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| CheffoJeffo:
A guy local to me MAMEd one of those Die Hard duramold cabs and it turned out really well. I've turned one into a JAMMA gun cab (idea came from a local op who has done a couple like that ... they are perfect for it). As NoOne=NBA= points out, modifying the duramold itself can be a problem (check your button layout and alternative monitor mounting will be a challenge). Also, the big metal base can make it more of a PITA to move around than a normal cab. |
| TOK:
I don't think you've given enough info to say. Don Pachi is a conversion, and Double Dribble was offered as a JAMMA conversion. If you look at the Double Dribble on KLOV, its in a Zaxxon cabinet. If either the Don Pachi or DD is in a Dynamo cabinet, the monitor can easily be oriented horizontally or vertically by just unbolting the monitor mount and turning it. |
| Neverending Project:
I came across a Mercs cabinet, and for $50 it was in excellent shape. I liked the look of it too, so it became my MAME project. So consider how they look (i.e. if you like the shape), since you will have to look at it every day. Also, in my mind many of the old games that I used to play back in the day were vertcial monitors. But now that I have taken up this hobby, I have found that most are actually horizontal (and it seems that my memory is pretty poor). So my cabinet is a vertical monitor, which means most games will not be seen as big as they could be. But in reality, a game originally on a 19" horizontal was only about 15" across. So on my cabinet with a 27" viewable vertical, I will see a horizontal game at about the same size as original, but it will seem smaller because of all the unused monitor. But I digress... sorry. My point was trying to be that the monitor orientation may be important to you as well. As everyone else has suggested, consider what will fit in the cabinet. |
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