MachineGex
10-22-2008, 12:30 PM
I got a few questions about the above board. First some background information. I had a Ms. Pacman cocktail table that had an old multi-pac chip in it. It was like a 20 in 1 pacman chip(not sure exactly). It ran off of the old pacman board. Well, after I moved, the machine stopped working. I finally found someone to work on it. Turns out the board was bad. I was amazed at the sloppy work that was inside. It was a complete mess. The guy suggested I replace almost all of it. He said the Pacman board was 25+ years old and I might as well put in a jamma 48 in 1. He completely rewired everything including a different(slightly used)monitor with a cap kit, along with new power supply, new PCB 48 board, harnesses, coin mech, lock, all new wiring, etc. Cost was $420 for everything. Seems reasonable and the work was very neat & tidey.
Now for the questions: :)
1) Are these Jamma multi 48 in 1 boards any good? Are they well made? I am happy with the games and titles(much better games than my old multi-pac chip), just wondering how they hold up. Only complaint is a few games like arkanoid and centipede are almost unplayable (for me) with a joystick.
2) Is there an easy way to add/change the button layout? The buttons are on the worng side of the joystick for me. I need the fire buttons on the right side of the joystick, but the player one/ player 2 buttons are there now. I was thinking moving the player 1 & 2 buttons to the front or side of the control panel housing and add a few fire buttons in there place. Is that easy to do? Can you have two buttons fire buttons(they both do the same funtion).I also thougth about adding the new fire buttons to the side of the control housing. This way I would leave the player 1&2 buttons alone. It also seems pretty comfortable this way.
3) Also, now that the machine is Jamma, are there any other multi boards to look at? He said there is a 60 in 1 board that supports the track ball, but I am not about to stick a trackball in a cocktail. Any other boards that I could get and just plug and play(so to speak)?
Now for the questions: :)
1) Are these Jamma multi 48 in 1 boards any good? Are they well made? I am happy with the games and titles(much better games than my old multi-pac chip), just wondering how they hold up. Only complaint is a few games like arkanoid and centipede are almost unplayable (for me) with a joystick.
2) Is there an easy way to add/change the button layout? The buttons are on the worng side of the joystick for me. I need the fire buttons on the right side of the joystick, but the player one/ player 2 buttons are there now. I was thinking moving the player 1 & 2 buttons to the front or side of the control panel housing and add a few fire buttons in there place. Is that easy to do? Can you have two buttons fire buttons(they both do the same funtion).I also thougth about adding the new fire buttons to the side of the control housing. This way I would leave the player 1&2 buttons alone. It also seems pretty comfortable this way.
3) Also, now that the machine is Jamma, are there any other multi boards to look at? He said there is a 60 in 1 board that supports the track ball, but I am not about to stick a trackball in a cocktail. Any other boards that I could get and just plug and play(so to speak)?