Zaxxon #26 Posted May 21, 2004 Here's a cabaret DECO cab that's been MAMEed. I wonder if the guy still has the PCB/tapes/dongles? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...bayphotohosting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #27 Posted May 21, 2004 Thats a weird cab design, very different from the one I have. That makes three different cab designs I've seen. Four if you include that cocktail version. Tempest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firetab #28 Posted June 10, 2015 i need help with DECO Cassette System ... the monitor turns on but the cassette dont turn on and the fan turns on this is a cocktable arcade DECO Cassette System an im trying to fix it ....any help would be good...or were to buy parts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smspower #29 Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) FYI i started working on this for a friend of mine https://github.com/ocornut/decocase I hacked a quick deco-casette decoder based on MAME data and the aim is to create an encoder so that games could be re-encoded to work with a different dongle. My friend figured out how to create cassettes I believe. May take a few months until everything emerges. Edited June 25, 2015 by smspower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #30 Posted June 25, 2015 I'm interested in seeing where this is going. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smspower #31 Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) Available now the tool can now reencrypt any type 1 deco cassettes games with any of the other type 1 dongles (if you can create your own tapes). haven't tested on real hardware but it should work. Edited June 26, 2015 by smspower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #32 Posted June 26, 2015 Has anyone figured out how to make new cassettes though? They look like answering machine tapes but I think they're different. If someone could reencrypt the existing games so they all work with a common dongle (say Burgertime) and make new tapes then a lot of DCS owners would be happy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smspower #33 Posted June 26, 2015 yes someone has figured out how to make cassettes. I don't have the information myself and presume it will be released along with the new dumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raygunn #34 Posted June 26, 2015 Hey Tempest- This is RayGunn from DisneyQuest. Ive had a DECO system (at the time I think it was playing Burgertime?- ahh, it was 1982- so it's getting foggy) but I have several modern equivalents that work the same way. In the newer PC based games,that's how they work- software loads off the CD, after being confirmed by the dongle that it has the right software version to run. and 90% of the time, it's the dongle causing the problem. Now,in a previous reply, you had mentioned that the game would load just fine, then crash. Now if I were a betting man, I would say it's the dongle. The software wouldn't just load and start running, then go down if it was a faulty cassette. Also, I'm figuring the dongle would be harder to get than the software, I would replace that first. Just a guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waterborn #35 Posted January 18, 2016 Just picked up a cocktail version of the DECO Burgetime game and heard about this thread from KLOV. Any updates on getting these tapes duped? The game came with the dongle, but no tape. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #36 Posted January 18, 2016 I'd be happy if Widel updated his multi-game board. I hear they've dumped a whole bunch of new games in the last year or two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waterborn #37 Posted January 19, 2016 Anyone able to get in touch with Widel? I would love to get one of those multi-game boards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #38 Posted January 19, 2016 My guess would be he's on the KLOV message boards. I think that's where I had to contact him to get mine. The website listed on the startup screen is no longer active (I think it was just www.widel.com). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waterborn #39 Posted January 20, 2016 There is a NEW Deco multi-game kit currently in development by Darksoft over at the Arcade Projects boards. He says the project is almost complete! Keep an eye on THIS thread for updates. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #40 Posted January 20, 2016 It says forbidden when I click on that link. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waterborn #41 Posted January 20, 2016 I think you have to register for the forum first as the link works fine on my end. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #42 Posted January 20, 2016 There it goes. It just didn't like my iPhone for some reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waterborn #43 Posted January 26, 2016 SUCCESS! I disconnected all board connections, reseated the boards, reconnected the ribbon cables and put the vsync pins in the order listed above. THIS is what I get!Thanks for all of the help!Now I just need to get my hands on either a working BT tape or a full kit (tape & security dongle) for another game. That is until the new multigame board comes out from Darksoft. So stoked right now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waterborn #44 Posted February 3, 2016 Quick update: Got three complete kits in from Phetish over at KLOV and tried them out. Pretty sure my tape deck is shot as there was no evidence of any spindle turning. The error message went away, but after messing the the tape deck a bit, I realized that was because the pins that register a tape were depressed, signaling a tape was in place. Once I realized this, I was able to duplicate the disappearing error message by simply depressing the three tape indicator pins with my finger.So now my search for a working cassette deck begins and/or I wait for the new multi-kits to come out. The saga continues it seems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #45 Posted February 3, 2016 I think I may have a spare cassette board in my pile of parts. I'll look (no I haven't forgotten). No clue if it works though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waterborn #46 Posted February 23, 2016 So did anyone here grab this off of eBay? http://www.ebay.com/itm/111906862854?_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&autorefresh=true Too rich for me as I am just looking for the cassette deck and a copy of the BT tape. If anyone here did win this auction and is willing to part with one of the spare cassettes, please let me know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waterborn #47 Posted March 1, 2016 Well, picked up a complete BT kit and a "new" (to me) cassette deck and installed them on my Deco BT cocktail. After reseating some boards and reflowing solder to the cassette control connection on the Bios board I no longer have any cassetter error messages. However, the game hangs up on the blue screen with no countdown timer. After comparing the two cassette decks I noticed that the belt on the original one had disintegrated. The belt on the newer deck looks good. Not sure what to do at this point, so if anyone has any suggestions, let me know. I have a series 3 boardset by the way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waterborn #48 Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) Decided to give up on my Deco BT and move on. For sale thread over at KLOV : http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=3294858#post3294858 Edited March 1, 2016 by Waterborn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waterborn #49 Posted March 2, 2016 May hang onto this thing for a bit longer and wait for DarkSoft's multigame kit. SO CLOSE to getting mine to work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #50 Posted March 2, 2016 Still looking for my spare parts. They've got to be around here somewhere. There's only so many places left... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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