UAII Cabinet + SlikStik w/ Overlay + 27" TV

[toddmoore]

I have finished my first MAME cabinet using the UAII kit, SlikStik controls, and a 27" TV.



I spent months researching which components to buy, the best emulators for consoles games, and finding the perfect front loader.  Please read my full article here:

http://www.tmsoft.com/article-arcade.htm

Let me know what you think!

Cheers,
Todd

[toddmoore]

Sorry I posted this so many times, the forums kept giving me an error and telling me to retry even though the post went through!  Hopefully the admin won't think I'm spamming

[clockwork]

How to build your own Arcade System
1/22/2007

According to this, you haven't built your cabinet yet. 

Seriously, good job. Looks great.

Btw, posts have been erroring for me like that too.

[jlfreund]

Excellent write up!  It's nice to see the example Toshiba + bezel working together, since

[rhett]

This cabinet looked so good that I decided to copy it exactly (I hope you don't mind).  I just orderd all of the parts in your instructions except the computer, TV, and speakers.  You should get a commission!  Some of the parts cost a little more than you listed including shipping.  So far, everything cost around $1400 shipped.  I felt like this is a good deal compared to buying a slikstik cabinet/controller combo for $1700 + $90 for the overlay + $300 shipping = $2100.

Originally, I was going to go with the overlay and marquee with characters on it, but after looking at other MAME box pictures on the internet, I decided that looked too gaudy and tacky.  No offense, but the mame marquee with lighting bolts seemed pretty dorky to me.  However, I could not deny how awesome your box looked, so I decided I better not risk anything and just copy exactly what you did.

The one thing I realized maybe is missing from your setup is plexiglass over the TV.  To me, that seems like an important feature.  Is there a good way to include it with this setup?

Thanks!

[jlfreund]

Looks awesome.  I'm wondering how well that SlikStick panel works for Robotron?  It seems like the joysticks are too far apart.

Jason

[dweebs0r]

Great write up!  And the cab looks really good too. 

How is the TV mounted in the cab?  Is it decased, etc?

-D

[ironmichael]

Just wanted to say thanks for posting your original article.  It inspired me to build my own MAME cabinet.  I had originally considered purchasing a Golden Tee game but I was appalled at the prices.

Your article convinced me that I could take on as much (or as little) as I wanted.  I ended up building an Ultimate Arcade II after ordering plans.  I'm still customizing everything but hope to be done by Thanksgiving.

[ratzz]

Great write-up. Another to add to my favorites ...