ChanceKJ
Well-known member
Why don't we have a 4-Player Multi Konami board yet?
I've been thinking about this for some time, with all the brilliant people working on good FPGA implementations why haven't we seen a solid Konami 4-Player Multi project?
We're seeing a time when PCB's like Simpsons, TMNT and TIT are going for an insane price. Not to mention people my age who grew up with these games are now starting to come into disposable income. So it seems odd to me that no one has taken up the challenge of working on a Konami 4-Player equivalent to the JROK boards.
Would it not be cool to have games like: Bucky O'Hare, Crime Fighters, Punk Shot, The Simpsons, TMNT, Turtles in Time, X-Men, G.I. Joe, Vendetta, and Sunset Riders all on one board? The argument can be had that this can be done with an rPi, or with a crappy Pandoras Box. But who really wants to play Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles or have to mess with a software package? We want something with an on screen menu, that we can plug into the existing Jamma harness when costs of collecting and wiring switcher challenges are so prohibitive.
Is this a technical challenge for some reason? Maybe a lack of motivation or interest from the right people? Is something in the works but yet unannounced? What gives?
I've been thinking about this for some time, with all the brilliant people working on good FPGA implementations why haven't we seen a solid Konami 4-Player Multi project?
We're seeing a time when PCB's like Simpsons, TMNT and TIT are going for an insane price. Not to mention people my age who grew up with these games are now starting to come into disposable income. So it seems odd to me that no one has taken up the challenge of working on a Konami 4-Player equivalent to the JROK boards.
Would it not be cool to have games like: Bucky O'Hare, Crime Fighters, Punk Shot, The Simpsons, TMNT, Turtles in Time, X-Men, G.I. Joe, Vendetta, and Sunset Riders all on one board? The argument can be had that this can be done with an rPi, or with a crappy Pandoras Box. But who really wants to play Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles or have to mess with a software package? We want something with an on screen menu, that we can plug into the existing Jamma harness when costs of collecting and wiring switcher challenges are so prohibitive.
Is this a technical challenge for some reason? Maybe a lack of motivation or interest from the right people? Is something in the works but yet unannounced? What gives?



