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Using Smash TV cabinet for a MAME system
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paigeoliver:
If you are maming then the only thing that needs to work right is the screen.

I would normally get on my soapbox about not ripping up dedicated games, but if you aren't in America then it is the arcade history of your country you are destroying, not mine.  :burgerking:
Nephasth:

--- Quote from: paigeoliver on August 22, 2012, 06:57:39 pm ---...but if you aren't in America then it is the arcade history of your country you are destroying, not mine.  :burgerking:

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Oh boy. ::) It's not "yours", Mr. There's A Million Pole Positions Waiting To Be MAMEd. Guess it depends on what side of the bed you wake up from... :P
MaxVolume:

--- Quote from: boerbiet on August 22, 2012, 03:56:41 pm ---A 2-player machine is the idea, yea, with 6 buttons for each player. Eventually I want to add guns too and I'm thinking of adding a trackball and / or spinner for arkanoid and such. Haven't made up my mind about those though.

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If you can find the space for them, go for it.  A trackball can serve the same function as a spinner, but if it's too small it might not have sufficient "travel" for comfortable and precise control.  Even something like a MiniPAC will let you use both, so have at it.
Mat:

--- Quote from: dgame on August 22, 2012, 04:46:12 pm ---My advice would be to build a completely new control panel and leave the original guts intact so you can switch it back.

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Exactly.  If you absolutely have to use this cab, remove the old control panel and put it in your closet.  Build a new one that's the same shape.  Mount it to the cabinet using the factory hardware.  Try not to drill any new holes or make any new cuts to the cab in the process.
Well Fed Games:

--- Quote from: Mat on August 22, 2012, 09:35:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: dgame on August 22, 2012, 04:46:12 pm ---My advice would be to build a completely new control panel and leave the original guts intact so you can switch it back.

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Exactly.  If you absolutely have to use this cab, remove the old control panel and put it in your closet.  Build a new one that's the same shape.  Mount it to the cabinet using the factory hardware.  Try not to drill any new holes or make any new cuts to the cab in the process.

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This is true, as you already will have a kick ass twin stick shooter control panel. The good news is the Smash TV panel (if it is the same as mine) is one flat peice of wood/metal... easy to duplicate with a router.... hmm that gives me ideas...
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