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unclet:

I have the back notch in my cabinet and decided to add it since I love how the cabinet looks from the side.  Yes, it took a little extra effort to build, but it gives the cabinet a little extra craftsmanship detail which I like.  I added it purely for looks.  Moving it to another home (which I only did once) was not a problem.  Once the computer and TV were removed you can lean it down and have a friend help lift it up.  Moving around the house is easy since it is on casters.

I hacked the MS Dual Strike Sidewinder USB gamepads awhile back so I could use the pots to interface my Star Wars yoke.  I have not kept up with this area of BYOAC in awhile ..... so is there some hardware which allows this to be done without using a gampad hack?
 
As for hacking a mouse .....  I did two mouse hacks so I could add two spinners to my cabinet (ie: 2-player Warlords) and purchasing two brand new spinners is crazy money since I really do not play a lot of other spinner games.

Some of the other stuff I agree with you on   ;D



btp2k2:


--- Quote from: DrewKaree on March 13, 2007, 12:28:07 pm ---
--- Quote from: btp2k2 on March 13, 2007, 11:53:08 am ---
Also, someone mentioned if it would be really be a cheap cabinet considering the cost of console, monitor, etc....I already have the console and a 27 inch TV that looks stunning. I am also replacing the controls on my main cabinet with new sticks and buttons, so I am using the controls that are coming off the main cab for this project. So in reality, all I have to pay for is the material to build the sucker.


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This always amuses me.  "Well, I've already got all the parts lying around or will scavenge them from other games, so they're "free" and I'll end up with a cheap cab".

I'd like to say that justifying it that way actually MAKES it "cheap", but you're buying new controls for another project, so you're spending money right, or are those "free" as well?  You spent money on the controls.  You spent money on the console.  You spent money on the TV that goes inside of the cab.

So in ACTUAL reality, you've simply paid for those things already, and still have to shell out money for the rest of what you plan to wrap around that stuff.  It's still anything but cheap, unless you ACTUALLY were GIVEN (meaning you haven't at some point shelled out a dime) those items.

And sure, everyone's heard of casters.  The problem is that not everyone has their cab in the garage where they can roll it out to their automatic liftgate truck.  If you don't have your cab out in the garage, I sure hope you have better luck than 99% of people who are moving things, since even with casters, you'll have to navigate the door threshholds while moving this by yourself, meaning there's a possibility (or more likely, a probability) that you'll be beating a wall or door frame or cab or all eleventy other things as you "roll that sucker up to your F150".

As for playing streetfighter on a cab, I believe there's many who would want to play it while grasping authentic arcade controls - just not a console version, since the odds are that they first came across the game while in the arcade, not playing it on a console at his buddy's house.  There's also a number who WOULD like to play the console version.  Just not the 100% majority you're hoping there is.

And....."thought so"?  ::)  You're gonna drop that as if there couldn't possibly be questions with your "airtight" defense of your choice but just in case, you'll throw a pseudo-tough-guy retort on there to scare away responses?

Please ::) <--see how that works?

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You know, I started this post pretty pissed off by all the losers making such a big deal about how much I spend on my projects. It is none of your concern what I deem "Cheap" or "Expensive"....but, since you are all so concerned about it, let's just tally up the costs for this little project.....

Dreamcast - guy from work handed it to me with the disclaimer "If you can get it to work, it's yours." A simple readjustment of the laser, works like a charm. system, two controllers, about 80 games....Free

27" JVC TV - A buddy gave it to me for helping him move at the last minute. Cost...Free

2 T-Sticks 14 buttons. OK smart guy, you got me here. $53.10

Building materials. 2 sheets of MDF from Home Depot $30.00, sheet of plexi glass $20.00. various screws and brackets....maybe another 20 to 30 bucks. I still have plenty of scrap from previous cabinets. And more than enough paint from two cabinets ago. I consider that to be free since they were left over
from the project they were intended for.

Art. Marquee 15.95 CPO 29.95

Total=179.00

Ouch! That's really going to break the bank! Oh whatever shall I do?

 ::)

btp2k2:

and as for dinging up door frames, etc. Only an pseudo tough guy would do something like try an muscle something through a door way. If you take your time and be careful and smart, you can get just about anything through the house without causing any damage. All you gotta do is use the brain God gave ya. If you fear you won't make it through without damaging something, take the door off it's hinges....or throw a blanket over the cab. It really isn't that hard

Yet another.... ::)



CheffoJeffo:

Is btp2k2=tranq ?


* Smart@$$ ("Thought so" ? Don't be a clown.)
* Certainty of being correct with everybody else is incorrect
* Responses ignore points being responded to (e.g. DK was pretty clear about things that you were actually given)
* Babbling ... not quite there yet, but ...
Hmmm ...



leapinlew:


--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on March 13, 2007, 02:16:17 pm ---Is btp2k2=tranq ?


* Smart@$$ ("Thought so" ? Don't be a clown.)
* Certainty of being correct with everybody else is incorrect
* Responses ignore points being responded to (e.g. DK was pretty clear about things that you were actually given)
* Babbling ... not quite there yet, but ...
Hmmm ...



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