jerryspaghetti
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Anyone tell me if Sega control panels are interchangeable between Aero/Astro/Blast/Naomi cabs?
Are the connectors and pin outs the same?
Are the connectors and pin outs the same?
Sega Control Panel Compatibility
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A couple of things worth noting mate.
Your cab has the original Sega 2L6B Astro City panel that originally came with it, finding decent unmodified 2L6B panels is getting harder now as most were butchered to play Streetfighter games and the like. Licensed panels were released in 1L6B and 2L12B varieties. I've also got a 2L6B panel made for Virtua Fighter where the layout is slightly different.
OG Astro panels were originally fitted with Seimtsu LS-32 joysticks and Seimitsu pushbuttons, you can't fit Seimitsu joysticks on OG Blast City/Naomi panels. Blast City and Naomi panels were fitted with Sanwa JLF and Sanwa pushbuttons.
Because I intended to use that cab as a Tate cab, there was no need for any other CP's as I don't think there are any games that use more than 3 buttons in Tate mode. Obviously for games like SFII then you'd want a 2L12B panel.
Your cab has the original Sega 2L6B Astro City panel that originally came with it, finding decent unmodified 2L6B panels is getting harder now as most were butchered to play Streetfighter games and the like. Licensed panels were released in 1L6B and 2L12B varieties. I've also got a 2L6B panel made for Virtua Fighter where the layout is slightly different.
OG Astro panels were originally fitted with Seimtsu LS-32 joysticks and Seimitsu pushbuttons, you can't fit Seimitsu joysticks on OG Blast City/Naomi panels. Blast City and Naomi panels were fitted with Sanwa JLF and Sanwa pushbuttons.
Because I intended to use that cab as a Tate cab, there was no need for any other CP's as I don't think there are any games that use more than 3 buttons in Tate mode. Obviously for games like SFII then you'd want a 2L12B panel.
jerryspaghetti
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Great info thanks mate!A couple of things worth noting mate.
Your cab has the original Sega 2L6B Astro City panel that originally came with it, finding decent unmodified 2L6B panels is getting harder now as most were butchered to play Streetfighter games and the like. Licensed panels were released in 1L6B and 2L12B varieties. I've also got a 2L6B panel made for Virtua Fighter where the layout is slightly different.
OG Astro panels were originally fitted with Seimtsu LS-32 joysticks and Seimitsu pushbuttons, you can't fit Seimitsu joysticks on OG Blast City/Naomi panels. Blast City and Naomi panels were fitted with Sanwa JLF and Sanwa pushbuttons.
Because I intended to use that cab as a Tate cab, there was no need for any other CP's as I don't think there are any games that use more than 3 buttons in Tate mode. Obviously for games like SFII then you'd want a 2L12B panel.
PS. Loving this cab and so are my lads!
That is awesome mate!
Those pics really made my day, thanks for sharing them.
I know some people thought the cab was a shed as I took the worst possible pics so the buyer knew what to expect, but regarding the cosmetics, I'd only got around to cleaning the LH side with a magic eraser and sorted out the CP. The rest of the time I spent on the cab was getting it into a nice working state.
Anyhoo, I hope the cab gives you and your family many years of enjoyment!
Thanks again.
By the way, nice to see the ashtray and tokens on the CP.
Did you give it a deep clean yet? I also forgot to add that if you have access to a car polisher you can get a lot of the yellowing off the doors and underneath the CP, you will be surprised how much of the discoloration is nicotine or something!
After I cleaned the coin acceptors and chutes in the ones I use in the house, the coins went in a lot better then.
Did you give it a deep clean yet? I also forgot to add that if you have access to a car polisher you can get a lot of the yellowing off the doors and underneath the CP, you will be surprised how much of the discoloration is nicotine or something!
After I cleaned the coin acceptors and chutes in the ones I use in the house, the coins went in a lot better then.
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jerryspaghetti
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Not had a chance to give it the full clean up yet. Gave the worst of it a once over with the little man’s baby wipes!By the way, nice to see the ashtray and tokens on the CP.
Did you give it a deep clean yet? I also forgot to add that if you have access to a car polisher you can get a lot of the yellowing off the doors and underneath the CP, you will be surprised how much of the discoloration is nicotine or something!
After I cleaned the coin acceptors and chutes in the ones I use in the house, the coins went in a lot better then.
I might try that car polish method. Will be a slow and gradual tidy up. My boy already clocked that the decals are fluorescent!
Magic erasers are great too mate. The Doktor Power ones Asda sell worked really well for me, with them just soaked with water they removed a lot of the red paint scuffs on the one side!
