Robotgreg

Thanks Edward, really appreciate your reply and that's really helpful. I'm in the early stages but might quite take you up on your kind offer of contacting you for advice.

Thanks Dave Took a little while but found the thread and at initial glance, looks like some good info there, so will have a look through although sure will have some more questions and/or need more info re my queries above but let's see. Cheers Greg

I'm planning to build a MFME cab and am looking for some general advice on the build. I apologise in advance that I've got a load of questions but I'm hoping maybe this thread could act as a guide for future builds. I've had a quick look through the other posts on cab builds but can't seem to easily find a general guide for noobs or answers to the following questions please: Is there a general guide anywhere to build an MFME CAB with the general steps involved and advice on configuring at each stage? Is there somewhere to download all the ROMs/layouts all in one go? I've got a whole load of the files from a long time ago but a lot of these come up as blacklisted when I tried to run in the new version. I don't want all the files but would like around 300 or so and aside from the limits on downloads, it's going to take quite a while to grab all of them, so I was hoping there was somewhere you could get them all in one go? Is there a guide for how to configure the ipac between the keyboard inputs and cab buttons? Similarly, is there a guide for how to configure the pacdrive? Or do both of these have guide instructions with them when you buy them? I believe the pacdrive. recognises coins when you put them through the slot and similarly operates the hopper for payouts. Again, is there a guide for how to configure these? For my build, I'm looking looking to convert an old Deal Em CAB which would look like an MPU 4 BarCcest I believe. With this, I'd be hoping to use two separate screens, one for the top glass and one to replace the bottom one. These will both be different sizes so wondering if anyone has been able to output MFME to two different screens of different sizes? I see it’s been done where the screens are same size but not sure if for ones of different size? Where do people get their old coins from? Or do they put in new coin mech in to accept current coins? Is there a front end or user interface available for MFME as a launch menu and again if so a guide on how to configure? I think I might need to add a next couple of extra buttons to the Deal Em cab..Where would I be able to get the Barcrest Style MPU 3/4.Buttons from? I'm sure I'll have more questions as I work through things but would really appreciate any advice people can give on the above. My first plan will be to try to get MFME running through the PC on the two separate screens of different sizes. If this proves impossible, then I'll have to reconsider my approach and will probably go down the route of trying to convert a modern one screen cab which will be an awful lot easier, albeit not quite what I'd like in an ideal world. Because what I'm trying to do.Is emulate an old 80s fruit machine so.Looking from a distance, you wouldn't notice the difference. I did see a recent post where Slotsmagic had built a single screen cab and it did look good.for what it was. As I say, appreciate any guidance.

Many thanks for the reply and info. Great to hear that someone has done it with two separate screens and it works! Your cab looks great and you've done a great job, although personally as I say I really want an mpu3 style one. Understand it would be harder with different sizes unless the Mpu3 cab happens to be same size top and bottom which I guess is possible but unlikely and likewise not sure of the measurements. And ideally you wouldn't want to have to tweak the layout for each machine but would be willing to do if necessary and hopefully if once done one, it would be quick and easy for others. Look forward to hearing if anyone has done this for different sized screens.

The OP has described exactly the type of MFME cab I would love to have and have been thinking about for a number of years now - ideally an old MPU3 cab converted to use the two screens with the intention that it would resemble as closely as possible a Line Up cab or other similar MPU3 when running MFME, so you'd have to look closely to notice that it is not an original machine with the only difference being the top and bottom glasses replaced by screens but everything else original or repro. I collect pins and early 80s dedicated vids but although I really miss the mpu2-4 fruities and as much as Id love to have a collection of real machines like some do, I don't have the room to justify such a collection of old fruities when the risk/reward of your own money is removed at home. However the emulators are great for a nostalgia trip. From looking around over the years, I believe the output to two screens to mirror the top glass and bottom glass areas where the reels are, has been done. However, this would be way beyond my skills to build although I would happily pay someone to build something like this for me. I'm sure it's possible although I don't believe many have done it yet as the one screen solution appears a lot simpler. For me, I don't see enough benefit of having a MFME cab if it doesn't look authentic enough to make it worth pursuing, but the two screen in an MPU3 style cab would be amazing. Interested if anyone else has got anywhere with this type of project? Cheers Greg