WMS Blade stepper to video conversion...

[badlanding]

Now that I have my NXT3.2 processors working correctly in my BB2E cabinet I’m ready to try something different. I have all the stuff for Goldfish 2 and I convert my BB2E back and forth from video to reels and frankly the reels are pretty cool. So I ordered a Blade reel game and I’m thinking that I’ll have some fun with that then try converting it to video. Is this feasible? I actually enjoy figuring out the various parts that I need but if it’s not feasible then I’ll cancel the order. I know it’ll cost some $$$ but I really enjoy the education. Thank you!

[rickhunter]

The topbox on the blade stepper is taller than the video cabinets to accommodate artwork and progressive meter found on a lot of these games so it wouldn't look like a video stepper, but the monitor should work fine.  The only things you should need to do is remove the stepper reels and replace the stepper transmissive monitor and associaated hardwre with a regular monitor.  The monitor on a video blade mounts on the door.  So I'm guessing you would need the bracket to hold it to the door.  The only thing I am unsure about is  whether or not the hardware spots that attach the brackets is the same for the the transmissive monitor and the video monitor.  You  could could play video titles on your stepper games as is (just pull power to the reels so they don't slow spin indefinitely), you will just have a window in the middle of your screen that will no have a backlight, so the graphics will be dimmer there, but it should work.  I sometimes play video themes that way when I'm too lazy to switch out the monitor and reels on my bb2 cabinet.