Author Topic: My Cab... !!!UPDATED!!! (Read 15307 times)

Gromet · « **on:** August 15, 2003, 08:55:04 am »

Hey all, Thought I would post some pics, I have been working on my first cabinet. Love playing it. Though I would post some pics.

My Digital Camera SUCKS big time, I will try my friends this weekend to get some better shots...

It's almost finished, I still have to finish off the coind door area and my keyboard draw.

Gromet · « **Reply #1 on:** August 15, 2003, 08:57:34 am »

Gromet · « **Reply #2 on:** August 15, 2003, 08:58:51 am »

Gromet · « **Reply #3 on:** August 15, 2003, 09:01:40 am »

Gromet · « **Reply #4 on:** August 15, 2003, 09:03:45 am »

I have also added an Act Labs PC USB Light Gun, which I am very impressed with, it works great. Still looking for a good holster solution for the right side of the cab...

It is my first attempt, and I love playing it, my friends and I have been having a BLAST with it...

Thanks

SpAwN · « **Reply #5 on:** August 15, 2003, 09:18:21 am »

Great Looking Cab, Love the double decker control panel.

Nice Star Wars cab in the back ground!

Gromet · « **Reply #6 on:** August 15, 2003, 09:23:58 am »

Actually that cab is Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars is on the left side of my mame cab, Both Originals are in the corners of my room with the mame cab in the middle. That room is my Rec room, Pool table, Slot machines, Video games, TV etc... Thats the Man Room of the house.

SpAwN · « **Reply #7 on:** August 15, 2003, 09:43:34 am »

Quote from: Gromet on August 15, 2003, 09:23:58 am

Actually that cab is Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars is on the left side of my mame cab, Both Originals are in the corners of my room with the mame cab in the middle. That room is my Rec room, