MAME Cabinet

[Nature Boy]

I introduced a buddy of mine to MAME like two months ago. He liked it so much he bought the XArcade and built a cabinet - check it out:

http://www.kudera.ca/

[toddst]

Damn, that looks good. Mine looks like crap, but that's because I'm using a beat up old Dragon's Lair cabinet that was turned into Ninja Gaiden sometime ago. I just put mine together and have only wired one joystick and 3 buttons...I tested it last night with Burgertime and it worked great...


Anyway, if anyone is tempted to put together a cabinet, I strongly recommend it and this is the best thing that you can buy if you want to use original joystick controls... http://www.ultimarc.com/ I'm an idiot and I was able to figure it out while drinking. Now, that's impressive.

-Todd

[chadtower]

Dude I SO plan on buying an old cab and turning it into a mame cab.

[toddst]

Check out the arcade alt. groups and post to see if anyone in your area has one. I picked up my cabinet for $20 and it came with:

-marquee
-front glass (which is really scratched up)
-control panel
-assorted joysticks and buttons and switches (most were broken)
-coin box
-back door
-a few other pieces

If you get an incomplete cabinet, it might be difficult to find the pieces that will fit and shipping could be expensive for some of the parts.


-Todd

[chadtower]

Check out the arcade alt. groups and post to see if anyone in your area has one. I picked up my cabinet for $20 and it came with:

-Todd

Alas, no usenet access for me...

[toddst]

You could always use google groups...

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&group=rec.games.video.arcade.collecting

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&group=rec.games.video.arcade.marketplace


-Todd

[chadtower]

Good stuff! Thanks.

[xertcev]

Here's a great site if you are interested in building your own:
http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade.htm

[zektor]

I have been contemplating this idea for a few years. When I do get the cash to do it, I guarantee it will be one awesome thing. I have planned how the coinbox will work in conjunction with the emulator, and how I can make the entire unit run without the use of a keyboard. WIth a specialized front end, the games will be selectable with the joystick and buttons. I really can't wait to get this accomplished. And it's going right in the living room, no matter what the girlfriend tells me!

[Phantom]

I picked up my cabinet for $20Yeah, they're pretty cheap these days. Some people even give them away just to get rid of 'em.

I have an arcade cabinet as well, but I only use it for pcb's.

[ehall]

I have an Operation Thunderbolt cab in MD that someone can have if they are interested. I don't know if it will make the best Mame cab, but who knows?