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Poll - Bartop or Mini Arcade cab
JayB:
--- Quote from: Franco B on April 23, 2009, 07:56:27 am ---I think If I was you and had a cab that I had nearly finished my next project out of the two would be a bartop seeing as you still have all the fun to come from your upright. A mini cab will essentially just be a smaller cut back version of a big cab (duh! :P) and you would probably just end up playing the bigger one. I'm assuming alot of things here so I could be wrong. I would go with the bartop as like you said you can take it places.
If I was to build a bartop I would design my own but if I was to base it off a cabinet shape I think a bartop candy would be pretty nice if you got the finish right.
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You're right, I think I just like the look of the mini's. A bartop would make more sense and won't get the expected response from my missus when explaining why haha
JayB:
--- Quote from: patrickl on April 23, 2009, 08:04:27 am ---How is a mini cab going to work for an adult though? I thought these things were usually made for someones kid?
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I'd be making it as a single player with a 17", maybe just old classics with a couple of buttons. Perhaps they are more for kids but, sure it could be used when sitting on the couch etc.
javeryh:
Mini cabs are really perfect for kids. They work OK for adults but you need a chair or something to be comfortable. I'm not completely sold on a bartop though since you basically have to keep it on a table taking up space unless you plan on dragging it out of the closet or whatever. I don't know.
Turnarcades:
Many adults in the UK have bought Mini cabs from us for themselves, rather than for kids. Mini cabs are the perfect height for kids, but like mentioned here, seated adults can play comfortably and I vouch for that. If you are building a cab purely for effect rather than practicality, you could try building a tiny upright like the Neo-Geo replicas on this thread.
leapinlew:
I vote bartop.