60-1 or arcadeshop programmable

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I am going to be building a multi and need help picking the right pcb for me. I have ran through many 60-1's and have very little to complain about. I like the idea of being able to program the arcadeshop board. How many games are available at a time on the arcadeshop board? Any other insights on the as board would help as well.
 
Didnt someone say the AS boards saves HS and initials? 60-1 only saves the Top Score, but no initials, so that kinda sucks.

I love my 60-1 though. Way cheaper too, no?
 
arcadeshop is a better board,i'm not just saying that because i sell both:)
better menu,sounds,hi score just wish they updated a lot more
 
Mame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+1!!!!!!!!!

Setup is quite a bit more involved depending on what options you choose, but you cannot beat MAME for versatility and amount of front-end menus and games available.
 
If he want's mame just tell him to go sit at his computer. He already has it at home for free. At least with the multipcb you have an actual arcade cabinet wired up for JAMMA that can play real arcade games.
 
Yeah......its a shame that mame thing can't play "real" games.


If he want's mame just tell him to go sit at his computer. He already has it at home for free. At least with the multipcb you have an actual arcade cabinet wired up for JAMMA that can play real arcade games.
 
If he want's mame just tell him to go sit at his computer. He already has it at home for free. At least with the multipcb you have an actual arcade cabinet wired up for JAMMA that can play real arcade games.

Are you joking!?! You obviously know NOTHING about MAME. I have an ACTUAL Ms. Pac-Man cabinet with a REAL arcade monitor all wired up to MAME and via JAMMA. IT ROCKS. SERIOUSLY. 7,000 games, no compromises. It's no different than a 60 in 1 except it is 1,000x better.
 
My understanding is the multi boards are nothing more than mame on a chip anyway. +1 for mame, although certainly installing a multi board is easier.
 
Either filter those games out or deal with the black bars and smaller picture. I use a PC monitor in my cab and I don't mind the black bars, though ultimately I'll build another mame cab for horizontal games. Don't know how well that works on arcade monitors though.
 
Either filter those games out or deal with the black bars and smaller picture. I use a PC monitor in my cab and I don't mind the black bars, though ultimately I'll build another mame cab for horizontal games. Don't know how well that works on arcade monitors though.

i might give it a try, saves a hell of a lot of room, and if you live in orange county ca. you all know what i mean.
 
I am going to throw in a multi board for six months while I build, conifgure and customize a mame set up. Has anyone mamed a caberet? Hoping I can fit two joys, 2 1/4" trackball and some buttons.
 
I am going to be building a multi and need help picking the right pcb for me. I have ran through many 60-1's and have very little to complain about. I like the idea of being able to program the arcadeshop board. How many games are available at a time on the arcadeshop board? Any other insights on the as board would help as well.

My advice: go with the arcadeshop board.

I just got the AS board after using the 60-1 for quite a while. The AS board has a nicer/easier menu interface, the menu is more customizable, it boots instantly, it saves high scores and initials (big plus), and has twice as many trackball games if you've got a TB.

Downsides that I've noticed to the AS board: the sounds on a few games sound just a hair distorted/overdriven, Mr. Do's Castle high score save doesn't work at all, Mr. Do intermission boards are a little glitchy, and it doesn't support Time Pilot (always a fave of mine).
 
I really do like and appreciate Mame and understand all the advantages. I even have plans to someday build a Mame cabinet, but it might be the last piece I add to my collection.

I enjoy having the board that feels more correct in a cabinet. For me Mame feels a bit like putting a Chrysler 440 in a model T; sure it's fast but it feels like a bit too much of a compromise. It's all a matter of personal taste. IMO building the machine is a big part of the hobby, and it just wouldn't be fun for me to install a PC in a cab. I just like the "older" feel, heck I even have all my games accept quarters just for the nostalgia factor. I also don't have the need to play every game ever made in one cab. I like the smaller easy selection of the best classics the Multi boards offer. Funny enough my 2 multi board cabinets are set up to boot to the game that matches their cabinets, and when most visitors are playing them they want to play the boot up game and tend to avoid the menus all together.

As far as the two boards go, I used to use the 60 in 1 but for many reasons (the biggest being presentation and "boot to" option) I prefer the AS board. I only miss a couple or three games from the 60 in 1 and don't even swapped back to it anymore. Hope that helps answer you question.
 
All of those "advantages" of the multi boards can be accomplished with a mame cab too, and I actually have mine set to use the computer's standby mode so it's a quick off/quick on deal. I understand your point about putting a computer in there though. Although you could always do it caseless so it looks more like an arcade board in there. :)
 
what about the displays on mame when it's a horizontal game on a vertical monitor?

Have one machine with a vertical 19" monitor and one with a horizontal 19" monitor. You can for the most part get the video card to spit out the original resolution for most games.
 
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