Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: REBIRTH on December 08, 2002, 08:56:36 am
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I apoligize if this has been answered before - I did a search but didn't see anything that answered this. Is there a website out there that has the dimensions of real arcade games (1980's games). I've searched the Net and can't find one. About a year ago I found a site that had about 20 games listed with dimensions, but that link no longer works.
Any help is very much appreciated.
Doug
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Try looking that site up on google, and click the "Cache" link. There might still be a copy of the site on google. Otherwise, keep looking, and when you find a useful page, save it on your hard drive!
Also, try this link: http://www.arcadedimensions.8k.com/ (http://www.arcadedimensions.8k.com/)
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Check the main page of the site. There's a new project called MMP Starcab. Dig around in there. You'll find 6. Also see Jelloslugs Site (http://jelloslug.mamehost.com). There are others too.
And of course.... My Site (http://www.planetjay.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=13).
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Try this one just brought up in the software forum.
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=video+game+cabinet+dimensions&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&selm=39973B4A.2C39B91E%40erols.com&rnum=1 (http://groups.google.com/groups?q=video+game+cabinet+dimensions&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&selm=39973B4A.2C39B91E%40erols.com&rnum=1)
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Thanks for all the input. I was looking for more detail - like height of the control panel, etc. but these were decent. I spent the day in a local arcade with a tape measure. I have to tell you, I never realized that almost all games have the control panel at an angle. In my head I thought they were all parallel to the floor, but they all seem to be about 10-15 degrees off parallel. I guess I better revamp my plans a bit!!! ;D
Doug