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Gauntlet Legends Arcade Cabinet Question
IceDigger - Jan 13, 2005
 IceDigger Jan 13, 2005
How much is this arcade cabinet worth in perfect shape?

How hard would it be to convert it into a mame cabinet without gutting it?

 mal Jan 13, 2005
Is it a complete machine (inc game board) or just a cabinet?

 IceDigger Jan 13, 2005
Complete machine, the company is selling it for $600. No shipping charge since I can pick it up.

 SkankinMonkey Jan 13, 2005
600 is WAY too cheap for that kind of cabinet

wait: is it just the cabinet or does it have the game too?

 IceDigger Jan 13, 2005
Has the game and everything in it.

My friend who is a manager at an arcade in Franklin Mills mall is selling it to me. He replaced the monitor and joysticks/buttons the other month and put one of those new lexan type protectors over the monitor area.

 it290 Jan 13, 2005
I'd buy it if I had the cash. Gauntlet Legends is a great game, and it's truly meant to be an arcade game. If you're just looking at it for conversion purposes, though... well, it's still a good deal. However, the civilized thing to do is to keep it running Gauntlet Legends. I know you said you want to convert it without gutting it, but I assume you're still going to take the board out.

edit - oh yeah, doesn't the game use analog sticks or 48-ways or something? You'd probably want to replace those if you were going to use it for MAME.

 IceDigger Jan 13, 2005
Info... - I am getting the top machine.

What are some good sites to check out for arcade stuffs?

I'll probably run a couple wires from inside the cabinet to a computer ill put behind it if the computer doesnt fit.

This is my first journey into the arcade world other then just playing them

 dibz Jan 13, 2005
Arcadecontrols.com is always your friend for a conversion sense.

 it290 Jan 13, 2005
Yeah, see, those 49-way optical sticks aren't going to be good for many other games.

 mal Jan 14, 2005
Perhaps the control panel could be removed as a single unit (for preservation) and replaced by whatever custom setup Ice wants, plus a J-Pac. That is assuming it's wired for JAMMA...

The monitor is something else that will need to be checked. Gauntlet Legends uses 3DFX video hardware, so I would have thought it would use a hi res 31kHz monitor, but KLOV states that it uses a medium res 24kHz monitor which wouldn't be that great for a MAME cab. Unless of course it's a dual res 15/24kHz monitor...

So many questions. :/

 IceDigger Jan 15, 2005
It's in! Works beautifully!

 Pearl Jammzz Jan 15, 2005
way nice shape . I love guantlet legends, that game rocks!