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Necro:

Here's my serious suggestion:

Don't try to skimp and save $5 here, $2 here, etc., and delay things forever.  Figure out what you consider your time to be worth and purchase things based on that. 

For example - can you solder quickly?  If not, and want to use LED's in lights, determine if the time to solder wires to a bunch of LEDs is worth the $20-40 savings vs. pre-wired/lighted buttons (i.e., if it takes you 6 hours to wire it up, and you value your time at $10/hr, then it's 'cheaper' to get the pre-wired solution). 

This goes for everything - controls, art, monitors, etc.  Think about current and future money AND time costs. 



Donkbaca:

Beat you:
http://www.electronics-emporium.com/products/Xbox360-Fighting-Stick-EX-2-%252d%252d-3FTOO000I02C6D02.html

Don't know about the deal extreme one, but I have the hori stick.  Its decent.

mgb:


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Two chimps is $70.  One Ipac2 is $40.  So for an extra $30 you're adding the functionality of a completely separate platform to your cabinet.  One of which no games at all are emulated yet, and only a handful are available for PC.

Want to play any modern fighting game, shoot em' up, or beat em' up for PS3 on your cab?  This is the best way.  

You could also go alternatively use two PS360 boards for about the same price and have access to both ps3 and xbox 360.  Then you would have a LOT more choices with all the japanese shmups and xbox live arcade games.

As far as playing on a 19" monitor goes... :dunno wouldn't bother me.  

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Ok, I am lost. Are you saying you can just wire arcade joysticks and buttons to this board instead of an Ipac? You guys are way ahead of me! 2 weeks ago, I was just excited that I could play Galaga, Ms. Pac-man, and Metal Slug all on one machine without spending $1,500. Then I found out how much potential building a cabinet has and I realized I had to do so.

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Remember, you're trying to save money here too. Be carefule because a lot of guys just wanna build a good ol' classic arcade machine, then they come here to the forums and get all filled up with info on what else they can do with it (some good, some bad) and they end up with a bunch of crap that someone told them, they wanted but they never use it. Then they have a big ugly 12 player cab with every controller ever concieved plus some that should have never been, complete with kegerator and all. Of course they then typically find they must save somewhere, which usually equates to a used 15" monitor or something. You can do anything, its just a question of how much and will it function and look good.

Blanka:

+1 for the 2 player money saving
Get a Minipac with harness, and ditch half of the controls.
As for joysticks, try to get some real Sanwa's on LL or GGG.
For P3 and P4, get a 10$ BT or wired el cheapo game pad. 4P means it is more aboot beer than aboot games.

shateredsoul1979:

let's put it this way, if I had a chance to redo my panel I'd

I would probably keep the p1, p2, and coin buttons and only have an enter and exit button.

I'd take out the 4 way joystick, and spinner hole (which is still currently plugged with that clear button you see).

And just forget about light gun games, don't even think about it!

 ....so tempting to have, but you'd at least spend 100 on a good gun, unless those ems topguns III end up being pretty good.

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