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ryguy425425:

One day, about 6 months ago, I was looking for something to do with my collection of old computers. After a few hours of Googling, I decided to build an arcade cabinet. I cut out the sides a few weeks later, using a custom design based of one I cant even find anymore, right after I did this I found a bunch of plans for real cabinets. The dimensions are a little weird. I wasn't expecting to have a problem finding a computer to put inside it, but 2 computers wouldn't turn on (They worked 8 years ago when I put them there!), and the other one didn't agree with Mame. I ended up borrowing the only computer in my basement that wasn't mine, but please don't tell my sister. I am running Mala, and the computer is set up so that it can easily be pulled out and upgraded. The computer in there is running windows 2000, and I can't find anything to hide windows (Stuff like change boot screens).  Right now turning it on and off takes some time, but I turned the computer around so that I can do everything from the coin door now. I was planning on using the power supply from one of the broken computers to power the coin door light, but I had a desk light that works perfectly (It's taped to the side of the machine). Like the keyboard? If you have seen the keyboard hidden like this, please don't tell me. I want to think it is my own original idea. I have an I-Pac2 VE in the mail, and I just need to buy the joysticks and buttons. I am going for a 2 joystick, 6 button per player design. What should I do for joystick and button colors? I probably won't be doing much for decorating the rest of the cabinet any time soon, so the cabinet will be black for a while.What do you think? Any advice? Thanks!

Jack Burton:

Looks pretty good.  Excellent for a first timer. 

Honestly it reminds me of the kind of cabs you used to see around the internet 10 years ago when this hobby was first getting started. 

shateredsoul:


--- Quote from: Jack Burton on February 20, 2010, 09:00:18 pm ---Looks pretty good.  Excellent for a first timer. 

Honestly it reminds me of the kind of cabs you used to see around the internet 10 years ago when this hobby was first getting started. 

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I think it looks good, might want to give it some artwork though, wish I could make one too

bradx:

not bad, but its begging for a larger monitor...

ryguy425425:

Yeah, all I had was a dell 17". The origional plan was to use up everything in the  basement, but I can upgrade the monitor in about an hour if I come across a bigger one. It will get some artwork eventually, but I'll probably just slowly work away at that after I get the control panel done. It makes sense that it looks like the ones that appeared 10 years ago, the one I based my design off of is 10 years old, and so are all the computer parts :).

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