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taylormadelv:
I've hacked of of these and the older Ms. Pacman into one of those Midway 12 in 1 target deals, it was a perfect combination!
 One thing that comes up right away if you want to put these into a cab is that the new version has a battery save function where it automatically turns itself off if it's not touched/played for like 5-10 mins. The old Ms. Pac will stay in "attract mode" forever, just like a "real" arcade.
The "coin drop" is just a start button with an led that lights up the coin logo, a cute touch. The interesting thing about hacking these is that when you open it, you will see that the joystick works the exact opposite as a "real" arcade joystick. I just took out all the cheesy microswitches and put them in the Midway control panel, Ms Pac on the left, new one on the right and use the midway joystcks which are a little better than the jakks joysticks.
High scores are saved! Bosconian is awesome! I wonder if the no shoot hack works on Galaga, the games look SO close to the original, I just never have the patience for to try it.
Yvan256:
If you live in Canada, you'll be happy to learn that the 12-in-1 is available at Canadian Tire for only 25$CAD.
ark_ader:

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--- Quote from: Blanka on February 14, 2010, 07:02:36 am ---Got 2 of these last week. They are really good fun. Only problem, the fire button is on the wrong side and extremely stiff. It makes your arm hurt. Definitely one to put into a cheap multicab.

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You're in Europe, aren't you? Can you tell me where you bought them?

The reason I ask is because I've never seen them for sale here in the UK.

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My local crap-stock shop had them a few months back on clearance and also the Golden Tee golf game (snagged two of them) to hack for a PS2 LCD/DC mini cab I have kicking around.  Like others say - its a nice idea but if you are on a tight budget you can find these in the goodwill/oxfam shops for a fiver.  I think Argos had them a year ago and learned their lesson.
Grasshopper:

--- Quote from: IG-88 on February 14, 2010, 09:29:19 am ---
--- Quote from: Blanka on February 14, 2010, 08:04:39 am ---Bought them very cheap at amazon.com. They don't ship to europe, but almost for nothing within the US, so a friend repacked the stuff for me and send it from the twin cities.

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I from here in the states. I could do the same for you too Grasshopper.

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Hi IG-88, thanks very much for your kind offer. I might get back to you on that. Could you accept payment through Paypal?

Blanka, can you remember how much the shipping was? I've just looked to see how much they go for on Ebay, and some US sellers are charging £21.80 to ship one over.  :o
IG-88:
Ya I can do paypal. Let me know what you decide.
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