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A noob with just enough info to be dangerous!
Bear:
OK guys, and ladies, I have had Mame for several years now and always dreamed of building my own system but never got around to it. Step forward to this past weekend and I was given 4 old arcade cabinets...and two STILL WORK. Now the question are rolling through my head and I can wait to get started.
This is what I have:
2003 Golden Tee - Works great!!
Sega Virtua Fighther - Works great!!
SVC CHAOS - powers up, can set time, but will not play game.
and Mortal Kombat II - will not power up.
My idea is to use the Golden Tee cabinet since it has the track ball and just add the necessary buttons and sticks to make it a 2 player system. I'm thinking I need the Ipac and Opti-Pac for this set-up?
My main concerns are this, is anything from the machines salvageable for resale to help offset the costs I will endure to creating my new system?
Also, I want to take the monitors out...do they still hold a charge like the old TV tubes?
I plan on documenting the entire process for those interested and willing to help...I know I'll be a regular here and hope I may be an asset to someone down the line.
ragnar:
I'm no pro, but I would not gut a working cab.
Find a cab that is not popular/valuable/collectible and Mame that instead.
Bear:
Thanks for your reply!
gilby4runner:
Another noob here. For what its worth i wouldnt mess with a working cab. If you dont want to keep them in a collection you can sell it off faster and use a different cab for the mame. Its not to popular maming a working or classic cab. This coming from the guy who is maming a Defender cab. (Before anyone jumps on this...it was headed for the dump and it didnt have any original defender parts). Wouldnt the MK2 be a good 2 player cab?
*Becareful with the monitors. DISCHARGE...
Good luck from one noob to another!
Gilby
ed12:
for what it worth if the golden tee work's
keep it or sell it
they hold there value real well
plus side is u can up-grade to 2005-this is just 1 chip and the nessary s/w
ed