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Restoring vs. Maming a cabinet - The complete rule book
patrickl:
If you want a midway cabinet for your MAME project then simply buy a kit instead of damaging an original:
Midway Upright PC Cabinet - fully assembled arcade cabinet $375.00
FrizzleFried:
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--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 03, 2008, 04:12:13 pm ---Are there exceptions to the rule? Surely... but not many.
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This uncertainty and grey area is exactly what this thread is here for. Please list be more specific so that others know the rules better.
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Grey areas: Previous dedicated cabinets that have already been JAMMAtized and/or converted to something completely different than what the original cabinet housed (note - these cab's are STILL prime for restoration, but MAMEing most of them isn't considered a major sin). Also, certain dedicated cabinets are acceptable to MAME if the original hardware isn't operational...Pole Position is a title that comes to mind...they are a ---smurfette--- to get running and there are a shitload of them everywhere to the point that people are sending them to the bonfire.
I am sure there are other other exceptions for sure. A dedicated Galaxian isn't one of them though.
leapinlew:
Some more gray area: what defines a classic? One mans Kangaroo is another mans holy grail.
pcb:
--- Quote from: patrickl on February 03, 2008, 04:35:43 pm ---If you want a midway cabinet for your MAME project then simply buy a kit instead of damaging an original:
Midway Upright PC Cabinet - fully assembled arcade cabinet $375.00
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Thanks for the plug! We can do the same with Galaxian/Pac-man style cabs, or Joust style. We are even considering doing the mini in a PC style with a drawer and computer bay.
- Mike -
csa3d:
at $175, a project Galaxian seemed like a better deal then these kits. I did look into those fyi..
-csa