RetroArcadeOwnerUK
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Hi there, just created an account for this specific question so forgive my ignorance to how this forum works.
I run a small arcade on the coast which has a section for classic games which over the years we have tried to keep in complete original condition. Recently we had to go against our own ethics and have a modern system installed into our Ms Pacman to keep her running and on the arcade floor for all to enjoy. We have kept all original components with the cab just so we can sleep easy at night.
This morning after a pretty cold and damp start to the winter I've turned the power on and now have had Defender, Asteroids and Space Invaders die on us. We spend hundreds of pounds on repairs every year for our retro area alone and it's getting to the point where it's becoming too costly to keep them running solely original.
It did cost us an arm and a leg to convert Ms Pacman to a modern emulator system and even though I am personally a huge lover and player of all the games I am in no way whatsoever tech savvy in maintaining these old systems and understand this is why I was in the position to be charged more than the cost of the machine itself to fit an emulator into it.
Finally my question.... Could someone please lay out for me on here what I need to do to convert these old machines to run off an emulator system myself?
My requirements are for the original controls to work as intended, I only want the original game to be running. (not interested in a thousand games options for my Defender. Myself and my customers want dedicated cabs) Where possible for the emulator to run on the original CRT and finally for it to still run as coin operated.
My goal is to be able to convert all these machines to run as intended but with an emulator to by pass the broken boards, giving me time to have the proper repairs done on the machine when we can afford it and keep the pride and joy of our arcade as pristine as possible yet still being enjoyed as originally intended.
Please feel free to lay things out to me like a 5 year old. My arcade repair skills in general are up to scratch to run modern equipment but being a small business I run the entire place on my own and can't afford to keep spending thousands of pounds every year paying everyone else to fix my problems.
I run a small arcade on the coast which has a section for classic games which over the years we have tried to keep in complete original condition. Recently we had to go against our own ethics and have a modern system installed into our Ms Pacman to keep her running and on the arcade floor for all to enjoy. We have kept all original components with the cab just so we can sleep easy at night.
This morning after a pretty cold and damp start to the winter I've turned the power on and now have had Defender, Asteroids and Space Invaders die on us. We spend hundreds of pounds on repairs every year for our retro area alone and it's getting to the point where it's becoming too costly to keep them running solely original.
It did cost us an arm and a leg to convert Ms Pacman to a modern emulator system and even though I am personally a huge lover and player of all the games I am in no way whatsoever tech savvy in maintaining these old systems and understand this is why I was in the position to be charged more than the cost of the machine itself to fit an emulator into it.
Finally my question.... Could someone please lay out for me on here what I need to do to convert these old machines to run off an emulator system myself?
My requirements are for the original controls to work as intended, I only want the original game to be running. (not interested in a thousand games options for my Defender. Myself and my customers want dedicated cabs) Where possible for the emulator to run on the original CRT and finally for it to still run as coin operated.
My goal is to be able to convert all these machines to run as intended but with an emulator to by pass the broken boards, giving me time to have the proper repairs done on the machine when we can afford it and keep the pride and joy of our arcade as pristine as possible yet still being enjoyed as originally intended.
Please feel free to lay things out to me like a 5 year old. My arcade repair skills in general are up to scratch to run modern equipment but being a small business I run the entire place on my own and can't afford to keep spending thousands of pounds every year paying everyone else to fix my problems.
. They are also much happier being turned off via the power switch rather than a PC with a Windows OS which need to be shut down properly.