PC Engine in a cab

[big10p]

I'm considering trying to hook up a PC Engine to a little cab I have, dedicated to just playing PC Engine games. Is this something someone has done?

I know about the JAMMA adapters, but they seem as rare as hens teeth, and I'm pretty sure the cab in question isn't JAMMA wired anyway.

Just thinking about the technicalities of doing this at the mo. Any insights would be appreciated.

 

[Retroman839]

You want a tour vision pcb
Or mister ..
Or pc
Or pi

Unless you use a scart to rgb s adaptor to hope up scart to the chasiss rgb s G

And consider hacking a pad
( not sure if you can get pc engine controller leads now to usb or open ended to wire into buttons & stick )

 

[big10p]

You want a tour vision pcb
Or mister ..
Or pc
Or pi

Unless you use a scart to rgb s adaptor to hope up scart to the chasiss rgb s G

Looking to use genuine hardware, really. Don't ask why, I just am. Lol. Plan to use a turbo overdrive Pro so that I can play CD-ROM games. Can mister etc. do that?

I have a 21" scart TV in storage that maybe I could decase and squeeze in... 🤔

 

[Yakama]

If you want to use original hardware you could get something like this and then make a custom controller cable as they just plug in the back of that converter

 

[Yakama]

Arcade Game Jamma Converter voor SS Saturn / Dreamcast DC / PS PS2 / SNES / MD / SS / DB15 naar joystickknoppen Kastadapter - AliExpress 18

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[big10p]

Arcade Game Jamma Converter voor SS Saturn / Dreamcast DC / PS PS2 / SNES / MD / SS / DB15 naar joystickknoppen Kastadapter - AliExpress 18

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Didn't know about these. Thanks!

Has anyone tried one with any console?

 

[Yakama]

Ive got one for a Dreamcast but havent had a chance to test it yet as my blast city it’s going in is in bits for speaker replacement

 

[Body pop]

Didn’t someone on here do it before ,to play parasol stars on an arcade cab ?

 

[big10p]

Didn’t someone on here do it before ,to play parasol stars on an arcade cab ?

I don't remember seeing that, but I'm sure someone must have done it before.

One problem that's cropped up is the controller. Seems the PC Engine controller pinout has 2 inputs on each pin, handled by a multiplexer on the joypad PCB. Knew it wouldn't be simple. Lol

 

[SquidDude]

Might be easiest to do a padhack, i.e. connecting the cab's controls to the pads on a PCE controller board, and then connecting that to the console

 

[griffo83x]

seen a jamma wired pc engine years ago , actually from a member on here forget the username now
worked spot on if i recall

 

[big10p]

Might be easiest to do a padhack, i.e. connecting the cab's controls to the pads on a PCE controller board, and then connecting that to the console

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. 🤔

 

[Brettster]

I modded a Mega drive board to run in a Jamma cab. Wired everything to a Jamma edge, used 2 cheap 6 button controller boards to pad hack
bypassed the voltage regulator so that it could be powered by 5V from the Jamma edge. wired up the RGB and sound etc
worked well but now replaced with a MiSTer as it plays everything, CD games, for Saturn, MD, PCE, Playstation, 3DO, even CDi lol
and also all the awesome arcade games too.
Pair it an RFID reader and you can instantly load your game by tapping the tag you want to play. no menus etc.

 

[big10p]

seen a jamma wired pc engine years ago , actually from a member on here forget the username now
worked spot on if i recall

I came across an article about a JAMMA adapter setup that @muddymusic owned (I think), but it was a very old post.

 

[Brettster]

also nice guide here, swap out the MD for PCE, but remember the PCE doesn't natively spit out nice RGB, will need to mod it a bit to get the colours right

Sega Mega Drive to arcade Jamma Jammadrive

My Sega Mega Drive conversion to Jamma arcade. Genesis 16-bit Arcade conversion and modification. Jamma connector. controller conversion adaptation.

8bitplus.co.uk

 

[big10p]

also nice guide here, swap out the MD for PCE, but remember the PCE doesn't natively spit out nice RGB, will need to mod it a bit to get the colours right

Sega Mega Drive to arcade Jamma Jammadrive

My Sega Mega Drive conversion to Jamma arcade. Genesis 16-bit Arcade conversion and modification. Jamma connector. controller conversion adaptation.

8bitplus.co.uk

Thanks, I'll have a read.

I use these to get nice RGB/audio out.

https://ebay.us/m/ wD4BgK

Not sure how the well the output will work if I use an arcade monitor, though.

 

[Brettster]

Thanks, I'll have a read.

I use these to get nice RGB/audio out.

https://ebay.us/m/wD4BgK

Perfect for this

 

[MrTrick]

Ive got one for a Dreamcast but havent had a chance to test it yet as my blast city it’s going in is in bits for speaker replacement

Do these just convert the controls, and you run the video and audio separately?

 

[FrancoB]

As another idea, I made some of these setups for me and @Iremfan some years back using Viletims RGB SCART to JAMMA adapters.

 

[big10p]

As another idea, I made some of these setups for me and @Iremfan some years back using Viletims RGB SCART to JAMMA adapters.

Nice. Is any of that kit still available anywhere?