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spystyle:
I thought about it more, my biggest problem with PCB is there is only one game in there, usually.

A single arcade machine, when in an actual arcade,  is not especially big - so sure each cabinet can have one game in it.

But at home a single arcade machine is relatively huge - and for the amount of space it takes up it must be able to compete with the little Nintendo or PlayStation console under the TV.

Otherwise  that giant machine could eventually become a point of wife-contempt "I keep tripping over that damn Defender" and it can eventually become boring because it's only got one game.

But with a MAME machine there are so many games on it there must be a handful that each person enjoys, in fact there are so many that you can (practically) never really try them all. It's an entire arcade in one machine :) It's play value justifies the amount of space it takes up in a home.

Emulation always equals more - even Defender's actual control panel, with it's crazy 2-way vertical stick and seven buttons, can still play about 10 games. (I have built one)

Gauntlet's rather limited control panel, with an 8-way stick and two buttons per player can still play about 60 "4 player simultaneous" games and about 1000 other games.

An arcade machine is about the same size as a refrigerator - but would you keep a refrigerator in your home that only had one type of food in it?

I can understand and appreciate restoring a classic cabinet to it's original state - but I don't think it's practical or versatile enough to guarantee it's own survival.

Well that's my conclusion about PCB, but I am certifiably goofy so it doesn't really matter :)

I vote to have a Neo Geo control panel on the OP's Defender :)



I also vote to have a Neo Geo layout and a trackball added to my Gauntlet :) I'm going to build a new control panel!



Long live Neo Geo!

OK that's just my 2 cents, worth only 1 cent after tax :)

Cheers,
Craig

Edit : OK here is what a Neo Geo / Gauntlet CPO looks like :

CheffoJeffo:
Craig ... first, a belated welcome back.

Second, I don't buy it ... a tasteful, themed MAMEing can be a beautiful thing. MAMEing just because you have a cabinet and want to *say* that you can play 1000s of games is not. If you want to have a single cabinet to play them all, then built a cabinet that is appropriate for that purpose. But then, i come from the side of the room where I choose not to justify those big boxes playing single 8-bit games ... because my damned phone can play more games ... it's the boxes that I like.

Third, you are correct ... anybody who would suggest putting an MVS-2-25 CP on a Defender *is* certifiably goofy.  :applaud:  ;)

 :cheers:

spystyle:
I can dig it Jeff :)

It would be a bland world if we all had the same opinion  ;D

Ultimately it's up to Saint  :angel:

I vote we let him rule us with an iron fist  :burgerking:
drventure:
Yeah, if you're a big stargate or defender fan, it's pretty tough to come up with a Mame Cp that'll play them even close to decent, but still allow playing other games. There'll be compromises any way you go.

Swappable CP's or a dedicated cab would be about the only way to go to stay close to true.
spystyle:
That's true - and a swappable panel on a Defender cabinet should be easy-peasy.

However if you consider the Multi-William's layout to be good enough for Defender, then I bet that layout would play Defender and 1000 other games (it's a pair of 8-way sticks and a bunch of buttons).



Though I'm not sure if Defender purist would accept that control panel ... We'll have to build one and make my brother play it :) I'm sure an 8-way stick feels a lot different than a 2-way vertical stick when playing Defender really fast.


Have fun,
Craig
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