Megatouch History

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
G

Guest

Guest
Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?)

Sorry if this has been asked before, but anyone have a history of the Merit
Megatouch games? When you look at ePay listings, it is very confusing the
various models. Ruby don't mean squat to me or their other funny-ass names.
At least now they seem to be putting a model year on them, but even that can
be odd. What the heck is a 2004.5?

Hopefully, their marketing department, responsible for naming these things
have suffered a horrible fate, such as daily emails from Ron Grossi.

🙂
 
Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?)

If you go to the Meritind.com site and in their support page they have a
migration chart that shows most of what you might want to know.
"Rather Play Pinball" <123@123.net> wrote in message
news:Lxdee.37858$QR1.30549@fe04.lga...
>
> Sorry if this has been asked before, but anyone have a history of the
> Merit
> Megatouch games? When you look at ePay listings, it is very confusing the
> various models. Ruby don't mean squat to me or their other funny-ass
> names.
> At least now they seem to be putting a model year on them, but even that
> can
> be odd. What the heck is a 2004.5?
>
> Hopefully, their marketing department, responsible for naming these things
> have suffered a horrible fate, such as daily emails from Ron Grossi.
>
> 🙂
>
>
>
 
Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?)

I'd just add a little extra detail on the last couple of generations:

The XL line used a common motherboard, but was not exclusively limited
to CD-based. With a security key and a CD or HDD swap (and sometimes
more RAM), you can switch among the following:

XL 5000
XL 6000
XL Extreme
XL Gold
XL Platinum
XL Double Platinum (trivia and pictures update)
XL Titanium

Merit then introduced the MAXX line, with a new motherboard, and
changed the naming methodology to use the names of precious gems.
These are primarily HDD-based. If you have a MAXX motherboard, you can
switch among them with a new security key and drive. Some of the
releases:

Emerald
Emerald 2
Ruby
Diamond
Double Diamond
etc.

and then you get into FORCE and RADION...




WEade wrote:
> The very first one was based on the sought after CRT250. It was a
chip
> based board and was also used in their Pit Boss machines. I had a
couple of
> these at one time but sold them about 2 years ago. I believe there
was only
> one Megatouch version that used this board.
>
> It then migrated over to a CRT260 which was the 1-7 series. All chip
based
> and to say a current seller on eBay is mistaken, these did NOT
include any
> of the adult, nude games. It also did NOT have a freeplay option.
>
> The XL was next and was CD based. These had the adult nude games.
>
> Then it went to the hard drive models which are still being used.
>
> What you are questioning, the "2004.5" is just a version. It was an
upgrade
> that came out mid-2004.
>
> That's about it in a nutshell, coming from this nut. :)
>
> Bill
> Oh yeah... I see sellers on eBay at times list a CRT200 with
Megatouch in
> the description, and they are just idiots. There never was a
Megatouch
> based on the CRT200 board. Keyword spamming is also misleading and
> confusing...
>
> >
> > Sorry if this has been asked before, but anyone have a history of
the
> Merit
> > Megatouch games? When you look at ePay listings, it is very
confusing the
> > various models. Ruby don't mean squat to me or their other
funny-ass
> names.
> > At least now they seem to be putting a model year on them, but even
that
> can
> > be odd. What the heck is a 2004.5?
> >
> > Hopefully, their marketing department, responsible for naming these
things
> > have suffered a horrible fate, such as daily emails from Ron
Grossi.
> >
> > 🙂
> >
> >
> >
 
Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?)

I'd just add a little extra detail on the last couple of generations:

The XL line used a common motherboard, but was not exclusively limited
to CD-based. With a security key and a CD or HDD swap (and sometimes
more RAM), you can switch among the following:

XL 5000
XL 6000
XL Extreme
XL Gold
XL Platinum
XL Double Platinum (trivia and pictures update)
XL Titanium

Merit then introduced the MAXX line, with a new motherboard, and
changed the naming methodology to use the names of precious gems.
These are primarily HDD-based. If you have a MAXX motherboard, you can
switch among them with a new security key and drive. Some of the
releases:

Emerald
Emerald 2
Ruby
Diamond
Double Diamond
etc.

and then you get into FORCE and RADION...




