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fullerlee:
I've got a keyboard hack in my cocktail cabinet, providing 2 players with 6 buttons each and it works fine.
I've not encountered any problems whatsoever.
By the way, I had many trips to home depot.
More screws, contact paper, more spray paint, new jogsaw blades, new drill bit, more glue, wood filler, edging, casters, washers...in my case there were loads of things I'd forgotten, overlooked, or decided I'd like at a later date.
Elkor:
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So there are some working examples! But I think if you look through the archives you will find MANY more examples of people who have had issues.
BTW: for one or two buttons you shoud be OK. The majority of problems seem to be newer games that require multiple buttons to be hit at the same time (i.e. fighter games)
Regardless, good luck with whatever option you choose!
-C
hyiu:
well... I'm currently working on my cab....
garage becomes my hangout place... especially on weekday nights before sunset.... (well... I still need to spend some time with my girl friend....)
I also visit Home Depot and Radio shack almost weekly... wires, sand paper, hinges, L brackets, different length screws.....
there are soooooo many little things that will come up... and my cab is nowhere near done.....
::) :o >:(
twist:
Well...today I got my soldering iron (finally) and some wire. I'm using wood glue, because my wood is to thin for nails or screws. I'm going to probably buy some covering for my cocktail off the 'net. I have many saws and nails and screws and etc, so I won't be having any problems w/that. I think I planned it all out pretty well...
Mameham:
I pretty much go down in history as having built the first Mame cabinet ( MAMEHAM, see link ) and it really seems like you're never "finished".... there's always something to add... Mameham certainly never is...
Granted, when I made mine, ( PowerRamp Mite hack... they don't even sell them anymore I think... ) there wasn't wonderful custom devices like the OptiPac and IPac... hell, when I made Mameham the first time a P100 ( which is what it started out with ) WAS enough... now people are talking P2 450's minimum... jeez. :)
Yeah, Home Depot and Radio Shack are my constant companions... and Mameham is finally "done" again ( with it's little sister Mamehac taking some of the slack... ) Well, that is until we get some reviews of those USB Act Labs joysticks... then I'm going to have to find some way of shoving those in there...
On the advice front, grab some joystick port MS Sidewinder joysticks... far easier to hack than a keyboard and fully Mame compatible... ( and you can get 2 for $10... that's 20 buttons and 2 joysticks... more than enough... )
- Eric