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restoring arcade cabs with mame?
garnerb350:
Hey obi-wan....is there a walkthrough i can find bout setting up DOS with Mame?...
The last time i touched DOS was with an Apple II e... :P
SirPeale:
I have a Burger Time that I got in my lot of games. I didn't realize at the time that it doesn't have the PCB.
I'm going to rig up a really cheesy cheap solution to this. I have a 400 MHz motherboard that runs BT great in DOS. I'll get a video amp, a 44 pin fingerboard and an old keyboard and rig up an adapter that'll plug in directly to the original harness. It's not that I don't want the original board, but working BT boardsets aren't cheap. This will work until I can get one.
javeryh:
If the cab is meticulously restored but is missing the board only and has a computer running MAME inside which boots straight to the one game and hides all the junk at start up (splash screen, cursor, etc.) then how is it not a restoration? There have to be way more cabs out there than PCBs... I just don't see that big of a difference although I'm sure I'll get flamed...
Ginsu Victim:
Like I pointed out, while it's not what is commonly considered a restoration, I see no problem with it as long as it plays the game that cab was made for. If it has a seven button layout, admin buttons, and plays 7,000 games, it's not a restoration.
Malenko:
its not truly a restore without the PCB, however its better then putting a steering wheel on a tron cab