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Turnarcades:


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--- Quote from: Turnarcades on August 24, 2009, 08:30:31 pm ---Not as often as you might think, as 50% of people tend to only run arcade emulators, about 30% run other console emulators, 10% only collect genuine arcade cabinets, and the final 10% are still undecided.

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No accusatory offense intended here, just curious; where did that statistic come from?  Is that from your sales info?

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Just a casual observation of the BYOAC boards over the last few years, comments from customers and a general vibe I get from friends on this scene. I'd say it's a safe assumption.

TheManuel:

Did you guys know that 85% of statistics are made up on the spot? ;D

To your question, if you want to run concole games on your cab, there is nothing to stop you.  PS1, N64 and even Dreamcast emulators are pretty mature at this point even if they run higher level emulation than say, MAME and you can play most games without problems (pSX for PS1, Project64 for N64 and NullDC or Makaron for Dreamcast, see NonMESS for details).

As for controllers, there are plenty of options.  You can go as cheap as getting a pair of logitec USB PS2 controller knock-offs or get fancy and go wireless.  There are plenty of PS2/Gamecube/XBox to USB adapters out there.

I set my cab up for NES, SNES, N64, GBA but when Wii Homebrew came of age, I switchid all of my console emulation to the Wii and the cab is now basically arcade only.  However, N64 emulation on the Wii is not there yet.

If you enjoy them and don't have another suitable platform, you should go for it.

said7:

I gave my cabinet (System 7) to my sister (she has 4 boys) So they will def get more use out of it then i ever will.

I was cleaning out my house and i found 2 huge spindles of ps1 games. I was real close to throwing them out.
Then i was thinking about emulating them for my next build. I know when i first tried several years ago the emulation was pretty crappy.

Maybe ill give it another shot. Thanks Guys.




DJ_Izumi:

PlayStation 1 or 2 + Point Blank 1, 2 & 3 + Namco Guncons = Joy

Epyx:


--- Quote ---I know when i first tried several years ago the emulation was pretty crappy.
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PS1 emulation is pretty much 98-99% now...all of my favourites run beautifully.  Some great shooters that play fantastic on a cab.

I am also pretty much strange enough to play FFVII on my bartop...most times I like to play RPGs on the couch/desk but you know...on a barstool with a drink in hand...its pretty good in front of the bartop.

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