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| TheyCallMeBruce:
I want to build a MAME cabinet, I have no experience, and I have some questions. If posting this here is bad form or whatever, I'm sorry. I'll tell you first what I want to do, and then I have some questions. 1) I want it to be a four player cab. I'd like players 1 and 2 to have 6 action buttons each, and players 3 and 4 to have 4 each. I will also obviously also need four start buttons and some sort of coin buttons. 2) I want to have a trackball. This doesn't seem like it should be much of an issue. 3) I really want to be able to play shooting games. What kind of monitor/guns should I use? I need to be able to play two-player shooters, like T2, especially. 4) I'm thinking about installing pedals near the base both for driving games and the shooters that require a pedal. I know I can probably control the driving games with the trackball or a spinner, but I might keep a USB wheel around just in case. So here are my questions: A) Where should I get the controller parts? I want the joysticks to be four different colors and to have matching buttons. Should I spend to get colored buttons or can black buttons be painted? B) What should I use to build the cab? I've seen some people use MDF, some use plywood, etc. I want it to be sturdy, obviously. C) Has anyone else built a cab with light guns? I know that I need a specific type of monitor if I want light guns, and I can't use an LCD. Thanks in advance for any help. I'm obviously a noob, and I have no real experience in carpentry or electronics or anything helpful, so this is going to be a real challenge, but I really appreciate the help! |
| wweumina:
--- Quote from: TheyCallMeBruce on July 27, 2010, 10:08:35 am ---I want to build a MAME cabinet, I have no experience, and I have some questions. If posting this here is bad form or whatever, I'm sorry. I'll tell you first what I want to do, and then I have some questions. 1) I want it to be a four player cab. I'd like players 1 and 2 to have 6 action buttons each, and players 3 and 4 to have 4 each. I will also obviously also need four start buttons and some sort of coin buttons. 2) I want to have a trackball. This doesn't seem like it should be much of an issue. 3) I really want to be able to play shooting games. What kind of monitor/guns should I use? I need to be able to play two-player shooters, like T2, especially. 4) I'm thinking about installing pedals near the base both for driving games and the shooters that require a pedal. I know I can probably control the driving games with the trackball or a spinner, but I might keep a USB wheel around just in case. So here are my questions: A) Where should I get the controller parts? I want the joysticks to be four different colors and to have matching buttons. Should I spend to get colored buttons or can black buttons be painted? B) What should I use to build the cab? I've seen some people use MDF, some use plywood, etc. I want it to be sturdy, obviously. C) Has anyone else built a cab with light guns? I know that I need a specific type of monitor if I want light guns, and I can't use an LCD. Thanks in advance for any help. I'm obviously a noob, and I have no real experience in carpentry or electronics or anything helpful, so this is going to be a real challenge, but I really appreciate the help! --- End quote --- A) Check out arcadeshop.de, ultimarc.com and groovygamegear.com for a variety of buttons, joysticks etc. There have been a couple of threads recently on matching colors etc B) MDF is the common/easy option C) You need to use a CRT for many light gun solutions. The Aimtrack from Ultimarc released recently can work on an lcd. |
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