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How hard would it be to emulate a 3-screen Sega Strike Fighter?
Dcpmark:
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--- Quote from: Dcpmark on October 07, 2013, 11:57:06 pm ---
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on October 07, 2013, 11:41:59 pm ---
If you are really into the game then the single screen version can be had for under $1000. The three screen version is a bit spendier.
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Hmmm.....this might be a stupid question, but would it be possible to convert a single screen to a triple screen using LCDs for the side views, and if so, how hard would it be to do?
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There are 3 (or is it 4) Naomi boards in the 3 screen versions, with different software to the single screen game, and even a custom bios rom. It likely uses custom IO boards too.
So no. You can't cheat.
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Ha! Ok....who wants to lend me $4k??
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARCADE-RARE-3-SCREEN-DELUXE-SEGA-STRIKE-FIGHTER-VERY-CLEAN-FREE-SHIPPING-/121000996602?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c2c38aefa
paigeoliver:
Give it a few more years and it will be under $1K. It is 13 years old already and the game that replaced it (Afterburner Climax) is itself 7 years old. The places that operate the things should be starting to unload them in big numbers soon.
--- Quote from: Dcpmark on October 08, 2013, 12:21:02 am ---
--- Quote from: Haze on October 08, 2013, 12:14:08 am ---
--- Quote from: Dcpmark on October 07, 2013, 11:57:06 pm ---
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on October 07, 2013, 11:41:59 pm ---
If you are really into the game then the single screen version can be had for under $1000. The three screen version is a bit spendier.
--- End quote ---
Hmmm.....this might be a stupid question, but would it be possible to convert a single screen to a triple screen using LCDs for the side views, and if so, how hard would it be to do?
--- End quote ---
There are 3 (or is it 4) Naomi boards in the 3 screen versions, with different software to the single screen game, and even a custom bios rom. It likely uses custom IO boards too.
So no. You can't cheat.
--- End quote ---
Ha! Ok....who wants to lend me $4k??
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARCADE-RARE-3-SCREEN-DELUXE-SEGA-STRIKE-FIGHTER-VERY-CLEAN-FREE-SHIPPING-/121000996602?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c2c38aefa
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Dcpmark:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on October 08, 2013, 11:39:55 am ---Give it a few more years and it will be under $1K. It is 13 years old already and the game that replaced it (Afterburner Climax) is itself 7 years old. The places that operate the things should be starting to unload them in big numbers soon.
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Unfortunately the 3-screen version is just too big a unit to get, even if the price is right.
It's funny that Afterburner Climax is not nearly as desirable to me. The gameplay is WAY too fast, and I don't think you can have a cockpit view like you can in Strike Fighter. The "realism" of Strike Fighter, combined with the arcade-like play really hit a sweet spot for me.
The best thing for me would be to find a bad 3-screen unit with working boards, then rip out the guts and build my own smaller cab with 3 LCDs. The outer 2 LCDs could even fold in or back when not in use.
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