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| paigeoliver:
I was wondering if anyone has done up a round cocktail table? I have a couple pieces of round glass just about the right size for the top (salvaged from some commercial dryer doors). I searched through the project announcements forum and didn't find anything. Round cocktails seemed to be the norm in the earliest days of arcade games (before Space Invaders), there were lots of them that looked like this. But the only more modern one I could find was this style, which looks pretty ugly (plus the glass I have seems bigger than that). |
| SavannahLion:
I had given it serious thought off and on again over the years. There are a few very interesting commercial designs if you can find them. Unfortunately, I've grown to discover that I largely prefer rooms that don't have furniture cluttering up the center of the floor. I prefer to have everything off against the walls. My wife, however, really likes "traditional" layouts that often involve furniture taking up some portion of the main floor in a room. eg a coffee table between the couch & TV. The original round cocktail I modeled was absolutely not conducive to this kind of layout. However, the tables I spotted were a little bit larger, generally in the same vein as coffee tables, none quite as small as what you have pictured there. On that note, what cabs are they? I dug through some of my old notes and I did find a couple of links: The last post was in 2010 so... http://underdesign.wordpress.com/2010/04/03/building-my-cocktail-mame-arcade-cabinet-on-the-cheap-part-1/ Then there was someone who did place a round or oval glass on top of an old cocktail but I can't seem to find the link anymore However, the main reason why I keep revisiting the round cocktail is the table top made by Rotor Table Games Inc. |
| paigeoliver:
The first picture is a Pong clone the second picture is a cocktail you could buy from Dynamo with no game installed. |
| BadMouth:
With an LCD, it would be possible to make a semi-normal looking table with a smaller pedestal. Not sure how I would handle the controls, but it's an interesting idea. Gives me something interesting to think about while I'm tied to my desk at work. EDIT: That picture SavannahLion posted gives me some crazy ideas. Like a 32" LCD with pinball controls on one end, shmup controls on the other, and fighting game controls on third side. That could even be done with a square table....hmmm. (Personally, I don't like looking down at the screen on cocktail cabs though) |
| SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on March 10, 2012, 02:30:34 am ---The first picture is a Pong clone the second picture is a cocktail you could buy from Dynamo with no game installed. --- End quote --- I'm not so keen on the Dynamo, but the Pong clone looks nice. To use the term very loosely, the Pong clone looks more ornate. The Dynamo is just a stupid box with a round top glass, really lame. ::) |
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