Do Americans Hate Arcade Candy Cabs?
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- Опубликовано: 19 июл 2022
- In this episode, we take a look at Japanese Arcade cabinets often referred to as candy cabs.
These candy cabinets are found almost exclusively within Japan, and were rarely shipped outside eastern Asia. However, as the arcade hobby has grown, many have imported these systems into the US for preservation and collection purposes.
Some more well know Candy Cabs:
sega blast city
sega astro city
Sega Aero City
List of Japanese arcade cabinets:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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Once you play in one of this, is very hard to go back to an American cab
When i was stationed in Okinawa while in the Marines during the late 90's I would wander out it town and go into those cool arcades. Yes, they sit to play arcades in Japanese culture, Fun times!
Hey, that’s Tony’s arcade machines, he runs Wedoca. It’s really cool to see them featured in a video. He’s a super cool guy who has helped out the fgc for many years.
I think these are a great option to run emulation / MiSter / Jamma. I don't really understand the popularity of the Arcade1Up cabinets (besides for looks) that come with 4 games, when you have a control deck layout that can handle and play hundreds of games well.. If it's not original class arcade hardware, then get one cabinet to end all (well maybe most) cabinets!
I got a Sega Blast City with a MiSTer inside and I absolutely love it. Definitely not something you can just casually get into at this point although unless you have deep pockets.
I am restoring a bit at a time and can do the technical work myself and still pushing 4500 invested into it. This includes the cabinet, MiSTer, recapping, reproduction art/decals, buttons, looms/wiring, speakers and misc screws. A spare chassis, yoke and flyback transformers I have on hand also because in 10 years they are going to be near impossible to source.
It's like restoring a classic car in many ways except for geeks.
I have always wanted two Candy Cabs ..... one horizontal and one vertical.
This is the way.
I feel a weird sense of nostalgia for japanese imports even though I never experienced them when I was a kid. It’s like having access to an alternate universe. I definitely would love to have an Astro city or versus cabinet someday!
Everyone I know that’s played one really loved it. They had them in some local lan cafes growing up. Played a lot of Alpha and 3rd strike on them.
Americans are more into dedicated design-cabs because they attract people more easily,
especially when they look at the promo-artwork on the sides of the arcade machines.
Yeah the advantage of these is you could just swap out the board to change the game (or sometimes even a slot on the board) so you could quickly flood an arcade with the latest game then swap it out for either newer or older games after a couple of months when demand has trailed off without having to change any artwork.
What I love about candy cabs it's the universal aspect of them. They were never 1 cab dedicated to one game. Once the art of that game is on the wood cab it's that game cab only.
Awesome video, I love those candy cabs, regarding the blur guy I thing he was trying talk with you. 🤣👾🕹👊
As a long time owner of a capcom impress 29, I think candy cabs are awesome. They’re just so versatile for swapping games in.
I personally think they're cool and always loved how they did VS. Also, that vewlix playing Shredder's Revenge is awesome. The game is so good and playing it on an arcade would just feel right. The place looks awesome and I hope you guys had a good time.
Awww Another SFGE that I missed Retro Ralph....Always the best expo
Bummer man…. I will be back again next year so hopefully so can meet you then! ✊🏼
Love these cabs man. You always show us fun and cool retro arcade stuff.
Thanks bud, I thought people would like seeing them. Thanks so much for watching dude, I hope all is well!
@@RetroRalph Doing great man! The next Evercade carts come out at the end of the month and they're arcade carts. I'm super pumped!
I’d prefer to own a candy cab over an American cab. I remember seeing pictures of them in the gaming magazines as a kid. Back then, seeing pics of Akihabara and the Japanese arcade parlors was like something out of a dream.
One of my arcade buddies has a ton of those Vewlix cabinets in his collection 😊
This probably seems remedial to long time arcade enthusiasts, but I just played a candy cade for the first time a few weeks ago. It was at a sweet barcade called LeaderBoard in Orange Park Florida. For me, it was cool just seeing / playing the thing I've always heard about since 90s gaming magazines.
Very cool! I think they're very practical and have a lot of applications. It's a shame they didn't adopt the idea or concept here in the US much. Although we might not have the unique designs and cabinet artwork we do, had they been popular, but I suppose that's speculation. Anyhow, thanks so much for watching!
Fighting games on candy cabs will always have a place in my heart.
I don't think any American hates Candy Cabs. It's just that Americans didn't grow up with them. They grew up with stand up cabinets. It's iconic to Ameicans.
So many models its like candy for real. I wasnt aware of that many variations.
