Seems a bit harsh man, He makes a good point, A cab without software is useless, and is part of a build, and apparently had a good year as far as innovation goes.... However this thread has nothing to do with creative concepts as such, it is more like a mind rape of ideas, under the pretense of justification.... Dance my little puppets Dance.
A cab without software? Sure if you mean the games. If you mean MAME, then no. There are a ton of arcade games you can play with loaders and the like without MAME. There's also the fact you can build a cab and use real hardware too. I kinda wish we had more builds like Haruman's Reunion that run on real hardware.
I've got real hardware... I've got a huge TV... I've got good buttons/joysticks/trackball/etc... and a big budget... what you guys want to see? The goal currently is a steam machine+mame (Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat X, Injustice 2, Killer Instinct 2017, Cuphead, Redout, Mutant Football League, NBA Playgrounds, Brawlhalla, Jamestown, Guns Gore and Cannoli, TMNT: Portal Power, Spelunky, etc... + some classics)... I'm not gonna make it play everything but I do have a decent game list... need cab design ideas right now...
Tell me what you want you guys want to see... I'm open to ideas and shaped everything on the front-end, cab design, or software side... but I work with C++, C Sharp, Python, VB Programmer, and am head IT director for my company... Used to do graphic design, and have an engineering background so I'm good with Solidworks/Inventor... I'm doing the software/wiring side.... my buddy is doing the woodworking