16x9 Cocktail Table Project (Now With Video!!!)

[Nephasth]

Not yet. Voting ends on the 17th I believe.

[ccmathome]

How do you like playing on this neck or back pain? I've been playing with the idea of doing one with a 32" LCD and play 2p games in cocktail mode

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[jkdubb]

Not yet. Voting ends on the 17th I believe.

Awesome! Fingers crossed. 

How do you like playing on this neck or back pain?

I find it to be pretty comfortable.  I wouldn't put more than an hour into it or your back might get the best of you but for a few games with friends it works nicely.

[yotsuya]

Don't forget to go vote for yourself. Every vote counts.

[Mupaso]

Thanks for helping with the measurements - looking forward to them when you have a chance.  Regards!

[Yenome]

i love this build i want me one. best idea ever. still waiting on you to deliver it

[GreggB]

Really cool looking... the only thing I've found with cocktail cabs is bumping my knees on the cabinet.

Nice job... wish I had the patience for that kind of work.

[jkdubb]

Well it has been a good long time since I last updated but better late than never.  I updated my cpu the moment Pinball FX2 was released on Steam and added it to my cab.  It was so pretty I had to take some video and so here we are.



Thanks again to everyone who was excited about this project and kept me going till the end.   I guess I need to build a number 2 now.

[Nephasth]

It's cool to see PFX2 played vertically, but I always need to lock my view when playing the game.

[jkdubb]

It depends on the table I'm playing. Fixed with no trails gives a nice simulation feal. If they ever release pinball arcade on steam Ill probably play that fixed.

[thinstimpy]

Could you take these measurements for me? Looking for the same type off setup... Maybe not a monitor as big but I like the idea. Any help would be great! Thanks in Advance!!

[jkdubb]

A 49
B 24
D 23
E 48

C from floor 26
From bottom of cab 21.5


Be sure to comment here with a link to your build post. I'd love to see how it turns out.

[thinstimpy]

Thanks for the reply.  Your measurements are almost spot on to mine.. Give or take an inch. I have also got a friend of mine (carpenter by trade) completely set on building one, but with a nice PC capable of playing modern PC games, and a 37" TV

[sabreerbasAlpha]

Honestly I don't like it at all.




I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! Looks like it came out of a factory. Your skills are without question very very good.
I goes in the front room very nice too.

Beautiful build beautiful machine. Love it..

[Rick]

I'm jealous of how gorgeous this custom build is. Seriously. You should be really proud.

[bloxom]

How do you get fx2 vertical like that. Sweet Cab!!

[thinstimpy]

curious, how many inches is it from the end of that middle shelf (bottom CP board) the the CP Back plate? 5 something inches?

[camperman73]

Wow, i love this.

Best comment on a build "And lastly, the straddle."

Did you ever find a list of games that are great on a cocktail.
Im running MAME, and some just dont like flipping.

Loving the black, the contrast is awesome.

[jkdubb]

Thanks!

I've slowly been going through all of the games and rotating them in MAME if they work well on cocktail tables. I am also looking into getting a shortcut of some kind that will flip the display for non-mame games like pinball fx.

I also may be getting access to a workshop soon where a new design may be underway. 

[camperman73]

Yeh im thinking i will have to do the same.

I want as many games as possible to flip. But thats going to take a while, going through 800 games.

You come across any way of getting non flipping games to flip?

[kg5000]

Great build! Did you ever post the SketchUp files? I'd love to take closer look at the model to see if it something I can make.

Thanks,
Ken

[skipsinclair]

In all seriousness, I would start on this build TOMORROW if you could provide even the merest hint of a suggestion of an idea of a plan!!!  Anything at all to get me started, even basic measurements.  This is amazingly beautiful, and exactly what I am looking for in a cocktail cabinet.  I'd probably leave off the tilt part, but other than that this would really really be perfect.  Any chance??  Please please please???

[vlgxejme]

Hi

I hope that you can post some plans!!!

[chartman]

I love the mirrored display for horizontal games. I've searched everywhere and all I keep finding is the cocktail setting which flips vertical games. Can you tell me what setting allows the head to head mirroring on the same display? I making a smaller tabletop cocktail and that would be a perfect setup. Thanks for the help.

