Posted by ShavenYak on 2, 2001 at 3:52 PM:
... but I just bought an Astro Invader cocktail on eBay that I'm going to go get next weekend. I haven't even gotten my first cab completely finished, but this was a good deal, and within reasonable driving distance (no shipping to pay). That, and Astro Invader was a pretty cool game in its own right. At least I'll have something to play in the cabinet until I get around to MAME-ing it!
Oh, and of course I'm going to do the MAME-ing in such a way that it can be easily reversible - I would never trash such a classic as this. I may even relegate it to only playing Space Invader type games and leave the control panels untouched. Even if I decide to add joysticks or whatever, I'll build new control panels and keep the originals stock.
Hopefully in the next few days I'll get my web site functional