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Cabinet design.
speeder:
I was never a avid player of arcade (for parenting issues, they until recently forbid me to visit arcades, because it was "land for thugs" or other stuff like that), thus I cannot figure the advantages and disvantages of each design...
Thus, how I design a upright cabinet? What is the best monitor inclination? (or the criteria to choose one?) How I decide the speaker placement? I should have that structure that supports the marquee in the end, or end the cabinet in the monitor? If I have that structure, the marquee itself should be aligned with the cabinet front, or in other position? The controls are better inclined or flat? (btw: my game uses only trackball and buttons, no joysticks, if that matter), The control board is best positioned "outside" the cabinet, or I should push the monitor more inside instead?
And so goes on the doubts...
drventure:
That will really depend on your tastes, available space, etc etc.
Are you interested more in an upright, a cocktail, Viewlix, slimline cab, etc etc?
Browse around here (Especially the Hall of fame thread) and get some ideas. then home in on specific dimensions based on that kind of design.
Adapt those dimensions to the size of monitor and control panel you'd like (2player, 4p, etc), and you'll start to get a good idea of final dimensions.
speeder:
I already did that, my issue is not dimensions, but the shape of stuff, and the angle of the monitor, etc...
I already know that the cabinet is upright, with a 19 inch CRT, 8 buttons, 1 trackball. But that is it :/
BobA:
Go here for lots of cabinet plans
Jakobud Plans
speeder:
Erm...
The problem is not the plans, I already went there, and then I see all those plans, and I have no clue of what one to use or build based on it.
The problem is that I don't have criteria, I don't know the advantages and disvantages of possible choices.
For example: I saw some games with slanted control surface, while others it is horizontal. What difference it make to the player?