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| wweumina:
It was never in doubt that you would pick it up :) Looks like a nice clean cab, but certainly doesn't look like there is room to rotate the monitor. What I would do (but bear in mind I already have a working horizontal machine)... If you aren't in love with the Mercs game: 1. Get a j-pac, arcade vga and a nice dedicated 4-way stick. 2. Stick an old computer in it and set up MAME 3. Replace the center joystick with the 4-way 4. Set up both the left 8-way and center 4-way as player 1 either through wiring or software. This would give you a 4-way in the middle of the screen for vertical classics (pac-man, donkey kong etc) and leave you 2 8-way sticks for 2 player vertical shooters (Raiden etc). You could also play some other 2 player horizontal games but the image size is going to be pretty small so I don't think it would be a permanent solution if you are thinking of building a cab anyway. If you want more buttons you change out the control panel altogether for a more standard 2 player setup but I like the 3 stick option. Also, the artwork looks pretty good so I would probably leave it (maybe changing the marquee for a more multi-game theme). Just my opinion. |
| bullrees:
Thanks for the tips wweumina that does seem like the most useful way to go. I also have an old 21" CRT PC monitor laying around. This one http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/IBM-P275-21-inch-Black-CRT-Monitor-Refurbished/1086804/product.html Think it would look too small in a new mame cab? EDIT:Small update Fixed the sound: speaker wasn't connected..lol Fixed fire button: Took switch apart and sanded the contacts. Adjusted the colors/brightness/contrast on the monitor: noticed there was no red before duh I'm a bit confused about the adjustment board in the previous pic after I found this already attached to the monitor. It did make it much easier to adjust those settings though. |
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