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Dawgz Rule:

Nitro, I do actually like the simplicity of your design although the knobs on the front do make it resemble a microwave cart.  I would recommend a single door with a magnetic type latch.  It would make it look cleaner.

That aside, this little gem really says it all....


--- Quote ---Also, I won't sell a mame cabinet with a computer already in it anymore. I want the buyer to completely understand that they are not purchasing the games from me. Both because I have no right to sell them and because they can and will come back months or years later when the frontend or windows stops working and expect you to fix it for them for free. If they add their own computer then that becomes their problem, not mine.
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I have one and only one cab that I built and each and every time I have guests over the house, somebody wants me to build them one......some to the tune of thousands of dollars.  I won't do it for the above stated reasons...especially selling to friends.  On top of that, I don't want the hassles of dealing with the legalities of the whole darn thing.  It is one thing to build a cabinet for your own enjoyment.  As soon as it expands to selling, I can see all sorts of trouble brewing between the OS licensing and the ROMS themselves.   If you figured out your margins and it looks like a good deal to you, have at it.

I would also like to see how you incorporated dual tanksticks into a four player.



ark_ader:

Well as a xarcade owner with a sizable collection of adapters that actually work with the controller, I like the OP's cabinet.  It sure a lot better than my previous attempt 8 years ago (I got better with practice) but I would ditch the red X and make it black all over the cp.  If you want to sell it, and you have a buyer GO FOR IT!!  and very well done too.

What these fallouts from KLOV do not understand is raw functionality.  I build for that and not for cosmetic value.  The cabinet knows it is getting the small hand axe after I tire from it, so why put lipstick on a pig?

The subject of games.  I used to be a huge advocate for copyright ownership.  But since the impact of p2p it is a pointless exercise.  I will not advise you to bundle a set of roms with your cabinet.  I will leave that to your own judgement.  What you can do is download all the royalty free games at mame.net.  Or you can email xgaming for their arcade disk.

On the subject of dissing peoples creation.  Well its in the rules, and if Saint doesn't enforce the rules or his mods, then it is a sad day indeed.  Besides you can always mute or tell them to ---fudgesicle--- off. ;D

Nitro0602:

Thanks for the advice, I understand what you mean about the doors.
I may change that, maybe I have weird customers but they don't mind it.. Lol
But yeah I understand it will make it cleaner, just wanted something easy breezy.. Almost like a cabinet for dummies.. Lol
You will be surprised how many people email me not understanding the mame thing, or have tried and just given up... I was too like them, but did my research and so on.. 

I do include the computer, but not the roms anymore... Everything comes with warranty as I buy all products at stores.. And give my customers receipts for everything...

Worst thing that has happened is a customers power supply died during a power outage, it was still under warranty.. Told him to make sure he buys a power-surge bar of some sort to avoid it again..


--- Quote from: Dawgz Rule on July 28, 2013, 05:51:32 am ---Nitro, I do actually like the simplicity of your design although the knobs on the front do make it resemble a microwave cart.  I would recommend a single door with a magnetic type latch.  It would make it look cleaner.

That aside, this little gem really says it all....


--- Quote ---Also, I won't sell a mame cabinet with a computer already in it anymore. I want the buyer to completely understand that they are not purchasing the games from me. Both because I have no right to sell them and because they can and will come back months or years later when the frontend or windows stops working and expect you to fix it for them for free. If they add their own computer then that becomes their problem, not mine.
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I have one and only one cab that I built and each and every time I have guests over the house, somebody wants me to build them one......some to the tune of thousands of dollars.  I won't do it for the above stated reasons...especially selling to friends.  On top of that, I don't want the hassles of dealing with the legalities of the whole darn thing.  It is one thing to build a cabinet for your own enjoyment.  As soon as it expands to selling, I can see all sorts of trouble brewing between the OS licensing and the ROMS themselves.   If you figured out your margins and it looks like a good deal to you, have at it.

I would also like to see how you incorporated dual tanksticks into a four player.

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Nitro0602:

Thanks bud.
I actually don't like the big ass X on the stick as well.. Lol
Was thinking of getting a vinyl sticker and putting it on top, not sure if that voids the warranty though.. One customer didn't like it, but it's the same dude I'm building the 4-player for..lol

Trying to get some licenses, but some good guys on here sent me some links to buy cd arcade games..

Criticism.. Knew I would get some.. Name calling.. That's just ignorant morons IMO who should go and  :censored:
Themselves..  :laugh2:



--- Quote from: ark_ader on July 28, 2013, 06:18:51 am ---Well as a xarcade owner with a sizable collection of adapters that actually work with the controller, I like the OP's cabinet.  It sure a lot better than my previous attempt 8 years ago (I got better with practice) but I would ditch the red X and make it black all over the cp.  If you want to sell it, and you have a buyer GO FOR IT!!  and very well done too.

What these fallouts from KLOV do not understand is raw functionality.  I build for that and not for cosmetic value.  The cabinet knows it is getting the small hand axe after I tire from it, so why put lipstick on a pig?

The subject of games.  I used to be a huge advocate for copyright ownership.  But since the impact of p2p it is a pointless exercise.  I will not advise you to bundle a set of roms with your cabinet.  I will leave that to your own judgement.  What you can do is download all the royalty free games at mame.net.  Or you can email xgaming for their arcade disk.

On the subject of dissing peoples creation.  Well its in the rules, and if Saint doesn't enforce the rules or his mods, then it is a sad day indeed.  Besides you can always mute or tell them to ---fudgesicle--- off. ;D

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Nitro0602:

Not scared off.. But this is too much drama for me.. I'm actually a very simple guy.. Thus my simplicity of a cabinet ;)

I have come to terms that if you don't build it "their" way, then it's wrong. Which is total BS IMO.
Also these "big shots" want their ego's stroked among other things, which I'm not down for :lol
Why would I feed the animals and post more pics?  We'll see I guess.. Prob not.

Believe it or not, have 2 more customers interested in a 4-player tankstick arcade.. If it works.. Why the heck would I change it...



--- Quote from: yotsuya on July 28, 2013, 02:08:30 am ---Not a follower, my friend.

But I hope we don't scare you off. I'm dying to see your four-player Dual Tankstick holder.

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