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| minorhero:
--- Quote from: Lexiq on October 26, 2023, 07:50:30 pm ---Looking good! I'm using Launchbox too, and I'm very happy with it. It also makes importing roms for consoles super easy - it automatically installs and configures Retroarch and the required cores (emulators), which can be a bit of a learning exercise otherwise. For arcade games, stand-alone MAME as you've done is generally recommended, but I've found Retroarch to be great for consoles. I may have misunderstood your meaning, but you don't have to commit to Launchbox vs Bigbox. Bigbox is just an arcade / controller friendly view of your game library, where Launchbox is for library management and easy navigation with a mouse. --- End quote --- AH, that's the part I didn't understand. I wasn't sure what bigbox brought to the party that launchbox didn't already provide. I knew that bigbox was the paid version and just thought it was the more up to date option. Since I am going to set this up as an arcade machine and not just a computer, I will definitely need bigbox. In other news, I bought an old used coindoor off of ebay. Not too bad for 30 dollars shipped. Now I just need to get a lock for it. |
| Lexiq:
That should look nice once you've cleaned it up. Did it come with a frame or surrounds for mounting? Most of the coin doors I've seen are hinged on a frame that's mounted in a hole in the cabinet. The locking mechanism also locks against the frame. This image shows it clearly: |
| minorhero:
--- Quote from: Lexiq on October 28, 2023, 06:16:55 am ---That should look nice once you've cleaned it up. Did it come with a frame or surrounds for mounting? Most of the coin doors I've seen are hinged on a frame that's mounted in a hole in the cabinet. The locking mechanism also locks against the frame. This image shows it clearly: --- End quote --- I totally didn't notice the frame detail until after I got it. Sadly, it did not come with one. I will have to make a cutout for it since I am assuming I won't be able to get the frame by itself. |
| pbj:
Well, you got rooked. Buy another coin door. |
| minorhero:
I can probably just route a channel for the coin door to sit inside of inside my 3/4 plywood. I could just buy another coin door, but..... I think I can make it work and no one will notice the difference once the plywood is painted. Or at least that is my plan. |
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