Main Restorations Software Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Everything Else Buy/Sell/Trade
Project Announcements Monitor/Video GroovyMAME Merit/JVL Touchscreen Meet Up Retail Vendors
Driving & Racing Woodworking Software Support Forums Consoles Project Arcade Reviews
Automated Projects Artwork Frontend Support Forums Pinball Forum Discussion Old Boards
Raspberry Pi & Dev Board controls.dat Linux Miscellaneous Arcade Wiki Discussion Old Archives
Lightguns Arcade1Up Try the site in https mode Site News

Unread posts | New Replies | Recent posts | Rules | Chatroom | Wiki | File Repository | RSS | Submit news

  

Author Topic: multiple pcbs in one cabinet?  (Read 955 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

agaraffa

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 5
  • Last login:January 12, 2022, 07:38:46 pm
multiple pcbs in one cabinet?
« on: January 06, 2009, 07:48:51 pm »
I've been dabbling in this hobby for several years now but still haven't jumped in with both feet.  The main reason for my hesitation is because I'm still undecided on what direction I want to go.  Originally I wanted a MAME cabinet but now I'm much more interested in original arcade games.  The problem is I have very little space and a limited budget.  My latest idea is to purchase a blank cabinet like the "Nintendo Upright Cabinet Kit" from Mike's Arcade ( http://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=CABTKGUR) and then purchase original pcbs of my favorite games and swap them out as desired.  This would give me the opportunity to have a "virtual game room" with just one cabinet.  The only problem is I have no idea if what I want to do is even visible.  I've read a little bit about wiring harnesses and jamma boards but don't know if there's anyway to make this kind of configuration work.  If anyone has any input I would really appreciate it.


Thanks,

Andrew

protokatie

  • I DO try to be insulting and horrible to my fellow Terran
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1396
  • Last login:March 27, 2012, 09:36:43 pm
  • Is anyone here a member of team retard?
Re: multiple pcbs in one cabinet?
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2009, 08:15:26 pm »
Take a look at this thread. It may be what you are looking for.


http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=86384.0
--- Yes I AM doing this on purpose, and yes I DO realize it is pissing you off.

---If my computers were cats, my place would look like an old widows house, with half of the cats having obvious health problems

CheffoJeffo

  • Cheffo's right! ---saint
  • Wiki Master
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Full Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 7784
  • Last login:July 14, 2025, 12:11:49 pm
  • Worthless button pusher!
Re: multiple pcbs in one cabinet?
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2009, 08:25:59 pm »
+1
Working: Not Enough
Projects: Too Many
Progress: None

agaraffa

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 5
  • Last login:January 12, 2022, 07:38:46 pm
Re: multiple pcbs in one cabinet?
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2009, 09:38:36 pm »
Thanks a lot for the link.  I'll have to check it out to see if it will do what I want it to.  My main concern is with a game like DK, I know it did something unconvertional with the monitor so I'm not sure if that would work with this kind of setup... I may need original hardware.