I'm not really a collector of rare or expensive arcade games, I just try to find the games I've always loved and still feel the need to play once in a while. If I can find it cheap enough, that is. eBay really is my friend, but sometimes I buy stuff from Japan as well. And from other swedish enthusiasts. Below is my collection of arcade PCB's (Printed Circuit Boards) with some nice pictures of the games as well as the boards itself.
I've realized that browsing this long list is quite time consuming, so I've added direct links to the games instead:
Vertically orientated games:
| Aero Fighters | Battle Garegga | Daisenpu / Twin Hawk | ESPGaluda | ESP Ra.De.
| Gals Panic
| Gemini Wing (Bootleg) | Ibara | Out Zone
| Sky Shark (Bootleg)
| Space Pilot
| Storm Blade
| Strikers 1945
| Super Qix (Bootleg) | Twin Cobra
| XX Mission
Horizontally orientated games:
| Argus No Senshi | Black Tiger | Hammerin' Harry | Hacha Mecha Fighter | Heavy Unit
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| Ninja Kid II
| P - 47 - The Phantom Fighter | Perfect Billiards
| Rolling Thunder
| Secret Agent
| Silk Worm
| Solomon's Key (Bootleg) | Three Wonders |
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Aero Fighters | JAMMA PCB | 1992 Videosystem Co. |
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Here's another picture with the original manual and artwork I got with my game. Click |
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Fun, cool shmup from Video System Co. There are two sequels to this game for the Neo Geo system, but I think I'll settle for this for now. Got this from a swedish seller.
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Battle Garegga | JAMMA PCB | 1996 Raizing / Eighting |
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This is one of my favourite games for sure. It's not easy to get into, as the scoring mechanic involves suiciding (to get bombs) and lots of other fancy stuff like bombing ground objects (like bushes!!) and what might look like ordinary tiled, backgrounds. I love it.
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Daisenpu / Twin Hawk | JAMMA PCB | 1989 Taito Corporation |
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Here's another picture with the printed artwork I got with my game. You usually get these nice extras from Fuijita. Click
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I got this to a very nice price from the Japanese arcade-shop, Fuijita as a group of swedish enthusiasts did a co-order from them. It was originally Daisenpu, but with some romswapping it's now a Twin Hawk. I really love this old shooter. Best two-player shmup ever.
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ESPGaluda | JAMMA PCB | 2003 AMI / CAVE |
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Bought this from TonyTwoFinger, a good friend and fellow enthusiast. This is my current favorite vertical shooting game. I traded my Atomiswave system for a PS2 so I could play it, and then I sold my Dragon Blaze so I could buy this PCB. Very accessable and addictive, ESPGALUDA is one of CAVE's finest games and in my current price range. The prequel to ESP Ra.De. A must have for any shooting game fan.
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ESP Ra.De.- AD 2018 Tokyo | JAMMA PCB | 1998 Atlus / CAVE |
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I really never got the whole CAVE-hype, until I visited a friend who owns some nice 29" cabinets and LOTS of great shmups. This really is the way to go for this genre. I consider this one of the finer items in my collection.
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Gals Panic | JAMMA PCB | 1990 Kaneko |
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A really fun Qix-style game with a strip-theme, but also surprising game twists that will keep you from seeing the amazing girls if you don't clear the levels the right way
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Gemini Wing (Bootleg) | JAMMA PCB | 1987 Tecmo |
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This was the very first simultaneous 2-player game I ever played. The weapon system is ingenious and music, graphics etc. is as expected from Tecmo - the best. I've searched really hard to find this board, in fact I gave up on finding an original as it was so hard and settled for a bootleg.
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Ibara | JAMMA PCB | 2005 AMI / CAVE |
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I had a Raiden Fighters 2 gathering dust, and having played Battle Garegga for two weeks I decided that Ibara might fit right in with my other CAVE games after all, so I managed to trade my RF2 for this..
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Out Zone | JAMMA PCB | 1990 Toaplan Co. Ltd |
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Great Toaplan shooter in the same style as Commando, Mercs or Shock Troopers. But this one is simply better.
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Sky Shark (Bootleg) | JAMMA PCB | 1987 Taito Corporation |
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This is one of my biggest games ever. The graphics, the music, it's all good.. I bought this nice bootleg with three other games for a very nice canadian guy on eBay. I finally got my hands on it's sister game, Twin Cobra now as well.
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Space Pilot (Bootleg) | Non-JAMMA PCB | 1982 Konami |
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Fell head over heels in love with this at a gamenight over at madness place once. I have finally gotten my hands on a working PCB. At least I think so, I haven't gotten my adapter to test it yet. One of those games that you can just keep on playing, again and again.
