenzo controls etc.

The thing that really kills LCDs is the latency so many of the drivers add, just destroys the feel completely. Until we get the super high density displays which can display decently filtered upscales, and low latency drivers, CRT will still have an advantage.

It amazes me how popular the Sanwa style sticks are these days. I actually grew up on those, but later retried the old Happ style and found it way better.

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lionellionel wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 8:54 am You could almost make a killer cab by doing the opposite of this: CRT, Industrias Lorenzo controls etc.

The thing that really kills LCDs is the latency so many of the drivers add, just destroys the feel completely. Until we get the super high density displays which can display decently filtered upscales, and low latency drivers, CRT will still have an advantage.

It amazes me how popular the Sanwa style sticks are these days. I actually grew up on those, but later retried the old Happ style and found it way better.
Try to understand why a keyboard is "the way" to play computer games in 2024 and you will find the answers for all "arcade" atrocity you can find these days.
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Thanks for the update, yes, pre-orders start tomorrow but for USA only I think, they are still working to get a retailer/distributor for Canada.

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on va attendre le review du moniteur "pro" avant quoi que ce soit ...
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Oui effectivement, idéalement faudrait qu'il soit specs et non comme l'autre panel. Il y a toujours moyen de le corriger avec un RetroTINK si jamais.

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