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The Royal Flush Arcade
spOOf:
Thanks. I'm also checking out MALA to compare the 2.
One thing I've struggled with so far is trimming the game list. I got my ROMs from a burner so I have ALL of them. Trying to figure out the best way to trim out the repeats and the non-working games.
I've considered purchasing a gaming machine because this current machine is seeming laggy with what I have so far.
It's an HP Presario with Intel P4, 2.50 ghz, 512ram, 120gb hd, windows xp. All the ROMs are on an external HD right now so that may be my issue.
cmoses:
spOOf,
System should be good for most of the classics, could use more memory, 512 is a little low. Also have you trimmed windows down so that you are not running all the unnecessary services?
As far as ROMs go I have two directorys under MAME - ROMS and ROMS not used. Always easier to get the complete ROM set, but I don't need all those games. I move the ones I want into ROMS, but this way I have the others in case I want to try one out. Once you have the ROMs in a directory, then you can use HyperList to create a new XML file in your HyperSpin database folder. Rename it and then only those names will show up.
spOOf:
Clayton,
Thanks much for the tip. It's funny, as questions come up I've been searching the forums, and I keep coming across your name asking or commenting on those same questions months before!
Anyway, I'm getting ready to buy my pieces and want to make sure I'm not missing thing or buying pieces I don't need. I posted a question in the main forum since questions seem to get answered quicker there: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=93993.0
spOOf:
I did a quick design and will try to post the artwork. Right now it's just the concept in wallpaper format for the background but it's a spade royal flush with 5 arcade characters standing on top or around the cards - ryu, qbert, mario, donkey kong and pacman. Looks pretty cool. I'll try to post it up here soon.
spOOf:
I should also mention that I had built a monitor shelf but have decided to mount the LCD monitor instead. Seems much more secure that way. Sorry, I know pics are much better here and I'm working on that.
I've also been filling in the dings and dents in the cab and am getting ready for another round of sanding so I can prime the cab. I'm trying to have this up and running by August if I can. It may not be 100% at that point, but I want a working, good-looking cab by then.
Thanks for keeping me motivated and for the advice so far!