Zaccaria Dodgem - Marquee Artwork

[lesoleil70]

You know, maybe the original marquee is still in place and they put the new one over the original...

What is that machine in the background by the way...... ?

Taito Field Goal > Taito Defender > Terra Cresta

Bravo sir!

[Etienne MacGyver]

Love it !

Very cool cab. 

[lesoleil70]

what size monitor is typically in a Zaccaria? the one in here is just a bit bigger than an ipad.

[Etienne MacGyver]

19 inch Hantarex MTC 900 is very commonly used, but i know paul swan has a list here:

http://www.zzzaccaria.com/

[lesoleil70]

I downloaded the MAME ROM earlier to play the game on the PC.  It's enough to drive you crazy, someone please try it and tell me if the controls make any sense. It seems to have a mind of its own.

http://www.romnation.net/srv/download/rom/55929/mame103/Dodgem.html

[Etienne MacGyver]

i also thought the controls did not work, but are you looking at the right or the left car ?

i thought at first i was controlling the left car, but it is the right car that you use 

from :

https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=2958.msg39510#msg39510

[lesoleil70]

I'm so embarrased

[Etienne MacGyver]

I'm so embarrased

no need, i was thinking exactly the same ! hahahah 

[lesoleil70]

I'm determined to be good at this game, I'm lasting about 10 seconds each life in MAME, scope for improvement.

The cabinet is now super super clean, I had to remove the lower base, it was rotten, missing one leg leveler also which made the cabinet unstable.

From underneath the control panel it looks to me like this cabinet has seen a few joysticks over the years, there's a few screw holes.  This made me call into question if the stick was original to the cabinet.  It's seen better days.  I was wondering if I should put a newly refurbished Suzo Rotterdam 22-2831 stick in. Pics attached.



 

[PaulSwan]

Nice find! The monitor is a B&W Hantarex or similar copy of a B&W Hantarex, same one used in The Invaders. The main for Dodgem is the same as The Invaders but with a different sound board. Sometimes you see The Invaders boards with Dodgem sound boards on them

Does it still have the curved plexi? Your close up picture cut it off and I was curious what Scramble marque they used. If you show us a picture of the inside we can see what you've got left (I'm guessing very little of the original Dodgem internals).

Paul.

[lesoleil70]

Hi Paul,

If you check out the youtube video link  a few posts up you can see the marquee in all it's heavenly glory. It has the curved plexi, just need the right marquee. the internals are shown, or rather not shown , it had a Sega monitor, probably from a cocktail, it was really small.  I've already traded that away, it was non original and just silly looking in such a generous wide area, but perfect for someone else, nice picture.
It was hosting a Konami Scramble PCB that I am really happy about because I used to play that a lot, good to have the original PCB.  Sound was not working, but i'm making up a konami to jamma adaptor to try it out in another cab to test it.  The wiring was a real hack job, the safe bet is that the PCB is just fine.

I'm looking for the PCB pinouts for DODGEM, to see that if I rewire this as a JAMMA standard, I'd be safe enough that if I did get lucky and find a PCB I could make an adaptor.

[Belike]

Pics from the marquee and scans from the bezel were uploaded to Etienne's NAS.
There is also a carboard bezel around the monitor with an audienece printed on it, do you have that?

[lesoleil70]

Pics from the marquee and scans from the bezel were uploaded to Etienne's NAS.
There is also a carboard bezel around the monitor with an audienece printed on it, do you have that?

Is that what it is - I've been trying to make that out in the pictures. I don't have it.

Many thanks for taking the time to help me on this one. Much appreciated.

[lesoleil70]

Pics from the marquee and scans from the bezel were uploaded to Etienne's NAS.
There is also a carboard bezel around the monitor with an audienece printed on it, do you have that?

Thanks both, just downloaded the pictures. Great bezel!

[Belike]

Yeah, my favourite artwork is that kid at the cashiers desk.