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The HOasis Arcade
RandyT:
Big monitors rule! That's also a very clever use of the white Christmas lights. They all but give them away after the holidays, and I suspect that after seeing this novel application, some will be finding their way into the shopping carts of BYOAC'ers.
Looks great so far!
emphatic:
--- Quote from: RandyT on May 07, 2011, 04:06:03 am ---
Big monitors rule!
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+1. Nice to see it vertical as well. :cheers: I see so many MAME builds that has a horizontal fit yet so many great games are vertical. If only people would take a look at the percentage of horizontal games they play and compare it to the vertical ones before they build.. It looks kinda funky when you play TMNT on it though. :laugh2:
sapro:
Nice work and some good creative ways to reduce cost here, bravo.
This pic makes it look HUGE! What's the width of the cabinet?
eds1275:
That is awesome. I really like the olde-timey wood look, with the hand-drawn logo.
tho:
Thanks again for the kind words.
TheChairmanH2K
Not half naked chicks, but I do like the side art of one of the cabs that I saw on here. Endless Credits I think it's called? Has a pinup style girl on it. My wife wouldn't let it out of the basement though. In fact, we're currently debating what color T-Molding to put on it ???
RandyT
I do love the big monitor. It ended up fitting perfectly (I think) I don't think I could have gone bigger inside the cabinet. I am really happy with how the marquee lights came out. Wedging each of the lights into the pegboard sucked though. It was slow going and my fingers were sore. But because of the shape of the light and how it's installed, they aren't going anywhere and it will be easy to replace any blown bulbs. The LED's help cut down on energy consumption as well.
emphatic
Definitely most of the games that I like to play are vertical games. For now I just deal with the horizontal games being vertical. But I did pick up a 32inch Gateway Destination Monitor from Craigslist that I hope to make into a showcase style arcade "one day"...must get basement done first...
sapro
I don't have the dimensions here with me but with the CP detached, it just fits within the door frames. Some of them, I had to remove the doors to get it to fit through.
eds1275
Thanks. I may be biased but I feel it looks better in person as well.