Upright cabinet now comp;et (nearly)

[1cal]

It's been quite a while since I last posted to this forum, however I have finally  purchased a coin door from eBay, which is now installed. I love the sound the coin makes as it falls through the mechs and starts up the game.

To my disappointment my son complained bitterly about having to insert a coin when instructed just to continue a game of Metal Slug. Its not as though I'm emptying the machine of his money every Friday!

However I think I'll relent and install a new coin insert button or a microswitch arched to the coin eject button.

Then the cabinet will be finished................

.............but then there's the side art the interchangeable control panels etc etc.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/callum.henderson/basement_boomera_00000f.htm

[MinerAl]

Very nice.  I like the deepened Defender look. 

[1cal]

Thanks!

Unfortunately shortly after I built the controls MAME removed the hardwired Defender cheat which allowed left and right on the joystick to activate thrust and reverse if necessary. The original game only had up and down on the joystick and a separate reverse and thrust. Operating these controls is rather difficult with my control layout.

I will have to install another button now to play Defender properly.

Cal

[JONTHEBOMB]

Well Done!
I like that you put the 1 and 2 player buttons right in front.  No reaching involved.

Also, that's a neat looking marquee.

[juggle50]

Great Cab,

Can't you just change the thrust/reverse buttons to right/left manually in the "input (this game)" section when you press tab while in the game?  That's what I did on mine.  I wasn't aware that there was a cheat.