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Visitor Q:
--- Quote from: Flake on August 22, 2008, 09:13:31 am ---Mameroom themselves have already posted several pics of their panels.
See this thread http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=82250.0
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I'll check that out, thanks.
wbassett:
--- Quote from: shmokes on August 22, 2008, 09:31:43 am ---I believe Mameroom used to be run by a member of these forums called Cyberpunk. I would personally never give him business because he was a jerk. Also he comically threatened to have "his lawyers" get an injunction shutting down this website (because he claimed that member of this website were sharing his arcade cabinet plans between themselves).
On the other hand, I think Saint includes his cabinet plans on the CD accompanying his book so he obviously doesn't hold a grudge. Saint is a far better person than I, though.
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I bought from them and Scott was never anything like this. Maybe Scott took over from the guy you're talking about.
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried ---It is so much easier and less expensive to find a JAMMA cabinet to convert. I got mine for $100 total and put about $40 in to it (control panel, paint, plexi, etc). MUCH more economical.
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I would agree. When I started my build, I hadn't really stumbled onto this forum yet. I found the main site but somehow didn't see the message board section. Anyway, not knowing any better I bought a kit.
It's not bad, and I do like the look and style, but now I know I could have built a cab or converted a gutted cab for a fraction of the price. Since then I've learned a lot and have even started to make some connections! I found a guy that sells cabs and he has a few gutted ones, including a sitdown MACH 3 cab (Gutted of course, but still has the CP and stick!) for $150. He hasn't been able to get rid of it, so I'm sure I can probably talk him down even further.
Just my opinion, but I think Mameroom has a decent product, but mainly their target customer is a newbie like myself. Or someone that wants a quick build and doesn't have the tools or time to cut their own. All in all, it took me three days from the time it arrived until my son and I were actually playing the cab, and it took that long only because I was in a leg brace from my hip to ankle, and we still put it together pretty quick! (Even spending $500 which included shipping, the total price of my working cab is still around $800, and I know others have spent a lot more on theirs and they built the cab themself!)
If they cut the price in half I'm sure they'd still make a profit, but obviously a smaller one... however if the price was half what it is, it's possible I would buy a second one, mainly because I really do like the style of it. As is though, my second standup cab will be one I either make myself, or a gutted one I convert.
Visitor Q:
I was planning on having Mameroom ship it complete with the monitor installed, I already have the PC.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: wbassett on August 22, 2008, 12:41:21 pm ---
--- Quote from: shmokes on August 22, 2008, 09:31:43 am ---I believe Mameroom used to be run by a member of these forums called Cyberpunk. I would personally never give him business because he was a jerk. Also he comically threatened to have "his lawyers" get an injunction shutting down this website (because he claimed that member of this website were sharing his arcade cabinet plans between themselves).
On the other hand, I think Saint includes his cabinet plans on the CD accompanying his book so he obviously doesn't hold a grudge. Saint is a far better person than I, though.
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I bought from them and Scott was never anything like this. Maybe Scott took over from the guy you're talking about.
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Nope ... they are one and the same, albeit with multiple personalities (Mameroom, VMJ Team, Cyberpunk).
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=72444.msg786078#msg786078
cadmium:
--- Quote from: shmokes on August 22, 2008, 09:31:43 am ---I believe Mameroom used to be run by a member of these forums called Cyberpunk. I would personally never give him business because he was a jerk. Also he comically threatened to have "his lawyers" get an injunction shutting down this website (because he claimed that member of this website were sharing his arcade cabinet plans between themselves).
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So what he a jerk because he tried to deal with people pirating his plans, or was he otherwise generally disagreeable?