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Author Topic: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame  (Read 3506 times)

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Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« on: July 08, 2005, 02:55:28 am »
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2005, 03:18:27 am »
all that cheq. plate must cost $$$$ ?
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2005, 03:34:09 am »
I was able to get all the diamond plate for free and the guy even cut it for me too. Lucky me. ;D
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2005, 06:08:13 am »
is that cab going to be bombproof?
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2005, 07:01:16 am »
Wow, that's pretty original :)

Hate to pick fault but on your control panel the joystick/button holes look horribly close to the edge of the control panel.  I don't know about you but I like to rest my palm on the panel rather than hover in the air.  At least I'd say try it before you go ahead and finish everything...
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2005, 12:37:35 pm »
and I thought particle board would be heavy!!   ;D

Lookin' good.
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2005, 01:40:33 pm »
It's like a Queer Eye makeover.  That poor Zaxxon.
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2005, 02:02:29 pm »
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2005, 02:07:03 pm »
wait a min! was that Zaxxon cab already dead or did you go off and kill it?
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2005, 03:56:07 pm »
When I found this cab, it had been converted into a Big Event Golf. But even then it wasn't working.
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2005, 04:16:59 pm »
wow i just played Zaxxon on mame on my pc and its really harder than it looks controling the plane.
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2005, 05:52:25 pm »
Wow, that's actually really cool.  Are you going to keep the two small coin doors on that too?  I think those are very cool (don't remember seeing them before).  Great job, very original.  :)
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2005, 09:00:13 pm »
Jeeze, when I saw the first pic with some diamond plate on it, I thought it looked cool, but the WHOLE CAB? Overkill.
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2005, 12:26:06 am »
Quote from: greywolf22 on July 08, 2005, 05:52:25 pm
Are you going to keep the two small coin doors on that too?
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« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2005, 02:00:37 am »
http://home.comcast.net/~dmartin395/100_5844.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~dmartin395/100_5847.JPG


Getting close to being finished. Still have to get the metal  parts paineted when I decide on the colors.
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2005, 03:31:49 pm »
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa it look really cool but are the buttons not to close to the edge ?
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #16 on: August 31, 2005, 04:31:43 pm »
Zaxxon was one of my favorite games back in the day.  What size monitor is that?
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #17 on: August 31, 2005, 04:33:25 pm »
ya those buttons give you no wrist support what so ever.  :'(
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Re: Converting old Zaxxon cab to mame
« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2005, 01:03:49 am »
The monitor is 19" viewable. Okay guys enough people have commented about the buttons being too close to the edge. I actually find the setup comfortable for myself, I can rest my palm on the edge without any problems. If I could do it again I would move them up more, but it too late now and I am happy with what I have done regardless. I do appreciate the concern I know you all have good intentions. So other than my horrible button placement  ;), how do you guys think I am doing with my first mame project?
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