Diary of a Madman

[Mike A]

I have regular arcade parties at my house once a month. They have been suspended for the duration of this pandemic. Hopefully we can get back on track before too long.

Two of the regular families that attend keep telling me they want a multiplayer racer. I said sure, but you need to pony up the dough.

And pony up they did.

I purchased a pair of Indy 500 cabs on KLOV. Fate dropped another pair of cabs in my lap on eBay. These were in Missouri about an hour from where I was being sent for work. I can't argue with fate.





They fit in the Promaster van perfectly.

My arcade room does not have the space for those four cabs. So what is a man to do? Give up? Sell a couple of games?

---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- no. I am doing what any truly insane individual would do. I am converting more living space into arcade space.

Alpha Centuri 2.0 or the Alpha Centuri south wing, whichever you prefer.



So I brought the first pair home from Missouri. They seller was upfront about the P2 monitor not working. He did have a working monitor as part of the deal, but I had to swap them out. So I have three dual res monitors.



Swap out the monitor.



Bam. One working pair.



I got the other pair home and these need some work, but the guy was very up front about it.

The first thing I had to do was get some network cables. This game uses toslink cables. I don't have any laying around so I had to buy some on Amazon.



They are all linked now. Hooray.

P2 on the second pair of cabs is not displaying the game itself. Only the overlay 2D graphics. I am assuming something came loose in transit because it worked when I picked it up. That is the next problem to tackle.

All of the cabs have minor issues that need to be addressed, but that is part of the fun.

Today I am going to lineup the second pair of cabs and put the marquee on top.

I will start a restoration thread once I start fixing problems.

[yotsuya]

You ARE crazy, my friend!


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[bperkins01]

Serious dedication right there.   

[Howard_Casto]

You ARE crazy, my friend!


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Nah four racing cabs... that totally checks out.

[Arroyo]

It’s like thinking you are playing for the pros, and then someone shows you how it’s really done. 

[jennifer]

THAT IS AWESOME!!!.. those things are wicked heavy however not to mention awkward putting one in a van does seem to fringe on the insane...What did you give for them?, Jenn has been trying to sell some sit downs and wouldn't move at 8...decided to just keep them at 4.

[Mike A]

Yes. I am king of the nut jobs.

It is a prestigious title.

[Howard_Casto]

Nah man... anybody in this hobby would have a row of model 2's if they had the space and money for it.  You'll need to buy some "3" and "4" stickers  now. 

[Mike A]

Does anyone know where I can get decals for seats 3 and 4? I checked the usual places and I came up empty.

I might have to see if someone can do custom work.

[Mike A]

I think we posted at the same time.

[Howard_Casto]

Hmm... it's hard to even find an image of more than two hooked up, much less a set of decals.  I found this:



Player three is the same but with a 3 and yellow.  I can't find player 4 for some reason. 

[Mike A]

Yeah. It shouldn't be too difficult to get someone to reproduce those.

[thatpurplestuff]

Yeah. It shouldn't be too difficult to get someone to reproduce those.

If you take precise measurements of height and width of one of the stickers (and preferably a high res straight on pic) I'll do it.  Can't guarantee a great color match but I'll make it layered so you can adjust if necessary.

[Mike A]

Thanks. I appreciate that.

I will measure them after work today.

[Howard_Casto]

Here's the 3





Pics of the deluxe version.... different decals obviously but it should be good for a color match

[Mike A]

Thanks Howard.

[Hoopz]

Just when I think 2020 can't get anymore crazy, I see this. Amazing. 

[Osirus23]

[Mike A]

Just when I think 2020 can't get anymore crazy, I see this. Amazing. 

It was almost even crazier.

The guy in Missouri had a pair of Daytonas he wanted to evaluate before he put them up for sale. I had cash, but he didn't bite.

He runs a vending route so there is stuff in and out all of the time.

[pbj]

Daytona still earns.  Those seem to never be for sale.

[Howard_Casto]

That's why SailorSat's work is so important... buy some other model 2 game, throw a cheap pc and an arduino in it and turn it into Daytona.  Honestly you just just need that theme though... do dut dut do dut dut do!