Author Topic: Woo, just ordered ver.B2 cabinet for the store :) (Read 12891 times)

McMasters · « **on:** April 25, 2007, 08:06:49 AM »

Hey, all, I just wanted to thank everyone for your help in getting me the info I needed to order MB for our store, Hammergirl Anime, in Rochester NY. I'm modding the cab right now, and will be installing B2 as soon as it gets off the boat. We're getting top-of-the-line Sanwa sticks and buttons, new speakers, J-style sitdown candy cab, the works. Expect pics in 2-3 weeks!

AARP|ZTB · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2007, 08:51:19 AM »

CONGRATS, man. I'm so happy for you.

....wait. you mean MBAC:CE, right?

McMasters · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2007, 09:41:17 AM »

Yes, we're getting MB:AC Ver.B CE. 'Correction Edition' is an english translation of a post made by Ecole on their site:

http://www.e56.info/mbac/ - scroll down, you'll see the 'B2', like this:
MELTY BLOOD Act Cadenza Ver.B 修正版（Ver.B2）

The three kanji in-between Ver. B and Ver. B2 literally become 'Correction Edition'. So, 'B2' is what you should look for - and what we're getting.

The official title for it is 'B2' on all the places you can order it from. Getting this fact confirmed required me to call four different countries and talk with everyone from JP distros, to HK resellers, to TGA and beyond.

AARP|ZTB · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2007, 09:59:45 AM »

so its 'B2'...got it. -lol-

F9|Chibi · « **Reply #4 on:** April 25, 2007, 10:02:36 AM »

Somehow I'm going to try and get up there.

If that's even possible without a car.

>_>

Sp00ky · « **Reply #5 on:** April 30, 2007, 12:50:57 PM »

That is a good question. What is the public transportation scenario like to your place? I'm sure me/Zar/Master Chibi/XAQshinor could come out and put up a great presentation of the mid/high level play for you if we can get to the venue easily for a day or two. You could even make an event out of it, hold a tournament for your locals and you can advertise having some of the best players in the us there.

Zaido · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2007, 01:02:30 PM »

congrats mcmaster! happy to hear you got what you wanted!

F9|Chibi · « **Reply #7 on:** April 30, 2007, 01:13:07 PM »

I'm talking to a friend that goes to RIT right now, but I'm looking into transportation. At the very least it would take us five hours to get there, but considering what it takes to get to TGA and back, this should be a cake walk, so long as it's direct. There is a railroad line going by them (according to the map) so it looks promising.

And this is being put onto one cabinet, right, not head to head (not that it matters)?

Sp00ky · « **Reply #8 on:** April 30, 2007, 03:37:28 PM »

McMasters:

Please give me your email or you aim name if possible. I'd like to talk to you about this, I think we can work something out that you would like, and it would make your store look good too, plus it would be fun.

Arlieth Tralare · « **Reply #9 on:** April 30, 2007, 04:27:45 PM »

... Can someone give me the website, physical address and phone number of Hammergirl Anime so I can put it on the Locations list?

Sp00ky · « **Reply #10 on:** April 30, 2007, 04:30:56 PM »

http://www.hammergirlanime.com/

Light · « **Reply #11 on:** April 30, 2007, 09:01:31 PM »

Glad to hear that you finally got CE, McMasters. =)

McMasters · « **Reply #12 on:** May 02, 2007, 07:55:59 AM »

Just so people know, the machine is NOT in.. yet.

It'll be between 1 and 3 weeks for the cab to show up, the installation, etc etc.

I'll post as SOON as it goes live, I jsut don't want people to travel and not have it here yet.

Choco · « **Reply #13 on:** May 02, 2007, 08:03:15 AM »

Hey, mind disclosing the full price of importing the cabinet + game board/etc?

I... I'm having crazy thoughts right now.

Mailorder · « **Reply #14 on:** May 02, 2007, 11:40:34 AM »

Here's a ballpark figure right here:
http://www.coinopexpress.com/products/pcbs/naomi_i___ii_gd_rom/Melty_Blood_Act_Cadenza_ver.B_kit_6860.html

Of course, this is Ver. B.. not B2. And this is only the board, no cab included. Course, you don't gotta have the cab. Hydra623 bought HnK a year or two ago for about a $1000 and hooked it up all together with a supergun and played off a custom cabinet CigarBob made. Or something. Honestly, I don't know too much about this stuff. But I'm interested as well. Not for buying.. but just for the general knowledge.

