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snorpmeister:

Recently purchased a Jakks Pacific Retro Arcade pacman "TV Games" unit. Unfortunately it has the buttons on the left but not the right. In that configuration I won't be able to enjoyably play any game on it requiring a button.

Can I open it up and rotate the joystick portion so that the button controls are at least at the bottom of the unit? That would be helpful. A few more questions:

1) Has anyone been able to mod this Retro Arcade pacman to work with an XArcade or other pre-built controls unit? I have basic soldering skills--but *verrrry* basic. Beginner level.

2) What is the games engine on this unit? Read somewhere that it was an NES, so it's just playing NES emulations of the games. Major bummer if so. I was hoping it was based on the original cab chips--or at least emulated to look and play as close to the originals as possible.

3) If not 2, do other units more faithfully emulate the games? I know there are several different Jakks units out there that have Galaga, etc. Any variation in the games engine between them?

4) Is the Retro Arcade Pac-man unit an 8 or a 4 way stick? I really want good action for Pacman. With an 8 way stick, I'm going to miss turns and be gobbled by ghosts. If 8 way, can the thing be purposely crippled to make it 4 way? e.g. disconnecting the diagonal connections in some way? Or would that still not give me what I'm after?

Well Fed Games:

These units have definitely been used with arcade controls- search for "Jakks" and you will find some cool examples. I have one in the queue to make a bartop out of.

They are not the arcade ROMs, instead fairly good emulations, for horizontal screens. The emulation varies, though... the Xevious on the 12-in-1 unit is a little wonky. It is better on the original Ms. Pac Stick.



snorpmeister:


--- Quote from: thefearsomefearful on July 19, 2011, 12:24:35 pm ---These units have definitely been used with arcade controls- search for "Jakks" and you will find some cool examples. I have one in the queue to make a bartop out of.

They are not the arcade ROMs, instead fairly good emulations, for horizontal screens. The emulation varies, though... the Xevious on the 12-in-1 unit is a little wonky. It is better on the original Ms. Pac Stick.

--- End quote ---

Thanks Fearsome. That's the idea--to make a "MAME" machine that's as simple as possible. When you say emulation, do you mean the original ROM code being emulated in MAME-like software? Or do you mean the games are knock-offs / recreations of the originals (like how the NES and SNES systems, if I recall correctly, had versions of Ms Pacman, Galaga, etc)?

Well Fed Games:


--- Quote from: snorpmeister on July 19, 2011, 03:00:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: thefearsomefearful on July 19, 2011, 12:24:35 pm ---These units have definitely been used with arcade controls- search for "Jakks" and you will find some cool examples. I have one in the queue to make a bartop out of.

They are not the arcade ROMs, instead fairly good emulations, for horizontal screens. The emulation varies, though... the Xevious on the 12-in-1 unit is a little wonky. It is better on the original Ms. Pac Stick.

--- End quote ---

Thanks Fearsome. That's the idea--to make a "MAME" machine that's as simple as possible. When you say emulation, do you mean the original ROM code being emulated in MAME-like software? Or do you mean the games are knock-offs / recreations of the originals (like how the NES and SNES systems, if I recall correctly, had versions of Ms Pacman, Galaga, etc)?

--- End quote ---

I believe, NES- style recreations. I've seen some discussion about it here and at the atari age forums.

snorpmeister:


--- Quote from: thefearsomefearful on July 19, 2011, 03:08:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: snorpmeister on July 19, 2011, 03:00:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: thefearsomefearful on July 19, 2011, 12:24:35 pm ---These units have definitely been used with arcade controls- search for "Jakks" and you will find some cool examples. I have one in the queue to make a bartop out of.

They are not the arcade ROMs, instead fairly good emulations, for horizontal screens. The emulation varies, though... the Xevious on the 12-in-1 unit is a little wonky. It is better on the original Ms. Pac Stick.

--- End quote ---

Thanks Fearsome. That's the idea--to make a "MAME" machine that's as simple as possible. When you say emulation, do you mean the original ROM code being emulated in MAME-like software? Or do you mean the games are knock-offs / recreations of the originals (like how the NES and SNES systems, if I recall correctly, had versions of Ms Pacman, Galaga, etc)?

--- End quote ---

I believe, NES- style recreations. I've seen some discussion about it here and at the atari age forums.

--- End quote ---

Thanks Fearsome. Blech, NES! Oh well, nice idea to use the Jakks as a super-cheap MAME but that's out now. I want something more authentic.

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