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RandyT:

I don't know if this has been done, but it wouldn't be terribly difficult to wire two side-by-side two-player cabinets together for 4-player games when desired.  An couple of accessible USB extension cables from each unit, an audio/video splitter and switcher, and about a minute to change it over.  Just leave it that way for parties and even two player games can each have their own machine to play on.

Malenko:


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And it does, you can adjust the rubber band AI in the operator menu. I can see the appeal for a 4 player cab, TMNT, XMen, Simpsons, NBA Jam/Hangtime , Open Ice, etc but I dont ever think I'd have 2 other people over to play, let alone 3.

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Where's the smiley face for "over my head?"

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Hit F2 on your keyboard, ta dah! Or if youre running the actual PCB, hit the test switch to access the menu. You can even set up custom operator messages in NBA Jam

PL1:


--- Quote from: RandyT on July 10, 2013, 01:53:12 pm ---I don't know if this has been done, but it wouldn't be terribly difficult to wire two side-by-side two-player cabinets together for 4-player games when desired.  An couple of accessible USB extension cables from each unit, an audio/video splitter and switcher, and about a minute to change it over.  Just leave it that way for parties and even two player games can each have their own machine to play on.

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Thread with diagram and suggestion on how to do this with just a KVM switch here.


Scott

RandyT:


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--- Quote from: RandyT on July 10, 2013, 01:53:12 pm ---I don't know if this has been done, but it wouldn't be terribly difficult to wire two side-by-side two-player cabinets together for 4-player games when desired.  An couple of accessible USB extension cables from each unit, an audio/video splitter and switcher, and about a minute to change it over.  Just leave it that way for parties and even two player games can each have their own machine to play on.

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Thread with diagram and suggestion on how to do this with just a KVM switch here.


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This would be a good approach, but you still need a means of splitting the audio and video.  For the video, a dual output VGA card in the "host" system, with the second output in "mirror" mode would work.  But the audio is still something which would need a switch somewhere.


Malenko:


--- Quote from: RandyT on July 10, 2013, 03:36:24 pm ---This would be a good approach, but you still need a means of splitting the audio and video.  For the video, a dual output VGA card in the "host" system, with the second output in "mirror" mode would work.  But the audio is still something which would need a switch somewhere.

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Audio Y splitter in the host cab.
2 sets of speaker in the "slave" cab 1 to the PC in the slave, 1 to the Y splitter. Turn off the speakers not in use.


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