Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
2-Player Computer Space Restored with 22k games.
Vigo:
This is probably the the most controversial mame cab I have ever seen. You could very reasonably argue either way about this one.
I would like first give my hats off to Arcadefan for making a very tasteful build, and for not butchering one of the most rare cabinets out there....
I popped on his website, and here is what Arcadefan had to say on the matter:
--- Quote ---This was a perfect game for conversion. The game I received had been stripped. It was only a cabinet and a control panel plate. Also, there is not much point in restoring a Computer Space to working condition because...well, it sucked. That is why it was a marketing failure. This two player version also has a control panel that is just large enough for enough controls for an emulation conversion. The bonus was I did not have to modify the cabinet at all and it could be converted back if that were needed.
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That being said, I still can't help but feel a little put off by it. I dunno, maybe that's just jealousy though. :lol
ChadTower:
Yeah, doesn't really matter if the game is fun or not, it is an important piece of history.
Donkbaca:
I think its horrible. Its a rare cab, doesn't matter if it was gutted, it would have been better off in the hands of someone that would have restored it. And I'm not even a resto guy.
The CP is horrible in my opinion. Considering the akward angle of the controls and the three large odd buttons on the cp. No way there are 22,000 games worth playing on there. The thing can't play anything with more than three buttons. Aside from the 2nd player being too close to 1p for my liking, the 2p would be forced to play goofy foot. Why even put a 2 player on there at all?
I mean it looks interesting, but in my opinion its something that is not really all that playable, if its not playable its not enjoyable. And movies on it? REally? Someone is going to sit in front of that thing on a stool for 2 hours?
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Donkbaca on May 18, 2011, 12:02:11 pm ---I think its horrible. Its a rare cab, doesn't matter if it was gutted, it would have been better off in the hands of someone that would have restored it. And I'm not even a resto guy.
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Speaking as a resto guy this would be a really difficult project to do as a pure resto. I don't even want to think about how hard it would be to find original Computer Space guts. The game is pure TTL so you can't short cut it and run a dedicated mame. I would be awfully tempted to put a real b/w TV in there but rewrite the game and run it on linux. I just can't imagine there are all that many Computer Space boardsets sitting around on shelves waiting for the right cab to come along.
Vigo:
I've been trying to think over the feasibility of a restoration on this as well. It's just a shame since the cab is in great condition, but I don't think you can expect anyone to pay 5-10k on a restoration of a machine that will not sell for that. Chad's method would probably be the most feasible way to pseudo restore it.
If I ever came across a computer space cabinet, Maming it just would not be an option for me...
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