Hello from NI

peteclarkez

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Hi All,
Hello from Northern Ireland.

I've been lurking for a while but didn't want to start sharing/asking until I'd something to bring back too. I've always been interested in arcade games since wonderboy in the local chippy, and Terra Cresta and Xain'd Sleena in a shop near my cousins. Later on, Windjammers and Wrestlefest were the chosen games in the larger arcades in town.

I'd built a couple of control panels and bartops, but too took a head stagger a few years ago and picked up a Virtua Racing Twin Cab that was close by. The Op pointed me to "some forums" to try and convince me how I could make a fortune selling the parts, and I found the forum here. I even found some people who'd seen the cab and passed (probably right choice, more on that when i start asking questions). I'm currently looking at getting that running with 2xPCs & LCDs until I can get back to the monitors, I'm not sure what to do with the Games boards.

Since then I also picked up some Video Pokers (very Cheap) and although 1 is running a pandora box, I'm working on converting the others over to some real boards.
One is going to be a Vertical Shooter with Terra Cresta with one of Dave's 17" monitors (I might try and pickup a Galaga as well at some point).

I've started trying to put notes online for what I was doing and what I've found so far and they can be found here, lots still to do, but at least getting the pics up and some context for them.
https://peteclarkez.github.io

Thanks for the help so far and I hope to be able to share some info back as I go.

Peter

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peteclarkez

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Thanks all

> A tenner each for the pokers? You can't say no.
That was my defence
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The conversation was
"they are a tenner each, how many do you want?" ... "
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How many do you have?"

I saw ollies videos too, There's a good one there on a 1943 conversion too.
Pokers are definately the main source of cabs , they are good for single player setups, a little too tight when you try and put 2 players on them.
 
Mr20to5

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Hi and welcome. A very nice little row of cabs.

I have a soft spot for virtua racer and really got back into it when it was released on the switch recently.

Played on a sit down recently in a random shop up in Scotland and it held up better than I thought it might.

Be great if you got it working again.
 
AlfonsoB

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Good job on piping up.

Another Norn Iron collector.
Feel free to give me a pm.
A bit like yourself looking at a double driver cab mame conversion.
When I will get round to it. Who knows! Not me!

Cheers

AL
 
Itsmecurrie

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Pete, another N.I guy here, just joined. Just had a look at the work on those poker cabs on your github. Amazing stuff. I wish I had your talent as I'm signing myself up to some serious projects in the next while.
 
urbanledge

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Welcome,

Problem with those pokers is the CP angle.
They are an absolute killer on the wrists after 30seconds!

They made them really steap to stop people putting their pints on them.

I seen the VR cabs a while back too, way too big for me......

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peteclarkez

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urbanledge said:
Welcome,

Problem with those pokers is the CP angle.
They are an absolute killer on the wrists after 30seconds!

They made them really steap to stop people putting their pints on them.
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Funny the angle doesn't bother me so much, but they are steep.
The height is a bigger issue, they are a little low, but I'm 6'3").
I might put together some simple risers to bring them up.

Need to get the monitors finished first :)
 
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