Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Otraotaku on May 26, 2005, 08:58:51 am
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I may be a little misled,and I wanted to see if im on the right track ti creating a Mame cabinet, would it consist of this....
buy an older computer...
Put it in an older 4 player cabinet...
Hack 2 PC pads or Keyboard...
Throw in Marquee...
PLAY?...
or isit more>
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I may be a little misled,and I wanted to see if im on the right track ti creating a Mame cabinet, would it consist of this....
buy an older computer...
Put it in an older 4 player cabinet...
Or two player cabinet
Hack 2 PC pads or Keyboard...
Buy I-PAC/2 or KeyWiz or GP-Wiz
PLAY?...
or isit more>
Almost -
You forgot . . .
Rearrange buttons b/c you didn't like your first attempt
Add trackball and Spinner.
Add Star Wars Yoke and T2 Guns.
Build and interface multiple CP's for attaching above.
Upgrade to 49-Way joysticks with rotary adapters just b/c they're cool
Come up with cool and unique side art and CP overlays.
Configure Frontend so it doesn't look like a PC in a big box.
Lighted sticks and buttons just because you can.
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wow, 385 posts and yet such a newbie question. :D
You need to be more specific. Do you want to use a PC monitor or an arcade monitor? Do you want the arcade cabinet to also still work with JAMMA standard arcade circuit boards or no? etc...
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uh...project arcade (the book)?
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uh...project arcade (the book)?
Seconded.
I lurked around the boards (and others like it) for 18+ months, reading and researching everything and still learned (or was reminded of) a lot of stuff when reading the book.
Book link (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764556169/qid=1117146899/sr=8-3/ref=pd_csp_3/102-9751871-6445727?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)
Buy it.
Read it.
Build a great cab.
Cheers.
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My one piece of advice... BUY A MASK FOR WORKING WITH A ROUTER!!!
Ever seen wood turn instantly to dust?
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Are you making fun of me? ;)
I may be a little misled,and I wanted to see if im on the right track ti creating a Mame cabinet, would it consist of this....
buy an older computer...
Put it in an older 4 player cabinet...
Or two player cabinet
Hack 2 PC pads or Keyboard...
Buy I-PAC/2 or KeyWiz or GP-Wiz
PLAY?...
or isit more>
Almost -
You forgot
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No, I wasn't - Aren't the below comments the standard practice for building one of these. It pretty much has been for me, for as far as I've gotten on it.
Oh - also forgot to add:
Either read this forum daily for a constant stream of new cool stuff to add to the project, or avoid the forum altogether so you have some chance of getting something built before you want to "improve" the design.
Are you making fun of me? ;)
I may be a little misled,and I wanted to see if im on the right track ti creating a Mame cabinet, would it consist of this....
buy an older computer...
Put it in an older 4 player cabinet...
Or two player cabinet
Hack 2 PC pads or Keyboard...
Buy I-PAC/2 or KeyWiz or GP-Wiz
PLAY?...
or isit more>
Almost -
You forgot . . .
Rearrange buttons b/c you didn't like your first attempt
Add trackball and Spinner.
Add Star Wars Yoke and T2 Guns.
Build and interface multiple CP's for attaching above.
Upgrade to 49-Way joysticks with rotary adapters just b/c they're cool
Come up with cool and unique side art and CP overlays.
Configure Frontend so it doesn't look like a PC in a big box.
Lighted sticks and buttons just because you can.
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Flinkly, I like your avatar. I wonder if you can share some details about it.
Darryl
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I second the mask comment! Unless of course you enjoy headaches from breathing in MDF dust....
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Either read this forum daily for a constant stream of new cool stuff to add to the project, or avoid the forum altogether so you have some chance of getting something built before you want to "improve" the design.
That is the most true statement I've read so far.
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Either read this forum daily for a constant stream of new cool stuff to add to the project, or avoid the forum altogether so you have some chance of getting something built before you want to "improve" the design.
THAT'S what's wrong with my projects!? Bye, all !!!
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how do you get music to stay on only at the interface before you select a game?...
And what is a good method to have mame start up automaticly when you boot up your computer?
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ive been looking into getting one of those 80-90's tracks of Arcades off line... the ones recorded for a long period of time that would be cool... ^.<