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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Dr. Creep on February 19, 2004, 12:48:33 pm
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Hi everyone, another newbie signing in here. I picked up an old cocktail table that I'm working on converting into a MAME box. Its a Williams cocktail, looks just like the Stargate/Defender/Robotron cocktails, but by the time I got it, it was pretty beat up and was running Choplifter.
I was just wondering if anyone has tried a MAME conversion on one of these and had some pictures or anything interesting to share. I've found it to be pretty convenient size-wise, especially with the control panels being on the longer side of the table, rather than on the short side like a Ms. Pacman cocktail. The only tricky part I've had to deal with is fitting microswitched buttons and joysticks in the stock locations, its a bit tight in there.
Anyway, just wanted to ask about that, I'll be putting lots of pictures up once I get this thing finished (waiting on my minipacs right now). Thanks to anyone with info!
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Have you looked through the cocktail projects on the examples page of this site?
http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade_examples.php
Sounds like a fun project. Enjoy.
-S
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If your clearances are tight then just use leaf switch based buttons. They aren't that much more expensive, and they do improve gameplay on some games (Track & Field, and other "press the button as fast as you can games), because leaf buttons can be repeatedly pressed much quicker than microswitch button.