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| DeLuSioNal29:
You could always get a 6 in 1 JAMMA switcher as well. Over time you can collect more games. Simpson, TMNT, TMNT2, Gauntlet, Quartet, NBA JAM, etc. DeLuSioNaL29 |
| Vigo:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on May 15, 2014, 06:10:32 pm ---Yeah, I don't want to get into the whole "MAME or not to MAME" discussion, but I just wanted to state (and glad to see the Slippy can concur) that the game isn't that bad, and that there are people who think that cab might be desirable. It certainly is unique (and, if the first photo is the actual cab, in great shape). --- End quote --- Totally agree, that conversation is old. I am just offering some suggestions to blitzd, before he makes some decisions that can't be undone. Kinda silly to toss a working monitor when it can be used, and you can't go back on an original CP. I'm looking forward to trying Quartet. Back in the day, that unique of a cab would have gotten me to drop a quarter in a heartbeat. |
| yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Vigo on May 15, 2014, 11:45:28 pm --- --- Quote from: yotsuya on May 15, 2014, 06:10:32 pm ---Yeah, I don't want to get into the whole "MAME or not to MAME" discussion, but I just wanted to state (and glad to see the Slippy can concur) that the game isn't that bad, and that there are people who think that cab might be desirable. It certainly is unique (and, if the first photo is the actual cab, in great shape). --- End quote --- Totally agree, that conversation is old. I am just offering some suggestions to blitzd, before he makes some decisions that can't be undone. Kinda silly to toss a working monitor when it can be used, and you can't go back on an original CP. I'm looking forward to trying Quartet. Back in the day, that unique of a cab would have gotten me to drop a quarter in a heartbeat. --- End quote --- :cheers: |
| blitzd:
Well here are some pictures I took with my apparently horrible iphone 3gs. They are a bit blurry... http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/blitzomaru/photo1_zps028667f3.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/blitzomaru/photo2_zpse6b5c59f.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/blitzomaru/photo3_zps75f83f46.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/blitzomaru/photo5_zpsb3683973.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/blitzomaru/photo4_zps5855b971.jpg Also I do have measurements of the control panel. And I even drew up a crude drawing of the dimensions in Paint! Cause I have no life! I understand members aversion to modifying the cab itself. Like I said, I don't plan on painting it at all. In fact when the plan was to keep it at the bar, we were gonna just tape pictures of myself and 3 other bartenders on the sides of it and the other side would just be covered in band posters. I checked inside the coin slot tonight and there is a ton of room inside of the machine. The board is mounted on the left side so the computer Im putting inside has plenty of room. but when it comes to space it's just too tiny the way it is to do everything I want with it. I just don't want to invest money buying a $75 video card to display 15KHz and when I install the new control panel players 3 and 4 can't see the screen. But since I'm doing all of this for the first time I am more than willing to listen to any advice. If you think I could fit those buttons on a control panel using those dimensions or slightly larger with support, I'm willing to give it a shot. |
| Vigo:
Definitely not trying to bust your chops, but trying to dispel the notion that it is the easier route to gut a cabinet in order to get it working with Mame. I'm sure you will make something awesome out of this. Although I personally only used the ArcadeVGA card, I believe that most video cards that have 15ghz support with work on an arcade monitor. I think you could pick up something used on craigslist for cheap. Since MAME does not really utilize graphics processing, you should be able to get an old card and it won't affect the performance. The arcade monitor will turn on when you power the machine up, so besides running the wires to the monitor, it should be just fine Leaving the monitor as-is. If you get a TV or LCD monitor, you will need to be sure you get one that will turn on automatically when you turn on power to it, otherwise you do have to wire in some sort of button to the back of the cabinet to turn on the monitor on separately. You will also possibly need to decase your monitor to fit in snug, but if that bezel glass over it is tinted like it looks like it might be, you should probably be OK leaving it in the case. For control panel, 4 players can be done on a panel like that, but there will be some bumping elbows, which is not too horrible of a thing. It is the same width panel as most 4 player games back in the day. I have build 4 player setups on that size panel before. Tight, but still works. Widening the panel is not an easy option, because that kind of cabinet does not allow for a control panel "Box". Any controls you have that are further out from the side of the cab will poke through, unless you do some bigger modifications. I stand by my earlier suggestion that you just start a new panel, that way you can get the joysticks placed exactly where you want them. A cabinet that big, you can just leave the old panel inside the cabinet. Just paint the new panel with some black enamel, cheap and easy, and you can pick up some $10 new joysticks if you want because those old ones look kinda sloppy. Doing a test panel from some scrap wood or very thick cardboard is not a bad idea either. That way to can fiddle with your joystick and button placement and get a feel for how to best place everything. :cheers: |
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