Hello.
One of them long time lurkers that finally took the plunge.
This Weecade is born from the frustration that:
a) I don't have the space for a full size cab.
b) I have zero woodworking experience.
c) My 19" CRT would have looked like a steaming pile in a full size.
So perhaps the logical beginning is a bartop that I have frowned at for years.
I am currently seriously contemplating a Bubble Bobble theme, but total lack of graphics experience might become a hindrance (I have already begun pestering others more skilled, let's see what comes out of that
)
This cab is not going to be breaking any new ground, it's based on several of the bartops on this site and I have been using
Degeneratrons builds as a reference. I plan to make the CP out of MDF and use 2 x U360s with 6 buttons each.
The guts will be a 20th century Athlon XP machine (If it fits
)
Currently I am going for a minimalistic admin button setup, with only 1P, 2P and a coin button on the front. If the shift functionality gives me problems, I might have to re-evaluate that.
I am still one the fence regarding Pinball buttons, guess I will start out by actually installing VPinMAME on the machine to see how it goes.
Front end of choice is MaLa, I did tinker with it for a while getting Mame, Daphne and some 8/16 bit emulators to run with a limited selection of ROMs.
Current status:
Cab assembled and painted, marquee lit, only sideart missing.
Other Bubble Bobble themed cabs by:
sdchown shadow05 FinnJävel OverRide bsam YoGaBaR