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Title: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: Guywiththegun on January 23, 2009, 10:36:38 am

I started this project more than a year ago and have just let indecisiveness and procratanation kill my spirit. But I'm starting up again because I want this thing FINISHED.

I have an empty Kangaroo cabinet. Does anyone have experience with playing on one of these? How do you think it will work as a MAME machine? Its just gonna be 2 players. It seems a bit short for me (I'm 6'3-6'4). Are they all about the same height? Would casters help me out here?

I've had terrible luck with monitors. Bought a 20" floor model that had burn-in. Now I'm stuck with it. Just bought a 20" flat screen TV . . more burn-in. I can at least take that one back. UGH.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: CheffoJeffo on January 23, 2009, 10:42:38 am

For those who may not be familiar with a Kangaroo cabinet:

(http://www.klov.com/images/11/1181242123351.gif)

Title: Re: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: RetroGreg on January 23, 2009, 10:42:51 am

Mountain used an old Kangaroo to make a Mame arcade. Amazing work. Here is a link: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=63629.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=63629.0)

Title: Re: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: Ummon on January 23, 2009, 05:52:43 pm

Isn't that really a Centipede (and also used for Food Fight) ?

Title: Re: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: Kevin Mullins on January 23, 2009, 05:59:36 pm

Quote from: Ummon on January 23, 2009, 05:52:43 pm

Isn't that really a Centipede (and also used for Food Fight) ?

All of those are ATARI games from the same era.
And Food Fight is distinctly different.
Heck, even Dig Dug has a similar style cabinet. (also Atari)

Title: Re: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: Level42 on January 23, 2009, 06:36:00 pm

Don't hack up a classic please.

There's tons of general cabs that can be converted to MAME.

Title: Re: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: Guywiththegun on January 23, 2009, 06:59:40 pm

Its already been hacked up by the previous owner. It was a terrible looking MAME cab painted black and completely stripped.

Title: Re: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: TelcoLou on January 23, 2009, 07:30:03 pm

I have a Centipede cab that is very similar in size & shape as the Kangaroo cab. It makes for a great MAME cab; I'm 6'1" and find it to be very comfortable to play.

And yes, just like Mountain, I hacked off the CP "ears" to get my custom CP to fit  :P .. the cab was already converted to a Neo-Geo setup, had no monitor or anything left of its original Centipede-ness.

Title: Re: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: CrazyKongFan on January 23, 2009, 11:42:50 pm

Food Fight has round areas along the sides, rather than straight angles, to match the artwork. Here's a shot of the one at Funspot, with a couple of other Atari cabs for a good comparison. Kangaroo, Millipede, Centipede and Dig Dug (in that order)

Title: Re: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: Kevin Mullins on January 23, 2009, 11:58:08 pm

So the Kangaroo actually looks to be more like the Dig Dug then to me.......

Title: Re: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: CheffoJeffo on January 24, 2009, 09:08:35 am

Looks that way to me too.

Somebody (with the requisite expertise and time) needs to make up a cab silhouette cheat sheet for Atari cabs.

Something like this, which I shamelessly stole from someone at KLOV:

Title: Re: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: Ummon on January 25, 2009, 09:52:33 pm

I don't know if the CP being only SLIGHTLY different (as the Centipede and Kangaroo are)  is enough.

Looking at that blaster silhouette, I immediately think of Gyruss.

Title: Re: Kangaroo Cabinet?
Post by: CheffoJeffo on January 30, 2009, 08:01:09 am

Quote from: CheffoJeffo on January 24, 2009, 09:08:35 am

Looks that way to me too.

Somebody (with the requisite expertise and time) needs to make up a cab silhouette cheat sheet for Atari cabs.

Something like this, which I shamelessly stole from someone at KLOV:

Krakerjac at KLOV comes through again ...