This project by kasaski is similar in spirit to the original CPS2 multi that you guys got so much heat for back in those early days. The multi (cps2 or cv1000) has never been a product for the "collectors". It's been a way for enthusiasts to play on original hardware that would otherwise be too...
Interesting to hear about the cancelled official re-releases. That's really unfortunate that those plans fizzled, although I can imagine the rereleases would probably be exorbitantly priced. The appeal of a cave multi is that you can hopefully only have to buy one exorbitantly priced pcb to play...
I don't understand what makes CAVE so special. There are plenty of discussions about conversions, reproductions, and multis of Capcom, Sega, Irem, PGM, NeoGeo, Taito, Namco, etc. ?(
It probably wouldn't work because the AMS materials would be different. All I did was load up the stl file, and used the "Color Painting Tool" -> "Fill" tool with edge detection and default parameters. Then you can select your filament color and click on the area to color. Here's where it's...