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ArcadeMaze:

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Carsten Carlos:

I startet it all with building a Centipede-cab from scratch. Some day I luckily found an old Asteroids cabaret, so I just had to restaurate this thing! I won't get more restaurations cab though the next years, you know, the WAF and additionaly, I know have the third repair to do on the asteroids-board, and as it is a rare bootleg, I've to find out the faulty parts without much help!  :banghead:

Lilwolf:

I'm ALL for MAME'ing any jamma cabinet... Since you can do it 100% non distructive these days.  JUST MAKE SURE YOU CAN PUT IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL WAY...

but why would you want to mame more then one cabinet?   I could see swapping my hot swappable cabinet out with 5 dedicated control panels all mamed... if I picked them out for best cross controls...

but really... don't most people have 1 mame cab... maybe a cocktail also or other style... then they have a few dedicated for their favorites?

Wetworks:


--- Quote from: Lilwolf on September 20, 2006, 10:03:13 am ---I'm ALL for MAME'ing any jamma cabinet... Since you can do it 100% non distructive these days.  JUST MAKE SURE YOU CAN PUT IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL WAY...

but why would you want to mame more then one cabinet?   I could see swapping my hot swappable cabinet out with 5 dedicated control panels all mamed... if I picked them out for best cross controls...

but really... don't most people have 1 mame cab... maybe a cocktail also or other style... then they have a few dedicated for their favorites?

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Totally agree with you there I use an original MKII cab got the original CP tucked away made a frankenpanel that fits ( and plugs ) perfectly.. could change it back to original in minutes..Plug and play J-pac, AVGA..preserves the original plus gives me the added benefit of 5000 games..

Just DONT drill,paint, solder, change wiring and you are laughing...

Elvis is right as well if you are going to modify the cab for your extra's...DONT unless its a generic cab or better still do what he did and build your own. Haven't done it yet myself but it would be the best way to learn how it all works plus keepiing the originals for people who want them original...

Stingray:


--- Quote from: Lilwolf on September 20, 2006, 10:03:13 am ---but why would you want to mame more then one cabinet? 

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One reason that leaps to mind would be to have one for horizontal games and one for vertical games.

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