F9|Chibi · « **Reply #15 on:** May 02, 2007, 11:43:36 AM »

Honestly I'd buy one myself, but I'm worried they'd come out and make another damn revision is all.

Dipstick · « **Reply #16 on:** May 02, 2007, 12:28:23 PM »

Quote from: Master Chibi on May 02, 2007, 11:43:36 AM

Honestly I'd buy one myself, but I'm worried they'd come out and make another damn revision is all.

Worried? The odds of there being another update to MB are roughly 100%.

What, you think you're playing a Capcom game?

McMasters · « **Reply #17 on:** May 07, 2007, 06:16:05 PM »

Just got the B2 GD tracking info , it'll take until Friday to get the disc and chip, and I'm guessing next Friday for the cab + the setup. (Golden Week slowed getting that GD shipped -_-)

B2 ran a good bit more than that CoinopExpress price, as those discs are the ones being sold off by companies upgrading to B2. On top of that is a cabinet, which runs between 300 (for a home one - these cabinets are fine, they just don't stand up to retail use. They are wood, not metal, so the heating/cooling of the seasons can get to them) and 2000 (for a top of the line stand-up - we're getting a sitdown, as it seems that that is the best for your playergroup. Plus, if people really want a standup, I'll build a platform. ^^ )

Shipping the cab is about 200 for same-coast, and 400 coast-to-coast, by van. 'Guts' (the power supplies, the Jamma board, etc etc) runs around 100-300, another 50$ for good sticks, and then the time it takes to put it together. -_-

The more you know!

Rorec · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2007, 08:48:32 PM »

the amtrack that goes from NYC to Rochester for 40-50 bucks I think, I have a friend that rides it pretty often. And once you guys land in rochester, I wouldn't mind picking anyone up from the train station as long as I get some prior notice xD. However, my car is small. It's a honda civic hatchback, so yea... Me and Comic-Z won't be in rochester over the summer though, but when fall starts and anyone wants to come and needs a ride from the train station or a place to stay, drop a msg to me or Comic-Z on the irc channel and we'll see what we can work out xD.

google maps says 5 hour 38 min drive from nyc to roch, but i ussually subtract an hour of what they tell you cause they assume you drive the speed limit lol

Choco · « **Reply #19 on:** May 10, 2007, 11:37:51 PM »

Though it's a little off-topic, this is probably a good thread to ask.

When it comes to JP versus cabinets, I just wanted to make sure. In the cabinet, it only requires one copy of the game board + etc, and it just mirrors the game image across the two connected cabinets, right? I know this seems like an obvious question, but I just want to make sure. If there is a new local arcade opening up (which is entirely possible in the future thanks to a community leader), I might want to invest in a a cabinet / MB board. Maybe Arcana.

McMasters · « **Reply #20 on:** May 11, 2007, 05:51:23 PM »

JP Vs. Cabinets: yeah, one of thecabs has everything in it, the second one just has a monitor spliced into the first cab, , and the controls wired across.

We didn't do that because cabinets are a couple grand. -_- If we got a second cab, it'd be a shmup or GG:AC (or Rival Schools 2 because I heart Rival Schools

). The current setup is fine, though, it is about as far apart as a MvC2, a little more actually.

Updates on the cabinet forthcoming!

McMasters · « **Reply #21 on:** May 24, 2007, 02:04:26 PM »

MELTY BLOOD IS LIVE

Game is up and running, folks. Hooray!

*goes to get pwned as Sion*

F9|Chibi · « **Reply #22 on:** May 24, 2007, 02:06:40 PM »

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH

damn

I gots to get up there in June then.

Got any information on nearby hotels and the like?

McMasters · « **Reply #23 on:** May 25, 2007, 10:30:16 AM »

hammergirlanime.com is the store, location is there - just look for cheap hotels near RIT (the college that is 3 blocks from us).

Give it a couple weeks, so I'm sure the cab and everything works, and then come and play! ^^

McMasters · « **Reply #24 on:** May 26, 2007, 06:57:43 AM »

Pictures!

(note the fully translated insert and move list, and our top-condition Initial D v3!

)

We're still running it through its paces - shipping a cab from Japan can get dicey, and we may need to replace the monitor chassis, but let me tell you, it is tons of fun, and I never would have even thought about getting this for the store if it weren't for all of you here at Melty Bread.

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Author Topic: Woo, just ordered ver.B2 cabinet for the store :) (Read 12891 times)