Main > Main Forum

ARCADE FLAT PACK

Pages: (1/4) > >>

abegeman:

Hello,
I have done some work recently building a few  arcade cabinets  which i have used with my PC to run MAME and other emulators . (www.www.arcadecontrols.com for more details). This really has brought the whole  arcade experince to life!

I know that there are a lot of people out there that would like to do the same thing, however do not have a arcade cabinet or the skills to build one. I was fortunate enough to find a arcade cabinet that i have used as a template to build others.
 
I was thinking about using my designes to put a "Flat Pack" arcade together that i could  mail to people over the internet. The idea is that i send all of the parts nessesery with instructions in a flat pack and people assembel the arcade cab on the other side

I haven't decided as of yet if i should include monitor etc as this will cost alot of money to ship.  THe pack would include the whole arcade cabinet including 2 joysticks sticks art etc. All that would be required is a monitor and a PC to plug in. I have worked out to cover my costs this would be around $200 - $250.

Would any one be interested in this? If response is high enough i will start manufacturing these. Can people let me know if they think this is a good idea? Or even if they would like to put there name down to buy one. I have loads of photos of my finished cab also if any one is interested

Thanks
abegeman@myrealbox.com

rchadd:

think you will find most people here make their own anyway - its part of the fun.

...currently undecided whether this actually comes under the category of "spam" or not?

abegeman:

Well it was just an idea, i know alot of people do not have access to the tools etc needed to make a CAB. And this is not spam as this is the only forum i have posted it on. I was just interested in peoples opinion

menace:

You might want to include photos of the finished product (this board accepts pictures 250kb or smaller @ 640x480 resolution) and detail in a parts list whats included--i think if done properly there is a market for flat packs.

Oh and this IS arcadecontrols.com so we are looking at it by default in order to see your message--Was there a particular post you were referring to?


SteveJ34:


--- Quote from: abegeman on August 25, 2004, 07:10:17 am ---Well it was just an idea, i know alot of people do not have access to the tools etc needed to make a CAB. And this is not spam as this is the only forum i have posted it on. I was just interested in peoples opinion

--- End quote ---

It's difficult to say what number of sales  would be made  but there would be those that would be interested from time to time. There are a few others already offering similar service/products but with the exception of one cocktail unit I'm familiar with I believe the price points are much higher.



Pages: (1/4) > >>

Go to full version