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ace3093:
I just picked up an old TMNT Arcade cabinet that had been converted into a Golden Tee 99 machine. I am in the process of converting the cabinet to a MAME machine.

The monitor that was in the cabinet died on me last week so I picked up a 25inch Samsung 1080p LCD monitor. I know it is not the best for the older games but it still looks great and now I can also play PC games at higher resolutions.

I currently have my desktop connected do the cabinet until I find some time to install it into the unit itself.

shardian:
Looks good. I like the monitor. It looks good in horizontal games, but how does it effect vertical games like pacman?

Also, I think you should add some color to the machine. The cheapest way would be new T-molding

ace3093:
Thanks,  ;D

I just ordered some t-molding yesterday. Unfortunately it is black. I also ordered 2 Mag-Stick Plus joysticks and 12 Blue, 2 Green and 2 Red LED illuminated pushbuttons so that should hopefully add some color. I still need to get a light gun and spinner but I am not sure where to get them.

Plus I also need to get some side art. I was thinking about adding a design to the control panel. I think it looks kinda dull.

As for vertical games they look great!

ace3093:
I just installed my new mag-stick plus controllers. I played Street Fighter Alpha 3 for a few hours and I really do not like the 8-way on these. I am going to switch back to my previous controllers for the moment.

Does anyone have any suggestions on the best 8-way controller for fighting games?

I also installed my lighted pushbuttons! I will post some more pictures tonight.

IG-88:
I agree with Shardian, get some colored T-molding.  The red didn't look so bad.  Save the black for your next project.

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