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Title: Identify this Arcade Cab?? Good potential??
Post by: jtslade on February 15, 2010, 04:14:42 am

Ok so I live in Germany and it's not like the US where there is an endless supply of Arcade games, cabs, warehouses, etc..

I have a mame cab from MVS Neo Geo 25" (started with just a wooden shell) http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=84291.msg1057238#msg1057238 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=84291.msg1057238#msg1057238)

But I found a guy about 20mins away who has a Sega Virtual Tennis 220V

And he is selling it for $300 USD, which I get paid in Euro so it's about €210 which is much less than even an used arcade monitor can be had for.

http://www.ramsteinyardsales.com/item.jsp?itemId=13705667&src=SEARCH (http://www.ramsteinyardsales.com/item.jsp?itemId=13705667&src=SEARCH)

The monitor looks pretty good, but I think this was a conversion as the camo CP and it's not the case that originally was on it.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4359008510_16f5299bcf_o.jpg)

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4359008492_4b701f3dee_o.jpg)

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4359008474_dee2b4b677_o.jpg)


So I was thinking about converting it to a MAME Cab. I have a spare computer and would outfit it with Jpac and more buttons to get a dual six player setup.

But I like to keep things Originalish! So what game do you think this started life out as???


Danke!

Title: Re: Identify this Arcade Cab?? Good potential??
Post by: TOK on February 15, 2010, 05:57:48 am

The cab is a Dynamo, usually referred to as Cut Corner. They aren't specific to any certain game, and you find lots of late 80's to early 90's fighting games in them.
Virtua Tennis uses a medium resolution monitor. Its not really a problem for MAME, but it's sort of an oddball.

MAME away!  :cheers:

Title: Re: Identify this Arcade Cab?? Good potential??
Post by: jtslade on February 15, 2010, 07:34:53 am

So would this Medium resolution monitor be a good choice? Would an Arcade VGA be able to run it?

Title: Re: Identify this Arcade Cab?? Good potential??
Post by: slapaham on February 15, 2010, 07:37:02 am

I would have guessed so, if your J-Pac has the jumpers - mine has 31/24/15 - 24 being medium resolution...

Title: Re: Identify this Arcade Cab?? Good potential??
Post by: CheffoJeffo on February 15, 2010, 07:58:00 am

I think that KLOV is wrong in listing it as med res -- VT is NAOMI, which can put out either VGA or std res (with proper adapter). My VT2 runs at std res.

Title: Re: Identify this Arcade Cab?? Good potential??
Post by: jtslade on February 15, 2010, 08:14:42 am

I guess my big question is would the monitor using an Arcade VGA be able to display Windows and a front end at 640x480?

Title: Re: Identify this Arcade Cab?? Good potential??
Post by: CheffoJeffo on February 15, 2010, 08:40:35 am

The first step is to identify what the monitor is. If it is std res, you might not be happy with 640x480.

Title: Re: Identify this Arcade Cab?? Good potential??
Post by: Malenko on February 15, 2010, 08:50:39 am

if you do MAME it, you could sell the NAOMI and make some of your money back.

Title: Re: Identify this Arcade Cab?? Good potential??
Post by: jtslade on February 15, 2010, 08:56:12 am

So the best would to:

Sell Naomi Board'

Sell GDRom Virtua Tennis game

Sell the arcade monitor

Convert CP to six button layout

Get a Wells Gardner multisync monitor

get some ultimarc action (Ipac)

clean, paint and get side art to make it look like a standard issue street fighter cab.. or something original????

whould there be a better plan of attack on something like this ? I realize I need to go to this guys house and look at it.

Title: Re: Identify this Arcade Cab?? Good potential??
Post by: Malenko on February 15, 2010, 09:11:04 am

virtua tennis 1 is a cart, but yeah. Also, the item has been removed, so I'd make sure he didnt already sell it :)

Title: Re: Identify this Arcade Cab?? Good potential??
Post by: jtslade on February 15, 2010, 09:48:27 am

some reason it was re-listed
http://www.ramsteinyardsales.com/item.jsp?itemId=13721203 (http://www.ramsteinyardsales.com/item.jsp?itemId=13721203)

Title: Re: Identify this Arcade Cab?? Good potential??
Post by: jtslade on February 15, 2010, 09:49:53 am

I think he changed the price to $300 OBO

which may be  a good thing.