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Malenko:
I spell my name Thom too. that is all. I have no clue how to fix an ateroids machine either.

taylormadelv:
You will get better answers about mame here! ;) KLOV'ers will insist you spend tons of $$ and restore the game and never be able to recup your investment if you ever want to sell it...
Get a 19-21" CRT in there, get an ipac and a turbo twist and some joysticks and start drilling the crap outta that huge, metal CP!
Asteroids has that huge Control Panel, it just begs for more controls!
Look on these forums for inspiration...it's out there.

CheffoJeffo:
Killing a complete classic vector is very bad for your arcade karma.  :censored:

Malenko:

--- Quote from: taylormadelv on May 01, 2010, 02:52:06 pm ---You will get better answers about mame here! ;) KLOV'ers will insist you spend tons of $$ and restore the game and never be able to recup your investment if you ever want to sell it...
Get a 19-21" CRT in there, get an ipac and a turbo twist and some joysticks and start drilling the crap outta that huge, metal CP!
Asteroids has that huge Control Panel, it just begs for more controls!
Look on these forums for inspiration...it's out there.

--- End quote ---

WTF are YOU smoking? BYOAC =/= MAME
if he posted this the restorations on misc arcade he might get better answers.  This forum has helped me fix my NBA Jam boardset, my MKII machine, and advice on restoring my Killer Instinct machine as well.

Beretta:
i agree with taylormadelv to a degree.

most people will want you to restore it, i'd tend to agree if the machine is complete..
but you're not necessarily the one that needs to do it..

a complete asteroids machine would be highly desirable for a collector, even if it had issues.

i do believe you could mame it without doing irreparable damage.
swap the monitor, make a new CP (dont just drill the original), gut the insides.

all that could be reversed later.. but chances are once it's dismantled and mamed it never will be.

i'd suggest finding someone who would give you a nice cab + maybe some parts or money in exchange.
thats not always possible though to find someone.


it's your choice i see both sides of the coin if it's mostly intact i'd hate to see it mamed but i would'nt hold it against you either.. if someone feels strongly enough to save this asteroids they'll find a way for you to get a cab no one's gonna care about in exchange.

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