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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: WhiteComet on December 04, 2006, 01:49:57 pm

Title: Dummies Guide to A SuperGun???
Post by: WhiteComet on December 04, 2006, 01:49:57 pm: Hi guys...
While Im still in the process of building my mame cabinet... Im still thinking of a dedicated arcade machine as a future plan. I can get a few jamma boards but would like to test/play them before its all up and built.

Ive seen these SuperGuns on the net and wonder if theres a guide on building one? Ive seen basic models for £40 but I want a 6 button set up mainlly so I can test the games and boards as the CPS2 have a suicide flaw!!

Has anyone got a dummies guide or even know where I can a guide from?
Title: Re: Dummies Guide to A SuperGun???
Post by: WhiteComet on December 04, 2006, 02:30:04 pm: I found details... it looks a bit complicated for me.... I might just build the jamma loom into a small box for the time being and use that!!

Is it possible to do that? and how do I get a normal tv to plug into the jamma loom kit?
Title: Re: Dummies Guide to A SuperGun???
Post by: smythe on December 04, 2006, 03:46:59 pm: i had a jamma loom that had the end of an rgb scart cable attached to the rgb monitor output...
the r/g/b were connected to the r/g/b but sync ect im unsure gnd would be to gnd i tink...

a little trail and error and shouldnt be to hard

smythe
Title: Re: Dummies Guide to A SuperGun???
Post by: ChadTower on December 04, 2006, 03:53:40 pm: To use a TV you'd have to use one that works with raw RGB.
Title: Re: Dummies Guide to A SuperGun???
Post by: Q*Bert_OP on December 05, 2006, 05:26:48 pm: Quote from: ChadTower on December 04, 2006, 03:53:40 pm

To use a TV you'd have to use one that works with raw RGB.

or buy this: eBay Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=017&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=270036123799&rd=1&rd=1)

I actually bought this color converter board...it works very well, but the picture on the RCA output looks like crap...S-video works well, though...
Title: Re: Dummies Guide to A SuperGun???
Post by: Angry_Radish on December 10, 2006, 03:24:04 pm: I'm currently building one using the video encoder/decoder chip from a sega saturn, I'll post back when done, but from what other supergun builders said, it's a good price/performance break, outputs composite and svideo
Title: Re: Dummies Guide to A SuperGun???
Post by: HaRuMaN on December 12, 2006, 02:41:34 pm: Quote from: Angry_Radish on December 10, 2006, 03:24:04 pm
I'm currently building one using the video encoder/decoder chip from a sega saturn, I'll post back when done, but from what other supergun builders said, it's a good price/performance break, outputs composite and svideo

I'd be interested in seeing how this turns out...
Title: Re: Dummies Guide to A SuperGun???
Post by: Rocky on December 15, 2006, 11:37:00 am: I use a modded PS1 LCD screen. It is set to accept the same input as an arcade monitor. I just extended the wires to a connector I added at the back of the unit.
Title: Re: Dummies Guide to A SuperGun???
Post by: ChadTower on December 15, 2006, 11:47:11 am: I have one of those little converter boards... I agree, composite looks crappy, S Video better. S Video has a lot less loss in the conversion the little board has to do.
Title: Re: Dummies Guide to A SuperGun???
Post by: NickG on December 27, 2006, 12:47:13 am: I bought someones DIY RGB/NTSC converter from ebay for $50 based on a CXA1145P. I thought I had found a pretty good deal until I opened a $20 Genesis (to mod it the other way around) and found it used an equivalent IC (CXA1145M, IIRC) :cry: