Nintendo Space Firebird Cocktail

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I just picked up one. Its complete except for the board. So my question is are these hard to find / expensive?

1. I saw this board on Quarter Arcade. Will it work in the cocktail? http://quarterarcade.com/GamePicture.aspx?c=&g=6100&o=1&m=0&i=1&t=6

2. Is there a way to Jamma / Mame this so it just runs Space Fire Bird? I'd really like to have this working and as original as possible on a budget for my collection..

Thanks for any ideas or recommendations.
 
I've got a working SF board set you can have for less than that. The catch: it won't be available for a few weeks, as it's being used as a test board for development of a conversion to Space Demon.

If you can stand waiting for a bit, let me know.
 
Sorry for the double post.

1. Yes, that board set should work in the cocktail, however the mounting brackets and plates are for the upright. I have a set from the cocktail if you need them, see above post.

2. Yes, it's possible to MAME the cab. Essentially you'd remove all of the wiring harness and start over with a JAMMA harness. Space Firebird DOES run correctly in MAME, so that's a plus. But honestly, there will be a LOT of time and effort in converting it to MAME. Plus, the monitor will cause an issue, since the Sanyo that's in there runs on inverted video. You'd need to pull it and install a CRT computer monitor. You COULD sell the the Sanyo to recoup some project costs, I guess.

If you go the JAMMA / MAME route, be sure to take your project over to the BYOAC forums. Over here at KLOV, you'll get torched for ripping up a classic table, for sure.
 
Thanks! Ill try to restore it. Mame was a last chance.. if getting the original board was impossible. I love Nintendo cabs and want to keep it original. Let me know when its for sale... everything else is in the cabinet...including the PCB cables.... hopefully the monitor isn't fried.
 
I hope you try to restore it...but, in a last resort, you could install Mame.
You wouldn't need to install a jamma harness to run mame, leave the cabinet wiring original. You could use the ultrastick 360 that Ultimarc sells which is USB. That joystick comes with it's own miniharness for up to 8 buttons that you can program to do what you want. You could still use the Sanyo monitor. You just need an inverter like from Mikesarcade and then hook it up to Ultimarc's ArcadeVGA video card, letting your computer use original resolutions with 15khz
A micro computer may fit inside the cabinet with all the original wiring intact in case you ever want to sell it as original. Or if you wanted, you could simply place the computer underneath the cabinet.
 
Ran into a new snag with this.

The Good: Powersupply and ALL the original wiring is here. Cabinet is an 8/10 condition, joysticks are complete and glass is scratch free.

The Bad: Mice made a home inside and chewed up the wiring on the neckboard.

Does anyone have a Sanyo Monitor for a Cocktail, or a Chassis?
 
Ran into a new snag with this.

The Good: Powersupply and ALL the original wiring is here. Cabinet is an 8/10 condition, joysticks are complete and glass is scratch free.

The Bad: Mice made a home inside and chewed up the wiring on the neckboard.

Does anyone have a Sanyo Monitor for a Cocktail, or a Chassis?

Monitor hosed?

Part it out, and MAME it.
 
The tube looks perfect. But the neckboard is rat damaged.... No chance of finding another monitor or chassis?
 
Perhaps. But think about this. You're already missing boards: add at least $150.

Now you're in need of monitor work: add between $50-150, depending on whether or not you get lucky and find a replacement chassis (doubtful) or a replacement monitor (expensive.)

You're looking at $300 to get this game complete, and then there will be finishing touches.

You gotta really want Space Firebird in your collection to justify that kind of cost.

The monitor is the tipping point for me - starting with a complete cab sans boards, I'd say go for restoring it - get a board set and that should do it. But if you've got monitor issues, that tips the scale for me. The boards and the monitor are more than half the game in my opinion. Your closer to a shell now than you are to a complete cab. Read: moneypit.

Sure, with enough money, you can restore it. But do you want to?

At this point, I'd say sell it to someone else who's crazy enough to restore it, or stealth mame it.

With the right approach, you can stealth mame it and it will be very hard for anyone to tell that it's not original hardware inside.
 
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