2021 --- Your best arcade purchase --- 2021

[pubjoe]

Grail fail

I can’t remember buying any arcade stuff this year.

I don't remember not-buying arcade stuff this year.

I'm not sure what my best purchase is. Could be those Pony CPs.

[jugemscloud]

didn't get much this year arcade wise but picked up ninja kid 1 and 2 which have been on my list for a while

otherwise i picked up some nice posters, deadstock trainers (nike air pressures and alien reebok alien stompers) and completed my set of mini boglins

[F86]

Riu Jin flyer

[jase]

Hmm this is a tricky one, but I'm going to go with Ninja Princess, known over here as Sega Ninja. I'm cheating slightly as I got the board about two years ago from an old Op here in the UK, but it was totally dead and have only managed to get it working this year. It was repaired by a good friend of mine and interestingly had been factory converted to Wonder Boy. The board has been put back to Sega Ninja, such a cool little game.

[Ddshot]

Gotta be dangun feveron!

[zak]

Congrats Jase! This thread needs more pics!

[geotrig]

Cool find Jase, can't say I've ever played it

[Johnfan1986]

Lucky to find and grab the mint Night Slashers JP version with flyers and instruction manual! Super!!

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[Neo Gold]

Lucky to find and grab the mint Night Slashers JP version with flyers and instruction manual! Super!! IMG_20211112_233847.jpgIMG_20211112_233824.jpg

This is more like it!

[erzane]

Early members, share more pics please. Without pics this tread loose all its interest.

[wigsplitta]

My favourite arcade purchase of 2021 was services from @grantspain

Nothing makes one want to cry more than turning on a cab and being present with a black screen and clicking noise

But nothing is more satisfying than having it fixed (just before Christmas)

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[zak]

That looks lovely Grant has saved me many times too! I think all my chassis have passed through his hands.

[ChrisBEANS]

My favourite arcade purchase of 2021 was services from @grantspain

Nothing makes one want to cry more than turning on a cab and being present with a black screen and clicking noise

But nothing is more satisfying than having it fixed (just before Christmas)
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Grant’s a wizard.

100% seriously, I bought a Windy II with the best intentions, but I’ve decided that I just don’t have the space or realistically even the actual need for it… chassis needs a service and some work on the geometry… so I decided I’d have to let it go.

This single picture has made me very seriously question doing that. Genuinely!

GGWP

P.S. I got it to play MS6 and Dolphin Blue at 31kHz, great to see an AW on it

[supergoose]

I've bought 1 bloody thing this year

The only arcade related thing I bought in 2021 was the Terry Bogart Amiibo. I'm only missing one MVS game for the full set, so there's not much left to buy.

[pubjoe]

What's the missing game?

[geotrig]

Probably the mvs version of block paradise

[supergoose]

What's the missing game?

Pochi & Nyaa.

[battlesmurf]

Honestly? Some Exa stuff.

Rival Megagun and Battle Princess. They've gotten a bit of love where they're installed. Lots of fun. I don't remember if Vritra was last year or the year prior anymore, but that's a hot one as well.

[thegreathopper]

What's the missing game?

Pochi & Nyaa.

I bet that’s a rare one now, sold mine but think it came from Shawn back in the day.

[aerobert]

Didn't get that much in 2021. But a nice Twin Hawk has to be the best get.