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chrisinauz:

Out of curiousity who else here has made a MAME machine out of an original cabinet of some form? Just a show of hands!

My MAME Machine was made out of a Super Punch Out! Machine! And in my opinion that game sucked but im sure i'll get tore down for stating that! So did most of you build your cabs from scratch? Or just modify originals!??

Ghoward:

I built my own cab, I wouldn't want to trash a real arcade machine for MAME, also the look I wanted could not be got from a real arcade machine.

Gary

CthulhuLuke:

I'm currently working over an original, but I'm pretty much restoring it and keeping it almost the exact same that it was.   I bought it as a working TKO Boxing Cabinet, the monitor was a non-sanyo so it had inverted colors which made the game pretty crappy, even though that game is very crappy in the first place *get the NES hack of the playchoice one if you don't believe me*  It came w/ the Nintendo blue colors, LOTS of exterior damage *big JIMMY carved into the side* there were big gashes, the white t-molding was a pale-clay ish color with spider webs and gross things all over it, the coin door was kicked in, etc.
   I don't have any pictures of it as its still in the works, but I just finished painting it nintendo orange and I'm going to be making a new control panel for it soon *I didn't want to modify the original to fit happs parts.*  I think as long as the cabinet is done classy and there are no major modifications and overhangs I'm fine with it.  Just don't take a Centipede, add 15 buttons, 3 joysticks, 2 spinners, and have 2 feet of overhang on each side and it's fine.

AlanS17:

My first MAME machine was originally a Bad Dudes that had been converted to a Batman. I liked the curviness of the machine. It's not like other blocky old-school cabinets.

daeven:

I've got a Pac Man and a Centipede that I'm restoring to look like the originals.  Since they don't have the PCBs, I'll put a PC in each (for now) and set the up with all the games that work with their controls.  Some time down the road I may acquire PCBs and turn them in to the real thing.

I have hacked CPs for each of them, but I'm planning on filling in the extra holes and buying overlays for them.

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