Advice Needed: Common Issues With Multi-Jamma Cab Builds
Looking for some advice on the pros/cons of multi jamma cab setups.
I'm thinking about getting a dedicated 4 player cab so my kids and I can play together (simpsons, TMNT, gauntlet, etc.). I have limited space and can really only fit 1 4p cab so I was thinking about adding a 2-1 or 6-1 switcher to allow for more than one game in the cab. The plan would be to install the switcher in a way that does not damage or hack up the original cab.
I've located a couple threads on this, but still have some questions:
1) If done well and games use the same control setup is it worth the trouble to do a multi jamma cab, or are these things just more trouble than their worth?
2) Is it common to have video issues when switching between boards? I've seen a couple comments on the need to adjust a monitor when switching.
3) How much trouble is it to add an older non-jamma board into a jamma cab setup? For example wiring up a gauntlet into a multi-TMNT type cab. I'm assuming this would work best by making a Gauntlet-Jamma adapter harness?
4) To switch games is it better to use some type of switcher, or to just transfer the cab harness between boards to switch games? I'm thinking a switcher is better since it eliminates repeated cycling of the harness connector on/off a 20 yr old pcb?
Thanks,
Jim
Looking for some advice on the pros/cons of multi jamma cab setups.
I'm thinking about getting a dedicated 4 player cab so my kids and I can play together (simpsons, TMNT, gauntlet, etc.). I have limited space and can really only fit 1 4p cab so I was thinking about adding a 2-1 or 6-1 switcher to allow for more than one game in the cab. The plan would be to install the switcher in a way that does not damage or hack up the original cab.
I've located a couple threads on this, but still have some questions:
1) If done well and games use the same control setup is it worth the trouble to do a multi jamma cab, or are these things just more trouble than their worth?
2) Is it common to have video issues when switching between boards? I've seen a couple comments on the need to adjust a monitor when switching.
3) How much trouble is it to add an older non-jamma board into a jamma cab setup? For example wiring up a gauntlet into a multi-TMNT type cab. I'm assuming this would work best by making a Gauntlet-Jamma adapter harness?
4) To switch games is it better to use some type of switcher, or to just transfer the cab harness between boards to switch games? I'm thinking a switcher is better since it eliminates repeated cycling of the harness connector on/off a 20 yr old pcb?
Thanks,
Jim
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