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Betson Imperial / Kortek KT-2914 by Kevin Steele, 2004/08/01

The Quest Begins

After posting my review of the Wells-Gardner D9200 multisync arcade monitor, I started receiving emails from other WG-D9200 owners, each with some sort of story of shipping damage or early unit failure. Since the WG-D9200 was the "monitor of choice" for MAME cabinets, I kind of expected that there would be a few stories of people who had had problems.

Update December 2004: I've updated the review to reflect the discovery that the rotate and focus functions in the onscreen display do not work.
RetroBlast! Review: Happ Controls Rotary Joystick by Kevin Steele, 2004/08/01

Modeled closely after the Happs Controls Super, the Happ Controls Rotary's main claim to fame is the unique rotating joystick handle. Armed with a 12-position rotary switch on the joystick shaft, the Happs Rotary is the ideal solution to playing games such as Ikari Warriors.


RetroBlast! Review: Dream Arcades Cocktail Cabinet by Kevin Steele, 2004/07/01

Want that "arcade authentic" experience but don't have the room for a full size cab? A cocktail cabinet is the solution. Small and designed to be placed up near a wall, a good cocktail cabinet can give you all the authentic arcade gaming action you could want, without the space investment a full size cab involves.

Update, December 2004: I've updated the review to reflect the new hinges and ribbon connector in the latest version of the Dream Arcades cabinets.


RetroBlast! Review: KeyWiz Keyboard Encoder by Kevin Steele, 2004/07/01

The KeyWiz Max 1.5, by Groovy Game Gear, is a PS/2 keyboard encoder for MAME controller applications. It's a compact 32-input encoder unit, with a "Shazaaam!" shift function to double the number of effective inputs.

Update: Clarified the number of inputs used on both the KeyWiz and IPAC.
RetroBlast! Review: Happ Controls Perfect 360 Optical Joystick by Kevin Steele, 2004/06/01

Where to begin? I have to admit I'm having trouble thinking of an objective way to say that this is my favorite joystick, and by a wide margin. This will obviously slant my review to some degree, but if you've come here looking for opinion, I've got plenty of that to share.


 
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