Backwards conversion: Vidicators Part II --> Gauntlet

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Backwards conversion: Vidicators Part II --> Gauntlet

Ok, as the subject line implies, I am considering the feasibility of converting a Vindicators Part II back into a Gauntlet game, and wondering if anyone has any experience with such a thing.

There is the PCB, of course, but my major concerns are the art, control area, etc..

Would appreciate any input, thoughts, and/or information.

Ray~
 
There are quite a few sites that have the art work. It just a matter of if you want to pay the price to convert it back. Here a few sites.

http://www.arcadeoverlays.com/storefrontprofiles/deluxeSFshop.aspx?sfid=17232&c=408446

http://www.phoenixarcade.com/

http://www.arcadeshop.com/

Here are a few others for parts such as new T-molding, adj feet, etc.

http://twistedquarter.com/

http://www.therealbobroberts.net/

If you need manuals and such.

http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/ARCADE/

http://crazykong.com/
 
I have a Vindicators Part II that I currently run a Gauntlet II kit in. The kits are totally interchangeable (I have both kits). The control panel just pops in and out, and the PCBs use the same connections for sound, video, and voltages.

If you are looking to change the PCB to Gauntlet, that would be a bit more work--you would have to replace all the ROMs with Gauntlet ones, and I believe Vindicators Part II uses a daughter card that Gauntlet doesn't. The slapstick security chip is probably different as well.

You are probably better off hunting down a cheap Gauntlet board to pop in there. The boards aren't that hard to find, given the number of Gauntlets that got converted in the 90s.
 
CalifTom,

Thanks for the links- couple are better ways to go than what I had.


88mph,

So, the Gauntlet II kit- where are those, as I had seen a previous post about a Gauntlet I/II switch kit (one could swap games using a physical switch), but came up with nothing?

Will the kit allow for all three games, VP2, gauntlet & Gauntlet II to be played, with the obvious control panel swap?

Thanks!
R~
 
CalifTom,
Will the kit allow for all three games, VP2, gauntlet & Gauntlet II to be played, with the obvious control panel swap?

You can hack a board to run both versions of Gauntlet as shown in the above link, but you can't use this to run Vindicators II. My Vindicators II has a daughter card that isn't used in Gauntlet.
 
"I have a Vindicators Part II that I currently run a Gauntlet II kit in. The kits are totally interchangeable (I have both kits)."

Based on what you said, I'm not sure what you mean. You have Gauntlet 1 & 2 in a Vindicators part II cabinet, though you said you couldn't run Gauntlet & Vindicator using the same board.

What am I missing?

Ray~
 
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