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Arcade Legends 1 conversion questions
keilmillerjr:
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--- Quote from: keilmillerjr on September 04, 2017, 03:31:50 pm ---Use a multimeter and test the computer psu. That is step 1. I'm sure there are guides on YouTube if you search. My mvs was having weird issues with resetting and such. Replacing the psu cost me like 15$ and it resolved my issues. If it's not the psu, we can try next step ideas.
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I did test the power supply with a multimeter and everything checked out good. Thanks for any advice on what to try next.
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Try reseating the ram? Sometimes that can cause no boot.
Does it have a CMOS battery?
ark_ader:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on September 03, 2017, 11:47:49 pm ---I would fix the computer. In no case should you replace it with a Pi, you will have gone from having a 100 percent legit multigame with real monetary value to a bootleg frameskipping turd. Probably just needs what most old computers need which is either a new power supply or a new CMOS battery.
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This. Get a old desktop PC in there and hook it up. Download the the complete mame set off the internet. Sounds like a cap has died on the mainboard.
nitrogen_widget:
That is an off the shelf PC running onboard graphics.
Here is the troubleshooting guide.
http://www.chicago-gaming.com/docs/al_sp.pdf
pinlink:
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--- Quote from: paigeoliver on September 03, 2017, 11:47:49 pm ---I would fix the computer. In no case should you replace it with a Pi, you will have gone from having a 100 percent legit multigame with real monetary value to a bootleg frameskipping turd. Probably just needs what most old computers need which is either a new power supply or a new CMOS battery.
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Thanks for all the help so far, guys. I have replaced the battery, tested the power supply, and reseated the Ram but still nothing is displayed on the monitor. Not sure where to go from here.
This. Get a old desktop PC in there and hook it up. Download the the complete mame set off the internet. Sounds like a cap has died on the mainboard.
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So you are saying that I could get an old PC, load the MAME games on there, and use all of the same hookups that are in the Arcade Legends now? And that would work, just using all of the same boards and all?
I was also told that the old software CD will do me no good since it will ask for a code that no longer exists. This thing is a pain! You can buy a new hard drive for the Arcade Legends on ebay that comes with more games. I wonder if I just replaced the hard drive if that would do me any good? It's like $150 though.
SuperGojira2001:
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--- Quote from: keilmillerjr on September 04, 2017, 09:18:09 am ---
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on September 03, 2017, 11:47:49 pm ---I would fix the computer. In no case should you replace it with a Pi, you will have gone from having a 100 percent legit multigame with real monetary value to a bootleg frameskipping turd. Probably just needs what most old computers need which is either a new power supply or a new CMOS battery.
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I agree in the fact that it is a spimple fix and I would go that route. But you need to stop downing the rpi every chance you get. It does some things well. It doesn't do everything well. I use it to emulate a single system that it does well. Can it play every n64 game? No. Can it switch resolutions on the fly? Yes, but not every district implemented it yet. It's a work in progress, but it does fit some people's needs.
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Nope, the pi is another example of the "much worse but easier" trend that has been ruining our hobby for years. People used to build the crap out of some amazing Mame cabinets. Then those 60 in 1 (or X in 1) boards came around and took over a huge portion of the build your own market even though they are just terrible. Bartops began to take off and, bam once again, the real hobby got smaller because it is easier to bash together a little kit then it is to actually use a saw for an hour or two. Now the pi comes along, and quickly takes over the majority of what is left of the community, despite the fact that it is aggressively worse than any PC. They have better software than the x in 1 boards, but the X in 1 boards are way more reliable so I would count them as equal to the pi.
Pi is great for consoles due to more optimized emulators for those consoles, and it runs some individual mame games perfectly, but it should never be the go-to or number one thing you recommend. What I particularly dislike is all the people selling these Pi based systems that are going to eventually corrupt their storage and when it happens they will have no idea how to fix it and the community will have moved onto something else that is probably even worse but easier.
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I think the Pi is great for small bartops with limited space, and for those who want console games. It's not perfect but for the average person it will play any 2D arcade game fine. However I would definitely get something more powerful for a larger cabinet.