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Anyone ever buy the X-Arcade Cabinet?

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severdhed:

x-arcade makes great products...for beginners.  if you have never played with mame before, and just want a quick control panel to play some games on, then the x-arcade is fine.  i was happy with mine for a long time.  but as you use this stuff more and get into it, you realize that there is better stuff out there, and there is no store-bought controller that can compare to the flexibility of building your own.  

as for their cabinet kits, i have never seen one, but that is way too much money. if you dont have the tools or don't feel up to building an entire cabinet from scratch check your local craigslist, check with local operators, find yourself a empty cabinet for $20 or so and do it yourself.  you will be suprised how rewarding it is.  i think i speak for most of us here when i say that the process of building it and getting everything working just right is vastly more rewarding than actually playing the games.

Jack Burton:

I don't think a "beginner" should go spend $2000 on a cab.

+1 for no.

For $2000 you can find a nice big upright cab in your local area and a very high quality monitor, encoder, and arcade parts. 

X-arcade joysticks and buttons are inferior to real arcade controls and their encoders are not good either.



drventure:

+1 for no as well, for 2000$? That's a lot of cash for saving just a little time, esp if you have a saw , a drill and a router already. Even if you don't, you can pick those up on CL or the classifieds for cheap.

jholman76:


--- Quote from: severdhed on June 22, 2009, 03:52:01 pm --- i think i speak for most of us here when i say that the process of building it and getting everything working just right is vastly more rewarding than actually playing the games.

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are we supposed to play the cabinets we finish? I thought we were just supposed to keep building new ones... since arcades are almost extinct I am in the "last man on the face of the earth" stage and we have to start repopulating!!

You definately speak for me. I like to create. I love the "no way you built that" reactions from friends.


joe

jfh2112:

I have an X-Arcade dual stick that I gutted and am using for my MAME cabinet. I have X-Arcade sticks in my MK machine.

I would not buy this.

You can save so much money by building this yourself. My woodworking skills are laughable at best, and the cab I built nearly three years ago is still standing, much to my surprise.

Also, all that money you saved by building your own or even by buying an old cabinet, you can spend on goodies for your cab! :D

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