Thanks again all for the input and help.
The wealth of information on the web is just .............. AWE inspiring.
I end up reading so much that I sorta syke myself out.
I love sites like this cause people have such a wealth of information and have often done the exact same thing I'm looking to do. With respects to this cabinet I at first simply decided on the project cause I had the shell.
I was never much of a gun game person. But I thought it would be cool, but perhaps lacking. That's why I wanted to go with the multiple emulators. As I tell people about the project and read stuff I'm getting sooooooo into it.
I'm honestly bummed that the cabinet cant fit inside my house.
With that said I want this cabinet to be awesome. A fun time for anyone who plays. I want it to function well, look good, sound good, etc. I want it to provide the best experience it can. So if that means a few more hours, or a few more dollars so be it.
As of right now the plan is to go ahead with MAME and install a complete ROM set. I'll use ROMlister to make an edited list of gun games. I'll do full ROM sets for any of the small consoles, the NES, SNES, SEGA, etc. When I get upto PS1 and Dreamcast I'll only do light gun games. I've started to compile these based on the master list I found on Wikipedia.
Thanks to all you guys I know that M2 is AWESOME! I had no idea about M2 prior. I'll probably toss that on complete also as the one I found is the size of a CD. That sound correct ?
Anything I'm missing that you guys can suggest ? Emulator, a PC game that was a hit ? Anything ?