importing or buying/renting arcade machine?

[Sacherz]

does anyone know WHERE or HOW i can rent/buy either a new OR USED taiko no tatsujin arcade machine?

Does anyone know how arcades get them? are they rented? bought? who supplies?
any idea on costs? im going to japan and probably going to get it there UNLESS my local arcade will sell me the taiko machine as long as they get it serviced before hand...
any suggestions or info at all would help!

[BemaniAK]

Music-Dance Machines - Full Machines - Arcade Video Game Coinop Sales - Coinopexpress
only place I know of, and I can't afford them...

[MechaGai]

Don't even bother with coinop express... they're just... bad.

[Kσn]

any place is bad to buy from online, but you really dont have a choice, either coin op express, or channelbeat, your choice...

yay 2100 posts!

[Sacherz]

does anyone know how to get one from japan then?
the arcade here wants to charge me 10,000$ for their original version 9 one which has bene updated thru 10 and now to 11, but the drums are busted
and the lights stopped working
so i said not for a half assed one, id pay at most 6gs for that.

i was hoping to just wire it to my tv and sound system but apparnetly its super complicated -_-;
i was hoping to just buy the drums + the game unit itself insde the cabinet, i guess im wrong andi t IS more complciated thant hat.,

[flyboy87]

Okay...

The cheapest way is to get a Taiko 1,2,3,4,5 or 6 PCB. Get a Taiko 11 PCB to upgrade it and then connect RCA cables for audio and visual output

As for the controls, there are some wirings you need to do. But as far as I know, you CAN connect the drum controls to a PS2 Tatakon or a PS2 controller.

But this is serious hacking stuff and it could damage your PCB.

[zorahk]

I think he wants the drums

[flyboy87]

The PCB includes the controls for the drums. Unless, you want those big Taiko drums. If that's so, I'm afraid you need to buy a full Taiko 11 cabinet.

[Sacherz]

i found a supplier here, the guy is gonna find me an 8th edition and give me their 9, 10 and im going to buy 11th to just shove in there hwen i wanna swap it.
since this guy buys right outta japan, arcade owner.

[MechaGai]

Awesome find, ma'am. Pics when you recieve them, please? I am also hoping for some good tatsujin vids after you've gotten REALLY good.

[Sacherz]

LOL...last nite was ridiculous
i couldnt help but speed up saitama 2000 (its my fav song ...for some reason) ...not on oni
but i FC-ed it and it was on..the next speed up

i just sped it up because i love how katsu/and or don
look with the crazy wavy hair thingie..LOL
i love itttt
ill b posting it onto youtube shortly sometime today or tomorrow
along with me doing Shiny Smile on Oni..didnt FC it >>
-_-;
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