MAME vs JAMMA

[luckydog]

mame32 is free, this is almost 400.00 to basically do the same thing.

you still need everything else, a monitor, computer, joysticks etc.

[millermaster1]

What about the cost of the computer? You would need to spend at least $400 for a basic PC or did you think of another way?

[daverob]

What about the cost of the computer?

Looking at the list of games that this PCB supports they aren't very demanding to emulate. I was running them at full frame rate on MAME back in the days when I only had a 486, so if you're only interested in this era of games pretty much any junk PC will be adequate. Once you've added a $60 J-Pac interface, you're pretty much sorted.

Same argument is true about a lot of the 48-1, 96-1 etc jamma boards, you can almost always set up a mame system out of junk parts for less than the cost of these boards, it's just sometimes the cost of a simple plug and play board is worth it for saving the effort of installing and setting up a mame system.

It's only when you get to wanting to play more recent emulated games that you need to seriously think about spending money on a PC.

[millermaster1]

Once you've added a $60 J-Pac interface, you're pretty much sorted.

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J-Pac ? Sorry, what's that?

[daverob]

J-Pac ? Sorry, what's that?

J-Pac a small interface board that connects a PC to a Jamma edge connector in an arcade cabinet.

[ironworkerdalton]

The arcade that I have, have 1250 games. Here is the way I want about getting it. The hole thing cost me around $900.00
First I bought a snk neo candy 25, from. If you count from the topits the 11 or 12 one. I had them install a High rez flat screen monotor, 2 new joysticks, and 6 new buttons for each player. Here is the sight. Arcade Games
Then I like the jamma system, so I bought the xxxx-in-1 KE version. Here is the websight. There is the basic one called 1069-in-1. Look at the bottom of the page, you will want to get the, xxxx-in-1 killer edition, and get the upgrade CPU intel 4 2.8 What I realy like about the jamma system is when this websight comes out with a upgrade, all I have to do is switch out the hard drives.Very easy, not like the Mame system. The Mame is just a home pc running a very, very striped down windows system, I belive its hard to add games to it. I just realy like what the people at jammaboards have done. Here is the sight.
Arcade PCBs - JAMMA PCBs - 1069-in-1 Games Family Multigame JAMMA System - JAMMABOARDS.COM - JAMMA Coin-Op Arcade Game Parts - 1069-in-1 Games Family Multigame JAMMA System
I also got a new arcade Marquee from.
Marquees :
and a for some games, I bought a 3" Happ trackball. I had to install the trackball in a box on the side becouse there was no room in the arcade. My arcade is 25" wide with a 24" monotor. These japan sit down type of arcades do come in bigger size. I want with this one becouse it fits real nice when moving it from room to room. Through the door fram.
His a sight for the people that like to tinker, ext. to the xxxx-in-1 jamma board. XXXX In 1 Modification Site

[ironworkerdalton]

I forgot to add this info to my last post.
Here is a nice sight, here is a pic of a 29" arcade.
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177899
Here is the best sight that I have found for info about the diferent arcade cabenits. hardMVS: MVS Cabinet Directory
The one at the top of this page is the one I have. This page also has all of the japan sitdown type hardMVS: Japanes Cabs
If you go with the stand up type you will nead to get a bar stool to sitting down on. I got two of these chairs, there are nice becouse you can make them swivel. IKEA | Work chairs | Basic chairs | SNILLE | Swivel chair

[millermaster1]

Thanks for everyone's input! Now you've got me thinking...I already have a Neo-Geo arcade game and about 12 games. Would I be better to convert this to the neo 1069 in 1(No classics like Pac-Man,DK,etc)? Use this cabinet for a MAME or a JAMMA program?

[MaNiAc-Uk]

The arcade that I have, have 1250 games. Here is the way I want about getting it. The hole thing cost me around $900.00
First I bought a snk neo candy 25, from. If you count from the topits the 11 or 12 one. I had them install a High rez flat screen monotor, 2 new joysticks, and 6 new buttons for each player. Here is the sight. Arcade Games
Then I like the jamma system, so I bought the xxxx-in-1 KE version. Here is the websight. There is the basic one called 1069-in-1. Look at the bottom of the page, you will want to get the, xxxx-in-1 killer edition, and get the upgrade CPU intel 4 2.8 What I realy like about the jamma system is when this websight comes out with a upgrade, all I have to do is switch out the hard drives.Very easy, not like the Mame system. The Mame is just a home pc running a very, very striped down windows system, I belive its hard to add games to it. I just realy like what the people at jammaboards have done. Here is the sight.
Arcade PCBs - JAMMA PCBs - 1069-in-1 Games Family Multigame JAMMA System - JAMMABOARDS.COM - JAMMA Coin-Op Arcade Game Parts - 1069-in-1 Games Family Multigame JAMMA System
I also got a new arcade Marquee from.
Marquees :
and a for some games, I bought a 3" Happ trackball. I had to install the trackball in a box on the side becouse there was no room in the arcade. My arcade is 25" wide with a 24" monotor. These japan sit down type of arcades do come in bigger size. I want with this one becouse it fits real nice when moving it from room to room. Through the door fram.
His a sight for the people that like to tinker, ext. to the xxxx-in-1 jamma board. XXXX In 1 Modification Site

the joys of seeing all my hard work at xxxx-in-1.com being plugged on other sites roll on me finishing project 4007 then all your gaming needs will be answerd in a nice jamma board.

as for adding games to the system its not hard to do just takes a little know how and some scripting to get it to work.

we are a friendly lot at xxxx in1 and will answer any questions if ya get stuck.

[DugFreez]

the joys of seeing all my hard work at xxxx-in-1.com being plugged on other sites roll on me finishing project 4007 then all your gaming needs will be answerd in a nice jamma board.

as for adding games to the system its not hard to do just takes a little know how and some scripting to get it to work.

we are a friendly lot at xxxx in1 and will answer any questions if ya get stuck.

I, for one, am very much looking forward to project 4007. I could never understand why so many great games have been passed over with the 1069 in 1. It also makes me glad that I sprung for the CPU and RAM upgrades on my 1069 in 1.