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Bunghoolio:
A little free advice please.... this looks like much less headache...
http://rmn.craigslist.org/vgm/4113879563.html

From the ad:

Up for grabs is my custom MAME Arcade machine
This project started out with the intent of building a full sized cabinet and then I realized that I just didn't have the space available for something like that. so the project morphed into an all in one control panel that houses the PC. The Idea being that you can pull it out and play in front of a flat panel TV or even mount a dedicated TV on the wall.

Here is what is included
4 Player custom built panel

each player has the following buttons
4 way joystick, 7 buttons, 1 coin & 1 start

3" Illuminated Blue Trackball
4 admin buttons on each side
left, right, middle mouse buttons on each side

All Arcade buttons are being run through an IPAC 4

computer Components
The computer is housed inside the control panel
250w power supply
Biostar TH61 Mini ITX Motherboard - N82E16813138327
HDMI/VGA/DVI output, USB 3
I3-2100 CPU
4GB RAM
500GB Sata Hard Drive
Wireless N Adapter Inside

Windows 7 Professional Operating System
Highly customized to remove all traces of the operating system during boot up
This computer is overkill for MAME, but I wanted to be future proof when I built it.

I also have one Amtrak arcade gun with an extra red shell and the recoil kit, I have used this gun a little and it works great on LCD TV's and is really the only good option for MAME.

The stand that it is sitting on is a fold up keyboard stand and is included.

As the panel stands right now, all that is need to get up and running is an outlet and a tv with HDMI input. upon powering the unit up it will boot into Hyperspin which is a fancy way to select what system and what game to play. It currently has several thousand games installed, however not every game works 100% in mame. I can assure that all the classics are working though.

this system also has the capability to play NES, SNES, N64, Atari, Playstation, etc....

The hardware side of the project is complete and the software is usable as is, however to really trick this system out some software customization will be needed.

there is really to much here to cover in a craigslist add, if you are interested please email and ask questions. I have an smartphone so I usually respond to emails immediately.

I'm asking $1000 Firm, do some research most places charge that just for the control panel let alone a built in PC.
Rick:

--- Quote from: Bunghoolio on October 11, 2013, 10:55:47 pm ---A little free advice please.... this looks like much less headache...
--- End quote ---

Free advice is certainly worth every penny.
paigeoliver:
Never been a big fan of mounting the PC inside the control panel. Putting the hard drive in the exact spot where everyone will be banging on the machine isn't the wisest choice in the world.

If you buy that you will want to remount the player 3 and 4 joysticks, they are inappropriately angled (well 90 percent of the community and 100 percent of real arcade game manufacturers say you shouldn't angle them, the remaining 10 percent are split between people who haven't built a machine yet and people who already angled their sticks and say they "are fine").

There are not $1000 worth of parts in that ad.
keilmillerjr:
It doesn't seem like too bad of a price considering it's ready to assemble. I already have a few pennies into my machine, and I'm just about ready to start actually building the cabinet.

However, I am not feeling the design of the cabinet. It seems to bulky and ordinary. That's just me though.
Bunghoolio:
Thanks once again for your wise words fellas.  I had a great experience yesterday, stopping by Summit Amusement in St. Paul. A guy named Nick was working and he was more than happy to spend 30 minutes to give me an intro to  Jamma boards (19 in 1 , 60 in 1), monitors and cabinet styles, he even had a Mame cabinet in the back they were repairing for a customer. After playing the jamma games, I think a Mame system is more style, ready to roll for the most part would be nice to get started with. I'll talk to that guy with the Mame I posted earlier, it does seem kinda high prices though, and the quad controls are not my thing really. Does a pedestal in front of 60" plasma give a good experience, I wonder? Or Summit might be getting some good cabinets in soon, they sold the Golden Tee 2005 right away.
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