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2-Player Computer Space Restored with 22k games.
arcadefan:
22,000 games in one machine!!!
Just finished my Computer Space 2-Player conversion to Hyperspin. For games that I did not have movies for, I had to recycle movies from other systems but it still works to give you an idea what the gameplay is like.
See the youtube video showing how it works/looks:
youtu.be/HWw0gNAOgyY
I documented everything I did including how I built the custom bezel out of fiberglass, how I made the custom dry transfers and more on my website. I first restored the cabinet, then converted it to use a computer to play various emulators. You can find the full story here: http://www.mechanicalarcade.com/computer-space.htm
I started with a cabinet that had already been stripped. There was no point in trying to find original parts because the original gameplay was terrible and it is unlikely anyone anywhere in the world has a full internal set for a 2player cs. This way I preserve the cabinet, it still plays CS, and it is fun.
Hope it inspires others out there.
Blanka:
Blasphemy! :angry:
Poor original CP.
Superully:
--- Quote from: arcadefan on May 18, 2011, 01:20:41 am ---Hope it inspires others out there.
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i sure hope it doesn't!!! how can one abuse a dedicated computer space like that? unbelievable :banghead: :angry: :soapbox: :censored:
Corbo:
Oh dear and it's not even April 1st :)
It looks like a good job but I fear you're going to get a roasting for converting a CSpace cabinet like that.
drventure:
I can't tell what the original condition of the unit was, but it does look like he saved the original CP.
Either way, I like the way he did the control panel, it keeps the general look of the original machine, but expands its functionality.
I'm all for restos, but conversions can work too. and this one's certainly not bad in my book.
Finally, doesn't look like he did anything that would prevent it from being swapped back to original if he wanted. I like that as well.
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