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My new candy cabinet project
RyogAkari:
To reply to your items, it does indeed have the Nanao monitor left in it = )
Im very excited. It does have the credit burn in it (like everyone elses) but the monitor is so nice I dont want to get rid of it. Its only completely noticeable on white screens anyway and I have an arcade or two thats worse ^_~
We considered all joystick and balltop options. I have LS-32s and seimitsu buttons on my neo candy so we wanted to go sanwa this time around.
I wont lie, I was going for "budget" in mind so I considered only used control panels. The one pictured popped for me on Arcade Otaku and Im really hoping the paint job on it is nice as I think a white control panel would be awesome for the theme. My wife and I looked at ball tops from a few companies and she immediately fell in love with the bubble ones located on paradise's site so we ordered 2 30mm ones. Best price for JLFs was the NIKINGStore.com so we ordered from them. I have button covers coming in for the slots we wont use. My wife will decide if she wants a 4, 2, 3 button setup or a 1, 2, 3, button setup after she's played a few rounds on it. We are also talking about having 1st player and 2nd player different as I seem to have some friends who have different opinions on what is best so there would be something for everyone.
The Sega Bass Fishing was sadly broken when I got it (which I knew about beforehand. Arcade was sold within an hour and a half drive for $300 so whose going to complain, no? Also being that I live out in the middle of nowhere such a short drive was unbelieveably impressive). When i got it home I booted it up and gave it a go. For awhile I thought it was actually going to work but in the end it was the spinner on the reel that didnt work so once I had a fish on the line I couldnt reel it in. Motor, buttons, the joystick on it, etc all worked fine. Im definetely looking to get rid of it. Marquee/model 3/model 3 wiring that I decided to take out of it/Control Panel Im wanting to sell but only after I get it completely 100% working on my end (Im sure I didnt take out the wiring needed for sound or monitor control or stuff like that but best to be safe than sorry). If anyone is interested They can feel free to message me. If you find someone that wants them they are always welcome to message me here or at arcade otaku as well. I should have my cabinet completely up and running (I hope) by around the first of may.
I have the kick harness wiring still just incase I decide to reorient my monitor and introduce some capcom fighting games or something like that. If need arises Id just wire buttons 4/5/6 into my computers adapter through that and then by the extra harness needed to wire in the buttons. My friend develops specialized no lag JAMMA to USB devices that outruns and outguns the JPAC any day of the week. Very expensive but for those needing 15khz its video amplifier is ten times the ultimarc's device and modern day tools cannot easily calculate the lag on it (as in there isnt any. 1 or 2 ms at most, but probably not even that much). The device was originally built for Dance Dance Revolution arcade machines to run Stepmania with lights however seeing first hand how well the device responds to input you cant really go back to something like the JPAC afterwards (however its far more expensive as well). Ill have to get some pictures of the device mounted and running when its all said and done.
The screw heads are stripped. Not bad enough that it is necessarily impossible to take out but for right now Im concentrating on the bulk of what I have to do and will get to some of the details later. I had to use toothpicks and the sort to scrape out all the coca-cola spilled into the control panel. There was so much it actually had started eating away at the plastic. Not enough to become a liability, just a little on the surface. Enough to scar it.
As for the games Ill run it will start as Demul/MALA and then Ill move on to dreamcast once Ive built a JAMMA to controller adapter (or if anyone has any good recommendations for just that Im all ears).
I havent actually tested the 31khz capability yet. That will be tomorrow. Ive heard that some Nanao's suffer from the lack of ability to switch resolutions due to black goop. Ill hook up my computer I have set to 640x480 and hope for the best. In the very least I have a spare ega/vga/svga monitor I can throw in it though Id like to save that for something else. Hard to get nice japanese 29in monitors like that.
rCadeGaming:
I wouldn't be too heartbroken about not being able to play Bass Fishing, just curious about it. I certainly would have paid that if I came across the same deal.
--- Quote from: RyogAkari on April 04, 2012, 08:54:21 pm ---My friend develops specialized no lag JAMMA to USB devices that outruns and outguns the JPAC any day of the week. Very expensive but for those needing 15khz its video amplifier is ten times the ultimarc's device and modern day tools cannot easily calculate the lag on it (as in there isnt any. 1 or 2 ms at most, but probably not even that much). The device was originally built for Dance Dance Revolution arcade machines to run Stepmania with lights however seeing first hand how well the device responds to input you cant really go back to something like the JPAC afterwards (however its far more expensive as well).
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Can you give us some more details\links on this?
--- Quote from: RyogAkari on April 04, 2012, 08:54:21 pm ---As for the games Ill run it will start as Demul/MALA and then Ill move on to dreamcast once Ive built a JAMMA to controller adapter (or if anyone has any good recommendations for just that Im all ears).
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Normally, I'd recommend the MC Cthulhu, as it's lagless works with most major consoles including PC. If 31kHz is working, you could get a lot of consoles working plug and play with a JAMMA to MC-Cthulhu/Component-to-VGA-Converter adapter. PC, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, Wii, PS3. You could also do Nintendo, Turbografx, Super Nintendo, PSX, etc. but the video would be a little more complicated.
For the Dreamcast, the MC Cthulhu supports it, but I'd stick with a pad hack. The problem is the VMUs. The MC Cthulhu doesn't support them, so you have to plug one into another controller on port 3. Then you have to tell the games to load from there, instead of just letting them auto-load from port 1 like normal. It's just a pain in the butt that can be prevented by using a hacked PCB with a big VMU attached. I guess you could use an MC Cthulhu for player 2.
Anyway, if you do a pad hack, make sure to get a controller with 6 face buttons, which avoids the mess of interfacing buttons to the analog triggers.
RyogAkari:
About the Jamma to USB device. Here are videos of it running Stepmania on a Dance Dance Revolution:
http://www.youtube.com/user/RyogAkari?ob=0&feature=results_main
Ill probably do some videos of it running computer games once Ive gotten it up and going. Cost isnt for the faint of heart though. Its $275 before international shipping. Works like a dream though. Here is a shot of it hooked up to a dance dance revolution:
RyogAkari:
Pictures will be incoming for the day. First though, does anyone know if the Nanao 2931 has a 1ohm to 75ohm switch on it?
RyogAkari:
Well I dont think there is a switch. Ill have to look into amplifying the video. My picture shape is a little curved in at the bottom on the sides. I wish there was an adjustment for it. = /
I may end up looking at replacing it after all if it isnt going to look all that good.
Anyway pics are incoming:
Switches to 31 no problem!
Took out the glass. It was covered in paint on the back side (looked factory but still defeats the purpose). I assume that this piece is here so you can put the instruction sheet behind it. Wouldnt do me much good if I couldnt see out of it. Wife taught me a trick once about using a razor blade to scratch off glue and other stuff on glass so I tried it out and it worked fine. Here is the progression:
And it back in place waiting for ready to receive instructions:
This will probably be the last that I do to the machine for the weekend. Still have to clean off the stickers on the sides and clean up the main front door then Ill be ready for controls/wires/computer!
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