WEade wrote:
> The very first one was based on the sought after CRT250. It was a
chip
> based board and was also used in their Pit Boss machines. I had a
couple of
> these at one time but sold them about 2 years ago. I believe there
was only
> one Megatouch version that used this board.
>
> It then migrated over to a CRT260 which was the 1-7 series. All chip
based
> and to say a current seller on eBay is mistaken, these did NOT
include any
> of the adult, nude games. It also did NOT have a freeplay option.
>
> The XL was next and was CD based. These had the adult nude games.
>
> Then it went to the hard drive models which are still being used.
>
> What you are questioning, the "2004.5" is just a version. It was an
upgrade
> that came out mid-2004.
>
> That's about it in a nutshell, coming from this nut. :)
>
> Bill
> Oh yeah... I see sellers on eBay at times list a CRT200 with
Megatouch in
> the description, and they are just idiots. There never was a
Megatouch
> based on the CRT200 board. Keyword spamming is also misleading and
> confusing...
>
> >
> > Sorry if this has been asked before, but anyone have a history of
the
> Merit
> > Megatouch games? When you look at ePay listings, it is very
confusing the
> > various models. Ruby don't mean squat to me or their other
funny-ass
> names.
> > At least now they seem to be putting a model year on them, but even
that
> can
> > be odd. What the heck is a 2004.5?
> >
> > Hopefully, their marketing department, responsible for naming these
things
> > have suffered a horrible fate, such as daily emails from Ron
Grossi.
> >
> > 🙂
> >
> >
> >
 
Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?)

The very first one was based on the sought after CRT250. It was a chip
based board and was also used in their Pit Boss machines. I had a couple of
these at one time but sold them about 2 years ago. I believe there was only
one Megatouch version that used this board.

It then migrated over to a CRT260 which was the 1-7 series. All chip based
and to say a current seller on eBay is mistaken, these did NOT include any
of the adult, nude games. It also did NOT have a freeplay option.

The XL was next and was CD based. These had the adult nude games.

Then it went to the hard drive models which are still being used.

What you are questioning, the "2004.5" is just a version. It was an upgrade
that came out mid-2004.

That's about it in a nutshell, coming from this nut. :)

Bill
Oh yeah... I see sellers on eBay at times list a CRT200 with Megatouch in
the description, and they are just idiots. There never was a Megatouch
based on the CRT200 board. Keyword spamming is also misleading and
confusing...

>
> Sorry if this has been asked before, but anyone have a history of the
Merit
> Megatouch games? When you look at ePay listings, it is very confusing the
> various models. Ruby don't mean squat to me or their other funny-ass
names.
> At least now they seem to be putting a model year on them, but even that
can
> be odd. What the heck is a 2004.5?
>
> Hopefully, their marketing department, responsible for naming these things
> have suffered a horrible fate, such as daily emails from Ron Grossi.
>
> 🙂
>
>
>
 
Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?)

cool, thanks for that good info but where does the Infinity line come in?
or is that the Midway(Touchmaster) games? anyone want to post like he did,
referring to the Midway geology tree?

thanks,
Kelly

"The Broken Token" <admin@brokentoken.com> wrote in message
news:1115326188.692313.258050@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> I'd just add a little extra detail on the last couple of generations:
>
> The XL line used a common motherboard, but was not exclusively limited
> to CD-based. With a security key and a CD or HDD swap (and sometimes
> more RAM), you can switch among the following:
>
> XL 5000
> XL 6000
> XL Extreme
> XL Gold
> XL Platinum
> XL Double Platinum (trivia and pictures update)
> XL Titanium
>
> Merit then introduced the MAXX line, with a new motherboard, and
> changed the naming methodology to use the names of precious gems.
> These are primarily HDD-based. If you have a MAXX motherboard, you can
> switch among them with a new security key and drive. Some of the
> releases:
>
> Emerald
> Emerald 2
> Ruby
> Diamond
> Double Diamond
> etc.
>
> and then you get into FORCE and RADION...
>
>
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom