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Starting out: Creating a Mame Cabinet (BASICS) what to know?
Otraotaku:
I may be a little misled,and I wanted to see if im on the right track ti creating a Mame cabinet, would it consist of this....
buy an older computer...
Put it in an older 4 player cabinet...
Hack 2 PC pads or Keyboard...
Throw in Marquee...
PLAY?...
or isit more>
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Otraotaku on May 26, 2005, 08:58:51 am ---I may be a little misled,and I wanted to see if im on the right track ti creating a Mame cabinet, would it consist of this....
buy an older computer...
Put it in an older 4 player cabinet...
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Or two player cabinet
--- Quote ---Hack 2 PC pads or Keyboard...
--- End quote ---
Buy I-PAC/2 or KeyWiz or GP-Wiz
--- Quote ---PLAY?...
or isit more>
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Almost -
You forgot . . .
Rearrange buttons b/c you didn't like your first attempt
Add trackball and Spinner.
Add Star Wars Yoke and T2 Guns.
Build and interface multiple CP's for attaching above.
Upgrade to 49-Way joysticks with rotary adapters just b/c they're cool
Come up with cool and unique side art and CP overlays.
Configure Frontend so it doesn't look like a PC in a big box.
Lighted sticks and buttons just because you can.
RayB:
wow, 385 posts and yet such a newbie question. :D
You need to be more specific. Do you want to use a PC monitor or an arcade monitor? Do you want the arcade cabinet to also still work with JAMMA standard arcade circuit boards or no? etc...
Flinkly:
uh...project arcade (the book)?
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Flinkly on May 26, 2005, 06:23:12 pm ---uh...project arcade (the book)?
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Seconded.
I lurked around the boards (and others like it) for 18+ months, reading and researching everything and still learned (or was reminded of) a lot of stuff when reading the book.
Book link
Buy it.
Read it.
Build a great cab.
Cheers.