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Hi all,
I'm new to the mechanics of an arcade machine and am learning. I just want to ask some possibly extremely stupid or entry-level questions, which would really help point me in the right direction.
Because I'm looking to build a replica of the original Forgotten Worlds cabinet, with the use of Hursit's spinners, I'm considering going down the costly route of using a Darksoft CPS-1 Multi.
A couple of questions:
1) From reading, it appears the Darksoft kit also requires "a working CPS-1 motherboard" and "a compatible C-Board for the kit to function". Where can I locate these two boards, and how much would I be looking at paying for them, noting the Darksoft kit is already quite costly.
2) Further to the FW cab, I'm looking at also building a replica Ghouls N Ghosts cabinet. Because of the limitations related to the FW Control Panel, how hard would it be for me to "remove" the Darksoft kit and insert into a seperate cab? The reason would be due to the different control panel, which has more buttons and thus, would allow me to play the collection of games more easily.
3) Is this extremely difficult to install the kit?
Apologies, I know these are likely to be hardcore layman questions, but I am learning.....slowly.
Thanks for any responses and your time.
I'm new to the mechanics of an arcade machine and am learning. I just want to ask some possibly extremely stupid or entry-level questions, which would really help point me in the right direction.
Because I'm looking to build a replica of the original Forgotten Worlds cabinet, with the use of Hursit's spinners, I'm considering going down the costly route of using a Darksoft CPS-1 Multi.
A couple of questions:
1) From reading, it appears the Darksoft kit also requires "a working CPS-1 motherboard" and "a compatible C-Board for the kit to function". Where can I locate these two boards, and how much would I be looking at paying for them, noting the Darksoft kit is already quite costly.
2) Further to the FW cab, I'm looking at also building a replica Ghouls N Ghosts cabinet. Because of the limitations related to the FW Control Panel, how hard would it be for me to "remove" the Darksoft kit and insert into a seperate cab? The reason would be due to the different control panel, which has more buttons and thus, would allow me to play the collection of games more easily.
3) Is this extremely difficult to install the kit?
Apologies, I know these are likely to be hardcore layman questions, but I am learning.....slowly.
Thanks for any responses and your time.
