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| yotsuya:
I know we had fun in Neph's New Arcade Console thread (and it *was* all meant in good fun), but honestly, a lot of the advice and feedback that we give, harsh or not, comes from experience. WE'VE made those mistakes. We've learned the hard way. We've wasted the money, we've ruined the materials, we've gotten the negative feedback from guests. No one's being mean or harshing the vibe, it's really truly constructive feedback. So, with that in mind, what mistakes have you make in your cab building? I'll start. 1. On my first cab, I did the "external mounted speaker grilles" thing. Some people don't see this as a mistake, but I think aesthetically, it breaks the illusion of it being an arcade cab, especially if they're more modern plastic or open-air grilles (like those Sony Xplod grilles). Every build I've done since then hides the speakers behind drilled holes or slots for the speaker as originally designed, or they use authentic grilles (think Midway cabs). 2. Again, on my first cab, I made a frankenpanel of sorts. I had a two player-six button setup, U-Trak, AND a Turbo-Twist spinner on a 24" by 8" panel. Sure, it all fit, but I had to rest my hand on TOP of the P2 joy to use the spinner. Also, the trackball was 2 inches from the glass bezel. When I redid the panel, I got rid of the trackball and the spinner and have been totally chuffed with the results. 3. My plan for the first cab was to play everything - MAME, ATARI, NES, SNES, SMS, all the consoles I loved playing. I got it all set up, then started playing the NES and SNES games I used to love.... and I hated it. I mean HATED IT. It doesn't feel natural, mapping the shoulder and trigger buttons to one of the other buttons was a joke, and really, those games weren't made to be played standing up for a long period of time. I ditched those games a few months later when I switched my cab over to Hyperspin and haven't regretted it for a single second ever since. 4. Finally, on this first cab, I thought swappable panels was going to be the way to go. So I rigged up a system where I used Cat5 and patch panels to swap things out quicker. But I soon learned that I didn't like crimping .187 Quick Disconnects on those super tiny thin wires. Also, it's not as neat as you would think it would be. Finally, I realized I was going to have to store these 4 or 5 panels I had planned SOMEWHERE.... Finally, I would swap a panel, plug in the USB retro controller, get ready to play... only to find out that the controller wasn't recognized, or that I had to remap the controls. Ugh. The best thing I ever did after building my first cab was revising it. :cheers: |
| pbj:
The one that's really been bothering me lately is I did my TMNT control panel so that the edge of the panel digs into my palms when I play it. Because I've got big hands and that's what I'm used to feeling. When I had the opportunity to make it comfortable to play. Shifting everything up two inches would have really changed the feel. Oh well. At least it maximizes distance between players in its current configuration. |
| Nephasth:
Married a ---Bad words, bad words, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when saint censors you?---. |
| yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Nephasth on August 31, 2015, 11:33:43 am ---Married a ---Bad words, bad words, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when saint censors you?---. --- End quote --- Yeah, I know that one, but we were talking about arcade stuff, Griff-richer! |
| harveybirdman:
I spent three weeks downloading PSX ISOs for my MAME setup. I haven't played any in three years.... Nevermind that you cannot play Tenchu on arcade controls, it is stupid. I made a six button panel for my MAME setup, buttons five and six are almost NEVER used. Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, just aren't that fun because I suck hard at them. There is nothing fun about reaching over a worthless row of buttons to play the games I do play. My gameslist has 1300 games. Guests are overwhelmed by choices and have a hard time settling on a game. Bought expensive stuff for my cab that I didn't end up using, damaged by cab by trying to move it myself without a dolly. |
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