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Top 10 Mame mistakes that keep getting copied from one machine to another.
danny_galaga:
some valid points. but i would suggest #9 isnt so much copied from cabinet to cabinet but rather that people end up putting in small monitors for the same reason- this is what i have, that will get me started and ill replace it as soon as i can. posting a photo at this stage is a no no in my books though ;)
HaRuMaN:
--- Quote from: OrganicJerk on March 13, 2007, 02:15:20 am ---I just came into possession of a Dreamcast and I was considering doing the same thing since I also want MvC2 and others, but in addition to my already hooked up PC... which might be a bit of a pain since all the buttons are wired already... I'm not sure if I should hack a gamepad or spend the extra money and get the weird "DC>PSX>IPAC" adapter thing that Andy mentions on his site.
Great list, it's very insightful.... but I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "notches" ... I'm currently in the process of building and I would love to know what to avoid..
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Hack a gamepad!!!
Bones:
I don't like the word mistake to describe somebody’s cabinet or choice of shape/structure.
I prefer the word design.
TOK:
How did the King Of Weird Decisions return as such an expert on MAME cabs? :dunno
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on March 13, 2007, 02:01:45 am ---I haven't been posting regularly for a long time, so I have probably missed a zillion new projects.
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Theres your problem paige...
Seems like the times are changing a bit. Lots of the guys building arcade games now are building them to play multiple emulators. In fact, calling them MAME machines probably is a generic term that isn't accurate. If your working under the assumption that people are trying to build arcade machines, you'll see lots of "mistakes" but many folks are building game stations that will play many console and computer games.
Also - technology has changed the hobby. LCD's - have made monitors much thinner and has allowed for newer designs. Heres an example of a newer arcade that doesn't look anything like an old arcade but is a great machine none the less:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=55789.0
Things have definitely changed.