Yeah I didn't realise the side art and coin denomination sticker were fluorescent until I seen someone repro them and mention it. Your son was really observant to notice that!
How are you finding the Groovymame setup?
Yeah I didn't realise the side art and coin denomination sticker were fluorescent until I seen someone repro them and mention it. Your son was really observant to notice that!
How are you finding the Groovymame setup?
jerryspaghetti
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Like it a lot actually although I do want to get the horizontal stuff going in there so might need your advise on that.
You mentioned a 2nd hard drive to store the horizontal roms. Can that be a portable usb type that runs in parallel to the vertical set up?
Or do i need to install the whole groovymame application and roms as a standalone thing on a swappable internal hard drive?
Glad you got on with the setup, that's why I said give it a try first.
It's not the Roms that's the issue mate, it's that the front end and Mame is configured for Tate. Yoko games will not be in the games list when in Tate mode.
You can use the same installation and change it to Yoko mode and then all games will magically appear in the games list, but it's a bit of a faff and isn't straightforward. The mouse cursor is a small dot and you have to disable read only mode, change options and then re enable read only mode so Windows doesn't corrupt when turning the cab off by the power switch..
It's much easier just to buy another SSD hard drive for about 30 quid and install and configure that SSD for Yoko games. Then you can add any games you want and when you want to play either Tate or Yoko, you can simply swap over hard drives at the same time as rotating the monitor. In Yoko mode, if you put a full romset on there then you'll find that Tate and Yoko games will appear and you can play all games, but if you have an arcade cab the option is there to rotate the screen and get the full experience rather than playing bordered versions of Tate games in Yoko mode. In Yoko mode when playing Tate games, I noticed that some games like 1942 had a bit of a stutter which I couldn't get rid of.
Chunksin's W7 Groovymame build is awesome. It's not too difficult to follow the instructions once you have all the relevant files. It's easy enough that people with basic PC skills can set it up, Rich really did a fantastic job with that. If you do need any help then we can go through it with you if you encounter any issues.
It's not the Roms that's the issue mate, it's that the front end and Mame is configured for Tate. Yoko games will not be in the games list when in Tate mode.
You can use the same installation and change it to Yoko mode and then all games will magically appear in the games list, but it's a bit of a faff and isn't straightforward. The mouse cursor is a small dot and you have to disable read only mode, change options and then re enable read only mode so Windows doesn't corrupt when turning the cab off by the power switch..
It's much easier just to buy another SSD hard drive for about 30 quid and install and configure that SSD for Yoko games. Then you can add any games you want and when you want to play either Tate or Yoko, you can simply swap over hard drives at the same time as rotating the monitor. In Yoko mode, if you put a full romset on there then you'll find that Tate and Yoko games will appear and you can play all games, but if you have an arcade cab the option is there to rotate the screen and get the full experience rather than playing bordered versions of Tate games in Yoko mode. In Yoko mode when playing Tate games, I noticed that some games like 1942 had a bit of a stutter which I couldn't get rid of.
Chunksin's W7 Groovymame build is awesome. It's not too difficult to follow the instructions once you have all the relevant files. It's easy enough that people with basic PC skills can set it up, Rich really did a fantastic job with that. If you do need any help then we can go through it with you if you encounter any issues.
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jerryspaghetti
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Thanks for the advice mate. I'll get round to it at some point. Just going to be using the Mistercade at the moment until i do!Glad you got on with the setup, that's why I said give it a try first.
It's not the Roms that's the issue mate, it's that the front end and Mame is configured for Tate. Yoko games will not be in the games list when in Tate mode.
You can use the same installation and change it to Yoko mode and then all games will magically appear in the games list, but it's a bit of a faff and isn't straightforward. The mouse cursor is a small dot and you have to disable read only mode, change options and then re enable read only mode so Windows doesn't corrupt when turning the cab off by the power switch..
It's much easier just to buy another SSD hard drive for about 30 quid and install and configure that SSD for Yoko games. Then you can add any games you want and when you want to play either Tate or Yoko, you can simply swap over hard drives at the same time as rotating the monitor. In Yoko mode, if you put a full romset on there then you'll find that Tate and Yoko games will appear and you can play all games, but if you have an arcade cab the option is there to rotate the screen and get the full experience rather than playing bordered versions of Tate games in Yoko mode. In Yoko mode when playing Tate games, I noticed that some games like 1942 had a bit of a stutter which I couldn't get rid of.
Chunksin's W7 Groovymame build is awesome. It's not too difficult to follow the instructions once you have all the relevant files. It's easy enough that people with basic PC skills can set it up, Rich really did a fantastic job with that. If you do need any help then we can go through it with you if you encounter any issues.