My new mame project, the beginning

[Axe]

Hey guys,

Ia mr eady to start on my new Mame project.  I picked up a tekken 3 game (working) fairly cheap locally, by the description it was apparently a 27" showcase cab (a tight fit for our SUV) when i got there it was a 33" showcase!!!! No way in heck that would fit!

after much favour requesting and leg pulling the cab is at my brother in laws tonight and comng here tomorrow.  After playing a litle Tekken 3 on it yesterday, iam doubly sure i want to replace the sticks, and i need more buttons and want to add a trak-ball

SO, first issue, THE CP:

I am going to grab an Arcadevga card form andy (pci-e i hope, don't see it as a checkout option on ths ite right now) and was planning on a J-pac, BUT

After looking at the ultrastik 360, I think it may be a better choice. i can switch to 4 way operation through software, and the stick will always feel the same.

Heres my questions-

1- IS anyone using the arcadevga without the J-pac ona  large monitor like this?  I am unsure of the exact monitor, i should have more info later tonight...
2-  If I was planning to run 2 ultrastiks and a u-trak, would it make more sense to ditch the jamma harness, connect the 8 button set to each stick, and just run a USB-hub up to my CP area?

Pics should follow this evening... gonna try to document the experience.

Dave

[CheffoJeffo]

2-  If I was planning to run 2 ultrastiks and a u-trak, would it make more sense to ditch the jamma harness, connect the 8 button set to each stick, and just run a USB-hub up to my CP area?

While I am a huge JPac fan, I think that you would be right to ditch the jamma harness in this instance.

Things to bear in mind are:

- you'll have to hack a VGA cable (or buy one of Andy's)
- you need to think about audio a bit -- the speakers in your cab are unamplified mono, so you'll need to add an amplifier of some flavour (or ignore the existing speakers and use amplified speakers)

 

[moloch]

In the project I am working on for a friend I ditched the Jamma harness and went with one of Andy's video amplifiers and an ArcadeVGA. It is the same circuit that is on the J-Pac to protect the monitor. It is only $21 if I remember and it will protect your monitor.

That is my $.02.

I have also tested the same system using soft 15 as well and it worked great. That little amp is worth the cost.

[Axe]

I hadn't noticed that  video amp on Andy's site...  I would have ended up buying the J-pac, just for the amp       I think the ultra-stik and u-trak will be the way to go... and since they all support independant buttons, I shouldn't have need for any other interfaces.  If i go with a 5 or 7 way high speed hub, that will leave me with a few extra ports under the hood for usb drive, or a wireless xbox controller interface, in case i decide i want to have 4 players...

OH, and as i write this, an update frlom the home front, The cabinet is at my brothers, his buddy with a truck left early this morning, and nobody bothered to let him know they needed to deliver the cabinet here, so my project is  held off until a tuesday night start...

Guess it gives me time to rder stuff from Andy and rebuild my pc...
 

[moloch]

Just in case:
http://www.ultimarc.com/vidamp.html

[Axe]

THanks Moloch!