Decided i needed more defender in my life. Nothing overly exciting to post so far, but i figured I'd start a thread to show my progress as i go. Thinking I'll install a horizontal 19 in 1 board and use a 19" lcd monitor that i already have. Here's where I'm at with the cabinet:
Love Defender. Looks great! Played it every day in the early 80's. Lol. I have a Stargate in my collection. 
To be able to use the 2 player feature on certain games on the 19/1, the original control panel has to go. I looked around the interwebs and found a cp some guy designed and posted online years ago. It was a pretty low resolution image though. I re-did the cp in paint to my liking and just need to find a place to print it out.
Do yourself a favorite and grab a JROK board. I've logged 100s of hours and Defender (and Robotron) and the game play is perfect.
Quoted from Monster_Bash:Do yourself a favorite and grab a JROK board. I've logged 100s of hours and Defender (and Robotron) and the game play is perfect.
I'm definitely considering the jrock. Although i do like the game selection of the 19 in 1 better.
Defender RULES!
it is incredibly difficult but a lot of fun
a classic williams 80's video that really takes me back - I love my Williams multigame
And she's up and running. I kept my expectations low for the 19 in 1 jamma board, but all in all, its pretty decent. I haven't noticed any sound or emulation issues so far. Everything seems pretty accurate to the original games. Need to get the stencil set and it will be done.
They're there. I am missing the inviso button for stargate. I never realized how trippy some of these Williams games are. Someone was smoking some serious shit when they designed Blaster and Splat.
Quoted from LTG:Great work. You did an amazing job !
LTG : )
Thank you sir.
So a buddy of mine picked up an "express raider" in a converted defender cabinet. Against my recommendation to restore it to its original glory, he wants me to convert it to a 60 in 1 with a Pittsburgh penguins art theme. Meh. The good part is i can basically strip it of is original parts like the stainless coin door and absolutely beautiful rca monitor.
Quoted from PAPPYBALL:Where/How did you get the template(s)/measurements/specs to cut and build the cabinet from scratch?
The specs are out there on several sites. It's just a matter of careful measuring and cutting.
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