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| paigeoliver:
Really, a $100 bill taken into your local PC recycler is really all you ever need for mame. The bleeding edge stuff a high end PC enables usually doesn't have very mature emulation behind it yet (thus it STILL DOESN"T WORK RIGHT). While the newest PC games are starting to not really work in 640x480 anymore, so there isn't much reason to go high end to use those, although PC game system requirements have been at a standstill since the xbox 360 came out, so that is really not even an important point. Monitor and then controls in that order are the way to spend your build money. The PC is an afterthought. |
| slappyhooper:
Ya know, I spent an hour thinking up my responses to the original questions. The fact that anybody took my responses seriously...WOW. I recommended that he randomly drill button holes, install them in a hexigram shape with dual trackballs in the center of the hexigram shaped buttons...... :dizzy: On a serious note though....if he adds in guns, spinners, trackball, and (probably) race wheel, it's just feature creep waiting to happen...... |
| paigeoliver:
--- Quote from: slappyhooper on February 08, 2013, 11:57:44 pm --- On a serious note though....if he adds in guns, spinners, trackball, and (probably) race wheel, it's just feature creep waiting to happen...... --- End quote --- That is just newbie enthusiasm I hope. My frankencab has a spinner and 4-way that absolutely never get used because they are in the exact same uncomfortable spots that everyone else puts them in. |
| jammin0:
--- Quote from: slappyhooper on February 08, 2013, 11:57:44 pm ---Ya know, I spent an hour thinking up my responses to the original questions. The fact that anybody took my responses seriously...WOW. I recommended that he randomly drill button holes, install them in a hexigram shape with dual trackballs in the center of the hexigram shaped buttons...... --- End quote --- I enjoyed it, well worth the hour writing it. Plus I remember when I was in high school and I got my first voodoo card. Played tomb raider like no one's business. Sould have kept it, if only I knew someone would pay me top dollar for it. |
| Yenome:
i would say get rid of the overly extended control panel that is on the cab now. if you want the most controls for playing arcade games you will need 1. two 4/8 way switchable sticks happs or sanwa are great choice 2. 12-20 buttons depending on how you set the cp. least being 12. 6 per player. i have a two player 7 button layout but i lilke for 4 buttons in a row for neogeo. i use the 7th button as a shift button to do coin and start. 3. 3" trackball 4. two ultimarc aimtrak guns. 5. something for stick and button interface. ipac most popular xin-mo from ggg comes to mind as well 6. optipac for the trackball interface. 7. depending on how much you play spinner games adding one of those wouldnt hurt but i dont play em so i leave em off. course i also prefer 32"+ for light guns. unless you can get some wireless ones worked out then i go light gun on 25 or 27in. The best thing to do is get you some cardboard or cheap thin wood. particle works. and lay out a cp and test it out once you have all required parts for at least a 2player panel. If you want a nice replacement panel design for that cab i would check out lusid's flashback it using the same style cab and has a nice panel that would fit two player 6-8 buttons ea start and coin and trackball. even enough room for admin buttons but i stay away from them and use a wireless keyboard. |
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