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Project: Driver MAME
FrizzleFried:
It's been a while since I've been able to post a project announcement in this forum! Lately, I've been taking on "real" arcade projects having already built up a collection of MAME cabs. That is about to change as I am ready to tackle Project: Driver MAME...
I've wanted to build a Driver MAME cab since just after I got in to this hobby just over 2 years ago. Originally I wanted to get a cockpit cabinet to MAME, but after many months and many acquisitions, I determined a stand-up would be the way to go based on space limitations... and, frankly, availability of cockpit cabs in my area. About 4-6 months ago I came across a "working Pole Position"...
"Working" ---my bottom---! The thing did power up, the sound did work, and the game DID play. That said, there was/is obviously a problem with the board set...
This, actually, wasn't a bad thing really. Why? Because it'll be less difficult "emotionally" gutting a broken Pole Position cabinet than it would a fully working one. Now, I fully understand that I will be, to some extent, upsetting the arcade gods, but not too badly, for there are a SHITLOAD of "broken" Pole Positions out there and it's better one ends up a driver MAME cab than in the dumpster (or burn pile!).
Now, this build should be pretty straight forward. Why? Because about 4-6 months ago (right after getting the cabinet), I also acquired these nifty little items:
A Pole Position cockpit throttle assembly with brake and gas pedals (instead of just gas as the stock upright uses).
A 4 position Atari shifter (instead of the 2 position PP shifter). This will give me 2 additional inputs to use for various things in MAME and/or the front end I will be using.
Attached to the shifter is the appropriate encoder hardware for the shifter, wheel, and pedals. I've also gotten a nice little software package from the same source that includes the software necessary to get a dedicated Driver MAME up and running. Of course it will need to be customized (and updated by now), but it's one helluva start.
Hardware wise, I am ready to go minus a hard drive. I have a few old drives on the shelves, but I don't trust them. My main rig in the office has a couple raptors, I think I can condense the info on them both to one and pull the other. As for the cabinet, the side art is in 8/10 condition and will likely remain as-is save for a Magic Eraser clean up. CP is in great shape, etc. The monitor in it currently works but has some burn-in. Luckily I have a brand new 19" Vision Pro sitting next to it.
I'll post updates in this thread as they happen...
HaRuMaN:
This thread makes me sad... :'(
FrizzleFried:
--- Quote from: HarumaN on October 30, 2008, 10:52:45 am ---This thread makes me sad... :'(
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It took just one response to ---meecrob--- up my posting. Thanks turd-bucket.
I deserve it though.
I've douched up many-a-threads myself.
Don't be a Friz damnit... Don't be a Friz!
HaRuMaN:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on October 30, 2008, 10:58:30 am ---It took just one response to ---meecrob--- up my posting. Thanks turd-bucket.
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No prob. It's a service I provide free of charge. Just ask Chad. ;D
Ehh... I'm just partial to Pole Positions, and have been trying to get my hands on one with not much luck.
leapinlew:
Hey Friz -
As a fellow driving MAME cabinet builder, what games do you plan on running on it? Once I completed mine, there were only a couple dozen games it could play - of those, only a handful accurately played. I eventually sold it.
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