Author Topic: Nintendo conversion time (Popeye>SMB>PC-10) (Read 7398 times)

Raven.. · « **on:** July 21, 2005, 12:27:22 am »

So I just got my Nintendo cab to get going on building my wife her Super Mario Bros game.

AlanS17 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2005, 12:34:14 am »

Be sure to keep us posted on your progress. Us DFW folks have a reputation to maintain with projects like Mark's.

You wouldn't happen to know where to find another Nintendo cabinet, would you?

Raven.. · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2005, 12:41:52 am »

Quote from: AlanS17 on July 21, 2005, 12:34:14 am

Be sure to keep us posted on your progress. Us DFW folks have a reputation to maintain with projects like Mark's.

CthulhuLuke · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2005, 04:26:58 am »

word, good luck on the conversion, if you're going to convert it to jamma and have any q's feel free to ask. I converted my nintendo cab to jamma to use the j-pac,
http://versusmame.arcadecontrols.com/images/alldone.jpg
so I've got some experience in the field.
I found also that the laminate on the sides was a pain to get the bondo to work correctly, it doesn't truly set until you repaint it, so be careful after the bondos dry it doesn't pop out again.
- good luck and keep us updated

SNAAKE · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2005, 05:36:32 am »

^ whatever happend to you anyway you vanished out of nowhere lol

Raven.. · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2005, 01:19:19 pm »

Quote from: CthulhuLuke on July 21, 2005, 04:26:58 am

word, good luck on the conversion, if you're going to convert it to jamma and have any q's feel free to ask.

paigeoliver · « **Reply #6 on:** July 22, 2005, 07:08:23 am »

Quote from: EyeDoc on July 21, 2005, 01:19:19 pm

Quote from: CthulhuLuke on July 21, 2005, 04:26:58 am
word, good luck on the conversion, if you're going to convert it to jamma and have any q's feel free to ask. I converted my nintendo cab to jamma to use the j-pac,
http://versusmame.arcadecontrols.com/images/alldone.jpg
so I've got some experience in the field.
I found also that the laminate on the sides was a pain to get the bondo to work correctly, it doesn't truly set until you repaint it, so be careful after the bondos dry it doesn't pop out again.
- good luck and keep us updated

No JAMMA here, it's going to become a Nintendo Vs. Unisystem cabinet. My wife has requested that I build her a Super Mario Bros, and this was the easiest way. Personally, I want a single monitor Playchoice 10, but I can't find a board. The only ones I can find are the dual monitor ones.

The single monitor boards a super-rare. IIRC they only came with the countertop unit and the single monitor kit (which came out quite a while after most ops had already invested in the dedicated twin monitor ones).

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 25, 2005, 07:35:49 pm »

Hey Eyedoc!

It looks like I'm going to be going with SMB in my DK cab (well, actually DK converted to VS SMB) as I found a board at a reasonable price. So, other than cosmetics, I'll have little to do.

Are you going to go with the DK/VS blue ? I'm not wild about the blue (my wife likes it) and am entertaining thoughts of the DK Jr. orange.

How are your coin mechs ? Mine are not great, so I've been looking for replacements. Have only found these so far:

http://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=COINMECHN

Cheers.

Raven.. · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2005, 10:43:41 pm »

My wife hates the Nintendo blue!

Raven.. · « **Reply #9 on:** July 28, 2005, 12:00:35 am »

I'm really getting tired of Bondo.

bjk7382 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 28, 2005, 12:38:39 am »

I am getting ready to convert a Vs. cabinet to DK.

AlanS17 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 28, 2005, 08:56:20 am »

Looking for a color? How about pink? After all, it's for a woman. Or pick one of the SMB base colors. It's probably only got 8. Maybe you can be the first person to put the new pink t-molding on a Nintendo cabinet.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #12 on:** July 28, 2005, 09:02:19 am »

Quote from: AlanS17 on July 28, 2005, 08:56:20 am

Looking for a color? How about pink? After all, it's for a woman. Or pick one of the SMB base colors. It's probably only got 8. Maybe you can be the first person to put the new pink t-molding on a Nintendo cabinet.

Problem is that the Nintendo cabs need 9/16 t-molding ... I haven't found it in anything other than white.

Cheers.

AlanS17 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 28, 2005, 09:04:30 am »

You can trim any color after it's installed.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #14 on:** July 28, 2005, 09:05:47 am »

Quote from: AlanS17 on July 28, 2005, 09:04:30 am

You can trim any color after it's installed.

Yeah, I guess you can ... sometimes I miss the simplest things ...

Cheers.

Raven.. · « **Reply #15 on:** July 28, 2005, 11:37:32 am »

Quote from: bjk7382 on July 28, 2005, 12:38:39 am

I am getting ready to convert a Vs. cabinet to DK.

bjk7382 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2005, 11:57:58 pm »

Quote from: EyeDoc on July 28, 2005, 11:37:32 am

Are you planning on selling the parts?

