Kangaroo Cabinet?

[Guywiththegun]

I started this project more than a year ago and have just let indecisiveness and procratanation kill my spirit. But I'm starting up again because I want this thing FINISHED.

I have an empty Kangaroo cabinet. Does anyone have experience with playing on one of these? How do you think it will work as a MAME machine? Its just gonna be 2 players. It seems a bit short for me (I'm 6'3-6'4). Are they all about the same height? Would casters help me out here?

I've had terrible luck with monitors. Bought a 20" floor model that had burn-in. Now I'm stuck with it. Just bought a 20" flat screen TV . . more burn-in. I can at least take that one back. UGH.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[CheffoJeffo]

For those who may not be familiar with a Kangaroo cabinet:

[RetroGreg]

Mountain used an old Kangaroo to make a Mame arcade. Amazing work. Here is a link: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=63629.0

[Ummon]

Isn't that really a Centipede (and also used for Food Fight) ?

[Kevin Mullins]

Isn't that really a Centipede (and also used for Food Fight) ?

All of those are ATARI games from the same era.
And Food Fight is distinctly different.
Heck, even Dig Dug has a similar style cabinet. (also Atari)

[Level42]

Don't hack up a classic please.

There's tons of general cabs that can be converted to MAME.

[Guywiththegun]

Its already been hacked up by the previous owner. It was a terrible looking MAME cab painted black and completely stripped.

[TelcoLou]

I have a Centipede cab that is very similar in size & shape as the Kangaroo cab. It makes for a great MAME cab; I'm 6'1" and find it to be very comfortable to play.

And yes, just like Mountain, I hacked off the CP "ears" to get my custom CP to fit  .. the cab was already converted to a Neo-Geo setup, had no monitor or anything left of its original Centipede-ness.

[CrazyKongFan]

Food Fight has round areas along the sides, rather than straight angles, to match the artwork. Here's a shot of the one at Funspot, with a couple of other Atari cabs for a good comparison. Kangaroo, Millipede, Centipede and Dig Dug (in that order)

[Kevin Mullins]

So the Kangaroo actually looks to be more like the Dig Dug then to me.......

[CheffoJeffo]

Looks that way to me too.

Somebody (with the requisite expertise and time) needs to make up a cab silhouette cheat sheet for Atari cabs.

Something like this, which I shamelessly stole from someone at KLOV:

[Ummon]

I don't know if the CP being only SLIGHTLY different (as the Centipede and Kangaroo are)  is enough.

Looking at that blaster silhouette, I immediately think of Gyruss.

[CheffoJeffo]

Looks that way to me too.

Somebody (with the requisite expertise and time) needs to make up a cab silhouette cheat sheet for Atari cabs.

Something like this, which I shamelessly stole from someone at KLOV:

Krakerjac at KLOV comes through again ...