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Title: Latubi's Mame cabinet (Newb)
Post by: Latubi on September 09, 2010, 09:23:39 am

Firstly I would like to say big hi to everyone in here! :D Here's a little background about me in gaming...
okay, so i was born in 1988 and when i was a child we had a Nintendo, played mostly Super Mario on it.
There was some arcade cabinets in the neighbourhood kiosk, but now i can remember only MKII.
We didn't have much money so i couldn't test them too much (maybe 1-2 times in my whole life).
I started thinking after reading about projects on this page that i could make my own arcade cabinet!
So i started gathering info how to make one (been reading for about 2 months now).

Here is some doodles and designs i have been able to make.
Design is copied from Lokesen's Project Mame

Marquee
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff58/Juniq/markiisi2.png)
Control panel
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff58/Juniq/controlpanelredo2.png)
Credit panel
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff58/Juniq/creditbuttons2.png)
Cabinet itself
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff58/Juniq/cabinetitself.png)
Frontend
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff58/Juniq/frontend.png)

Design isn't 100% ready and I can't really start building this anytime soon because I am currently searching for an apartment and little short on money (first things first :angry:).

Help and advicing words are welcomed warmly! :duckhunt

Here is a link for the sketch up file: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L103R7V3 (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L103R7V3)

Title: Re: Latubi's Mame cabinet (Newcomer!)
Post by: severdhed on September 09, 2010, 10:32:44 am

looks like a great design, i like the artwork. 

Title: Re: Latubi's Mame cabinet (Newcomer!)
Post by: jimmy2x2x on September 09, 2010, 10:59:06 am

Welcome to the forums!

Very nice style you have there

Title: Re: Latubi's Mame cabinet (Newcomer!)
Post by: Latubi on September 09, 2010, 02:33:23 pm

Thanks, i started drawing much simpler picture but ended up on "rounder" look.

I forgot to mention some specs of the system. I'm going to put my own computer in there which has:
22" Hyundai screen (wide... it is what it is)
Amd athlon 64 4800+ 2,5Ghz
ati radeon hd 3870 515mb graphics card
4 gig of ram
160gb harddisk (Have to buy bigger if im going to get some roms >.<)

aand  i also have this logitech x-530 set.. it is 5.1 set but can be used as stereo. So i thought of taking the front speakers, gutting them and installing to the cab.

Title: Re: Latubi's Mame cabinet (Newcomer!)
Post by: mgb on September 09, 2010, 07:17:29 pm

welcome to the forums.
The control panel really looks good