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Can I modify a megatouch machine and convert it to a mame machine?
pbGames:
Ok. So what can I salvage from an existing megatouch machine.
1. The cabinet. Although I will have to modify to add the joysticks and buttons. Should be too much a problem though.
2. The screen. Does it have a VGA input, so that I can connect to motherboard?
3. The motherboard. I will assume I have to get a PC motherboard, ram and HDD?
4. The speakers. I guess the amp can connect to the motherboard too?
Can some please confirm that they agree with these.
Brian74:
Pictures would help. I have a bartop megatouch. Idk if you can run a os on the mb and the hdd is small. The monitor on mine was vga and the touchscreen controller was serial.
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AAirhart:
A majority of Megatouch games with a crt were 486 PCs with a microtouch controller and security/sound card. Don't bother trying to MAME one, as is you can run Windows 3.1 if you install it. They boot into DOS. I'd swap the board with a newer one that still has a serial porr, install XP, microtouch drivers and use it as a jukebox.
AAirhart:
--- Quote from: pbGames on September 12, 2013, 03:10:41 am ---Hi,
I have been thinking about buying a arcade machine for a long time now. The problem was always the cost!. Anyway, I decided to buy a mame machine on ebay. Although they are quite costly too! So I was looking at converting megatouch machine into a mame machine. These machines seem a lot cheaper than others. Although, from quickly looking at one I have a number of questions that I need answering before purchasing one.
1. I assume the motherboard is a standard pc motherbaord? That I can run windows?
2. Can I modify the from of the cabinet(just below the screen) so that I can place the stick and buttons?
3. The screen resolution is good enough to play games.
4. I can replace the harddrive with a standard HD?
Thats what I can think of for now. If there are any other issues that I have missed here to then please comment on them.
Thanks.
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1. Yes, but ancient
2. Don't do it, not worth the trouble and the area you're referring to is metal.
3. Lucky to get 800x600
4. It is a standard drive, the software just won't boot unless it finds the key fob on the security/sound board.
paigeoliver:
The existing Megatouch motherboard is going to be worth far more as megatouch spare parts as it would be as a computer.
Are those touch games really all VGA? I have 3 of them and somehow I never noticed that.