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Rando:
Step 1: Get a computer
Step 2: Load a version of MAME (http://mamedev.org/)
Step 3: Load some ROMS, legal ones here: http://mamedev.org/roms/
Step 4: Wander these boards, get the book (http://www.amazon.com/Project-Arcade-Build-Your-Machine/dp/047089153X/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1327167762&sr=8-5) and see what you want step 5 to be!

Luck & enjoy!
CheffoJeffo:
Don't forget the BYOAC wiki!
Bender:
Get the book
look at the Project Announcements forum, loads and loads of info there
Good luck!
Have Fun
Le Chuck:
I started by reading the posts on this forum.  Go through several of the build threads on project announcements.  You'll see some awesome amazing work but you'll see a lot more of first timers learning as they go, getting great advice, and achieving a cab of which they are proud.  Many of the FEs have their own threads as well and stickied on all of them is a very basic how do I make this work link.  If you have a question use the search function and 9 times out of 10 it's already been asked and answered a few different ways.  

As for ""everybody" is doing it" this site is somewhat of a bastion in this hobby.  It's been here for years and those that have been with it a long time, either lurking or actively participating, want very much to ensure that it continues to be so.  Is there an elephant in the room?  Not really, a lot of folks on here do things the right way, other folks don't but that isn't what this forum is about.  Welcome to the most awesomest build site on the interwebs.    
compute:
Welcome aboard.  I'd suggest starting with the book, because that will help answer your questions and show you how to do a cabinet build from scratch.  It also explains much of the terminology, so you can get used to the vocabulary.  Unless you know of a decent gutted cabinet, don't buy anything yet.  I've been planning my cabinet for roughly 10 years now.  You don't have to wait that long, just make sure you're building what you want.  Happy building!
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