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i scored 3 machines from a thrift store...:)

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CheffoJeffo:

Nicely done ... I agree that the Combatribes is the one to MAME and I would start looking into video cards that can produce the 15Khz signal to run that 25" arcade monitor. The ArcadeVGA is the easy choice and I recommend it, but there are much cheaper options available if you are on a budget.

Selling the other two will help raise cash, but my NeoGeo sees more play than my MAME box ...

Congrats on the score.

Cheers.

EDIT for pre-caffeine typing

shardian:

I scan my thrift stores every once in awhile. I've seen some stuff I wanted that wasn't "priced" before. They always get huffy and tell me they won't budge until it has been officially priced and put out on the floor. You definitely got lucky on those purchases.

Post some pics of your loot!

ChadTower:


Nice score.  MAME the Combatribes, sell the others to raise cash for the project.

leapinlew:

What do you mean learned the hard way?

Lilwolf:

You might consider to see if any of the cabs can handle the monitor vertical.  Then have a fighting cab and a vertical classic cab. 

Nice combo.

I would DEFINATELY butcher the Combatribes.  It doesn't have any type of cult following (so its as good as a generic cabinet).  It has the larger monitor (make sure its a monitor that works well with ArcadeVGA video card)....  And you said it looks nice... This is the big part... A nice arcade machine is a piece of furnature... A crappy one is something you hide in the corner since its still functional, just not so pretty.

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