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pathdoc2:
Anyone every take one of these and hack into so you could wire it up to use a real good quality joystick and button?
Sure seems like a very inexpensive way to get an arcade cab up and running.
Chris:
I know at least one person has done this.  However, if I remember right, the games in the Namco joystick are reproductions of the originals, not emulations, so they may not play exactly the same.

--Chris
jimmyjet:
I did that before I ever knew about this site.   I rigged the "reset" button up to the coin mech so if you wanted to change games you had to put in a quarter.  I used a AC/DC converter like you have for cordless phone bases as the power supply.  I thought it was really cool and cutting edge until I stumbled upon this site.  
jimmyjet
pathdoc2:
Sounds cool Jimmy.  I'd sure like to know how to rig the power like you did.
jimmyjet:
To power the unit I just soldered a wire to the + lug of the battery holder, and one to the -lug.  Those wires went to a 5v transformer.  The game is set up for 4AA batteries which =6v.  It works fine.
jimmyjet
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