Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum

Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: rob1234 on January 19, 2006, 12:36:23 am

Title: installing after burner controls on my mame cab
Post by: rob1234 on January 19, 2006, 12:36:23 am

After Burner 1 and 2 are two of my favorite games to play on mame. I decided to work the controlls for this game into my existing mame cab. This involves making a new control panel, and some modifications to get the controlls to fit into the cabinet. Here is a picture of what the cabinet originally looked like when I first mamed it.

Title: Re: installing after burner controls on my mame cab
Post by: rob1234 on January 19, 2006, 12:39:54 am

this is shows the modifications necessary to fit the controlls in the cab, and just let me ad the cabinet had been converted a couple of times, and was in bad shape when I got it so cutting it was not a huge deal.

Title: Re: installing after burner controls on my mame cab
Post by: rob1234 on January 19, 2006, 12:43:51 am

This is as far as I am now, I still have to make the control panel for the joysticks and buttons that will go over top of these controls.

Title: Re: installing after burner controls on my mame cab
Post by: Havok on January 19, 2006, 09:05:49 am

Afterburner is one of my favorite games - I just use an analog pc joystick\throttle with my setup however. How is the angle working for you with your current setup? It seems like it may be a little low or awkward to use the joystick the way it's mounted now.

Title: Re: installing after burner controls on my mame cab
Post by: rob1234 on January 19, 2006, 10:17:36 am

it is a little low when I am standing up, but when I sit on my bar stool it is fine.

Title: Re: installing after burner controls on my mame cab
Post by: MameMaster! on January 19, 2006, 01:40:54 pm

interesting idea.

I just picked up a trigger joy on Ebay (http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/95092300r.htm ) as I'm planning on doing something similar.

What hack  or control board are you using to interface w/your cab? I just ordered the A-pac for mine.

Title: Re: installing after burner controls on my mame cab
Post by: rob1234 on January 20, 2006, 12:04:26 am

i used an aki board.    [ur=http://dave.bit2000.com/aki.htmll]AKI[/url]

Title: Re: installing after burner controls on my mame cab
Post by: Wienerdog on August 01, 2006, 11:21:15 pm

Do you have any updates, or has anyone else tackled an Afterburner Panel?