Asteroids to Asteroids deluxe?

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I have an asteroids cocktail with a broken motherboard. Could i use an asteroids deluxe motherboard in its place without any problems? They look the same..Thanks!! Wied
 
HI Dokert..Thanks for the advice. I might just might hold out for an asteroids motherboard if i can find one...I was wondering if that conversion would be simple..Thanks again..
 
Its not direct swap but its really easy to do if you can read a wiring diagram. Just pop a couple pins out of the control panel plug and relocate them. If I recall its only a couple of the buttons that are wired different, am I correct?
 
You would need an additional button and wiring for the SHIELD button in AD.

Assuming you want to actually use the shields, of course.

RM
 
You would need an additional button and wiring for the SHIELD button in AD.

Assuming you want to actually use the shields, of course.

RM

He should be fine with the button layout as is, with appropriate rewiring. Atari got rid of hyperspace and substituted it with shields in Asteroids Deluxe. I would just wire shields to hyperspace..
 
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't be opposed to having both buttons/abilities--with my low level of skill on AD, I can use all the help I can get! :) I've had the game for a few years and haven't been able to bump the previous owner's high scores..
 
You do realize that the wiring changes required to make an Asteroids board work in an Asteroids Deluxe cabinet are MINIMAL at best. Sure, it's not plug and play, but it's not like it's difficult or anything.

In a couple minutes you can swap the wires around in the connector, or in fifteen minutes you can build an adapter to plug one board into the other harness.

The main deciding factor, in my opinion, is which game do you like better? I personally prefer Asteroids, but that's just me.

-Ian
 
a basic walk-through for the adapter wiring on Mike's arcade site:

http://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/spies.cgi?action=url&type=conv&page=AsteroidsDeluxe.txt

there are some issues with the audio levels between the two as well. when i tested my AD board in my Asteroids the sound was very loud and distorted.

this document on Mike's arcade site gives some pretty good technical information and offers up a solution.

http://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/spies.cgi?action=url&type=conv&page=AsteroidsDeluxeAddendum.html
 
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WOW!! Great advice everyone!! Thanks again!! I may try it ! Getting the asteroids board looked at right now so ill see!! :)
 
Does anyone have step by step pics of what pins or wires i have to connect or reconnect to make the asteroids deluxe work on the asteroids cocktail?
 
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