Namco Consolette 26

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Namco Consolette 26
Katakana コンソレット 26
Rōmaji Konsoretto 26
Type Sitdown
Released 1989
Dimensions 900 x 710 x 1290 (1640 including marquee) mm
Wiring JAMMA
Monitor 26 in 15/24 kHz (Toshiba with Nanao MS8-26)
Rotatable Yes (Has rotate mechanism)
Weight 100 kg
Power Supply +5V8A, -5V0.5A, +12V2A
Power 120 W


The Consolette 26 is the bigger and younger model of Namcos two work horses from the 80s. It was released two years after the first 18 inch model and was initially made for Namcos own "Play City Carrot" game centers. Unconfirmed rumors state that the baby blue model was for the Namco game centers while the darker blue color was sold by Namco as a generic cabinet for private operators (then without the Namco logo between the speakers).

The cabinet has a unique rotating mechanism of sorts. After lifting the front up and unscrewing the four wing screws in each corner the monitor can be tilted forward until its extended cage hook latches on to a slit in the back. By balancing the hook in the slit which holds the bulk of the weight, the monitor can be easily rotated by one person. The rotation is according to the Namco game standard so a none Namco vertical game needs to be screen flipped in game itself or by flipping the yoke connector on the chassi.

The cabinet features an all metal construction, standard 2-player control panel, two 25 Watt speakers with individual volume control (due to the nature of the sound in System 1 and 2 boards of that time) and two headphone output who's volume also can be controlled from the front.

It was designed in a modular fashion to easily accommodate different types of control panels and game play styles such as wheels and pedals. However only Namcos own racing game Dirt Fox was known to have a full conversion kit including different front fascia and toppers. Dirt Fox was able to link up to four cabinets for multiplayer action.

Gallery

Manuals

Instruction Manual (Japanese)

Book

Japanese book