LOVE THEM! I got a Vewlix myself but want to get a blast City or Astro City if i ever find one locally. Thanks for the vid!
Thanks for watching man! How much did you pay for your Vewlix if you don't mind me asking.
3:50 Your focus is commendable here, sir. When your buddy with boundary issues busts all up in your space, check out the Eye of the Tiger on Ralphy!
Thanks bud! I appreciate you watching!
I’m a simple man - I see candy cabs, I click 💥 🤏🏻 😅
With my back... I sit down to play pinball 😳
Candy Cabs are super cool. I wish I had one. Great video!
Thanks for watching bud! I hope all is well!
Growing up in the late 80's and early 90's I hated standing forever when I was playing. Love the Vewlix cabinets. Currently looking to build one for my new arcade cabinet.
Has always been on my bucket list since I first laid my eyes on initial unit: DEAR SANTA!
I love/want one
I have the Taito egret mini, SEGA AstroCity mini, and have the V preordered
Delusional and I just got our Candy Cabs imported from Japan! Mine is still at his house, I need to go down and pick it up, can't wait!
very cool cabs. There is something about standing up though too. Probably just nostalgia, you can certainly play longer more comfortably sitting down. id still love to have one
I love candy cabs i'm 6 foot 6 and have back problems standing up while playing normal arcade cabs for a long period of time makes me sore. candy cabs being designed to be played sitting in a chair is amazing.
I wish the states were more open to these kind of cabinets. Not only are the Sanwa/seimitsu buttons and balltop sticks more accessible and intuitive, the cabinets are less claustrophobic and it’s more comfortable to sit down compared to having to stand up while you’re trying to clear a stage. The pizza joint closest to me has one that runs Super Street Fighter 2, and it’s still a blast every time.
So awesome! I have 2 Super Neo 29’s and love them. I’d love an Egret or a New Astro City to add or the Capcom Mini Cute 😂
I want to eat some candy while i'm playing on a candy cab. :)
These were one of my favorite parts of the show! Candy cabs’ designs were just always so slick and appealing to me. First time I saw one was like the first time I saw an iPod video - sleek, stylish, and shmuper sexy. Bright and clean with all the right lines. 🤤 🕹
And quintessentially Japanese! 🇯🇵 🙇🏻♂️
Contrary opinion: These cabinets aren't popular with businesses that would probably buy arcade machines in general which is why you don't see them around here in the US. If you have that kind of sit down space, a business is more likely to put in some casino machine instead. I love these cabinets myself, but I also think they don't make sense in many American commercial environments where standup works better for multiple reasons.
I put together my own arcade kiosk with dual sticks, six buttons, trackball, and a front extension for wheel and peddles. Donkey Kong marquee on the top of it since it’s the most nostalgic for my childhood.
Of course I built it for sitting.
These arcades are actually preferable in my case. They could be a problem for taller people. Some of these people were sitting like Larry King to look at the screen.
I've seen them a various locations but never played. And now thanks to you, I'm very curious about them! 😊
They’re pretty neat and super versatile machines, if you end up getting one, check back and let
Me know. Good luck on your search 👀👍🏻. Thanks so much for watching!
29" but 27" viewable. Love candy's, plan to get a couple soon.
I dream of the day when I can have a candy cab in my home arcade!! Excellent video!
Americans love Candy Cabs. Not only are they currently going for a premium ($2000+ depending on which Candy), they get bought up pretty fast when available. Fun fact though, I actually do have a wooden candy cab, its called the Neo Geo SCB-U4. Apparently pretty rare.
“Hey kids, do you want some candy?” 🍭😏
I got an OK Baby cab, which is a Taiwanese candy cab. They have a lot of them in Taiwan. I bought mine thru a local arcade distributor.
Its not quite as heavy as a wooden cab especially a standup one, but still sturdy enough for very heated Street Fighter play. my kids (almost 50 lbs each) climb on the glass and on top of the whole thing all the time.
I only once got to played on a candy cab and it got me addicted to a game called Dodonpachi.
Hey Ralph. There's a pixelated blob hovering around the back of your head🤣
I can't honestly say that I ever encountered any back in the day, my first experience was at ReplayFX in Pittsburgh several years ago, and I really didn't mind them. I think with stand up arcades you can kind of get more animated if you do something awesome, or beat someone, etc.
lol Ralph you had a stalker crazy!
Was nice chatting with you at the con! I was the guy with my MiSTercade in tow on the last day chatting about Light guns and such. You should take a look at some of the Korean Candy cabs sometime, I briefly had a 'Samducksa Crowin 203' and it was a Korean candy cab that had MDF sides instead of plastic panels like the Japanese cabs. Pretty unique!
