Why buy a board when you can mame??

[geotrig]

For me, a big part is the hunt.

+1

when i hear that saying ,all i can think about is that knob head in "chasing classic cars" wanyne craney or something ,everytime i hear it i just want to deck him...

[cools]

Almost all my PCBs are games that aren't properly emulated yet. The others are the games I really, really love. If I had unlimited space and funds I'd have an arcade set up with dozens of cabs and original boards in all, but I don't, and I can't stand boards on shelves.

Now that the audio/video synchronisation and input lag is fixed (GroovyMAME) I'm happy enough using it for the other stuff. Once I'm focussed on what's going on in the game itself the emulation is good enough that all "this is emulated" thoughts vanish. It's fine for me.

[monouchi]

Monouchi: You havnt played a Groovymame+CRT_Emudrivers set-up then? It's a totally different beast from your usual laggy screen tearing Mame experience. I have a few pcb's left and if I was playing Daimakaimura and I were to go out of the room and someone swapped it over to GrovvyMame I honestly wouldn't t tell the difference. It's that good. And I can complete the game with 1-life, so I can spot differences pretty easily if there were any difference in performance. Its a beautiful thing!

This sounds awesome.

But..I guess I first need a....good computer...groovy mame....settings for crt emudrivers....correct roms etc.

And after that I still have to wait for the computer to boot before I can select and play a game.

pcb = flip the power switch and its on!
(Yes, booting/loading is something I am too old for..)

[TheRedKnight]

A small but meaningful selection of roms can be a good idea too. Choose your top ten and stick to it. If you want to add a game, other must go.

I used to have a setup like this. Basically I only played SSF2X and a rotation of five or so "simple" games like Flicky, Pooyan, City Connection, etc.

Then I got a supergun and ditched my MAME setup for good. I still used the PC to emulate N64 stuff, but now I went and bought a N64 too..

So, emulation can be nice. Sure, you can have fun with it, but for me it was not enough.

[ArcadeSTG]

Monouchi: This is my Groovy mame setup. There is huge difference between (groovy mame + crt emu drivers) and just mame,



but I really understand your point:

pcb = flip the power switch and its on!
(Yes, booting/loading is something I am too old for..)

I think of my groovy set-up as a library, but for the games that you really love, you should go for the real thing

[o1s1n]

Anyone else try those multi PCB board thingys? (not the ones with games, just with multi jamma slots)

I've one at the moment that supports 6 boards and I'm really enjoying it. Nice balance between using original boards and having a bit of a selection before you've to climb into the cab.

The only thing is that you really do need extension harnesses to set it up properly. I've an Ibara PCB and a 60 in 1 vertical classics straight into it, but everything else is too big (and far too precarious!) to have free standing. So I'm mounting to the cab inner mounting board things and running extension harnesses.

[cools]

Yeah, my Pony has a "Fourplay" one fitted.

[cRacKh0rN]

Anyone else try those multi PCB board thingys? (not the ones with games, just with multi jamma slots)

I've one at the moment that supports 6 boards and I'm really enjoying it. Nice balance between using original boards and having a bit of a selection before you've to climb into the cab.

The only thing is that you really do need extension harnesses to set it up properly. I've an Ibara PCB and a 60 in 1 vertical classics straight into it, but everything else is too big (and far too precarious!) to have free standing. So I'm mounting to the cab inner mounting board things and running extension harnesses.

Where did you get a 6 board one from mate?

[LorisBiaggi]

Anyone else try those multi PCB board thingys?

The problem with multi jamma boards is you need games with a similar video resolution and settings.
I use a 6 slot multijamma to play 4 system10 games (mr.driller2, gamshara...) and a Blood Warrior which have the same settings.
I used a dual jamma too, the one that turns on both boards and you can switch between them, but i'm not a fan..

[o1s1n]

Yeah, my Pony has a "Fourplay" one fitted.

Sexy stuff

The six slot one actually fit in my Pony III. Couldn't believe it, board is a lot smaller than I thought.

Where did you get a 6 board one from mate?

I bought my one from this guy on ebay in France. Looks to have one listed at the moment

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/jamma*star/m. ... 7675.l2562"

It powers on one board at a time. I rather than to be honest, the other ones I've seen have all boards powered simultaneously. Sure, it avoids board boot up times, but it requires a hell of a lot more power to do so.

The problem with multi jamma boards is you need games with a similar video resolution and settings.
I use a 6 slot multijamma to play 4 system10 games (mr.driller2, gamshara...) and a Blood Warrior which have the same settings.
I used a dual jamma too, the one that turns on both boards and you can switch between them, but i'm not a fan..

I've just been using mine for 15k games, so it works grand for that. Thinking about getting another one for my horizontal cab. The only issue there though is that the radio controller works on the same frequency for all these multi boards. So if you have both machines running at once and decide to select a different game in one of them, the game will change in both

Saw a mod someone did where he changed the controls to a hard wired switch. Definitely worth doing I think.

[cRacKh0rN]

It powers on one board at a time. I rather than to be honest, the other ones I've seen have all boards powered simultaneously. Sure, it avoids board boot up times, but it requires a hell of a lot more power to do so.

Definitely. The boards that lack relays must put a huge strain on the PSU. I would never get one without them.
I have a 2 in 1 board but I would like a 4 or 6. Looks a bit tight in the pony as a lot of the PCB's I have are bloody massive

[cools]

I've been meaning to do a vid of mine sometime, maybe I'll get around to it soon.

It's hardwired to a tiny momentary switch in one of the holes underneath the CP. Keeps 4 boards powered (I'd changed the cab to 230V already with a 15A PSU).

The only downside is that it doesn't pass through the test button...

[cools]

Old pic. Not all boards connected, but Raiden DX mounted permanently to the side wood, Batrider in the PCB mount, and 4 SH3 boards. What you can't see is a further PCB mount further up near the monitor, mounted horizontally - that will fit smaller boards.

[cRacKh0rN]

The only downside is that it doesn't pass through the test button...

Do you have a test button in your Pony?

[cools]

I fitted one, just a momentary switch soldered to the back of the JAMMA connector.

[cRacKh0rN]

I fitted one, just a momentary switch soldered to the back of the JAMMA connector.

I keep meaning to add one myself. I was thinking of finding a small button and fitting it under the credit button.

[cools]

I never found one that would fit there nicely, plus no spare pins in the harness connectors

[o1s1n]

Lovely stack you've got going on there cools. Didn't occur to me that I could mount PCBs over each other off from the plywood board! Great idea.

What's the story with the extra long legs you have on the top board? Are they an actual part you can buy or a custom job?

[cools]

PCB spacers.

[geotrig]

also know as standoffs