Sega-Naomi

Hi all,



This is my first post as new to the site.



May have just got my first Naomi Cab. Comes with naomi 1 with GD-rom.



My questions.



1) should I upgrade to Naomi 2



2) Is it expensive and difficult



3) The cab is a 2p 2button. is it possible to change this to a 2p 6button panel and if so how difficult would it be.



thx all in advance.



J.

Hi there! And welcome to the forums!



1) When dealing with Naomi 1 games, upgrading to Naomi 2 will not yield any benefits. The only reason to upgrade is to run Naomi 2 games.



2) It's not difficult to do the upgrade. Both systems use the exact same connections.



3) Upgrading to 6 buttons should be as simple as changing the panel (remove a few screws). You might have to get the extra wiring harness if it didn't come with the cab.

Not much point upgrading unless you really want to play those Naomi 2 games. You might want to pick up one of these wiring looms for those extra buttons on your cab, as joshua3dg mentioned above. You will only need this for games requiring 6 buttons per player, as the standard wiring looms should have enough inputs for 5 buttons I believe.

Hi Josh & Flash. Thxs very much for your help, always a bit daunting first time on forums when your new and when not in the know of the subject.



NICE ONE AGAIN.



Thxs

Flazh wrote:Not much point upgrading unless you really want to play those Naomi 2 games. You might want to pick up one of these wiring looms for those extra buttons on your cab, as joshua3dg mentioned above. You will only need this for games requiring 6 buttons per player, as the standard wiring looms should have enough inputs for 5 buttons I believe.

Standard wiring loom for Naomi is just 3 Buttons (& Start). Extra loom is for the other 3.



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Really? I had buttons one through five wired up on each of my 1p and 2p looms :O I assumed that it was standard... How peculiar.

Flazh wrote:Really? I had buttons one through five wired up on each of my 1p and 2p looms :O I assumed that it was standard... How peculiar.

Maybe wired for a guilty gear setup or AW??

It was a UK Sports Jam and an ex-arcade VF4 with a 2l6b when I bought it!

Buttons 4&5 were just left un-attached in the bottom of the CP!