Oh wow, I don’t think I have ever seen those before! It was awesome chatting with you as well! You inspired me to work on another lightgun video. ✊🏼. Hope to see you again next year at SFGE!
My cousin has like 100 of those
I Love Candy Cabs i have a few Sega Universal Cabs Running Naomi Setups but i still want an Sega Blast City.
when I was visiting my wife one year we went to one of her local arcades and they had a SF4 in a viewlix, it was a pretty sleek design! but I don't think I've ever been to an arcade yet that had the retro-style blast city/astro city but they seem like pretty slick units!
I want a candy cab. I think the issue is finding them is much harder and or importing them is far more expensive.
I love the design of candy cabs and if I could only have one arcade machine to make into a mame cabinet it would be one of those.
Maybe it's just a harder sell to get arcade operators here to configure their layouts to include space for chairs.
Cool video Ralph Like always yeah those cabs are really nice I still wanna see what you're gonna do with yours Thank you and stay safe
I like sitting down to play aracde games that's common in south east Asia where I live
I love these and would love to pick one up;
The first time I saw one, I wanted one. It’s so cool.
I would die for a vertical candy cab with a vertical cave setup. Dream cab
I'm American and I love these. When I was in Japan a few times and would go to the arcades there, I always thought that these were way better and way more comfortable to play.
And don’t forget the generically candys from Taiwan ajja
I like how they have its own theme and it's metal/plastic so it would last. I don't feel the same nostalgic feeling, but I really like them, but I would say the only thing I don't like about them are the cp areas are kind of small compared to some USA cabinets. I dig them, I played on most of the popular ones, they're rad!
Round one has plenty of them! Always see people on them late at night over here. So people do not hate them.
Notice the “?” In the title… 😉. Thanks for watching bud!
@@RetroRalph ah got ya :)
Sitting down taking a poop watching a video about sit down arcades. Awesome
I adore candy cabs, especially the Astro city and blast city. In the 90s my local arcade had more redemption style games, racing games and skeeball/basketball more than anything else. I’m not even sure we had a NeoGeo. My memories of arcade games were basically mortal kombat, Pac-Man, 1942, and galaga. I did play tons of home ports of arcade games though. So now that I want a real arcade machine at home, I want something different and interchangeable for many games I missed out on. I’m seriously considering buying one in the near future if possible. I know it’ll be a ton of work to clean and cost a fortune to get one, but something about them is alluring to me.
Biggest problem is they have One player candy cabs that are as wide as a 2 pkayer candy cab. Yet doesn't have a right handed mirrored layout, though it has plenty of room. I think there's more than just "space issues" involved in the sinister left-handing of the world.
It is my dream to own a candy cab one day. I really love them.
Same
Me too!
Yes!
If there's enough demand group buys start to become a realistic option. Import a bunch in one batch and then ship them out from there.
I wanted to buy one of these but the cost of shipping to US is astronomical.
Yes! Now drive it to Tucson and take my $$$$$!!!
😂😂😂😂😂
Who would hate this? I'm American and I would love one of these. I love the look of these like the Astro City.
I've never personally seen someone say they don't like those cabs.
Yeah, It’s a way to draw people into the video. RUclips is unforgiving these days so you have to play their game unfortunately. I really appreciate you watching.
I would love one
Ralph... you're baiting me into making a video about how I wasn't kidnapped to go to SFGE... lol
Never been big on multicades. I can’t stand when games have odd button mapping from the 3 over 3 button layout.
Big fan of candy cabs & Vewlix style cabinets. I wish they were more widespread in America.
Me too, I think there's for sure a market for them. They make excellent multicades (MiSTerCade) or dedicated fighters.
It really bums me out that I can't see the Vewlix or Delta types in any modern arcade except the Rount 1. Most of the enthusiast market is hooked onto collecting and restoring older boxy cabinets and EXA-Arcadia is still doing it. If you go google or something on arcade cabs, you'll often see that there's people who develope the flat panel sit downs and ones like to Injustice were fairly popular.
Still my idea would be a conversion from vewlix to a showcase type that supports tate switching and panel for up to 6 players. Just think Shredders Revenge AND X-Men!
They look fine to me. I’d gladly own one.
I would love that New Net City cab!
I would love a candy cab, but there's something nostalgic about the old US stand up cabs. But candy cabs are so compact and would work well in the home.
