3-Monitor MAME Setup - Darius II & Ninja Warriors

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:04 pm

Just installed a 3rd Monitor on my workstation and while 2-display Darius was already fun, I wonder if there's any 3-monitor Shmup PCB emulated in MAME ?

Aru-san · Post by **Aru-san** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:39 pm

3-display Darius II?
3-display Darius.
The Ninja Warriors.

zap · Post by **zap** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:42 pm

I'd rather want to see your 3 monitor setup

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:54 pm

I have to make room on the table and I need to install a 2nd graphics card first, but I'll update with photos soon. (Right now it's more like 3 unorganized monitors on the desk, 2 at the PC and 1 one a PS2...)

I'll watch out for Darius and Ninja Warriors.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:49 pm

Such playing with such three monitor arcade cabs of the above described games are breathtaking, indeed, yet take up so much valuable real estate space-wise. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:56 pm

it's been some time and I had a few troubles with the 2-card setup on my old PC. A new one has come and here're are a few pics. Plays 100% smooth and is really breathtaking. Should be larger than the original 3-CRT setups as well. MAME's running at 4800x1200 on three 21" LCDs.

dcharlie · Post by **dcharlie** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:00 pm

wow, very sexy!

though it does make me wish for monitors with zero side buffers.

OED/SED please help me!

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:04 pm

Wow, that looks really cool. But are those games really worth it?

TodayIsForgotten · Post by **TodayIsForgotten** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:13 pm

emphatic wrote:Wow, that looks really cool. But are those games really worth it?

Well, if anything now he can get more work done.

t0yrobo · Post by **t0yrobo** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:51 pm

Very nice

. Have you tried the 3 screen versions of xmen on it yet, I think there's some other beat em ups that use 3 screens also.

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:08 pm

The 6-Player Konami X-Men in MAME is Dual-Screen "only". If anyone knows any other 3-screen titles, I'll gladly give them a try.

And no, those two games, are surely not worth a permament 3-screen setup. I might change back to 2 horizontal ones and put the 3rd one in Tate position for vertical MAME usage.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:53 pm

Wasn't the arcade cabinet of Tecmo Bowl a three or two RGB monitor screen affair? ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

MadScientist · Post by **MadScientist** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:05 pm

The 3-screen version of Buggy Boy works now I think.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:32 pm

Nice setup. At my office I have access to a 6 monitor setup (3x2) in Linux. Thought about setting up Mame and having a go, but the monitors are 16:9, so that would kind of suck.

nimitz · Post by **nimitz** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:37 pm

I tried this a while back with 2 screens and mame, worked well, but I had a 1.5cm "dead" space between both screens and it felt not quite right to me. You seem to have about 5cm of dead space between screens which looks like a bit much.

I would love to try it with actual arcade monitors or with monitors with their plastic shells removed.

That being said playing darius 2 on 2 screens takes a while to get used to, I can't imagine 3 screens

agustusx · Post by **agustusx** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:12 am

sweet rig, though my guess is to enjoy it you would have to sit back pretty far. the FOV is pretty wide.

When it comes to horis i'm covered since one of my displays is a 32 tv. sure it only 720p but its fine for mame. I'm lacking in the tate category...

Still its cool to see you can run the emus with 2 and 3 screen support, its something i've never tried.

Low.Blow · Post by **Low.Blow** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:33 am

how about tx-1? Dunno if it's playable in mame... would be cool though.

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:26 am

TX-1 should be playbable now. Has been added one MAME version after mine. I'll update my version and give it a try.

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:39 am

Totoro doesn't look too pleased. Maybe he doesn't like Darius II. Maybe he's right?