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Ready to Play! Sega Astro City Arcade Cabinet Candy Cab Mame with Stoo - $4,900 (venice)
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Inside is a Windows PC running MAME with a smooth, easy-to-use frontend. Press the power button and it boots straight into the game menu, no keyboard required. Exiting a game is simple: hold both start buttons and tap Player 1’s A button.
The setup uses an Ultimarc ArcadeVGA card to output native-resolution visuals to the CRT, and an Ultimarc J-PAC handles the JAMMA connection. The cabinet wiring itself has never been cut or altered. The PC is mounted on a removable wooden board, so if you ever want to unplug the J-PAC and drop in an original game board, it’s a zero-stress swap.
I never hooked the PC into the cabinet’s speakers or marquee lighting (didn’t want to modify any wiring), but there’s a standalone speaker mounted on the same board as the PC. All cabinet doors have working locks with keys, the coin door functions using 100 yen coins, and a degausser is included.
Bonus: it comes with a pair of Saarinen-style stools that fit the cabinet perfectly and give it that clean retro-modern vibe. They’re surprisingly comfy and really complete the setup.
It’s a complete, well-kept collection that can run as-is or be easily converted back to a dedicated arcade board. Happy to answer questions or send additional photos.