I ended up passing on the VOOT machine but on a lark asked him if he had Typing of the Dead. I regretfully passed up auctions for panels from Lupin The 3rd The Typing and La Keyboard (the two other Typing games that Sega made).Ģ months ago that same member who had one the Japan Arcade Typing of the Dead clued me in to an arcade importer/dealer in LA who had a Virtual On Oratorio Tangram machine (since he knew I was looking for one). I managed to find a cartridge, a marquee and a service manual and I kept my eyes peeled for the control panel on Yahoo Auctions Japan. Since the machine is based on a Net City Upright candy cab I debated trying to find the pieces to make my own. When Japan Arcade closed the machine went up for auction, I wasn't able to bid but another KLOVer (caffeine) won the auction. I only knew of 2 in the USA (I'm sure there are at least a couple more), one was owned by a private collector and the other was at Japan Arcade in LA. The good phrases start at the first boss fight around the 4 minute mark.Īnyway I only learned of the existence of the arcade version a few years back and i've wanted one since then.
