So I purchased a PCB for street fighter II on ebay and low and behold it was bootlegged. That was my fault that I didn't read the fine print. It is an "MSTREET-6" board if I am reading it correctly. My JAMMA harness doesn't look like it will fit as there is a notch in my harness and the pinout on the board has no space for the notch to fit into. And how do I connect the kick harness? Here is a picture of the board:

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Any suggestions?

Hi all. I’m new to arcades. I bought a super gun on AliExpress. Yes I know some people say they are junk, but I have their NeoGeo box and it works great. So I took the plunge, bought their Jamma Cbox and a CPS 2 A and B board set.

I have the super gun connected via component to a Retrotink which converts it to HD, then to a scan line generator and into my HD tv. It works fine, Sound and controls work. I even got the kick harness working. However, occasionally my tv will lose a signal for a few seconds. When the picture and sound comes back the game is still going. So the board isn’t resetting.

Is this a board issue? A Cbox issue? A power issue? Any idea what the culprit may be?

Thanks,

Jim

This does bring up my next point, since I probably won't use a CRT for now, does anyone know if the Aimtrack light gun works with a pi? I know it uses sensors... Can it be calibrated for a pi? And if so, once calibrated, does it require special roms or will it work with normal unmodified roms?

Thanks guys!

And I would never hack up an old cabinet!!!! ☺️

After some reading I realize that older arcades run at 15khz. I don't know what standard monitors or tvs of the 90s ran at... but that older look at 15khz is what I am going for. Is it possible to find an older TV or monitor and step it down to 15khz?

Lots of questions here for you all, I know. I am just trying to weigh my options for the best screen/monitor. Thanks again!

Jim

Hi all. I have a raspberry pi running retropie flawlessly on my TV. I decided I want to put it in a cabinet and add joysticks and buttons. I found the cabinet and the button set which are USB. I decided I want to go old school and use a CRT monitor, partially for the nostalgia but also so I can use the NES zapper! (LCDs obviously won't work with the NES light gun). I was going to force sound out the pi through the audio jack and install some old computer speakers. That shouldn't be too difficult. It's installing the monitor, or at least wiring it that I don't know how to approach. I was thinking HDMI to component and then soldering that to the wires in the monitor? Or do I do something else? Anyone done anything like this? I have a soldering kit, but not much electronics experience. I am willing to learn though.

Any help or options would be appreciated! Thanks!

Jim

Hey all! I live in Seattle, WA and just decided to build my own arcade. I am here to ask questions and learn from others than may have some great idea. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Jim