Hi all. I have been browsing around the forum for a little while, and I wanted to say thanks. This is a great resource that answered a lot of my questions before starting on my build.
I got an idea a few months back that I really wanted an arcade cabinet in my basement, something from the early 90s. I toyed around with buying either a Simpsons or MKII machine. After some initial research I decided I would rather have a MAME cabinet over a dedicated one. I did not have the heart to cut up and convert an already existing machine, building one from scratch will make a good project anyway. I am building a "sort of " MKII cabinet. I made some slight modifications of the Jakobud MKI plans to make things a bit easier on myself (e.g. reducing the width between sides to 24" from 25", making the lower front area for the coin door flat).
I picked up a refurbished pc and 20" 4:3 lcd monitor from craigslist, a byo X arcade kit, and an X arcade coin door. I read mixed reviews on the X arcade byo kit, with console lag. I only intend to run it from the computer, soon we'll see how well it works. X arcade only offered a single coin door, but it seems a lot of the 2 player versions of 4 player games work out alright. The order from X arcade included a copy of maximus. I've got all the software up and running I'm just waiting to wire up the controls once the cabinet is ready.
I have a healthy amount of the cabinet built and routed. My T molding is sitting in the corner waiting to be put in. Soon I will need to prime/paint, and order the CP overlay so I can figure out the button placement. Pictures to follow.
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