Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: toiletduck on April 16, 2010, 02:54:10 pm
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Greetings, all. I'd like to get some input from some more experienced folks.
I'm considering purchasing this cabinet (http://prescott.craigslist.org/vgm/1658017255.html), and converting it to a MAME cab. I would like to go this route as I do not have any woodworking experience, nor the tools to build a scratch unit. A few questions have come to mind:
Is the price decent?
Is this a common cabinet, or what?
Could this cab support a standard 6-button fighting-game style control panel?
I understand there are compatibility issues with 4way vs 8way joysticks. What joystick will get me the most bang for my buck? I would like to be able to play 4way games (pac-man, donkey kong) as well as 8way games (street fighter, mortal kombat). I am afraid dedicated sticks for both would make my control panel too crowded. I really want to get as much playability out of one set of controls as possible. I am not interested in flight yokes, spinners, etc. at this point.
I understand the basic concept of MAME'ing a cabinet, but I am entirely new to this stuff, so I am still looking to research and plan stuff out. If anyone has any other input, please contribute! Thanks.
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Welcome!
$80 for just about any cab is great.
You should have plenty of room for a 6-button 2P layout (probably a 3" trackball too).
You want a U360 from Ultimarc - it does 4-way and 8-way and everything else automatically.
:cheers:
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Thanks for the response, javeryh. I will check out the U360, as it sounds like just what I want!
Regarding buttons, is there any performance difference between the cheap ones and the pricey ones?