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The Habbler:
When I was a kid there was a Playchoice-10 that was stacked in Lake Geneva, WI. It had the gun for hogans alley and all 10 slots had games on it.

Epyx:
Lol the only reason I say too young is that there are a few people posting to this thread that just don't get arcade controls for NES games...I can only assume that the 54 Playchoice Games were not experienced by them because perhaps they were 5 or 6 when they were exposed to the NES at home...whereas I was 14 or 15 when it came out :) (38 now!).

Edwards80:

--- Quote from: flashiv on May 07, 2010, 05:05:18 pm ---I installed a USB hub flush to the left side of my CP.  It matches the color of my cab, so no Frankenpanel.  Just plug in my Gravis game pads when I play console games.  Also good for when I want a flight yoke/stick/steering wheel for MAME and PC games.

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Great idea, I'm going to be doing this with wireless xbox controllers. There are lots of console games that suit arcade controls but occasionally a pad makes more sense. I don't really want a separate PC for emulation by the TV for console gaming, so keeping them all in the cab is a bonus...I have my favourite console games on the real consoles by the tv anyway.

Just to weigh in on the build yourself or buy topic. I've ordered a 4 player cab shell from Turnarcades. I'm sure I could buy the right tools, learn the right skills and make room for the build at home and I am planning on building something myself in the future on a smaller scale, but for my main cab I decided paying someone who knows what they are doing would be the best option!

The main reason I decided to buy the cab shell rather than build was because I don't think I would enjoy the process! I'm sure it would be satisfying once it was done but I'd rather start with a smaller project. I'll definitely enjoy wiring all the controls etc though :)

manman:

--- Quote from: Epyx on May 07, 2010, 05:35:31 pm ---Lol the only reason I say too young is that there are a few people posting to this thread that just don't get arcade controls for NES games...I can only assume that the 54 Playchoice Games were not experienced by them because perhaps they were 5 or 6 when they were exposed to the NES at home...whereas I was 14 or 15 when it came out :) (38 now!).

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I don't really get the logic here... you mean they weren't old enough to go to arcades?  Let's be honest here, by the time a lot of these games were put on playchoice machines they were vastly more popular on the home NES console... the percentage of people playing a lot of these on an arcade machine vs at home is probably tiny (not saying all, just many).  Plus- 54 games is such a tiny percentage of the overall library for nes, haha.  After the NES came out, I don't think arcades really hit that second golden age until the SFII boom.  I played my share of some of those games in the arcades (actually more like pizza joints cuz I rarely saw them in arcades..), but I gotta say, I really land on the side of arcade controls for console emus not feeling natrual- at least in the general sense.  I guess it's really a personal choice though, I go with whatever the strongest experience was for me.  That means console controls for most console games, and arcade stick for arcade pcb/mame/or console games that are almost identical to something from the arcades like a lot of fighting games.

92greenyj:
Many NES games were actually in Arcades in cabinets back in the day. Some even started in the arcade before making their way to the NES console (Donkey Kong anybody? Rampage? etc) I fully intend to have consoles on my cabinet when it is complete and for several reasons. First is that I no longer have my classic consoles, or at least most of the games for them anymore. Secondly, as someone mentioned before, some games don't work in MAME well yet, but the console ports work just fine on the console emulators. Thirdly, I want to really make this thing be a trip down memory lane and re-live the glory days of video games. Before they turned into the same recycled First person shooters with a different name and lead character. This is one of the reasons I refuse to buy a 360. I hate FPS games. they are all the same recycled garbage over and over again. I want to go back and play games when they were GOOD!

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