Tuesday, 7 January 2014

Old School

Happy new year to Capcom fans and arcade game nuts everywhere!

I've just uploaded a new game list, this time for Z80 and 68000 boards released prior to CPS1. I've also updated the two other lists having spent time scouring the web for pcb images to get board and rom codes etc. These lists are now very nicely fleshed out!


I intend to add two further lists, one for CPS3 games and one for those Capcom released on Sony's ZN-1 and ZN-2 hardware. After giving it some thought, I've decided to skip Mitchell hardware and other oddballs like Capcom Bowling (Incredible Technologies).

In the future I might expand to Sega ST-V and Naomi, but for now I think first party hardware (plus the Sony games) is enough to be getting on with!

Once I get those further two lists done, I intend to start some actual blogging, showing off my collection and putting up an entry for each game I own with all the info and artwork I can find. These will then be linked to from the relevant list. Hopefully. You can do that with a blog right!?

I have also been spending some hobby time acquiring new boards and have recently picked up Strider 2, Super Street Fighter II, Knights of the Round and Carrier Airwing. On top of that I've got some more stuff lined up for a shipment from Japan, not to mention the 10 or so boards I already owned before I began this little project, so I think I've got enough material to last me until 2015 already!

In related news, there's this cool new arcade podcast at http://tenpencearcade.co.uk which is worth a listen, especially as the first episode is all about Capcom's 1984 arcade game Pirate Ship Higemaru!