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Arcade Collecting => Restorations & repair => Topic started by: FullmetalHeart on July 28, 2014, 12:35:18 pm

Title: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on July 28, 2014, 12:35:18 pm: Got my hands on two Nintendo vs unisystems. $200 for the converted fully working. $125 for the dedicated supposedly working but no board. I'm gonna move the Mario over and restore the Converted to DK.

http://imgur.com/0P9Sv96 (http://imgur.com/0P9Sv96)
http://imgur.com/Hq85d7E (http://imgur.com/Hq85d7E)
http://imgur.com/sKoGEIZ (http://imgur.com/sKoGEIZ)
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: Cobolisdead on July 28, 2014, 01:48:47 pm: Sweet! I am totally jealous of that DK Cabinet!
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on July 28, 2014, 02:13:42 pm: Oh I forgot I'm gonna need a DK board with wiring harness.
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: Cobolisdead on July 28, 2014, 02:23:30 pm: Well, eBay has a few options.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pacman-60-in-1-arcade-game-motherboard-/221503812573?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3392a7f3dd (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pacman-60-in-1-arcade-game-motherboard-/221503812573?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3392a7f3dd)

^ cheapest option and you can pick up a whole Jamma harness with wiring for a total $120 shipped.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TESTED-WORKING-1981-Nintendo-Donkey-Kong-arcade-game-PCB-board-set-/301249975311?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4623e5d40f (http://www.ebay.com/itm/TESTED-WORKING-1981-Nintendo-Donkey-Kong-arcade-game-PCB-board-set-/301249975311?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4623e5d40f)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-Nintendo-Donkey-Kong-arcade-game-PCB-board-set-TESTED-AND-WORKING-/321475247568?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ad96afdd0 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-Nintendo-Donkey-Kong-arcade-game-PCB-board-set-TESTED-AND-WORKING-/321475247568?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ad96afdd0)

Actual boards seem to run pretty high, no connectors or anything though.
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on July 28, 2014, 04:04:05 pm: Does the 60 in take quarters
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: Cobolisdead on July 28, 2014, 04:42:37 pm: Well, its JAMMA, so I imagine that it would, but I haven't used one yet myself.
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on July 30, 2014, 10:03:03 am: trying to get this decal off is not going so great. I have some acetone which works for the glue but where the decal is its not really helping.
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on August 01, 2014, 10:20:42 am: Hot Air gun FTW!
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: Automark on August 01, 2014, 04:14:53 pm: Quote from: FullmetalHeart on July 28, 2014, 04:04:05 pm
Does the 60 in take quarters

yup, it does

I like the board, you can also disable the other 59 games, so it boots directly to DK, and it looks and feels like a real dk :applaud:
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on August 03, 2014, 08:25:49 am: OK for the tough question. BUY a fully working original rampage machine for $150 or by parts for the dk restore.
Parts
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on August 03, 2014, 09:05:46 am: As much as I want that rampage I think I'm gonna pass on it.

So any color codes out there for bought cabinets. I googled for the dedicated machine but not much out there on it.
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on August 08, 2014, 08:43:55 am: Any Idea where I can get this side art? I think it would look better than the other vs unisystem sideart but can't seem to find it.

(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/phetishboy/P1010003-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on September 05, 2014, 05:56:47 pm: just picked up another nintendo cab what am I getting myself into. More pics soon.
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on September 05, 2014, 08:34:18 pm: Pics
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on September 05, 2014, 08:35:47 pm: more
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on September 06, 2014, 09:33:17 am: Well I went to get a vs hogan's alley but it turned out to be a Vs Duck Hunt. I'm not rly a fan of duck hunt and I've never played Hogan's Alley. New Plan now. Mario Stays in the cab it is in, Duck Hunt moves to the dedicated cabinet and the new cab gets the Dk restore. The new cab is in better shape over all and its plywood not crappy particle board. The only problem is the ~~psu~~ monitor isn't working and missing the header light.

So what I should be doing first

1. Repair Dedicated cab body
2. clean it
3. paint
4. move duck hunt over
Title: Re: Converted Nintendo vs and Dedicated Nintendo vs
Post by: FullmetalHeart on September 10, 2014, 10:05:13 am: Slowly rebuilding corner out of bondo. :-\
http://i.imgur.com/EvGwNmu.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/EvGwNmu.jpg)
http://i.imgur.com/6V5U4mu.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/6V5U4mu.jpg)

Also...What Do? ???

http://i.imgur.com/8ZGK1EY.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/8ZGK1EY.jpg)