Raven.. · « **Reply #17 on:** July 29, 2005, 01:29:10 am »

They shipped out the Vs. kits with completely new harnesses.

CthulhuLuke · « **Reply #18 on:** July 29, 2005, 04:25:30 am »

Quote from: SNAAKE on July 21, 2005, 05:36:32 am

^ whatever happend to you anyway you vanished out of nowhere lol

haha sorry man, I became a ghost and now I'm alive again. basically to make things short, I'm going into my third year as a computer science major, transferred to Central Washington University. Programming takes over your life man, anyways I'll be back in the scene real soon here, I just got an Athlon XP 2400+ w/ 1 gig, a video card, and some other goods, so the mame machine will become a real beast (all it needs now is a TV)

oh yeah, and good luck on your nintendo cab :-D

Raven.. · « **Reply #19 on:** July 31, 2005, 01:03:53 am »

My bondo skills need some work.

Raven.. · « **Reply #20 on:** July 31, 2005, 01:05:50 am »

Coin door still needs a lot of love.

Raven.. · « **Reply #21 on:** August 01, 2005, 09:45:48 pm »

Monitor is back and looks great, but no sound. Popeye board works and I'll sell it. Bondo is finished. Now it's time to sand and repaint.

SuperGunGuru · « **Reply #22 on:** August 02, 2005, 12:00:42 am »

Quote from: EyeDoc on August 01, 2005, 09:45:48 pm

Monitor is back and looks great, but no sound.

Raven.. · « **Reply #23 on:** August 02, 2005, 12:21:35 am »

The sound board got skipped when the monitor was fixed. I was more concerned about getting a picture than sound. I just wanted to see if this Popeye board was working so I could sell it. I actually just wired up an amp from a gutted pair of cheap computer speakers. That works fine and the game has good sound. If I don't get around to fixing the actual sound board, I'll just use this setup.

Raven.. · « **Reply #24 on:** August 05, 2005, 12:19:31 am »

The last piece arrived today from eBay.

Raven.. · « **Reply #25 on:** August 09, 2005, 11:24:05 pm »

Popeye harness rewired to be a Vs main harness, new PSU installed (after discovering I have 3 dead ones on the shelf!), and the new CP installed. I now have a fully-working Super Mario Brothers!

Now I just have to find time to make it pretty. I still haven't painted it yet........

AlanS17 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 10, 2005, 01:18:35 am »

Have you learned nothing from this board? You have to make it pretty BEFORE it works! Otherwise, it'll never get done!

Raven.. · « **Reply #27 on:** August 10, 2005, 02:54:06 am »

Yeah, that's the problem....I always forget that part! (Ironically, I was thinking about that when i started wiring it up.)

Oh well, looks like it NOW going to get converted to a PC-10 anyway!

WTB · « **Reply #28 on:** August 10, 2005, 06:26:57 am »

* Kinda Off Topic *
I just bought a semi-functional Vs. Cab and am going to "nicely" convert it to a Dreamcast based All-NES cab. The conversion will keep all original gear intact and in perfect working condition... but I really need a control panel that I can mess with. (I want to keep the original "original" as the cab is almost perfect.) I was thinking of having a buddy of mine build a replica in his auto-shop, but does anyone have a less-than-perfect CP for a single VS Unisystem that they'd be willing to part with?

* /Off Topic *

-Matt

Raven.. · « **Reply #29 on:** August 13, 2005, 01:46:38 am »

Hey now! No thread-jacking!

So all I've gotten around to doing is repainting the front of the cab and coin door. I should be getting my PC-10 board next week. One problem though.....I can't find a manual for a single-monitor PC-10! I hope the wiring pinout I found is correct.......

WTB · « **Reply #30 on:** August 13, 2005, 07:28:31 am »

Sorry. Just got excited about another NES cab.

Raven.. · « **Reply #31 on:** October 02, 2005, 12:57:30 am »

End result. This cab went through an intermediate phase of being a fully-working SMB. It's a project requested by my wife, so she gets to dictate the outcome! Now it is a fully-working single-monitor Playchoice-10......that still looks like a Vs SMB.

Raven.. · « **Reply #32 on:** October 02, 2005, 01:01:10 am »

Couple of more pics.....I replaced the one messed up white button I had on there with a new one. BTW, those are the extra buttons for a PC-10 that are NOT included on the Vs. Unisystem harness (actually the only difference!). I need labels, but I really hate doing that.

myntik1 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 01, 2006, 03:49:41 pm »

help

I was just informed Nintendo buttons (off a vs unisystem cab) are smaller than normal buttons. Is this true? I want to keep my SMB cabinet as close to original as possible. Does anyone know where I can purchase some buttons.

Yoder · « **Reply #34 on:** January 01, 2006, 11:18:53 pm »

Cab looks great!


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