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Simple conversion from real arcade to mame machine with pc?
mrtuesday42:
smalltownguy knows whats up! lmao. my current project is almost 'house ready' and by that i mean i can take it in the house and stop sweating non stop in my garage :D so space is always a consideration. sure a full size arcade is awesome but do you have the space to put it in your house/apartment/bedroom? what about space for working on it? sanding painting require ventilation. like a garage. cutting mdf too. so if you arent sure what you want to do you could try the old build a joystick trick. just hack a gamepad/keyboard into a simple 3 button 1 joystick box, try that on your pc and if you get bitten then its time for a real cabinet :D
smalltownguy:
--- Quote from: mrtuesday42 on September 15, 2010, 12:35:17 pm ---smalltownguy knows whats up! lmao. my current project is almost 'house ready' and by that i mean i can take it in the house and stop sweating non stop in my garage :D so space is always a consideration. sure a full size arcade is awesome but do you have the space to put it in your house/apartment/bedroom? what about space for working on it? sanding painting require ventilation. like a garage. cutting mdf too. so if you arent sure what you want to do you could try the old build a joystick trick. just hack a gamepad/keyboard into a simple 3 button 1 joystick box, try that on your pc and if you get bitten then its time for a real cabinet :D
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:soapbox:
I subscribe to the 'don't play it until after it's built' methodology. If you're a true enthusiast like I am, you will force yourself to have the will power and patience to wait until it's done before enjoying the fruits of labor. That means NO hooking up the control panel until the LAST STEP.
Now, if you're just looking for a quick fix to relive the days of old gaming, then by all means cobble something together quick and play/button mash/bang away. Satisfy your need for the fix. But if you plan to BYOAC, then get ready for a significant investment of your whole self. It can consume you.
LeedsFan:
One of the first things I would ask is what type of games do you like to play the most? What controls do they use? Are you gonna be playing regularly with a friend? Is the monitor set vertically or horizontal?
Don't make the mistake of trying to cover as many bases as possible on a first project. So many new-comers get all excited and want 2 to 4 player panels with spinner, trackball etc.etc.etc. I would suggest if you like fighters then go for a simple one or two player panel.
I would just read the projects section and see what you like. There's bound to be something in there that inspires you to create something similar.
If all you wanna do is get up and running with some games then you could make it really simple by just putting a 60 in 1 board in there and not bothering with a PC or Mame at all. That would be the easiest option but of course you actually mentioned Mame so you probably made your mind up on that route anyway.
mrtuesday42:
not sure where you are directing yourself smalltownguy, no offense.
i was suggesting that he cobble something together and just hook it up to his current pc to see if he wants to jump into the byoac realm. i think we are on the same page there. i dont think you can really play the cabinet until its done, but then are our cabinets ever really DONE???
smalltownguy:
--- Quote from: mrtuesday42 on September 15, 2010, 03:20:34 pm ---not sure where you are directing yourself smalltownguy, no offense.
i was suggesting that he cobble something together and just hook it up to his current pc to see if he wants to jump into the byoac realm. i think we are on the same page there. i dont think you can really play the cabinet until its done, but then are our cabinets ever really DONE???
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No offense intended or received. I'm totally on the same page.
My intention is to try to convey the concept that a 'MAME machine' in the sense that most people want it to be is not an easy endeavor. That's why none of us are ever really 'done.'
The journey is just as fun as the destination, at least for me it is. I wouldn't do it otherwise. If I didn't enjoy the process of building my own, I'd go out an buy someone else's MAME rig. But then it wouldn't be what I want, and we're back to THAT whole cyclical debate :dizzy:
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