WTB: Any Bemani (and other) PCBs/arcade hardware and/or software

Cedge · 10-17-2006, 01:05 AM

OK, so I am quite interested in buying any Bemani (or other music game) related arcade hardware. I'm looking for any of the actual PCBs here. Viper, Firebeat, DJMain, System 573, Twinkle, whatever you have, I'm interested in at least talking about.

Aside from the main PCBs and whatnot, I'm also interested in little things from the cabinets, including art and decorations, marquees, instruction panels, spare buttons and whatnot, control overlays, and basically almost any parts whatsoever from the arcade cabs. If it's on or in a music game cabinet, I'm interested.

Manuals, too, are something I'm very much looking for.

And aside from all this hardware business, I'm also interested in any hard drives, flash cards, security carts, CDs, DVDs, video CDs, and other software related material.

Again, this isn't limited to Konami/Bemani games. If you have anything from EZ2DJ or Techno Motion or Tap Dancer or whatever, I'm interested in that too.

PM me or reply here, please. Thanks a lot!

「dj.TK」 · 10-17-2006, 01:52 AM

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but Is a PCB part of the circuity / hardrive or something?

Ive got a complete DDR cabinet if you want that haha XD

Cedge · 10-17-2006, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ Taka

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but Is a PCB part of the circuity / hardrive or something?

Ive got a complete DDR cabinet if you want that haha XD

PCB is short for Printed Circuit Board, or to put it visually, this sort of thing:

In other words, I'm looking for the computers that run Bemani and other music games. A full cabinet is most likely a bit out of my reach, financially, and in terms of transport, at the moment. But thanks for mentioning it.

One thing I have in mind is to rig up these PCBs to something called a Supergun, which is a device which basically allows you to play JAMMA-standard arcade games on a TV.

**dieKatze88** · 10-17-2006, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Cedge

PCB is short for Printed Circuit Board, or to put it visually, this sort of thing:

In other words, I'm looking for the computers that run Bemani and other music games. A full cabinet is most likely a bit out of my reach, financially, and in terms of transport, at the moment. But thanks for mentioning it.

One thing I have in mind is to rig up these PCBs to something called a Supergun, which is a device which basically allows you to play JAMMA-standard arcade games on a TV.

That you have right there is a Konami GX with a hard drive.

Flazh · 10-17-2006, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by dieKatze88

That you have right there is a Konami GX with a hard drive.

It's a DJ-Main actually, its based on the GX, but the main difference is there is a HDD attatched.

**dieKatze88** · 10-17-2006, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Flazh

It's a DJ-Main actually, its based on the GX, but the main difference is there is a HDD attatched.

Correction: The only difference is there is a HDD attached.

Jinx · 10-17-2006, 09:29 AM

If the currently running deal falls through, I might be able to arrange for a DM7 (we've gone from thinking the PCB is bad to thinking that something might just be out of whack; we can't read the Japanese error screen yet). If it is indeed not broken and the person currently looking into it doesn't want it, we might have something for you.

~Jinx

MooNWeeD · 10-17-2006, 11:29 AM

PM Sent!

Cedge · 10-17-2006, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dieKatze88

That you have right there is a Konami GX with a hard drive.

I know. I just grabbed the pic of the DJ-Main from System16, as a good reference for the sort of thing I'm looking for. I know all about the hardware, but thank you anyways.

Gosha · 10-18-2006, 12:21 AM

I have 2 DJ Main boards, but I don't think I plan on letting them go. There was a Drummania 1st mix PCD that just sold on ebay recently. I believe there are a few DM upgrade CDs up right now.

Cedge · 10-18-2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Gosha

I have 2 DJ Main boards, but I don't think I plan on letting them go. There was a Drummania 1st mix PCD that just sold on ebay recently. I believe there are a few DM upgrade CDs up right now.

Yeah, I had bid on that actually. Only reason I hestitated bidding higher was because the seller hadn't quoted me on shipping, and it was in Italy, so I didn't want to get suprised by anything.

PooIs · 10-20-2006, 10:15 AM

PM sent.

HioMrSan · 10-21-2006, 05:45 PM

Would a supergun with a standard jamma harness even work at all with these boards? I thought they were running on their own proprietary standard.

Cedge · 10-21-2006, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by HioMrSan

Would a supergun with a standard jamma harness even work at all with these boards? I thought they were running on their own proprietary standard.

If I'm not mistaken, DJ-Main, Viper, and System 573 are all JAMMA. Firebeat and Twinkle are totally proprietary, I think.

If I'm wrong on any of that, correct me please.

Bottom line, Supergun or not, there are ways to get basically any arcade hardware running at home, with enough skill and effort (read: trial and error).

Examples here:
http://www.callusnext.com/pcbs/index.shtml

Ultra Violette · 12-14-2006, 10:01 PM

Apologies for bumping, although I have a feeling Cedge's offer still stands

FireBeat hardware is kind-of proprietary, although FireBeat-to-Jamma adapters do exist.

The manuals for most FireBeat-based games have a very in-depth schematic as well. Certainly the information contained in that was used to build the adapters.

DJMain is also some-what proprietary. From what I've heard the monitor and power can be connected to normal Jamma, but the controls might need a little figuring out.

I think only System 573 is completely Jamma compatible.