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Quote from: mus on February 07, 2006, 02:17:04 AM
1. what is better way to get a cheap but good connection of pacman (ie authenctic PCB board, a hand held pacman game crack it open and solder buttons/joys, but for any of these how can i actually get hook it up to a computer monitor)
None of the above!! The best way to go here is to get a cheap old PC and run MAME on it. Several advantages here.... 1) almost any old PC can cope with PACMAN and other early 80's games.... 2) you can also run all the PACMAN Variants (and other early 80's stuff) 3) Easy to connect to your monitor 4) Easy to connect to a set of controls by using one of Randy T's Superb value Keywiz interfaces.
This is also cheaper than buying an original PACMAN board and doesn't require anything extra to connect it to a VGA PC monitor.
It really is your best way to go with this if you really do want to do this on a budget and even if you haven't got an old PC hanging around, then you could do the whole thing for about $50 with a bit of begging and scrounging and scrap collecting.
Quote from: mus on February 07, 2006, 02:17:04 AM
2.Which direction does putting the joysticks matter as in if i put player 1 by the bottom, how does player two play on the other side?
Use MAME in cocktail mode and when it's player two's turn the screen gets flipped the other way up by the software. Problem Solved!...... You might want to look at using a specific Cocktail front end / loader as well.
Quote from: mus on February 07, 2006, 02:17:04 AM
3. What do to think i should really do?
I think I just answered this one above.......
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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I've now answered him on the same question in three separate threads he's started on this topic...
Mus! Get it through your head that you're not going to be able to build a bartop for absolutely nothing.... Unless you already have the stuff you need laying about. Also try reading what people tell you... You can't connect that 5 in 1 TV game to a PC monitor without having to spend more money than you would have to to emulate the games on a cheap PC.
PLEASE! Don't go starting another thread asking the same question yet again.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)