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Title: Marcade Mini - A two-player bartop machine
Post by: MCE on November 10, 2010, 11:37:58 am: Hi, this is my first post on this board. My homemade arcade game called the "Marcade Mini" is finished. It is my first build but probably not the last. It is a two-player bartop model and it plays several emulators. Frontend is MalaFe. Built by using parts laying around at home. I am no woodworker but I think the result was great for being me. The controller is made with the keyboard hack, no ghosting detected. Lots of work though mapping keys to controls. I'm a noob compared to you guys but hey I love my machine.

(http://www.marcusnyberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCF9246-300x225.jpg)

(http://www.marcusnyberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCF9247-225x300.jpg)

Construction information in english (google translate):
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=sv&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marcusnyberg.com%2Fprojekt%2Fmitt-arkadspel-marcade-mini%2F (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=sv&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marcusnyberg.com%2Fprojekt%2Fmitt-arkadspel-marcade-mini%2F)

Construction information in swedish (my native language):
http://www.marcusnyberg.com/projekt/mitt-arkadspel-marcade-mini/ (http://www.marcusnyberg.com/projekt/mitt-arkadspel-marcade-mini/)

Youtube-video Marcade Mini - Arcade machine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdKBK9hU5ms#)
Title: Re: Marcade Mini - A two-player bartop machine
Post by: Termin8tor on November 10, 2010, 12:06:08 pm: congratulations, looks good.
Title: Re: Marcade Mini - A two-player bartop machine
Post by: Domino on November 11, 2010, 02:53:51 am: Trevligt litet bygge :)
Title: Re: Marcade Mini - A two-player bartop machine
Post by: Malenko on November 11, 2010, 01:38:31 pm: great for a first try. Long Live black marble contact paper!
Title: Re: Marcade Mini - A two-player bartop machine
Post by: JustMichael on November 11, 2010, 01:43:55 pm: Quote from: Malenko on November 11, 2010, 01:38:31 pm
Long Live black marble contact paper!

:laugh2:
Title: Re: Marcade Mini - A two-player bartop machine
Post by: Malenko on November 11, 2010, 01:52:55 pm: we've all done it (for the most part) my first mame cab was black marble, second was white. those were the days.
Title: Re: Marcade Mini - A two-player bartop machine
Post by: flashiv on November 11, 2010, 03:09:41 pm: Quote from: Malenko on November 11, 2010, 01:52:55 pm
we've all done it (for the most part) my first mame cab was black marble, second was white. those were the days.

Yup my first (and so far only) cab was/is just a solid black paint job. I need to get some artwork on it :banghead:
It's only been 4 years now since I built it. :lol If only the games weren't so much fun to play. :badmood: :laugh2:

Also, excellent build MCE and welcome to the "family"
Title: Re: Marcade Mini - A two-player bartop machine
Post by: MCE on November 11, 2010, 04:09:23 pm: Yeah, black marble is great, the coolest contact paper ever ;D

Thanks for welcoming me to the arcade family. But i have a lot to learn. I am more of a pinball geek, having 6 pinball machines at home (TAF, STTNG, WC94, RS, HS2, FP2).

Maybe I rushed building this machine, but I wanted to play so badly. I learnt a lot in the process and it was great fun. My next project is to convert the attached Sega Virtua Fighter 3 Team battle cabinet to Mame -> J-pac -> Jamma. Anyone having tips of how to rewire the Sega Model 3 wiring to Jamma without damaging the original wiring?