Chartman

[PL1]

I've searched everywhere and all I keep finding is the cocktail setting which flips vertical games. Can you tell me what setting allows the head to head mirroring on the same display?

Welcome aboard, Chartman.   

Try selecting Cocktail in the MAME "Video Settings" menu instead of the "Dip Switches" menu.


Scott

[chartman]

I've searched everywhere and all I keep finding is the cocktail setting which flips vertical games. Can you tell me what setting allows the head to head mirroring on the same display?

Welcome aboard, Chartman.   

Try selecting Cocktail in the MAME "Video Settings" menu instead of the "Dip Switches" menu.


Scott

Thanks for the reply. I've played with the dip switches and MAME menu to set cocktail mode and that works on all the roms that allow it, which is great. But what I'm specifically looking for is the setting that allows for horizontal games to be mirrored to both sides of the screen so 2 players on a cocktail machine can play together like it shows in the YouTube video of the cabinet. Not sure if it requires a specific version of MAME that supports that feature, or if the combo of the flipx/flipy command with some command for mirroring. I'm currently getting ready to build a mini tabletop cocktail machine and would love for the horizontal games (i.e Street Fighter 2, Cadillac's vs. Dinosaurs, etc..) to be able to be played by two players as well as the standard vertical cocktail games (i.e Pacman, 1944, etc...). It would be an awesome feature to add. It also may effect my intention of using Retropie if the MAME emulators it supports don't have that feature. I may have to go to an inexpensive x86 machine that will fit the low profile of the cabinet.

[PL1]

It also may effect my intention of using Retropie if the MAME emulators it supports don't have that feature.

Not sure if the MAME versions that run on a RasPi can mirror the screen, but more recent versions can. (0.107 and newer IIRC)

You may also want to ask about this in the Raspberry Pi & Dev Board sub-forum.


Scott

[JDFan]

It also may effect my intention of using Retropie if the MAME emulators it supports don't have that feature.

Not sure if the MAME versions that run on a RasPi can mirror the screen, but more recent versions can. (0.107 and newer IIRC)

You may also want to ask about this in the Raspberry Pi & Dev Board sub-forum.


Scott

If they don't and you are still in the design phase could always just put 2 monitors into the cabinet and have them mounted so each player gets his own screen to do the same thing. (perhaps put in a second PI and switchbox and set it up so you could play as 2 separate systems when you each want to play a different game or as a single 2 player setup with screen mirrored for those times you want to compete.)

[chartman]

It also may effect my intention of using Retropie if the MAME emulators it supports don't have that feature.

Not sure if the MAME versions that run on a RasPi can mirror the screen, but more recent versions can. (0.107 and newer IIRC)

You may also want to ask about this in the Raspberry Pi & Dev Board sub-forum.


Scott

Thanks for the help. Posted on the PI board and then started digging into LR-MAME2010 on the PI, and found in the TAB menu a video options that has cocktail mode for horizontal games. Just enable it and it mirrors the screen (Squished Horizontally), then go down to config items and rotate 90% and bingo, nearly perfect horizontal games for both sides of a cocktail table. My RetroPie build was set around LR-MAME2003 and the 0.79 ROMSET, so looks like i'm going to have to find a 0.139 ROMSET. Thanks for the help.

Chartman

[JDFan]

If you can't find that set you can create it using the current set and the rollback set. Though IIRC 0.139 is a pretty easy to find set.

[bwhalen]

Thanks for posting this project. I used some elements of your machine in the design of mine. You can see what I did here:

[jkdubb]

I love coming back to this post after years and reading through again!

Thanks for posting this project. I used some elements of your machine in the design of mine.

This is amazing! Great job. It is super cool to have inspired someone. 

If anyone is interested in what I've been up to you can check out my site. www.neontoken.com or on instagram @neontoken

I've built three new cabs and restored a bunch more. Keep making cool stuff! 

[balakubaku]

A 49
B 24
D 23
E 48

C from floor 26
From bottom of cab 21.5


Be sure to comment here with a link to your build post. I'd love to see how it turns out.

Hi everyone. Love the forum. I'm making this post so i could ask if anyone can give me the measures? Because the picutire don't exist anymore and i'm starting to build one cab just like this one.

Thank everyone and especially jkdubb  gor this great inspiration.