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petrosky:
I see I see.
Well, this is all a foreign language to me but it seems fun already. ;D
brophog:
Take a few months and search this site. It's like a bible for people like us. Anything you even think of having a problem/question on and search for it.
It's handy, it's fast.
MaximRecoil:
--- Quote ---Building a Real arcade game will cost a lot more than building a MAME cabinet in my opinion...
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How do you figure? You can assume the same amount of money for everything that a Mame cabinet and a dedicated arcade machine have in common, but a common JAMMA board is about $20 and you are done. You won't get much of a PC for $20, and then forget about any Whatever-PACs and ArcadeVGA cards, it's keyboard hacks and AdvanceMame (or a PC monitor) if you want to have a prayer of keeping the cost down to a real arcade machine level.
petrosky:
Now this might sound stupid but I seen this on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8241616743&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Could you build a cab, and then put this and a tv into the cab and it be the same thing as creating a cab on your own? you could easily change the boards right?
MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: petrosky on December 19, 2005, 08:20:26 am ---Now this might sound stupid but I seen this on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8241616743&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Could you build a cab, and then put this and a tv into the cab and it be the same thing as creating a cab on your own? you could easily change the boards right?
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You could build a "Supergun" for a lot cheaper than that. Or, you could just buy a generic JAMMA cabinet for like $100-$150. Ask PaigeOliver. Stuff like that falls from the sky in his neck of the woods.