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Creeper:

So I'm finally building my Mame cabinet and I've been slowly doing research over the last 4-5 months. I've gotten nearly everything I need but I wanted to go over my list of supplies with you guys to see if I'm missing anything.

It's a 4 player cabinet with a primary focus for fighting games.

I have:

A decent PC running XP
1 IPAC4 from Ultimarc
1 ArcadeVGA PCIe from Ultimarc
2 Happ Perfect 360s for 1p and 2p
2 Happ Ultimate sticks for 3p and 4p
A tonne of Happ buttons

and hopefully this week I'm ordering a Wells Gardner 27" D9800

I'll worry about speakers later on.

Once I have the monitor I'm building my cabinet instead of refurbishing a used one. I do CNC work for a living and have unlimited access to some fun, expensive toys.  :)

Am I missing anything? Any advice from you pros would be welcome.



Blanka:

Do you like centipede, arkanoid or tempest?
Spinner and trackballs I like better than P3 and P4.

Creeper:

Those games are great but I decided against the spinners and trackballs and decided the space would be better utilized for drink holders. If I add anything it will be some light guns in the future. I'm aiming for a good beat em up, fighting game system. (Simpsons Arcade/Street Fighter)

I'll post some layout pictures of my proposed cp shortly.

Creeper:



Here's what I plan on milling, still trying to get everything balanced out for comfort and aesthetics.

Blanka:

I would really advise not to go the direction of Pac the ---smurfing--- Matt.
As you can see here, a real Simpsons 4P is not terrible wide. >1m wide is really huge!
And for the cupholders.... If I'm into a game, there is no need to drink (ever seen MDF or chipboard swelling of liquid?), and if I ever go for a Kill Screen, I'll have the lady bring a glass of water.

You can also let P3 and P4 use a BlueTooth gamepad. I know it is cursing in the church, but how many days do you have 3 buddies around to beat the crap out off?

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