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Storm Blade | JAMMA PCB | 1996 Visco |
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Very nice vertical shooter from Visco. Tried this in MAME and really liked the gameplay so I started to search. Found one in my home town! What are the odds?
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Strikers 1945 | JAMMA PCB | 1995 Psikyo |
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Here's another photo of the PCB with the Marquee I have for it lying next. Click |
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Very nice modern shooter that I got at a very nice price from Texas. It came with a marquee as well.
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Super Qix (Bootleg) | JAMMA PCB | 1987 Taito Corporation |
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It does have a bit of a humming sound when the screen has a lot of brightness, but I can live with that. It's a classic, and it was cheap.
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XX Mission | JAMMA PCB | 1986 UPL Company Limited |
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Here's another picture of this pcb: click |
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I got this on eBay. This game is like the missing link between 1942 and 1943, but in space! The powerup system is just like in 1943, but UPL (always very creative) came up with it before Capcom did. You get a powerup and when fired upon, it changes. Plus, did I mention it's by UPL?!
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Black Tiger | JAMMA PCB | 1987 Capcom |
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This if by far my favourite Capcom game. It's filled with secret bonuses, challenging gameplay (yet not in a clumsy way like in Ghost n' Goblins). Too bad it takes me on average 1.5 hours to play 1 credit. Got this from an excellent eBayer in the US.
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Hacha Mecha Fighter | JAMMA PCB | 1991 NMK |
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Played this at a small shmupmeet and really liked it right away. So when one appeared on eBay I got it for a fair price. Sometimes these appear at crazy prices, don't bite.
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Hammerin' Harry | JAMMA PCB | 1990 Irem Corporation |
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More photos of the PCB with printed out artwork. Click and click |
I got this from Fuijita in Japan a short while ago. Really a classy, classic game. It has the nice platform gameplay combined with the beautiful Irem graphics. And sound effects that really sticks out. Oh no!.
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Heavy Unit | JAMMA PCB | 1988 Taito Corporation |
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I bought this from a friend of mine who's also an arcade enthusiast (aren't we all?) and we're both happy about it. This game is not currently emulated in MAME, so it's even more fun to own and be able to play. ;)
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P-47 - The Phantom Fighter | JAMMA PCB | 1988 Jaleco |
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I bought this at the same time I got my Super Contra. Very nice horizontal shmup with a couple of hidden bonuses through out the game. The powerups are one of a kind. The regular shots are the same throughout the game, but the secondary change instead, all with different advantages.
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Perfect Billiards | Non-JAMMA PCB | 1987 Nihon System / Sega |
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Bought from a nice canadian bloke with three other games. I've made an adapter for this and it's working but except for the sound. My board says SEGA so,I guess it's the sega version that currently doesn't seem to work in MAME.
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Rolling Thunder | JAMMA PCB | 1986 Namco |
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Classic, one-of-a-kind platform action from Namco. I've only gotten to stage 6 (in MAME), now I intend to complete the mission for super-cool agent Albatross. Got this on eBay with buy it now for a lousy $35. It was dusty, but I got it somewhat cleaned up now..
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Secret Agent | JAMMA PCB | 1989 Data East Corporation |
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Here's another picture of the pcb and here's one of the whole kit I have for it. |
I'm guessing that licensing the "James Bond" moniker for this game had been very expensive, and since it's just so perfect in capturing that cool spy vibe anyway that doesn't matter. Also known as "Sly Spy", this Data East item is pure gold. Bought from swedish seller.
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Silk Worm | JAMMA PCB | 1988 Tecmo Limited |
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Action-packed, fun shooting fun for two! What a great idea, combining a sidescrolling shooter (heli/player 1) with the Rygaresque Tecmo jump/attack gameplay (jeep/player 2). The team that whipped up this concept should get a prize! My very first PCB. Bought from the US and A on eBay.
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Solomon's Key (Bootleg) | JAMMA PCB | 1986 Tecmo Limited |
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Apparently, this is one of the most rare [L@@K!) arcade PCB's you can have in your collection. It's current retail price is around $400 if you find a working original. Mine is an OK bootleg, so it costed me a tenth of that. The original were made both as Tehkan compatible and as JAMMA, so I'm glad mine is based on the latter. Too bad my sound is broken. I'll try to get it fixed. Another fantastic Tecmo game.
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Three Wonders | JAMMA PCB | 1991 Capcom |
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My first CPS-1 game. Probably the only one. You really only need this, since it's the best and has three games in one! Midnight Wonders, the platform shooter, Chariot, horizontal shmup and Don't Pull, a puzzle action game, like Pengo. Bought from Madness, the swedish game collector extraordinare.
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More games will appear here. Watch this space! Meanwhile, check out my gamesystem page for even more sexy game titles, Neo-Geo et al. |