jakks pacific type games installed in arcade cab

[Video_Invader]

Looking to put in a joystick all-in-1 games controller in a failed basketball arcade cabinet. What will I need to connect the yellow rca video jack to the original 25" crt monitor?

[+Gemintronic]

Something like this, maybe?

http://www.aliexpres..._502847877.html

 

UPDATE: Hmmn.. you need the opposite of that. Maybe this?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0031S9A2C/ref=olp_product_details/276-8180879-6122707?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=

[Video_Invader]

Something like this, maybe?

http://www.aliexpres..._502847877.html

 

UPDATE: Hmmn.. you need the opposite of that. Maybe this?

http://www.amazon.co...TF8&me=&seller=

Yeah that first one looks right but its backwards. I don't see how the second one would work eirher tho.

[+Gemintronic]

Yeah that first one looks right but its backwards. I don't see how the second one would work eirher tho.

 

You'll have to break down and go RCA -> VGA then VGA -> RGB

[robertski]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOO!

You dont want to try to mod this at all..

 

Remove out the old CRT tube system and sell it

to someone who has an actual Arcade unit.

 

THen Use one of them 25 IN color console TV.s

 

Make sure the picture tube is almost shot... looks really pixellated and old, faded.. more retro..

 

Yahh. That would be cool... THen are you gonna mod the Handheld

for wiring up real buttons and sticks..

 

Thant would be really cool..

[Video_Invader]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOO!

You dont want to try to mod this at all..

 

Remove out the old CRT tube system and sell it

to someone who has an actual Arcade unit.

 

THen Use one of them 25 IN color console TV.s

 

Make sure the picture tube is almost shot... looks really pixellated and old, faded.. more retro..

 

Yahh. That would be cool... THen are you gonna mod the Handheld

for wiring up real buttons and sticks..

 

Thant would be really cool..

 

Lol. I have a couple consoles I could probably do that with.

[number six]

There was a guy down here in Florida that made dozens of these things and took them to auctions. Jakks pacific rigged up to a regular TV jammed into an arcade cabinet. People bid on it thinking it was like the other multicades that were going for $400-$800 and then got a nice suprise when they got it home (or in many cases, had a tech explain the situation to them when it broke). He made good money until he ran out of suckers and the prices of the real multicades dropped way down.

 

It's not really a good setup and they are kinda nasty.. honestly I wouldn't do it. If you are going to take the time to rig one up to an actual arcade monitor you might as well just get a xx-in-1 board (they are $60 now) or MAME it.

[Video_Invader]

There was a guy down here in Florida that made dozens of these things and took them to auctions. Jakks pacific rigged up to a regular TV jammed into an arcade cabinet. People bid on it thinking it was like the other multicades that were going for $400-$800 and then got a nice suprise when they got it home (or in many cases, had a tech explain the situation to them when it broke). He made good money until he ran out of suckers and the prices of the real multicades dropped way down.

 

It's not really a good setup and they are kinda nasty.. honestly I wouldn't do it. If you are going to take the time to rig one up to an actual arcade monitor you might as well just get a xx-in-1 board (they are $60 now) or MAME it.

I'll probably just get a board. Don't really feel like changing the monitor out. I was actually thinking I might put a ninja turtles game in there since the cabinet is nearly identical. Haven't found any cabinet art though.

[number six]

I'll probably just get a board. Don't really feel like changing the monitor out. I was actually thinking I might put a ninja turtles game in there since the cabinet is nearly identical. Haven't found any cabinet art though.

 

Ninja Turtles is actually a pretty expensive board but fun, especially if you have people over.

 

If it's a 4-player Konami cabinet then yeah, you definitely don't want to Jakks pacific that as it would look just completely goofy with one joystick in the middle of that huge control panel. It would however, make a perfect MAME cabinet.

[Video_Invader]

Ninja Turtles is actually a pretty expensive board but fun, especially if you have people over.

 

If it's a 4-player Konami cabinet then yeah, you definitely don't want to Jakks pacific that as it would look just completely goofy with one joystick in the middle of that huge control panel. It would however, make a perfect MAME cabinet.

I found a Turtles Board for $150. Still debaiting. Had i actually went with the Jakks idea, i would've done a hack to make the player one stick do all the work. I don't have any plans of removing everything from the deck and having only one in the middle. I simply considered it at first since the games are identical to the original. Problem is, since then, i've aquired one of the actual arcade cabs. of a game that is in one of the sticks. Mame....i dont know. Been there done that. If i dont get the turtles board, then i'll go with a komai or midway multi-board

[number six]

I found a Turtles Board for $150. Still debaiting. Had i actually went with the Jakks idea, i would've done a hack to make the player one stick do all the work. I don't have any plans of removing everything from the deck and having only one in the middle. I simply considered it at first since the games are identical to the original. Problem is, since then, i've aquired one of the actual arcade cabs. of a game that is in one of the sticks. Mame....i dont know. Been there done that. If i dont get the turtles board, then i'll go with a komai or midway multi-board

 

The Jakks Pacific games really aren't identical to the originals, neither are the Multiboards. Most of the xx-in-1s have pretty shoddy emulation.. if you are overly familiar with the game you will notice differences. They are however, OK for a cheap solution or in a situation where you are not too worried about accuracy. MAME would definitely net you a closer to the original experience.. if you have to go with emulation.

