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ChadTower:


--- Quote from: rchadd on August 10, 2004, 05:09:57 pm ---on ebay i've seen somebody demonstrate a tempest board was in working order by using a oscilloscope.

no really an option for a cab though

could use an old vectrix console if you can find one

any recommendations on which make of vector monitor is desirable? either color or mono

can you get them new?

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They don't make them anymore but you can nearly complete one from new parts, and then take a couple old parts from broken monitors.  I forget which is which, though, but if you do a search there was a thread in the monitor forum on exactly this recently.

Vectrexes aren't hard to find, I have three and am sitting 2 feet from one in my cube right now.

rchadd:

just seen this - pity its not colour!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3945&item=6112064159&rd=1

ChadTower:

If the price stays right, it's worth picking up anyway and you can just swap in a color monitor when you get one.

paigeoliver:

The best option if you want to do vectormame is to buy a complete and working Space Duel, Black Widow, or Gravitar. The black and white monitors won't make you happy, and Star Wars and Tempest cost too much money.

Although the PROBLEM with the whole vectorMame idea is that there is no ideal set of controls.

We have.

Buttons, Asteroids, AD, Space War/s, Space Duel, Gravitar, Rip Off, Star Castle, Armor Attack, Barrier, Demon, Eliminator, Solar Quest, Space Fury, Sundance, WoTW


Dual joy 8-way. Black Widow, Starhawk, maybe others,

Analog joys (assorted types) Red Baron, Star Wars, Empire, Lunar Lander, Tailgunner 1 and 2,

Spinner - Boxing Bugs, Tempest, Cosmic Chasm, Speed Freak (sort of), Major Havok, Omega Race, Star Trek, Tac/Scan, Zektor,

Trackball - Quantum

You would pretty much have to go with a Space Duel + spinner layout, which would unfortunately keep you from playing some really great games.

NoOne=NBA=:

I'd still love to try out Laser MAME.

It plays MOST of the vector games; but uses a laser projector, and can be projected onto anything that is available (wall, building, clouds, etc...).

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