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mattbrook:

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maxlamer:

First of all, welcome to BYOAC  :)

Second, mame is the arcade emulation software and not an arcade company.

Third, building your own cabinet from scratch is going to be far more satisfieing than buying a premade cabinet.  Thats what this forum is all about.  Oh and when you do, take photos and show us all in the "project anouncements" forum :D

Oh and the cost is mostoften less than what you would pay for a simular featured and quality cabinet, and more importantly it will be how YOU want it to be.

markrvp:


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mattbrook:

Hey guys,

Sorry about the caps there  :D and I did buy the book  :angel:
Well I went to this site http://mameroom.com/ so I guessed it was the same company.

markrvp your page is GREAT !!! WOW. I printed it out Anyways I just got my 3 sheets of MDF so there is no stopping me now. Once I build my own from there I will determine if I'll buy a cabinet next time.

This any advice on the above question ?


mccoy178:

I would say to really research the style of cabinet you want to build and also your control panel.  Be sure to look into this long and hard.  I am a golden tee guy, so I like the laid back monitor look.  Others are of the pacman variety and like the sunken look.  So on and so forth, there are many many options.  Go somewhere that has arcade games and get a feel for what you are looking for.  Sounds like you are really gung ho here, so take a few minutes and catch your breath.  Been there, done that, and now five cabinets later(for friends and family), I am building one last machine for myself, and it will be nothing like my first.  Oh yeah, and welcome! ;D

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