 

If it's a 4 player cabinet I would either convert it to a full multi control setup.. ie maybe 2 six-button joysticks and a trackball.. or if you are opting to leave it 4-player i'd go with something that can play 4 player games. Having 4 controls but only 1 functional would be a bit, odd.

 

Another solution to consider is going with an XBOX and an XBOX -> Jamma converter. I just picked up a Run n' Gun cabinet (also 4 player Konami) and I'm toying with the idea of doing the XBOX with maybe something like Coin Ops 5. Would need to hack up 2 additional XBOX controlers as the XBOX -< Jamma adapter only supports 2 native but I can't imagine it would be that difficult.

[Video_Invader]

The Jakks Pacific games really aren't identical to the originals, neither are the Multiboards. Most of the xx-in-1s have pretty shoddy emulation.. if you are overly familiar with the game you will notice differences. They are however, OK for a cheap solution or in a situation where you are not too worried about accuracy. MAME would definitely net you a closer to the original experience.. if you have to go with emulation.

 

If it's a 4 player cabinet I would either convert it to a full multi control setup.. ie maybe 2 six-button joysticks and a trackball.. or if you are opting to leave it 4-player i'd go with something that can play 4 player games. Having 4 controls but only 1 functional would be a bit, odd.

 

Another solution to consider is going with an XBOX and an XBOX -> Jamma converter. I just picked up a Run n' Gun cabinet (also 4 player Konami) and I'm toying with the idea of doing the XBOX with maybe something like Coin Ops 5. Would need to hack up 2 additional XBOX controlers as the XBOX -< Jamma adapter only supports 2 native but I can't imagine it would be that difficult.

Strange. I have a stick with 4 games, Super Pac-Man, Pac-Man, and two others i can't remember. Never noticed a difference. I have a Super Pac-man cabinet and couldn't tell the difference. Then again, it may not be a Jakks stick. I'll have to look again.

[onmode-ky]

Strange. I have a stick with 4 games, Super Pac-Man, Pac-Man, and two others i can't remember. Never noticed a difference. I have a Super Pac-man cabinet and couldn't tell the difference. Then again, it may not be a Jakks stick. I'll have to look again.

 

It sounds like you have the third in Jakks' Namco-series TV Games plug-n-play systems, the Super Pac-Man unit from 2006. It contains Super Pac-Man, Pac-Man, Pac-Man Plus, and Pac & Pal and was released with two versions of packaging; initially, it came in the plastic-windowed cardboard box that was the TV Games norm from 2004 through 2006, but during the production run of the system, Jakks Pacific transitioned to a plastic blister packaging that would last with TV Games until 2009. The games are ported from the original arcade versions to run natively on the Sunplus hardware used in the plug-n-play system, but they're probably nevertheless very accurate (for example, I know that Xevious on the earlier Ms. Pac-Man TV Game was ported by reverse engineering from the arcade original's assembly code, and it retains the original's many secrets).

 

My high score on the TV Games Super Pac-Man is 56,530, which probably doesn't count as very good.

 

If you'd like to see that particular plug-n-play unit's debug menu, do this as it's booting: joystick up, press-and-hold 'A' button, joystick down.

 

onmode-ky

[Video_Invader]

It sounds like you have the third in Jakks' Namco-series TV Games plug-n-play systems, the Super Pac-Man unit from 2006. It contains Super Pac-Man, Pac-Man, Pac-Man Plus, and Pac & Pal and was released with two versions of packaging; initially, it came in the plastic-windowed cardboard box that was the TV Games norm from 2004 through 2006, but during the production run of the system, Jakks Pacific transitioned to a plastic blister packaging that would last with TV Games until 2009. The games are ported from the original arcade versions to run natively on the Sunplus hardware used in the plug-n-play system, but they're probably nevertheless very accurate (for example, I know that Xevious on the earlier Ms. Pac-Man TV Game was ported by reverse engineering from the arcade original's assembly code, and it retains the original's many secrets).

 

My high score on the TV Games Super Pac-Man is 56,530, which probably doesn't count as very good.

 

If you'd like to see that particular plug-n-play unit's debug menu, do this as it's booting: joystick up, press-and-hold 'A' button, joystick down.

 

onmode-ky

Nice. I'll have to check that out. I have the one with Xevious on it as well. I get about the same high score as well. Tried the other day on the arcade and seemed harder but was finally able to reach the same score. I only last so long and then i'm out. But then again, i haven't got alot of practice in.