What is the best Jamma Multigame board to get?

[Woodsy]

I'm thinking of getting a Multigame Jamma board, like 48 in 1 vertical
or something like that. Has anyone used any of these? There seems to
be a lot of different ones on the web. They even go beyond 1000 games
in 1 board ( I think ). What should I get that would be the best
"value"? For me 48 games seem like enough. Opinions and experiences
please.

[Chuk]

Best? Arcadeshop programmable.

But, its $379 vs < $100 for the 48 in 1. Personally, I don't think its
worth the premium. But it is better. I don't like the 1069 in 1's.
All those PC based boards are a pain.

[arturosa...@gmail.com]

48-in-1s are about $100 and have a bunch of fun classics. They are
easy to setup also. I would say start with one of those, then add
more dedicateds or multis to your collection as space, time, and money
permits.

[Woodsy]

Chuk,
Thanks for the input. What Jamma XX in1 would you get? I am new to
all the Video Arcade stuff, and all I know is my jamma Tetris is
getting old already; It would be nice to have some more games in the
same cabinet.

What do you mean by " all those PC based boards are a pain"? I
thought all the multigame boards were jamma?

[Chuk]

If money was no object, I'd get an Arcadeshop board. I have one in my
game at home. As far as the 1069 in 1's go, they are jamma, but they
are a very different set up. The 48 in 1's are a small, single layer
PCB. The 1069's are basically older PC motherboards sandwiched in with
some kind of jamma adapter and 2 power supplies. They run off a hard
drive or a CF card. The are kinda unwieldy, and the emulation is dodgy
on some stuff. BTW, the emulation on the Arcadeshop board is more
accurate than the 48 in 1.

[Woodsy]

Thanks guy's for the input and opinions. Also, for clearing up some
unknowns for me. I think I'll go with the 48 in 1; just to get
started ( and I'm an Unofficial CARGPB ) from the pinball world. The
1069's sound "too far ,too fast" for me. I am going to check out the
Arcadeshop board for the future though.

[audiomidiman]

48 in 1 for around $85 shipped or a 60 in 1 for $120 shipped.

http://forums.webmagic.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=868041&an=0&page=1#Post868041

Also, from the forums.webmagic.com PM wu because he's who I bought my
60 in 1 from "BEFORE" they were @ $120 or less (if you buy them from
china).

http://forums.webmagic.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB3&Number=863425&Searchpage=1&Main=863425&Words=+Wu&topic=&Search=true#Post863425

[Tim O]

I'll be the Heretic here (LOL) and say get a JPAC from Ultimarc and
put a MAME PC in there. The dedicated hardware argument is out the
window with these xx in 1 boards.

The initial expense might be a bit more, but why do an old version of
MAME 48 in 1 when you can just set up MAME with a front end and have
total flexibility? My vert MAME cab stripped to what I consider a very
bare list of games and its at about 130. If I want that game list to
be 1 or 1500 by tomorrow, its as easy as dropping in the ROMS and
letting the front end (MaLa) search for changes. I was reading stuff
on the Deco Cassette System that got me in the mood for messing with
those games. Its so cool that obscure stuff like that and Max A Flex
are accessible to try again.

Tim

[audiomidiman]

I agree with setting up a MAME sooner or later. However, if you are
going that route and just want something NOW then contact a chinese
distributor and get a 48 in 1 for about $60-$70 shipped for the short
run so you have something to play NOW. Your cabinet will be wired for
Jamma and then you can add a JPAC and a Windows XP machine later to
run MAME.

This is how I was originally going to do my multicade but opted for a
60 in 1 because it had most of the classics that I wanted and was more
PNP.

[timh...@gmail.com]

On Aug 29, 2:14 pm, Woodsy <woodsy_t...@verizon.net> wrote:

Woodsy, what type of cabinet did you want to install the JAMMA
multigame PCB into?

The best value is obviously the 1069-in-1 unit for around $300...just
the base unit itself all the games on it play excellent with the
exception of a few (MK II, Narc, and NBA JAM)...the other 1000+ games
play great. If you have a JAMMA connection with a monitor in the
horizontal position this is ideal.

The next and easy to do board for a horizontal monitor would be one
called the 19-in-1. Unlike the 48/60 in 1 with quirky sound the 19-
in-1 actually plays perfectly.

Then if your monitor is in the vertical position I would suggest
grabbing a 48-in-1 or 60-in-1. The only 48in1 boards being sold now a
days are the older cloned (or known as the cheaper China boards) ones.
They still work and play just as the original 48-in-1 boards
did...they just have a little higher failure rate. For the 60-in-1
boards you can buy either one by the original maker (best quality) or
like the 48's you can get a cheaper China clone.

Hope this info helps!

-Tim H.