Making old games new again
I have several arcade games here in my man cave. An old Ms. PacMan that gave up the smoke a while back and I have yet to repair, a mostly non-functional pole position at my brother-in-laws, and my pride and joy, and a Super Space Fortress Macross that almost no one has ever heard of. In my search to fix the Ms PacMan for my wife I came across this arcade PCB at JammaBoards.Com.
60 in 1 Multicade
The 60 in 1 Multicade Jamma PCB. What you get is a new JAMMA compatible pcb loaded with 60 classic arcade games. PacMan, Galaga, Dig Dug, Xevious, and more. As yo can see form the photo the multicade pcb is about 1/4 the size o my Macross pcb. Installation was simple and took a little more time simply becaus eI needed to move the mounting supports for the small pcb.
Some minor adjustments to the verticle and horizontal controls for the crt, and a couple of dip switch settings and I was up and running. Total install time, less than 15 minutes. I’m expecting future upgrades to take less than 10 minutes now that I have it figured out.
The Macross pcb is going in to secure storage until I can get a couple of spare JAMMA cabinets. The Ms PacMan will continue to collect dust until I decide it’s worth fixing. And my wife spent 2 1/2 hours playing Frogger the night I got it all set up.
If you are in to old arcade games, this is a great way to get some fo the classics and not fill up your basement with cabinets. You can the the pcb for about $180 and pick up JAMMA cabs for $200 to $300 and there you have it, and arcade in a box. Now I need to go set the new high score on Galaga.