likwidtek
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I've been obsessing about owning some Mortal Kombat cabs for a few months now and have started to seriously start looking. At first I was thinking I could Mame something but I think I like originals better.
I created an account on BYOAC forums and between the two sites I have seriously been learning so much.
So anyway here's what I'm thinking. What I'm looking to make/build/modify/restore is a Mortal Kombat 2 JAMMA cabinet that can easily (push button or slide switch) over to MK 1. I think a second project will be an MK 3 and 4 jamma switch cab or a MAME cabinet. Not sure on that part.
This guy made a really sweet multi jamma MK box: http://www.habosarcade.com/MortalKombatMulti JammaCab.htm
MK3FAN's MK mame box is friggin sweet too... http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=98891.msg1044758#msg1044758 Although I watched the videos but I dunno man... there's just something icky about it booting into windows and have it emulated. How does it play? Is it identical? Can you even tell?
Honestly I think I'd like to split this out into two projects. 1 dedicated JAMMA mk 2 machine at least. (having it multi jamma mk1 would be ideal and from what I read not too hard).. I really really like the one that habo guy (See link above) did but I don't think I would slap all 4 in. I dunno how I feel about having the MK 3 and 4 control panel (basically the extra run button but also the kick harness) on the same machine. I think I'd just like to have a dedicated MK 1 & 2 machine. I don't really care about 3 and 4 but it would be cool. Turns out Jamma boards are pretty cheaper than I thought. I'm finding them for less than $100 on ebay. To be honest though, the more I read these forums, the more I just want all dedicated original MK cabs starting with 1 and 2. LOL
Aside from that one maybe then a separate cabinet that I can throw MAME on and do either something like MK3FAN did or just a ton of games. The biggest reason is the control panel. For the mk1 and 2 machine I want a totally authentic control panel. The rest.. meh I don't care. I've also read that for newer games, MAME just doesn't cut it all the time. I'll keep reading. Is that true? For example in MK3FAN's video he said that you can't MAME MK4.
Either way, for my first MK2 cabinet I have some questions for some of you MK nuts on the board.
Are the original cabinets for MK1 and MK2 identical? Monitors, controls and everything? Are there any tech spec differences between the monitors?
What size should the monitors be? I think I've read 25 inches. Is that correct?
I like the side art and Marquee for MK2 most. Is there a particular model of cabinet or monitor or anything I should look for or avoid? Any tips on buying cabinets? I'm totally new to this. :/
I've been looking for where to start. I saw a craigslist posting for an MK1 cabinet near my house fully working for only $300. Turns out that mk1 cabinet only had a 19 inch monitor, was blue (converted from pac man or something) and in pretty rough shape. blech so I figure I'm going to be patient and take my time to find something clean.
So first thing's first. I'm looking for a good condition MK2 cabinet with a good monitor, with or without the PCB. I've been looking on craigslist and ebay but there's not a lot of options locally here in Phoenix, AZ.
Any tips on where to start? What to look for if I'm leaning towards an MK2 cab to start? Anyone near Phoenix, AZ have a good vendor or something they would like to sell? Feel free to chime in on JAMMA vs MAME too. I'm open to anything really. It seems going rate for MK2 cabs float around $500 or so. Is that pretty fair? One local guy offered to sell me his that's working in a mall right now for $750. I haven't looked at it yet but I figure if it's in good shape maybe I'll try and offer him $500 for it. Hopefully he's not insulted.
Anyway, I've been reading the forums and you all seem like awesome guys, so thanks in advance. Hope to stay here a while
I created an account on BYOAC forums and between the two sites I have seriously been learning so much.
So anyway here's what I'm thinking. What I'm looking to make/build/modify/restore is a Mortal Kombat 2 JAMMA cabinet that can easily (push button or slide switch) over to MK 1. I think a second project will be an MK 3 and 4 jamma switch cab or a MAME cabinet. Not sure on that part.
This guy made a really sweet multi jamma MK box: http://www.habosarcade.com/MortalKombatMulti JammaCab.htm
MK3FAN's MK mame box is friggin sweet too... http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=98891.msg1044758#msg1044758 Although I watched the videos but I dunno man... there's just something icky about it booting into windows and have it emulated. How does it play? Is it identical? Can you even tell?
Honestly I think I'd like to split this out into two projects. 1 dedicated JAMMA mk 2 machine at least. (having it multi jamma mk1 would be ideal and from what I read not too hard).. I really really like the one that habo guy (See link above) did but I don't think I would slap all 4 in. I dunno how I feel about having the MK 3 and 4 control panel (basically the extra run button but also the kick harness) on the same machine. I think I'd just like to have a dedicated MK 1 & 2 machine. I don't really care about 3 and 4 but it would be cool. Turns out Jamma boards are pretty cheaper than I thought. I'm finding them for less than $100 on ebay. To be honest though, the more I read these forums, the more I just want all dedicated original MK cabs starting with 1 and 2. LOL
Aside from that one maybe then a separate cabinet that I can throw MAME on and do either something like MK3FAN did or just a ton of games. The biggest reason is the control panel. For the mk1 and 2 machine I want a totally authentic control panel. The rest.. meh I don't care. I've also read that for newer games, MAME just doesn't cut it all the time. I'll keep reading. Is that true? For example in MK3FAN's video he said that you can't MAME MK4.
Either way, for my first MK2 cabinet I have some questions for some of you MK nuts on the board.
Are the original cabinets for MK1 and MK2 identical? Monitors, controls and everything? Are there any tech spec differences between the monitors?
What size should the monitors be? I think I've read 25 inches. Is that correct?
I like the side art and Marquee for MK2 most. Is there a particular model of cabinet or monitor or anything I should look for or avoid? Any tips on buying cabinets? I'm totally new to this. :/
I've been looking for where to start. I saw a craigslist posting for an MK1 cabinet near my house fully working for only $300. Turns out that mk1 cabinet only had a 19 inch monitor, was blue (converted from pac man or something) and in pretty rough shape. blech so I figure I'm going to be patient and take my time to find something clean.
So first thing's first. I'm looking for a good condition MK2 cabinet with a good monitor, with or without the PCB. I've been looking on craigslist and ebay but there's not a lot of options locally here in Phoenix, AZ.
Any tips on where to start? What to look for if I'm leaning towards an MK2 cab to start? Anyone near Phoenix, AZ have a good vendor or something they would like to sell? Feel free to chime in on JAMMA vs MAME too. I'm open to anything really. It seems going rate for MK2 cabs float around $500 or so. Is that pretty fair? One local guy offered to sell me his that's working in a mall right now for $750. I haven't looked at it yet but I figure if it's in good shape maybe I'll try and offer him $500 for it. Hopefully he's not insulted.
Anyway, I've been reading the forums and you all seem like awesome guys, so thanks in advance. Hope to stay here a while

