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knave:
I totaly agree.  Dragons lair is really cool but I tire of it much more quickly than other classics.

gdumont:
No I agree. There are hundreds of other arcade games that I could play for longer periods of time, but for me it's about having my game room and having Dragon's Lair in it. It's also worth mentioning that I also plan to play DL2 and Space Ace as well. But I will definitely do up the cab with Dragon's lair Art, marquee and control panel. I think it's more nostalgia then anything else.

OK, so let me ask a stupid question. Can someone send me a link to a "25in CRT arcade monitor"?

genesim:
I don't understand the point of the last 2 replies.

You don't like the game..great.   Save it for another thread.    This guy was asking for help.  

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Gdumont,

On a side note.   Why are you against the Xarcade DIY board as an interface?   Could be the simplist way to do this whole thing.

I can tell you right now, as an interface for my PS2, I have had ZERO problems.   I am sure the PS3 adapter(which is the only one I know of) would work just as good.

Also the customer service is great.

Hacking a gamepad is a complete pain in the ass especially with the newer controls.    If you don't have huge soldering points like the Dreamcast or the first generation of PSX controllers, it is like circumsizing a gnat!

If you like the game that much and you want it dedicated, then I would get the best possible looking version, which is the PS3 Blue ray.    

I have argued this daily, but CRT's suck ass...especially if you are using something that is for much better resolution!    Why have a distorted, color bleeding, breaking down, tons of reflection..etc. when you can have a cheap LCD display that would offer you the higher resolution and none of those problems??  Full 1080P resolution baby through a complete digital source HDMI!!!!!

Analog loses quality.   Why go with that if you can have a digital format feeding through a digital cord to a digital display??

You want it the best, go with the future of displays.    That and the fact that if you build the control panel good enough, you can use it for all the new games of the future as well as the past!

From IGN:


--- Quote ---The Video
No matter whether you last enjoyed Dragon's Lair in the arcades, on a home computer, or on DVD, know that the Blu-ray edition is a big leap forward when it comes to picture quality. The transfer reformats the experience to a 1:78:1 widescreen presentation to better play on today's 16x9 home theater displays, which also gets rid of the arcade version's "bubble vision."
--- End quote ---

Get a LCD widescreen and make it better then the arcade ever was!!

Some of the dinosaur responses where they push and push CRT displays as if it is even close to true that they are better for new games is obscene.

CRT has many problems and the low refresh rate couple with the many many problems I described above make it a poor choice for the future.   LCD displays can be as frickin' big as you want.   CRT's are limited and look horrible compared to a decent LCD display.   

DaveMMR:

--- Quote from: genesim on October 19, 2007, 04:35:14 pm ---You don't like the game..great.   Save it for another thread.    This guy was asking for help.   

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--- Quote ---I have argued this daily, but CRT's suck ass...especially if you are using something that is for much better resolution!   

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So you gave me crap about expressing an opinion about a game, which was quite relevant, thank you - but then you shoe-horn your opinion about CRTs.  Both for the same reason (to help underline a point) but... geesh... relax.  Don Bluth appreciates your support.

And I see your point about better displays, but we're talking about Dragon's Lair here.  It's completely overkill for a game that looked just fine in 1983.  That also applies to MAME.  If you're playing other PS3 games - then that's another story altogether...



gdumont:
Thanks genesim

I'm actually going to use the x-arcade controller I have for a different part of the game room. It's just going to be a corner desk with a computer loaded with Emulators.

I'd use the X-Arcade for the Dragon's Lair, but I'm totally stuck on using the original control panel. which obviously won't work with an X-Arcade.

So genesim you suggest going with an LCD and the PS3? Can I even tilt an LDC for long periods of time?

Yeah this whole thing is rough because it's going to be a decent investment and I don't want to screw up.   :)

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