PCB question

ΩOMEGAΩ · 03-18-2008, 06:02 PM

ok so I recently bought a Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix Plus Upgrade kit for $20. But I dont have a machine to run it on, so I was thinking about buying a PCB to throw the upgrade onto, and moding parts to run off of it. I know you can at least get speakers, and a monitor running off of it, but do you think its possible to mod normal PS2 dance pads, or something to run on it to?

If not... well I am going to be holding onto that upgrade kit for a while huh?

Possible?...

Kalek · 03-19-2008, 03:09 PM

ps2 dance pads, no

if you can cut the wire of a metal pad before it hits the control box, it's possible to wire in, but i don't know how

infamous360 · 03-19-2008, 03:34 PM

cut the wires that go to the pad like kalek said... wire them to a jpac and hook it up that way

ΩOMEGAΩ · 03-19-2008, 04:57 PM

ok so it sounds possible huh? Wow that great news, I thought it would not be possible. I may try that once I find the PCB.

I still think that $20.00 was a great deal for a upgrade, no matter the version, so I could not say no, you know?

DJ LongCat · 03-19-2008, 05:07 PM

What do you have? Post pictures.

The Full System 573?

Yeah you can if you have that. You have to make a supergun, take your pads and rewire them for jamma, then hook stuff up.

EDIT: Oh you have to find the PCB.

LOL!

Another reason why you're an idiot.

ΩOMEGAΩ · 03-19-2008, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ LongCat

What do you have? Post pictures.

The Full System 573?

Yeah you can if you have that. You have to make a supergun, take your pads and rewire them for jamma, then hook stuff up.

EDIT: Oh you have to find the PCB.

LOL!

Another reason why you're an idiot.

gee thanks...

I was not going to even bother finding one, but now that I found out its possible I might. There are always some that pop up on ebay (not often but they do). I will have to keep an eye out for one. I also contacted a place about a machine with no game installed.

DJ LongCat · 03-19-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ΩOMEGAΩ

gee thanks...

I was not going to even bother finding one, but now that I found out its possible I might. There are always some that pop up on ebay (not often but they do). I will have to keep an eye out for one. I also contacted a place about a machine with no game installed.

Know what your doing way before hand.

I studied around a year before I bought my Neo Geo because I didn't want to fuck it up.

You're most likely not to find a system 573 on ebay thats not attached to a machine, and to do all this work just to play 3rd mix? Not worth it. Just keep to your local arcade. I would just keep this for collection purposes.

Also, I'm 50/50 on if a machine can downgrade or not.

ΩOMEGAΩ · 03-19-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ LongCat

Know what your doing way before hand.

I studied around a year before I bought my Neo Geo because I didn't want to fuck it up.

You're most likely not to find a system 573 on ebay thats not attached to a machine, and to do all this work just to play 3rd mix? Not worth it. Just keep to your local arcade. I would just keep this for collection purposes.

Also, I'm 50/50 on if a machine can downgrade or not.

Ya, it sounded kind of stupid, but it was just a question. I am thinking about just holding onto the upgrade, and just have the dignity of knowing I own the game, not playing it. I cant really do much on a 3rd Mix plus anyways...

***June.H*** · 03-19-2008, 10:22 PM

Um, are you sure you have an upgrade KIT or just the cart/chip/CD? Those alone does not an upgrade make. If they're used, they're useless, which is usually why you can find "kits" for that cheap.

ΩOMEGAΩ · 03-19-2008, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by June.H

Um, are you sure you have an upgrade KIT or just the cart/chip/CD? Those alone does not an upgrade make. If they're used, they're useless, which is usually why you can find "kits" for that cheap.

it does not come with the marquee, and its untested. So I take it It may not even work? Oh well. At least I can say I own 3rd Mix Plus now... right?

***June.H*** · 03-20-2008, 12:32 AM

Not really. It's like saying I own a DDR USA, Dreams Come True, or a 3rd Mix upgrade kit, except it can't upgrade shi+ except on the original machines they were in. Did you buy it on eBay or something?

ΩOMEGAΩ · 03-20-2008, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by June.H

Not really. It's like saying I own a DDR USA, Dreams Come True, or a 3rd Mix upgrade kit, except it can't upgrade shi+ except on the original machines they were in. Did you buy it on eBay or something?

yep. I probably should have researched a bit.

I did not pay for it yet though. I could tell him I am no longer interested or something, and see if he will wave it.

travelsonic · 03-22-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ LongCat

You're most likely not to find a system 573 on ebay thats not attached to a machine, and to do all this work just to play 3rd mix? Not worth it.

Also, I'm 50/50 on if a machine can downgrade or not.

IIRC, yes they can.

Actually, 573 units do come up on e-bay - some as buy-it-now and hell expensive (EXTREME comes up quite often, 5th mix sometimes), and some that quickly go up in price. (like 5th Mix, Extreme, MAX2, 3rd Mix) Recently saw a 5th Mix PCB go from $20 to $155 + in 3 days, with 3 days left.

Odds are the upgrade kits that are sold on e-bay are bootleg kits. Those go fairly often on e-bay.

As to whether or not it is worth it: I personally think it is, if only I could not get outbid on a 573 unit.

ΩOMEGAΩ · 03-22-2008, 10:40 PM

wow your the first to be for the idea...

travelsonic · 03-23-2008, 02:26 PM

I'm attempting the same thing, with the only problem so far being that of locating and finding a System573 unit without bankrupting myself. This idea has been done before too might I add, I recall seeing a video I think on Youtube with an EXTREME PCB hooked up to a rewired CF, and modified with a RGB to S-VIDEO adapter so you can use it with a normal television.

It is doable, but a pain in the ass not doing the adapting and rewiring but rather, it seems, finding the damn unit.