Most of them look like a gas station ATM machine with larger screens… they have function but lack fashion lol
Candy cabs are the best, especially for fighters. I’ve got an Xtension sit down cab but would love a true candy cab…. Just can’t afford them
Yeah, they're pretty expensive unfortunately You can get deals from time to time, just have to keep your eyes peeled.
I’ve been to Japan a few times and loved heading out after work each night and seeing arcades with candy cabs wall to wall. Sometimes they were all loaded with the current hottest game, so I assumed the arcade owners bought like a rolling license? There was also some connection with gaming and gambling. I would get bombarded heading in and having every employee hand me a slip of paper “this is not a gambling place, etc..” Meanwhile you could see Japanese players trading in pachinko balls for yen.
Candy Cabinets a Go-Go!
My Todd!!!!
I read this in his voice. LOL
I really love candy cabs, I want one. I really think they are the coolest thing to play fighting games on. Keep up the great work. Remember when I wanted your Sega Astro City, I know you had to part ways with it for another deal, I was sad :( . Later Ralph, my friend.
Awesome video 👌👌👌
If I were to guess, it was probably American arcade owners who didn't want the candy cabs, because it would allow patrons to sit down. I think our arcades were probably more of a volume business, using the spectacle of having the machines to get as many people in to drop a few quarters into each machine. I don't know a ton about the japanese arcade culture, but it always seemed like they had more arcades, and often one company like snk or sega would own its own place, so maybe it was more beneficial for them to bring someone in, make them comfortable, and empty a bunch of coins into a machine in one sitting, kind of like a casino. Again, I'm not a great source, this is mostly a guess, but it might be worth looking into.
Dude don't turn around there is a blurry pixelated monster behind you.....okay he left it's cool. Great Vid as-always! I think there is a guy local selling Chewlix cabs...I have no room dude...lol.
😂😂😂 dude, I know the feeling on the no room. I can't even walk around really in my garage right now 😖😬 Thanks for watching bud!
I prefer standup (probably because I grew up playing them, so the nostalgia aspect is bigger), but I don't hate or even dislike the candy cabs. I'm certain if candy cabs were the norm when I grew up, I'd prefer those
They sure seem to be popular. In every arcade spot I go to they are the most played.
I do find it odd we never adopted a system like the candy cabs in the US. It seems like it would have been easier on the arcades back in the day.
Big $$ savings not providing chairs. Wooden/steel panels easier and cheaper to repair than custom injection moulded plastics.
@@espressomatic I didn't mean using the sit down versions. I mean using a stand up variation. Candy Cabs are like Neo Geo where they're the same and you can just change the games and marquee rather than making entirely new cabs for every game. So making a cab once and swapping games out like they did in Japan just seemed to make more sense to me.
I had one of those candy cabs but got rid of when it started having monitor problems. Probably close to 20 years ago.
This looks like a cool convention.
Ralph, the candy’s presence were bigger at sfge than last year. They are in fact 29”. JP/EU measure tubes by tube size (29” or 68cm hence tubes are “A68xxx) whereas USA measures tubes by viewable screen (27”). Look at a 19” k7000 and a Sanyo “20”-ez. Both are 48cm tubes. IMO candy cabs are the highest quality machine to play on and 95% of all games come from Japan meant and designed for these machines. Sitdown style began with space invaders back in 78-79 on cocktail cabs. It’s always been sit down over there.
I wish SEGA came out with a Bartop version of the Astro City Mini with a 19inch screen.
I actually love candy cabs. Wish I had one to run my pc fighting games out of.
The Sanwa standard is my favorite as well.
I had a sega blast city with a Naomi board inside and I was playing so much of marvel vs Capcom 2. Sadly I sold it and I regret it, so if you have one never sell yours ever!!!!
Sharon Peters spotted at 3:35
Totally ;-)
Love this!
The best place to try out a candy cab is Round1. I want a Vewlix or Chewlix
In the past I have owned taito egret, egret 2 and 2 atomiswave candy cabs. They are awesome, huge screens and super easy to swap PCBs in and out. I don’t see any home arcade companies making them in the future tho because people in the US have no nostalgia for them.
I love them and wish I could get one. Unfortunately I live on the east coast so my only options are figure out how to get one shipped from the companies that sell them on the West coast with local pick-up only (arrange a shipping company, etc.), or drive there with a trailer. If I could order one now at a premium with shipping included I would do it in a second.
I have 2 and want 1 more. Candy cabs are the way.
I love this cabinet version 😎
Would you say they're SUPERGuile!
I like them. Chinatown arcade used to have severa Sega ones. But the Japanese style setups where they have viewlix in rows with a lil divider...it looks more like a lan center than arcade