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Title: Arcade Shop Amusments Multigame PCB?
Post by: maxstang on February 04, 2005, 11:35:08 pm

Anyone seen one of these in action?

http://www.arcadeshop.com/multi-pcb/multi-pcb.htm

Sounds interesting but I want to know more about how it works; including the use of the extra sound files MAME requires for some of these games (Invaders, DK Jr. etc.).  I emailed them and got a terse reply that all the information I needed was on the website.  Hmm... I'm having a hard time believing that a 5"x5" PCB could do the job of all these different boards and have acurate results.  It would make for a simple game cab for friends who aren't computer inclined.   

Title: Re: Arcade Shop Amusments Multigame PCB?
Post by: SirPoonga on February 05, 2005, 11:36:14 am

sinistar, in joystick format.  blasphemy!

Is it me or does how a trackball get handled seem odd.

I wish they'd show screenshots of the menu.  There isn't that much info on the site.

Title: Re: Arcade Shop Amusments Multigame PCB?
Post by: Ken Layton on February 05, 2005, 11:48:17 am

My buddy just received the Multi-Williams board yesterday. Boy that board is small----only 4-1/2" square! Haven't tried it yet, but later today he's picking up a Williams cabinet.

Noticed that most of the chips on the board have all markings actually ground/sanded off so they can't be identified.

Title: Re: Arcade Shop Amusments Multigame PCB?
Post by: maxstang on February 05, 2005, 12:46:58 pm

Very interesting.  Protecting their investment.  Seems to me they're skating pretty close to the edge legally by setting it up for specific roms.  Anyone know if the Williams board is a licensed product?

Title: Re: Arcade Shop Amusments Multigame PCB?
Post by: Ken Layton on February 05, 2005, 10:58:08 pm

There are no markings on the Multi-Williams board except for the word JAMMA by the edge connector. All of the components (including chips) on this board are the latest surface mount.

Title: Re: Arcade Shop Amusments Multigame PCB?
Post by: Ken Layton on February 06, 2005, 12:13:02 pm

Here's the other Multi game board supplier:

http://homepage17.seed.net.tw/web@1/hsinpao/multi_games.htm

Title: Re: Arcade Shop Amusments Multigame PCB?
Post by: Dav on February 07, 2005, 01:34:03 pm

Quote from: maxstang on February 04, 2005, 11:35:08 pm

Anyone seen one of these in action?

http://www.arcadeshop.com/multi-pcb/multi-pcb.htm

Sounds interesting but I want to know more about how it works; including the use of the extra sound files MAME requires for some of these games (Invaders, DK Jr. etc.).  I emailed them and got a terse reply that all the information I needed was on the website.  Hmm... I'm having a hard time believing that a 5"x5" PCB could do the job of all these different boards and have acurate results.  It would make for a simple game cab for friends who aren't computer inclined.   

I would avoid this thing.   The quality can't be close to mame on  a pc considering the hardware it's running on.  If it is MAME or based on mame then it's a serious violation of the mame license.   Even if it's not mame the profits go to a notorious rom horder.  There are at least 4 games that are only known to exist in his collection.