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Is Missle Command a good cab for a newbie?

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Lilwolf:

I wouldn't mame a cabinet for more then 100 bucks at this point... But of course I did... but I spend 200 bucks shipping to get one to the top of a mountain in New Mexico... (ie, nothing local).

but after ripping everything out and replacing the CRT it really was a box...

There is one exception to this... I WOULD pay a bit more for really really cool artwork...

But no matter what you do... try and keep the original cp in tact if possible.  So you can turn it back into a missile command whenever you want... 

So I would do this..

Its not a jamma cabinet I don't believe... (but find out)

buy an arcadeVGA... monitor is still being used and not modified.
buy a hacked mouse controller from Oscar or a Opti-pac... Now you can use the trackball without change.

Then make it so you can swap the control panel with a standard (and hopefully wood) for all others... So you can swap back/forth with a little effort.

last (duck... swings coming my way)... you might be able (depending on the quality) part out everything you dont' want and make a ton back

trackball... its a 4"  if in great shape you should get 50-75 for it pretty easy.
raised lit up buttons - 20 bucks each (and you get 3 of them... (and for player 1 / 2)
known working board... not sure... check ebay... probably 50+ for it... depends


it might make it worth it..



j123vt_99:

since it is not a jamma, can i use a jpac? and i would only need the opti-pac if i wanted to play trackball games?

Sephroth57:

everyone talks about missle command like its this amazing game. you shoot missles at stuff with some atari graphics... its not like its tempest or something..

mame the thing if you want who cares, it has a pretty open area for a CP so that should be easy to fit some controls in with decent space


you could use a Jpac if you wired it to a jamma harness, you might be better off pulling out that monitor and selling it and buying a PC monitor, much easier for a newbie that way. but whatever you wanna do

RayB:

AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!  :o

Stingray:


--- Quote from: Sephroth57 on February 24, 2005, 03:32:57 pm ---everyone talks about missle command like its this amazing game. you shoot missles at stuff with some atari graphics... its not like its tempest or something..

mame the thing if you want who cares

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There will be a special jacuzzi suite in hell reserved for you for that post.  >:(

-S

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