I finally decided to replace my Tron Joystick, with a new one from http://groovygamegear.com

Randy from Groovy game gear as once again deliver another goodie for arcade collector

I f you are building a Mame cab, i strongly suggest you to stop by there web site, you will find anything you need. I have order in the past a few things from them, and they deliver a Great customer service.

Here some of there products:

Home of the Original Button-Hole-Mount Arcade Spinner, The TurboTwist 2™. Also Home to the KeyWiz™, GP-Wiz™ and Opti-Wiz Controls Interfaces, the OMNI-Stik Prodigy™ Panel Top Switchable 4/8-way Joystick System, the LED-Wiz™ Lighting and Output Controller, and Electric ICE™ RGB Illuminated Pushbuttons and Trackballs.

I ordered the Tron joystick, the new trigger, new logo and the screws , i decided to order the full kit ...

Here a description about the Tron replacement handle:

This item is not a copy, reproduction or replica. It's the real deal. The actual materials and injection molds were used. The original color chip was even unearthed and meticulously matched. And, as you can see from the photo, it glows like crazy next to a black light. This is the first time anyone has seen a part like this fresh from production for over 20 years!


3 days after my order i received it 







Well packaged...
So far it look really good...wowwwwwwwwww....
Time to go to work:   







Ok, i rewire the trigger cables to the new one ( you can rewire the old one if you want, the spot are there for it)

It is time to turn ON the cab and see the result.......



WARNING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!  What you are going to see may be dangerous for your health ...Pictures are very addictive   








































 
OMG !!! that Joystick is glowing like CRAZYYYYYYY !!!!!
Here is pictures of the old one next to it:






Wowwwwwww ...RANDY THANK YOU SO MUCH !

If you are a Tron Owner, please go get one ASAP ......



http://groovygamegear.com/webstore//



 



PS: BRUNO get one !!!!!!!!! 

I have found few months ago, 2 black and white vector monitor. Both of them were imcomplete. One is missing almost everything, and the other one as just the deflection board...

I have found some spair parts on Ebay (sell as non working), just enought to a list rebuild one monitor  

I order a capkit from Bob Roberts, and started to rebuild the deflection board. I also work a bit on the high voltage cage...

here is the 2 monitors:



started to rebuild it...



this is the deflection board, i change all the cap, and a fuse...
all other compoment are ok...

it is a G05-805 13"



I also changed all the transistors...



i also replace the high voltage diode...

now time to test it  

i choose to try it on my Battlezone cab...







WOWWWWWWWWWW    work perfectly  :wh:

always good to have a spair working monitor for my asteroids cocktail table  

i just scored a very nice Popeye (nintendo), in very good condition  




http://spaceinvaders.7.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=773


 

After my first multi jamma conversion with my doudble dragon cab last year, i have decided to go back to work  :work: with a new Multi-jamma project...

here is the link of the previous project:

http://www.arcadefever.net/MYPROJECT/MULTIJAMMA/MULTIJAMMA.html

The point of doing that, is to empty my PCB shelf, and play the games, without swapping them all the time ...

On that Project, i choose my Tetris cab. One of the main reason, is the cab as a lot of space inside, wont be a problem to host 8 to 9 PCB, and it is already wire Jamma  

For the games, this is my selection:

tetris
vigilante
bubble bobble
great 1000 miles II
shadow dancer
ghools and ghost
wonderboy
bionic commando
V-ball

it is going to be a total of 9 PCB inside, one will be off and 8 powered at the same time  

Here is the cab:



first thing to do, remove everything ...



I decided to change the monitor, and to add a brand new one. The old one is not to bad, i am going to keep it, and do a capkit job on it...

here the new monitor:



the old one, very dirty  



Done, the cab is empty, only left over, the power supply...



Ok, know it is time to get smart    i learn my lesson with my first project, and this time i have plan everything much better.

i am not going to attach the PCB to the sides of the cab. I have build a Rack, like that it will be more easy to rewire everything together, and easy to remove any PCB...

I am not a good carpenter, but i have manage to do something decent...
no nails, only hot glue  



to suport the Rack, i add 2 little pieces of wood, on each sides of the cab. I also added a power strip, that i rewire to the main power source of the cab. It will help me to power the monitor and the 2 extra power supply...



ok, the rack is secure, ready to host the PCB...



on each side, under the rack, i will add the 2 extra power supply ...



This where i got smart    i bought bunch of pc power connections...
+5 +12 gnd



here are the 2 new power supply...each of them will power 4 PCB...
the main power supply of the cab, will only power the multy jamma mother board...

i did also a much more clean job on the wirering  



Here we go, time to install the beast  
the green wires, will be connected to the button, for switching between games...



time to put it in  



all PCB are place into the rack ...





each PCB is rewire to the multi jamma by a pc cable connection, and a mini pcb



The main problem of having 8 PCB on at the same time, is the HEAT ...
that why i got some little fans... A total of 4

2 of them on top of the cab, just behind the monitor, to push the hot air out ...



