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Generic Eric:

--- Quote from: Cynicaster on March 10, 2014, 12:05:50 pm ---I can never understand why anybody would use anything other than a PC for a MAME cabinet. 

-   Best platform for general MAME development support
-   Absolutely unrivaled in power, dollar for dollar
-   Great selection of front ends
-   Enormous community of other folks using PC’s who can help you get up and running because they’re using the same platform
-   Easy plug-and-play for peripherals like iPac, speakers, etc. 
-   Easy to connect to any type of display
-   Highly customizable (hiding splash screens, etc.)

All of these benefits, and a totally capable machine (for the purpose at hand) can usually be had from your local classifieds for $20-$40 or so… heck, you may even have a friend or relative willing to give you an old PC for free. 

I can see how really small projects may require a physically compact hardware platform such as a Raspberry Pi or Ouya, but even there I’m guessing a bit of up front planning and cost/benefit analysis would go a long way. 

I can also understand the temptation to re-purpose some type of hardware for other nerdy uses, but ultimately you need to ask yourself what you’d rather have: a neat DIY science project (“hey, look what I made out of my old crappy Mac laptop!”) or a versatile, kick---I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules-- MAME cabinet?

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Many of your points are valid everywhere. Just consider that not everyone lives in a place where people are selling old computers in the classifieds section or putting them on the curb.

I have an ouya and I generally don't carry on about it because I haven't spent much time on it myself to formulate an opinion.

I think there is enough internet that we should be able to talk about this without being interrupted someone that isn't interested in using an OUYA as a platform.  Clearly the OUYA has its limitations but it sounds like OP already has one, so there shouldn't be any harm and figuring out how to get MAME running on it.

Also this should be in the console forum.
Boingo:

--- Quote from: Cynicaster on March 10, 2014, 12:05:50 pm ---I can never understand why anybody would use anything other than a PC for a MAME cabinet. 

-   Best platform for general MAME development support
-   Absolutely unrivaled in power, dollar for dollar
-   Great selection of front ends
-   Enormous community of other folks using PC’s who can help you get up and running because they’re using the same platform
-   Easy plug-and-play for peripherals like iPac, speakers, etc. 
-   Easy to connect to any type of display
-   Highly customizable (hiding splash screens, etc.)

All of these benefits, and a totally capable machine (for the purpose at hand) can usually be had from your local classifieds for $20-$40 or so… heck, you may even have a friend or relative willing to give you an old PC for free. 

I can see how really small projects may require a physically compact hardware platform such as a Raspberry Pi or Ouya, but even there I’m guessing a bit of up front planning and cost/benefit analysis would go a long way. 

I can also understand the temptation to re-purpose some type of hardware for other nerdy uses, but ultimately you need to ask yourself what you’d rather have: a neat DIY science project (“hey, look what I made out of my old crappy Mac laptop!”) or a versatile, kick---I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules-- MAME cabinet?

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I already have a computer I bought for a MAME machine, but it is a tower and is simply too large to put in a minicab, especially once the monitor is in there. Ouya is only the size of a Rubik's Cube, and will fit in easily. It is also cheap, about the same price as buying a used PC.  Ouya is a viable option worth considering for a cabinet, especially a small one.
BobA:
My ouya runs MAME fairly well on the regular ouya controller.  Only mod that I have heard is a problem is the X-arcade interface not being recognized.   Any other usb game pad or keyboard interface should be useable. 

Someone will always jump in and ask why you not use a free computer.  I guess the answer is try fitting a big old clunker where a ouya will fit.  Itty bitty single board mame machines are useful where boat anchors are not.   If you unbox the ouya it is really small.

An ouya makes a very nice replacement for a 60 in 1 or 100 in 1 board if you choose your games correctly and lock down MAME with only the roms you want.  Needs some sort of front end thou.
Generic Eric:

--- Quote from: BobA on March 12, 2014, 10:48:23 am ---  Needs some sort of front end thou.

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I concur

Also, this is what we are dealing with here:

and here without the fan.


I don't have a bananna for scale, but suffice to say it is small.

I've started to work on mine now that I more free time. 
sharpfork:
have you thought about Nostalgia

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AutoPilot
http://www.ouyalytics.com/app/124-AutoPilot - I'm sure there is a better link

if you feel like side loading or getting the play store working, I've been talking to the guy that makes this and it looks promising:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vektor.gamesome



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