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Kind of Overwhelmed and Unsure of Where to Begin an Arcade Project
CheffoJeffo:
Since when did this place become JBAWAACP ? :dizzy:
Just Buy A Weakass Arcade Control Panel
Donkbaca:
If he builds a cab he's gonna drop like 2-300 bucks and it will either 1) stay at his parents house, where it will get relegated to the garage or basement to decay or 2) He will have to lug it from apartment to apartment until one of the roomates invariably f-s it up.
Just giving some real advice. Doesn't make sense for everyone to have a cab. I guess he could build a cp, maybe even build a cp with a micro pc inside, but why? The kids just getting his feet wet in the hobby, makes sense to ease into it. The seeds for a cab were put in my mind when my roomate brought home a x-arcade 10 years ago. Its a good, low risk gateway.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: methodical on March 27, 2011, 04:43:47 pm ---In the Free Items thread (Buy/sell/trade section)
"Gutted Donkey Kong Jr Cab, has monitor brackets, speaker, coin door, marquee fixture, cp clamps, casters. Needs major cosmetic work Pickup in Jackson NJ."
Not exactly North Jersey but still free.
--- End quote ---
Dude that post is 4 years old! I was all excited for a second. :angry:
awesomesauce22:
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/zip/2292250090.html
Worth it?
Donkbaca:
It is free, but here is what you are going to have to do:
If the monitor works, and you want to use it, you are going to need an arcade VGA, that requires a fairly decent pc since you will need a pci express card. That will run you 100 bucks. You are going to have to build a cp. Cheapest you van get that done, let's say 10 bucks for wood, 20 bucks for joys, another 20 bucks for buttons, get a cheap USB encoder for 25 bucks.
You are up around 200 bucks already, this assuming you have a pc already. Let's say you have a CRT to put in it and decide to ditch the monitor in it. That would save you about 100 bucks assuming you get the CRT for free and can get an s video out card for like 10 bucks on eBay
So you are looking at 100-200 bucks just to get it up and running, assuming you have a free pc.
You can print out a cp overlay at staples for like 10 bucks, a marquee is probably going to set you back around 40 bucks including the plexiglass. Probably 20 bucks for paint, another 20 bucks for screws, wiring and misc.
That's about the cheapest I think you can go