Well for the past week i've been converting my "The Simpsons" 4 player arcade machines into a 2player Mame cab. Its still early days in the project but its shaping up pretty quickly. So I decided i'd try somthing different to the 20 plus game emulators installed.
So I downloaded Noitu love 2, and thats when it all started..
It looked stunning and playing it with real arcade controls just felt right.
I moved on to an old game of mine (check my profile) "Jesus The Arcade Game", while it was buggy, it looked great on the machine.
Then I thought i'd play the great classic, Eternal Daughter.
So there you have it, a different way to play Klik games.
PS. sorry for the poor picture quality, still getting used to this new cam.
Originally Posted by -Slink- OMG! WHY WOULD YOU CONVERT THE SIMPSONS ARCADE MACHINE?! POSSIBLY THE BEST ARCADE GAME >>>
Don't worry, the actual game PCB can be played in my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 player arcade machine, along with any other PCB's i've aquired over the years. Failing that its on the mame emulator anyway.
I've had the Simpsons machine for many years now, but it was time for a change and so far its been for the better.
Here is a pic of the machine from when I started (control panel removed of course).
As lovely as the cabinet was it didn't really fit the style I wanted for the machine, and as painful as it was I spray painted over it. I do plan on purchasing some sideart graphics in the future.
Cool, is it a cabinet to a certain game or just a standard jamma cab?
This is the machine in its current state of the machine shown.
Changes needed include the control panel needs a few thin boards to cover any corners. I've ordered a marquee to replace the Simpsons one currently at the top (the new marquee is my own design). The 4 red buttons on the front along with the coin slot will be removed. The monitor also needs bringing to the glass (currently building a harness for it). Few touchups here and there i.e paintwork and then its all the little tweeks etc.
I got it off eBay about a year or two ago for £100ish - It used to house a golf game of sorts with a weird ball you had to roll to make your swing. That has now been removed and it's just like your standard cab now, it's all empyied out, no screen or anything. Just sitting around doing nothing much for the moment.
Originally Posted by -Adam- wtf you can get these for £100? I'm starting up my own arcade
For a cab yeah, they can be cheap, delivery can be the hard part (aswell as the space and trying to get it into a standard doorway), then you have to purchase a PCB.
Individual game PCB's costs anything from £50 to £1000's.
This machine in total has cost me around £800+, some Mame cabinets go for around £600 on ebay but tend to only have 19" monitors (mines got a 22").
Depends what you are after, keep in mind that in standard arcade machines its not like sticking a cartridge in, you have to unscrew the PCB, unplug pin-inputs and a harness to fit new boards (and depending on the machine, not all boards are compatible).
Other machines like the Neo-Geo 6 slots use MVS catridges and can have 6 in a 1 time, but again you are limited to Neo-Geo only games.
Originally Posted by Markno2 Wow man! You should hook that thing up to play the klik game Double Dragon Fists of Rage Special.
Indeed, one of my top 10 klik games, will definatly have to give it a go.
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