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Title: turning a ultracade cocktail to mame can use some help
Post by: mebronx2000 on May 24, 2011, 12:05:26 am

i am turning an ultracade cocltail table and turning it to play mame i love the game feeding frenzy by popcap games any one know how to make the game play in a cocktail cab i want to make it horizontal ??? pics coming soon thanks     :cheers:(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l563/mebronx2000/IMG_20110524_200555.jpg)this is a jpaq to convert the joystick and buttons to work in mame ect(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l563/mebronx2000/IMG_20110524_200632.jpg)this is a optipaq to convert the happ trackballs to work on pc and mame(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l563/mebronx2000/IMG_20110524_200616.jpg)(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l563/mebronx2000/IMG_20110524_200603.jpg)

Title: Re: turning a ultracade cocktail to mame can use some help
Post by: BobA on May 24, 2011, 11:46:05 am

The ultracade cocktail looks to have vertical monitor so to use it as a horizontal you will probably have to add an additional control panel for horizontal play. Or you might be able to live with the horiz display on the vert monitor. If it is working you have a control interface (usblinx) that plugs into a jamma harness. Are you going to try to use the existing computer or put in a new one?   Do you want MAME to use a split screen like the ultracade does when used with the player 1 and player 2 controls?

Feeding frenzy uses a mouse so you can play it with a trackball.  The horizontal panel will need a trackball if you want to play it full screen.   You might get away with playing it on the vertical screen depending on how large the horiz game shows on your vertical screen.

You will have to determine if your monitor is CGA EGA or VGA as the ultracade can support all 3.

Title: Re: turning a ultracade cocktail to mame can use some help
Post by: mebronx2000 on May 24, 2011, 04:32:31 pm

thanks i mean i want feeding frenzy to play vertical thanks  :banghead:

Title: Re: turning a ultracade cocktail to mame can use some help
Post by: mebronx2000 on May 25, 2011, 04:11:01 am

yes want MAME to use a split screen like the ultracade does when used with the player 1 and player 2 controls  :applaud:

Title: Re: turning a ultracade cocktail to mame can use some help
Post by: BobA on May 25, 2011, 08:49:34 am

If you set Mame to cocktail your horizontal games will be shown as split screen on the cocktail where 2 players can play at the same time. Not all games have 2 player controls so only those that do will work in split screen.

Title: Re: turning a ultracade cocktail to mame can use some help
Post by: BobA on May 25, 2011, 08:58:09 am

Your pics clarified you cab usage.  Forget everything I said about the ultracade since it is not longer there.   Your jpac and optipac are a great choice and should make it really easy to configure your cocktail with your LCD monitor.