2 of them on the bottom of the coin door, to push the air IN ...



know it is time to put everything back together  



TIME TO PLAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ps: some of the games, are not jamma, that why i build some jamma loom to make them work with the multi jamma...
also few games, needed and extra wire for the -12v

first game and the one that most people are going to ask me about  
SHADOW DANCER !!!
how can you play it in a cab with only 2 buttons  :|
well the game use the 3rd button for the power of the ninja, so it is not use very often..
what i did, i rewire the 3rd button of the jamma to the right side of the 2nd joystick  
  that mean that everytime i need to use it, i just have to move my right hand a few inches to the right to move the 2nd joystick to the right  
it is very easy, and simple. it does not affect the game play at all !!!!

i really LOVE THAT GAME  



BIONIC COMMANDO, a very cool game...



V-BALL a cool and fun volley ball game, a must to play with a friend  



VIGILANTE  



GREAT 1000 MILES RALLY II very fun, even with a joystick



BUBBLE BOBBLE



WONDER BOY



GHOOLS AND GHOST the best for last  









Ooops    I forgot to take a picture of the main game ...TETRIS  

well, so far everything work perfectly...
that a total of 17 games in 2 cabs shock: "tetris and double dragon"

the 48 games in galaga, the 1942 and 1943 reunion in one cab
and the 3 in 1 commando cab  

a lot of GAMES  

hello,

i found somebody who is willing to sell the 48in1 multi jamma pcb for $200 usually sell for ($350)
that include the shipping to the UK...

we need to be a list 20 to have it at that price...
i post this at mame univers and i have alredy 3 buyer...

just wan to know if anybody is interested

it is a jamma pcb, very small and it as 48 games, all for vertical monitors...



game menu:



it can be plug on regular cab or also on pc monitor...
you can save the score or also change the dip of each games....

that the list:

1942, 1943, Amidar, Arkanoid, Bomb Jack, Burger Time, Centipede Crush Roller, Dig Dug, Dig Dug 2, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong 3, Donkey Kong Junior, Frogger, Galaga, Galaga 3, Galaxian, Gyruss, Hustler, Jr Pacman, Juno First, King & Balloon, Ladybug, Mappy, Millipede, Moon Cresta, Mr Do's Castle, Mr. Do, Ms Pacman, New Rally X, Pac Man, Pacman Plus, Pengo, Phoenix, Pinball Action, Qix, Scramble, Shao-Lin's Road, Space Invaders, Space Panic, Super Breakout, Super Cobra, Super Pacman, Tank Battalion, Time Pilot, Van-Van Car, Xevious, Zaxxon


for more info, just PM me ...

 :smile:

wowwwwwwwwwwwww look at that  

under $40 i really wan  to try it, also emulate nes ...all you have to do is plug the multi game they sell

 



http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.827



all the games and more info here:

http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.112

it can be plug on TV (it as tv out) wowwwwwwww

i found more info and a mini review here:



http://www.nesworld.com/p8-onestation.htm


 

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

When i was a kid, i never had a chance to play ASTEROIDS...
i always played the game on console or pc...but everything changes when 3 years ago , on a trip to orlando , i visited "disney quest".
i found the cab there and played it for an hour and completly fall in love with the game    

the vector monitor give a completly different experience...to a point that i cant play the game on MAME anymore    :cry:

6 months ago i spot a cheap auction on ebay !!! cocktail version...but incomplete...

the monitor is missing the hight voltage cage
the audio board look ok
no pcb



first i decide to give a little boost to the audio board and give it a new capkit

before



after



after that, do one of the most important thing when you have an old atari cab, change the big blue
the big blue is the big capacitor in the middle of the power supply...



because it is in the psu block i have to take it apart ...  



the black cap is the new one and the blue the old one...the color give it is name...the big blue



for the pcb, i didnt wan to mess around...i got a non working pcb and send it to repair...
a full check up and parts have been change...work like a charm now ...    



now the most difficult...the monitor...

but i got lucky , i spot a guy selling a "go5" 15" exactly what i need, he say that the main board as received a capkit, but not the high voltage cage...

so i went back to school and got me the manual and andy fromm arcade school book  



after hours of reading, i am finally able to look at the monitor completly...i did some minor repair and also recap the high voltage cage...

   but after 15 minutes the graphics are kind of blooming ...
i post in some forum, and i found out that it come from the high voltage diode from the high voltage cage...

i order 3 from bob roberts just in case and voila  

here a few pictures of the monitor

black and whyte vector monitor...







ok, now time to put everything back...







i also change the speaker and the volume control



now much more easy .....the cleaning part    

got some new buttons



before:



after:



time to power on :





YHEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA



wowwwwwwwww the picture is CRYSTAL CLEAR

here few pictures of the table done:





Well after a week of playing i have to say that ASTEROIDS is for me the best arcade game ever  

i also have one spair monitor to fix and keep as back up...but that is for a another  post  ...

thanks also to bob roberts where i was abe to found all the parts that i need  

http://homearcade.org/BBBB/

 

 A member from the BYOAC build a MAME cab, and his wife "Melissa" as carved games carachters for is side arts....

when he post it on the forum, members were very interested...
so he build a web site for her:

http://www.nicecarvings.com/

i contact his wife and ask her if she could do my logo !!!!

this is what she did :



you can read the all project here:

http://www.nicecarvings.com/html/arcade_fever_nice_carvings.html

i cant wait to get it and put it on the wall !!!!!!!!!!