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Project Space Arcade! [Updated 12/16/08]

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mybrainhurtz:
Update!!

Just snagged a deal on a monitor for my cab so now I can get this bad mamma jamma finished :)

check it out!

http://craftygeek.blogspot.com/

kayoteq:
At least try to trade out that control panel with somebody's less-intact one if you're planning to modify it..
somebody's bound to have one with wear around the buttons you'd be cutting into (shudder)
Or do you have plans to make a compatible replacement and set the original aside? 

A Black Widow control panel has two joystick mounts and would probably be less trouble to convert than a buttons-only panel.
I'm sure there's somebody out there with a panel they'd be willing to trade/sell..

I'm looking for one as well, for a vectormame add-on while preserving everything else.

mybrainhurtz:
My uncle works at a metal shop and offered to make a new panel for me.  I am just using the original panel as a template. After I am done with it, if someone is interested in buying the panel, I may sell it, since I dont think I will ever convert this back to a Space Duel. 

I am trying not to do anything that is not reversible during this project because although this is a not a rare cabinet, it is in good condition and I think its important to preserve it.

If you are interested in the panel after I am done with it, just let me know.

edit:
a completely unrelated comment... I tried playing Space Duel on the cab last night after I got the monitor installed, and realized that I am absolutely terrible at the game! haha

kayoteq:
Hmm.. for the same exact reasons I gotta decline, but entertain the possibility of him making more than one..
Just store the original in the cabinet or somewhere convenient. You never know if you might end up finding a vector monitor.

mikesarcade sells 'blank' panels for other cabinets  $30, but do a survey here on who might want such a thing.

I'd rather start with a blank metal panel and set the original aside for restoring it later.. but I have enough
shop tools available to me to fabricate one if I get a sheet and start taking measurements. 
That and 3 more games to fix before I start any more projects than I already have going.

imho, Atari really went all out on making difficult games about this time in their history...
Restoring the vector monitor was easier than getting the high score on factory settings. ::) (still haven't)

shmokes:
You should make as many irreversible changes as possible.  By doing so, you're doing a favor to all the true collectors by increasing the value of their items.  :)

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