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Burke's MAME bar
« on: August 16, 2008, 08:26:30 pm »
Entry to the bar


Touchscreen jukebox




Hey, where's the MAME?




Here it is!





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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2008, 08:29:42 pm »
 :applaud:

Nice!

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2008, 08:53:05 pm »
Wow! That is different, I like it!  :cheers:

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2008, 08:55:28 pm »
I can just see a night in your bar....

"So, you say you were one of the best at "Mortal Combat"

"Yes I was...another shot?"

"Sure"

"I was pretty good myself back in the day, too bad there's no way to prove such a claim"

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What a great place to get holed up during long winters!  Nice job!

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2008, 08:55:44 pm »
Thats badass.  :cheers:

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2008, 09:29:03 pm »
I would drink there... anytime.  Hope the touchscreen frame measurements came out okay, looks pretty good in the picture.  Pretty impressive man space I must say.

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2008, 09:34:34 pm »
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I would drink there... anytime.
You're all invited.  I owe a lot of you a beer for posting so much helpful info.

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Hope the touchscreen frame measurements came out okay
The bezel measurements you gave me were perfect.  I did a writeup over in the Audio/Jukebox/MP3 area.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=83437.0

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2008, 09:44:47 pm »
Flat out freaking impressive  :cheers:
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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2008, 03:08:09 am »
Stealth MAME, nice  :cheers:

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2008, 08:08:59 pm »
I want to buy a new house just so I can duplicate that bar.  Great job.
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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2008, 07:30:03 am »
awesome stuff man. love the touchscreen juke as well!!

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2008, 10:25:06 am »
Wow - just when I think all the great ideas have been thought of something like this comes along.  Nice job!  I really really want a bar like that in the basement... of the house I don't own yet...   :cheers:

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2008, 11:14:26 am »
very cool

 :cheers:

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #13 on: August 20, 2008, 11:40:15 pm »
That is way cool - nice job.

 :cheers:

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2008, 01:05:06 am »
My two favorite things. Drinking and Mame.  Very cool :applaud:

Is your support arm/board hinged at the the bottom or just use friction to stay put?


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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2008, 05:10:37 pm »
That's beautiful Burke.

Couple of questions that are hard to tell from pictures:
1. Are the controllers comfortable to play on? It looks like they may be a smidge low with those barstools, almost knee level.
2. If someone is standing behind the bar, can you see the television?

Again, probably one of the most impressive ideas I've seen on the forums. Really really cool. I'm wondering if designing a way for the controllers to come out on top of the bar would be more comfortable.

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2008, 05:40:38 pm »
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Is your support arm/board hinged at the the bottom or just use friction to stay put?
It's hinged at the bottom.  I added magnets to the back of the arm so that it stays in place when you put it up and close the panel.

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1. Are the controllers comfortable to play on? It looks like they may be a smidge low with those barstools, almost knee level.
They are actually pretty comfortable.  A friend and I played SmashTV to the end on Friday night and had no problems.

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2. If someone is standing behind the bar, can you see the television?
Not really.  You need to stand to one side if you are behind the bar.  The placement of the TV was a balance between seeing over the top of things and being comfortable on the neck.  Overall, I think the placement turned out to be just about right.

Thanks for all the complements.  I love this forum, and I'm glad I was finally able to give something back.

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #17 on: August 24, 2008, 05:55:36 pm »
What a great idea! Very good execution also.

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #18 on: August 24, 2008, 09:44:20 pm »
THAT IS FREAKIN' AWESOME!!  :applaud:

Such a good idea

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #19 on: August 24, 2008, 09:56:07 pm »
Very original!

Digging it.
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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #20 on: August 24, 2008, 10:20:51 pm »
That is a nice space and I love the integration of the game with the bar -- beautiful work!
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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #21 on: August 25, 2008, 09:27:31 am »

Awesome job, always something new around here.

Love the whole area. Going to show this to my Brother, he just bought a house and is looking for ideas. :)

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #22 on: August 25, 2008, 01:43:03 pm »
I'll go ahead and make the statement we are all thinking.....

