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| Boosie:
Hey I'm a documentary filmmaker currently shooting a film about New York City's last arcade, Chinatown Fair, which closed down this Feb. I set up a kickstarter to raise funds for the film and we made our goal a couple weeks ago. One of the incentives was a custom arcade cabinet. Now I am in charge of building and designing a cabinet capable of playing Street Fighter IV. How should I do this? Build a cab from scratch? Refurbish an old cab? Does anyone know if there are plans for a SF4 cabinet online? I would also consider hiring someone in the NYC area that builds custom cabinets from wood. Thanks, Irene |
| RyoriNoTetsujin:
Hey Irene, I'm in NYC, and have been following your plight on sites like Gothamist. I wasn't a regular or anything, but I loved Chinatown Fair, and it hurt me to see it suddenly go. (Before I say any more, I should be clear that I don't have time or skill enough to build my own projects, let alone build a commissioned work... as much as I'd like to, believe me!!) I don't know how much $ you generated to be used for the cabinet, but no matter what it's going to boil down to your budget and when it needs to be delivered... If you want the cabinet to actually house the arcade board... as you probably know, SF4 arcade kits are not cheap at all... a quick google search found this: http://www.coinopexpress.com/products/pcbs/taito_type_x2/Street_Fighter_4_kit_%28Street_Fighter_IV%29_7558.html ... and that's before taking the actual "cabinetry" into the equation. I don't think that's a viable option. I also don't think you want to refurb an old cab, unless the guy that owns the new place out in Williamsburgh (Sam, is it?) is willing to give you an old shell to work with. Usually the only reason to refurb an old cab is to save a classic, pre-90's cab from destruction. Some will argue (myself included) that refurbing an old cab is often MORE difficult than building new. Besides, the generic Dynamo cabs that are synonymous with 90's era Capcom fighters are just that; generic. Easily replicated. I think your best bet is to build (or have someone build) a new cab, put a 360 or a PS3 in it, and get the appropriate control adapter for arcade controls. Why a console? Well, do you want to also deal with building (and paying for) a PC that can run SF4? That's another thing to consider. With a console at least you know you've got a stable experience at a set price. There's a bunch of other things to consider, but I'm short on time (I'm about to leave work) so I'll try to post more later. Best of luck to you!! |
| Jack Burton:
You'll want to get in contact with Kray. He makes custom Vewlix cabinets for consoles. He has sites here: http://customvewlix.blogspot.com/ and here: http://www.kraylixarcade.com/ Example pic: |
| RyoriNoTetsujin:
--- Quote from: Jack Burton on June 27, 2011, 07:00:07 pm ---You'll want to get in contact with Kray. He makes custom Vewlix cabinets for consoles. --- End quote --- Yeah, now that I see that site, I've seen Kray's work before and it's pretty amazing. As you'll see on the site though, he's not cheap either... and you'd be dealing with shipping from TX to NYC... woof. I'll hold off on any further walls of text until I hear more info... |
| Rice Cube:
if you know someone who knows what they are doing, maybe build a custom cab or just buy one that is pre-made. does it have to be a cabinet? maybe you can just get a bartop, you'll probably save money. i wanted to tell you though you can get an akishop 360 from focusattack.com, i bought two and i use them with my xbox 360. they can also be used with a ps3. that would probably be cheapest way to go rather than buying a computer. xbox 360s are kinda cheap now, if you can get an older model used or something. |
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