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cheesepile:
Astro Blaster has been on its way to the grave for some time... I had the board replaced and it still glitches a lot. Not exactly a classic either :)

I'll start looking around at the FAQs, the project really sounds exciting... glad I have you guys for advice if I need it in the future!

Someone above mentioned working coin slots... can these be interfaced to work with a pc & MAME? I'd probably just go the TV route since the existing arcade screen is shaped like a sideways LCD and probably wouldn't work good for games that are "fullscreen"

Thanks for all the quick replies! Already loving this community :D

CheffoJeffo:
We can just accept that ark is a total idiot and move on from there. There is a reason that he doesn't post anything that has to do with arcade stuff -- it is because he doesn't actually know anything related to arcade stuff.

AstroBlaster is not a widescreen game, but rather a standard 19" CRT mounted vertically. Also, it is pretty collectible, although I don't know much about working on the G-80 boards.

But, the most important thing that you need to decide is what you want to do with your cab. The biggest single mistake that somebody in your position can make is trying to fit a project to the cabinets on hand. Neither cab you mention is a good candidate for anything more than a single player machine.

Check the wiki and projects ... you will achieve superior results if you take a few hours and evaluate things. It is easy enough to trade your glitchy AstroBlaster for a cabinet far superior for your purposes.

alfonzotan:

--- Quote from: cheesepile on March 29, 2012, 03:16:57 pm ---Astro Blaster has been on its way to the grave for some time... I had the board replaced and it still glitches a lot. Not exactly a classic either :)

I'll start looking around at the FAQs, the project really sounds exciting... glad I have you guys for advice if I need it in the future!

Someone above mentioned working coin slots... can these be interfaced to work with a pc & MAME? I'd probably just go the TV route since the existing arcade screen is shaped like a sideways LCD and probably wouldn't work good for games that are "fullscreen"

Thanks for all the quick replies! Already loving this community :D

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If you're anywhere near Atlanta, I'll buy that Astro Blaster and help you build a cab to replace it.  Completely serious... that was one of my favorite games growing up.

cheesepile:
Unfortunately I'm in California, otherwise I'd give it to you for free in exchange for help making a new cabinet. Let me know if you ever make a road trip!

Defender's screen is horribly small, and was a fav of mine so I'm not too hot on the idea of using that one. I'm totally okay with a one player machine, but would prefer 2p and want to do it right rather than just jumping in and messing up my existing hardware.

I'll keep looking around and if I can find a way to do this from scratch on the cheap I will. Have a computer and a monitor (may do TV with S-Video out, not sure if I need the added resolution of an LCD), just need the cabinet and joystick / buttons I suppose.

Maybe I'll try the buy/sell section of the forum. I'd gladly trade both games for something that would kickstart my project.

SavannahLion:
I'm in CA. Whereabouts are you?

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