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First build! 4P MAME *now with pics!*
mwong168:
http://www.wickedretarded.com/~crapmame/1.html
:laugh2: I sure hope my cabinet never makes it on this guy's site.
4 player control panels are also good if you are a SF and MK fan. You can get the best of both worlds like me:
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Aabra on August 19, 2009, 03:23:27 pm ---What's wrong with 4p cabs? If you don't have many parties/get togethers at your house then it doesn't make sense sure but if you've got people coming over on a regular basis then 4p is the way to go.
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IMO, in order to justify it a regular basis would have to mean multiple times a month, minimum. Maybe if you lived in a dorm or fraternity or shared an apartment with 3 roommates or if you have a bunch of kids. I just don't think 4P cabs are practical and more importantly, necessary. There are less than 10 games I can think of that are worth playing with 4 people (mostly clones of each other) and all of those games are plenty fun with 2 players. What's the list? NBA Jam, Gauntlet, TMNT, The Simpsons, X-Men, Sunset Riders... um... anything else? Building a 4P cabinet adds unnecessary bulk and unnecessary expense for a feature that I just don't think gets used as much as people envision it will when they first start building. :blah: :blah: :blah:
That said, I've seen plenty of super sweet looking 4P cabs around here. The Gold Mine cabinet by KrawDaddy is awesome, for example. :cheers:
Ryglore:
I'm also building my first cab. For me though I decided that it would be best for a 2 player cab, construction, space, play and $$ wise. See for me I plan on playing games like 1942/43/galaga/xevious/etc and most shooters are a max of 2 players so I'm fine with a 2 player cab w/ 6 buttons and a trackball.
But hey, looks like you've got a pretty good idea of what you're going for. So bravo on the decision to take the plunge! Hope to see any progress soon!
Epyx:
This is why both of my cabs are 2 player...even with 2 player...how many games are 2 player but share just the 1p stick/buttons? Most of the ones I play...Black Tiger/Trojan/Galaga etc etc...
Ond:
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 19, 2009, 01:13:52 pm ---Welcome! Don't build a 4P cabinet unless you are really really really sure about it and then you think about it some more and you are really really sure about it.
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What he said.