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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: TOK on April 21, 2008, 08:33:36 am

Title: UnMAME'd JAMMA games?
Post by: TOK on April 21, 2008, 08:33:36 am

Finally snagged a working JAMMA machine, something I've been wanting for a while. This one is also very easily switchable from horizontal to vert. Started looking at JAMMA boards and the selection is almost overwhelming, though a lot of the great shooters are already in MAME.

I'm sure I'll get some common stuff, but also wondering is somone could name any really cool unMAME'd JAMMA games?

Title: Re: UnMAME'd JAMMA games?
Post by: TOK on April 21, 2008, 09:41:55 am

Already have MAME cabs, so no use for the xx-in-1 boards. The old ones are actually worse than MAME with screwed up sounds, etc.

Title: Re: UnMAME'd JAMMA games?
Post by: Crowquill on April 22, 2008, 04:06:59 am

My JAMMA cab usually has Mr Driller 2 in it. Last time I checked it still doesn't work right in MAME. I also have a Soul Edge v.2 that I play fairly often. I cant' get it to run to a playable level in MAME. The computer in my MAME cab sucks, though.

There are a million PCBs out there, but with arcade boards it can be a pain to try and make a cabinet work with all boards. I found it made my life easier once I wired up the 4th button to my JAMMA harness (to the unassigned pin next to button 3 for each player). Now Soul Edge has that pin on it's JAMMA edge connector jumpered to the pin that the kick harness would connect to. That way I can have all 4 buttons for either Soul Edge or my 1-slot Neo-Geo  from just the JAMME harness. I stole the jumpering idea from the  Tekken 3 PCB pic on KLOV. (http://www.klov.com/images/10/1061147888.jpg).

Title: Re: UnMAME'd JAMMA games?
Post by: TOK on April 22, 2008, 05:54:42 am

Quote from: Crowquill on April 22, 2008, 04:06:59 am

My JAMMA cab usually has Mr Driller 2 in it. Last time I checked it still doesn't work right in MAME. I also have a Soul Edge v.2 that I play fairly often. I cant' get it to run to a playable level in MAME. The computer in my MAME cab sucks, though.

There are a million PCBs out there, but with arcade boards it can be a pain to try and make a cabinet work with all boards. I found it made my life easier once I wired up the 4th button to my JAMMA harness (to the unassigned pin next to button 3 for each player). Now Soul Edge has that pin on it's JAMMA edge connector jumpered to the pin that the kick harness would connect to. That way I can have all 4 buttons for either Soul Edge or my 1-slot Neo-Geo  from just the JAMME harness. I stole the jumpering idea from the  Tekken 3 PCB pic on KLOV. (http://www.klov.com/images/10/1061147888.jpg).

This is excellent info, thanks... I never played Soul Edge in MAME, I might check it out now that I have the actual hardware. I've been busy with other stuff since picking it up, but I did take a quick look inside and it appears to have the harness for extra buttons laying below the control panel. I guess this is what is usually called the kick harness.

Title: Re: UnMAME'd JAMMA games?
Post by: TOK on April 22, 2008, 07:32:19 pm

I enjoy this one taking coins, but maybe I'll also wire a hidden button like you say. On my first MAME cab, I put a little button in the bottom of the player 2 coin return.

I'm already kind of tired of this Soul Edge... I'm not big on fighters to begin with, but if I'm going to play one I prefer Tekken. I just told one of my buddies though, and he went nuts. He was in the Marines and there was a Soul Edge machine on base.