Found a Jamma cabled cabinet. Can I replace the board with a multigame one?
I found an arcade cabinet. The seller told me he cabled it as a Jamma standard. It has an old CRT monitor and a pcb with one game running on it. I would like to replace this board with a multigame one.
Searching around, I found out the Pandora Boxes or some 60 in 1 boards. I guess these are some kind of emulators, am I right?
I read around that, at least the first ones, are chinese clones and might need some extra cable work. I believe someone referred them as "CHAMMA". I noticed these cartridge have a VGA output. I did not see anything like that in the cabinet. Is this for newer setup?
I would like to know if these boards are "plug and play" or not. If not, are there any alternatives?
Best Answer
I don't have any experience with those specific boards, but in general you do need an adapter for the monitor with newer boards.
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How do you replace a JAMMA board?
JAMMA is a wiring standard which was created in the mid 80's, this allowed arcade owners to easy repurpose old unprofitable machines by putting new art work on cabinet and swapping out the JAMMA board. Previously the arcade board and power supply would have to been rewired to work with the newer JAMMA cartridge.What is JAMMA board?
So which one is better Mame or Jamma? Although both are great emulators, depending upon what you are using it for, will depend upon which one you want to use. Jamma works better for arcade cabinets, where Mame can be used for any computer or operating system. This is why most people think that Mame is better.Arcade Repair Tips - Installing A 412-in-1 Multigame Board (In A JAMMA Cabinet)
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