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Cfour:

To be honest, most of the reading I have done has been using hte method I am doing above.  I guess the reason I didn't take advantage of the JAMMA cabinet is because I'm not too familiar with it, and from what I understood it had its limitations.

I am loking for more joystick feedback though to go off of what was said above.  Again, I am looking for a good 8-way/4-way combo.  Are the above mentioned good solutions?

Cfour:

Also, after reading about the Mini-pac I think I am going to go that route.. what spinners do you recommend that would work with this device?

Also, since I want to eliminate the need for a keyboard.. what kind of additional buttons am I looking at?  two mouse buttons for the trackball, paus/exit button?  anything else?

Cfour:

Okay after your replies and further reading, I have decided to go with:

(1) Mini-PAC Opti. With Harness (p/n MP1) for hte interface
(2) UltraStick 360s.  Will these work with the mini-pac, I noticed they are USB AND can take buttons hooked up to them as well but it would be limited to the games I could play.  I'm wondering if it would make sense/if it is possible to still hook this through the Mini-Pac.
(1) Happ's 3" Trackball
(1) Slickstick spinner
Buttons:  6 for each player, 2 for mouse buttons, 2 for P1start/credit

Note: I do NOT want to keep a keyboard in the cabinet, do I need more buttons that what I am planning on doing already?  Thanks!

Also:  if someone could comment on the tutorial posted above for converting arcade monitor to VGA.  I'm looking for feedback if that is the best way to go/ or if it will work.  Thanks again guys.

Kaytrim:

The UltraSticks are best used plugged into the USB ports and not the mini-pac.  You can connect your 6 buttons per player to the UltraStick for that player.  You will need to add a pause and exit buttons on the CP and they can be connected to the mini-pac.  As far as your arcade monitor I would recommend you get Ultimarc's Arcade VGA card.  This is the safest way to connect an arcade monitor to your PC.

TTFN :cheers:
Kaytrim

Cfour:

Thanks for the fast reply.  By using the USB hookup on the UltraStiks, am I limited compatability in any way?  Also, does the ArcadeVGA replace my existing video card?  I would like to play some of the newer games and the video card in my computer should be able to handle that.   i.e: Golden Tee

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