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Namco:

--- Quote from: Malenko on June 25, 2009, 04:03:25 pm ---its not truly a restore without the PCB, however its better then putting a steering wheel on a tron cab

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I disagree. Is a restored Ms. Pac-Man with vinyl sideart instead of stenciled graphics not a restore? I see a dedicated computer correctly emulating the game as an aftermarket replacement part.  8)

EDIT: Damn your ambiguous "truly" modifier nullifying my counter-point before I even type it!

Jack Burton:
You don't really have to mess with DOS to do this.  Windows XP can be setup to log in automatically and run MAME and shut down when you exit the program. 

You could even put a minimalistic shell on it get rid of that fruity XP look too.

As far as PCB vs MAME goes, I like the idea that a cab is built for one particular game, but can play others that used the the same controls.

For example: My Ms. Pac cab is going to have exactly one 4 way joystick, one button, one player one button, and one player 2 button.  I'll create a custom game list which only features the games that are playable with this setup.

It'd be kind of cool to build something like a replica Galaga that boots directly into the game, but you could use a shifted key function to switch to Space Invaders and other 1 button, 2-way games. 

Malenko:

--- Quote from: Namco on June 25, 2009, 07:35:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: Malenko on June 25, 2009, 04:03:25 pm ---its not truly a restore without the PCB, however its better then putting a steering wheel on a tron cab

--- End quote ---

I disagree. Is a restored Ms. Pac-Man with vinyl sideart instead of stenciled graphics not a restore? I see a dedicated computer correctly emulating the game as an aftermarket replacement part.  8)

EDIT: Damn your ambiguous "truly" modifier nullifying my counter-point before I even type it!

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lol, Im not an arcade Nazi but when I think restore I think "as close to original as possible" but we're on the same side I dont see anything wrong with vinyl side art or dedicated PCs. Its all about arcade love.

garnerb350:
Well this is the direction that I want to go with this...I just finished reading a great post on restoring a DK cab...I've always wanted a dk cab...One idea was that I could have the dk cab to have DK, DKjr, DK3, also along with DK foundry hack and maybe even the DK2...but I think that the DK2 hasnt been mamed...(its just a pcb board that someone hacked correct?)

Now there is a guy near where i live, who is selling a DK cab....the decription he writes says it works but no sound...
Now I dont know the condition of the monitor, nor the other parts...but worst senerio is that i can gut it to be mamed... I myself would want it to be pristine orignal condition. But also as a kick, I know that there are cabs that have 3-4 different games ( i.e multicade, pacman/galaga combos etc).

If that cab becomes into my possession...this is what i would like to do. (Highest to lowest)
(1.) Restore cab. Have DK,DKjr,DK3, DK2 ( all) PCB ( is that possible?)
(2.) Restore cab. Straight DK or modify cab( paint and artwork) to become DK2 cab
(3.) Restore cab. Mame it to have DK games ( but no DK2)

Is there any suggestions...
Mind you...this is brainstorming for my next project. The only experience I have is that i builted one mame cab from stratch, with all PC parts. With this new project, I think this will help me learn the ways of the PCBs setup, etc....You guys are the only sources of info I can get around where I live...
 

RayB:
Depending on the game, often times the original board is cheaper than a MAME set up. Not everyone expects "ebay prices", especially if it's a non-popular game.

Choose wisely!
 ;)

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