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PL1:
You may want to look at this part of the FAQ for some more topics to consider and a logical progression for the design process.

MAME can rotate the image however you want on a per-game basis.

You can set up Mortal Kombat so the players are on the monitor controls side, but they move to a side panel for Arkanoid or Tempest.

Press TAB (menu), select the Video Options Menu, and have fun.   ;D


Scott
Darkjudge1:
Scott: Thanks for the link. I had come to similar conclusions. I'm tempted just to leave it with the joysticks.

Speaking of, anyone here use the Magstick plus? Any thoughts on that versus a traditional 4/8 way restrictor?
EMDB:

--- Quote from: Darkjudge1 on January 01, 2014, 03:07:29 pm ---Scott: Thanks for the link. I had come to similar conclusions. I'm tempted just to leave it with the joysticks.

Speaking of, anyone here use the Magstick plus? Any thoughts on that versus a traditional 4/8 way restrictor?

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If you want to play 4 and 8 way games together it's undoable to quickly switch the restrictor plate from the inside of a control panel. Switching the magstick plus from the top is very easy. You must like the non-micro switch stick though. I do. But after playing a while I got annoyed determining which setting to select for every individual game. Especially when having guests over. So I switched to the (also micro switch-less) U360 which is switched automatically from software depending on the selected game...
paigeoliver:
I don't mean to sound like a downer, but ordering an expensive cabinet kit designed for a 19" crt (It is basically a modified version of the Pac-Man cocktail), and then putting in a 19" lcd widescreen or an undersized 17" crt is a great way to throw $500 down the drain before you even get started. Everything will look wrong on the widescreen (which is also too small, as a widescreen has less total screen size at 19" than a 4:3 display is. While a 17" crt monitor is roughly 3" too small for the cabinet. Pc monitors and arcade monitors are not measured the same way. The 17" pc crt is about 3" smaller than the 19" arcade crt that cabinet is designed for.

You should be able to get a 21" pc monitor (which should shoehorn in if decased as the tube is only a half inch bigger than a 19" arcade monitor tube) on craigslist for all of $25.

Any reason you are starting with a cocktail and not an upright? The cocktail eats like 3 times as much floor space as an upright and it is pretty easy to find an upright cabinet with no game in it for $100 or less to repaint and use.




--- Quote from: Darkjudge1 on December 31, 2013, 11:29:30 pm ---So, because I don't have any woodworking tools beyond a screwdriver, hammer and a power drill I've elected to go with this cabinet:

http://www.mameroom.com/Products_Cocktail3_Kit.asp

Part of the reason for this is because of the horizontal set of controls in addition to the traditional cocktail controls. However, I'm curious... has anyone been able to modify any of the pre-drilled holes for a trackball? Would that be necessary to add a spinner?

EDIT: Curious, did anyone try mounting a 19 in LCD widescreen in one of these? I'm trying to decide between that a 17 in CRT that I have.

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Darkjudge1:
paigeoliver: Short version is... the cocktail is my personal preference. Yes, it'd be nice to have an upright, but the cocktail to me is a bit more practical. Though I'm curious, what would you see as the drawback to a 19 in widescreen LCD, or am I correct in thinking that part of the image will be cut off/viewing angle will be an issue?
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