Now there is nothing new to produce in our hobby except for modifying a bare-chested woman to produce a set of arcade controls from her mid-section (in similar hidden fashion as the bar mame).

(Stobe hears the distinct sound of Knievel plugging in all his cordless tool batteries, and preparing for battle).


Beautiful job and brilliant concept.

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #23 on: August 25, 2008, 08:03:15 pm »
man that is a cool Idea!
nice work  :cheers:

that place is so nice you should be as stealth with trash cans as you are with the Mame  ;)

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2008, 10:08:18 am »
Just when i was finaly getting to be "ok" with my 10 year old cab i built!  DANG YOU! Now this is awsome in so many ways. I want to buy a new house just so I can build this!

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2008, 03:02:35 pm »
Nice work! I don't think I could ever leave that room.

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #26 on: August 29, 2008, 03:13:12 pm »
Just frickin' cool.
Nothing witty here...move along.

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #27 on: August 31, 2008, 02:49:33 pm »
 :dizzy:
what can i say that hasn't already been said!?!?!?!

SFKJBHDIUHF!!!!!

Just when you thought you were out of Mame???

THEY PULL YOU BACK IN!

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #28 on: September 01, 2008, 07:50:11 pm »
I love it. Great idea. I think on top would be cool too, but not the best idea if someone spills a drink or something. The way you have it, it's pretty impossible to spill all over it when it's folded up. Nice work...and a cool idea all around. :applaud:

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #29 on: September 01, 2008, 11:13:59 pm »
Won't someone please think of the rainforests?

Its bad enough you used all that wood for the bar, but what about all the paper I'm wasting with the endless wishlist I keep adding to every time I see an idea as awesome as this?

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #30 on: September 02, 2008, 01:19:33 am »
This bar is frickin sweet!!

 :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #31 on: September 03, 2008, 01:31:26 am »
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Daaaaaammmnnn!
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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #32 on: September 18, 2008, 09:07:45 am »
WOW!  :applaud:
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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #33 on: September 18, 2008, 09:26:04 am »
Cool!

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #34 on: September 18, 2008, 01:40:39 pm »
This is such a great idea. I particularly like the built-in jukebox.

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #35 on: September 22, 2008, 06:18:19 pm »
Yup, neat idea.  Nice!

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #36 on: September 23, 2008, 04:52:04 pm »
Just noticed that you got picked up by Gizmodo:

http://gizmodo.com/5053212/video-game-bar-tackles-two-life+hindering-addictions-at-once

congrats, a TON of people read that blog
 

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #37 on: September 24, 2008, 10:14:17 pm »
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Just noticed that you got picked up by Gizmodo

I can't believe how many places this is popping up.

Gajizmo - http://gajizmo.com/games/xbox-360/143-ganers-gajizm-.html
Invaded (in French) - http://www.invaded.fr/2008/08/25/mame-bar-rustik-mais-pratik/
RetroBlast - http://www.retroblast.com/20080822699/Latest/Burke-s-MAME-Bar.php
ArcadeHeroes - http://www.retroblast.com/20080822699/Latest/Burke-s-MAME-Bar.php
RetroRoms - http://www.retroroms.net/modules/xhld0/
RetroRoundup - http://www.retroroundup.com/
BluesNews - http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/blammo.pl?mode=archive&display=20080828
Technorati - http://technorati.com/blogs/www.retroblast.com

I was thrilled when some of my "MAME heroes" said good job.  Now this!  Pretty cool!

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #38 on: September 26, 2008, 08:02:22 am »
Burke, you are indeed quite famous, and I was brought to this forum from one of the articles  you cite.  I just had to register to find out if you posted your plans or a walkthrough?!?!  It is the coolest bar/arcade/cardroom I've ever seen, and has become my dream for a one day basement :-)  Thanks for sharing in any case and enjoy that sucker! 

PS, if we played our weekly poker game there, people would be wanting to get knocked out!

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Re: Burke's MAME bar
« Reply #39 on: September 28, 2008, 12:26:55 am »


MAMEY! MAMEY!!


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