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spongebue:

This morning, the final part of my arcade (the marquee) came in, and my arcade is now complete! :)



not too bad, considering this is how we got it: [img]http://members.aol.com/bjb0625/pics/arcade.jpg

Some things we did include:
new trim
new paint (this makes a world of difference)
new marquee
touched up coin slots (chrome paint rocks!)
adding a computer (of course! :) )
new control panel with new buttons

I'm thinking of adding a track ball that can be detached sometime, but I don't know if I'll ever get around to it.  Oh well, here it is nonetheless, I'm going to play New Rally X :)

spongebue

NoOne=NBA=:

You just THINK that it's done, and even admitted as much with this statement:


--- Quote ---I'm thinking of adding a track ball that can be detached sometime, but I don't know if I'll ever get around to it.

--- End quote ---

Until you do "get around to it", it won't REALLY be done.
OF course the other side of that is if you DO get around to it, as soon as it's "done", you'll find something else to do to it.

My suggestion is to start another cab quick.
That way you can put your effort into the new one, instead of retrofitting the old one.

spongebue:

yeah, but umm... CRAP! :P

If I ever do it, it won't be in a few years, since I would need a Trackball to PS/2 adapter, and I don't have very many games that use a trackball. (my cab originally came with a trackball, so I have that part covered already)

NoOne=NBA=:

If you've already got the trackball, then all you'd need is a PS/2 mouse to hack.
I think some people here have had luck using a USB-PS/2 converter on Oscar's USB Mouse Hacks, as well.


I "finished" my cab a couple years ago, and immediately began to tear it back apart to retrofit a modular CP system.....

Then I decided to turn the monitor, so that it would be a vertical-only cab.....

Now it's "unfinished" again, and I'm already working on two restorations (Radical Radial and Vindicators), just picked up a 25" Jaleco sitdown that I'm planning to do some cosmetic work to, and have plans for another two scratch-built cabs that I haven't started to work on yet.

TOK:

An arcade is a place.
An arcade game is a thing, but people here typically call them cabinets.

Its not a huge thing, but being an enthusiast site and all, it's kind of a peeve of mine. From your comments, I expected to see pictures of a row of games.  :angel:




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