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McCrae:
I intend to build an arcade game for the game Double Dragon. I have been looking for info online for a few days, and have read the FAQs and intro on this site, but I am still confused as to how I get the Double Dragon game onto a personal computer. I know I can buy a circuit board for Double Dragon on ebay, but how then do I transfer the game to a PC? Is this the easiest way? Is there some way that I can download Double Dragon directly from the internet without having to buy the circuit board?

Thanks in advance for the help.

grueinthebox:

--- Quote from: McCrae on October 12, 2005, 09:14:42 pm ---Is there some way that I can download Double Dragon directly from the internet without having to buy the circuit board?

--- End quote ---

Unfortunately, due to the "questionable legality" of the issue, we're unable to provide that sort of information here (falls under the category of ROM requests)...  I'll say it IS possible, but stop there.

In the way of advice, however, I'd say that if you're primarily interested in having a machine dedicated to Double Dragon, you'd be  far better off buying a working machine running Double Dragon than building from scratch.  Will be cheaper and far easier in the long run.

McCrae:
grue, thanks for the response.
You say that buying the working Double Dragon machine would be cheaper, but I happen to have a PC that has recently become obsolete, along with a few extra speakers and a monitor, all of which I can use for the project. So I figure that, since I plan to build the cabinet, the project won't be too expensive. And besides, I'd like to build my own.

So I guess my question is: legally, is the best way to get the double dragon game onto my computer buying the circuit board from ebay? And once I do have the circuit board, how do I get the game onto my computer?

IG-88:
When I first started out these two sites helped me out alot if you want to emulate the game(s):

http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html

&

http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/

Click on the MAME button on the lest hand side on easyemu and start reading! It's alot I know, but once you get an idea of whats all involved with ROM's and Emulators and such you'll have a better idea of what to look for and what to ask on this forum.

grueinthebox:
Totally respect the spirit that leads you to desire to BYO.  Even without the monitor and computer, though, the cost of wood, hardware, molding, encoders, controls, etc. adds up pretty quick.  Be sure to price out everything and get a realistic budget together before you start buying.  ;)

Regarding offloading the "game" (code) from the arcade boards to your computer...  By virtue of the fact that you're asking, I'd say it's safe to say that you're not going to be doing that yourself.  Basically it entails removing the ROM chips from the board and reading them individually into the computer using special hardware (a process commonly referred to as "dumping").  There aren't a whole lot of people who are setup for and experienced with doing this.  I'll certainly not discourage you from buying an original PCB to maintain a semblance of legality in use of the ROM images, but you'll almost certainly end up just downloading the ROMs from the internet for use with an emulator.  I'm not aware of any of the legal ROM services that have Double Dragon available for purchase...

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