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Just picked up an oddball Neo Geo cabinet - advice please!!

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specialmoose:

Couldn't pass up on this deal even if it needs a lot of work. Long story short, it use to be a Konami "The Main Event" cabinet. When King of Fighters came out and became popular, the cabinet was converted over to a Neo Geo cabinet.

I'm stuck between two decisions. Should I try and repair/restore it as a Neo Geo cabinet or keep the arcade authenticity and leave it all beat up to hell? It needs a lot of work to fully repair it. Top panel needs to be replaced, control panel needs to be either replaced or at least have the plastic overlay replaced, kick plate needs some work, the cord needs to be fix, and the bottom wood either replaced or somehow salvage it. Paint and new decals a must.

I can't get the coin mechanism to work, so not sure if those can be salvaged. When I insert a coin, it gets stuck until I push the refund. The mech won't drop the coin into the hopper.

Anyways, what you guys think?












mrserv0n:

I like main event :(  , That CP conversion is a serious botch job LOL. I mean if you want to play neo geo than yea redo the CP, if not than mame it up or something

ArtMAME:

Well it will need a lot of work to get the cabinet solid again, weather you Neo or MAME it. I say MAME it since you have to rebuild the CP anyway.  Probably be harder to re-NEO the CP than to start fresh with a MAME CP.   You can play a bunch of NEO GEOs on MAME plus all the other non-NEO games anyway.  More versitile.  NEO cabinets usually make great MAME boxes.

Malenko:

if you're gonna un neo it, can I have/buy the carts if they are ones I dont have?

Namco:

Do what I did. Strip the thing, sand, filler, sand, paint, etc... That'll take at least a couple weeks and while you're busy slaving away on it you can think about it. You'll have a firm decision at the end of the process.

But if you ask me, Mame it with custom artwork, because it's neither a NeoGeo cabinet nor a Main Event cabinet anymore.

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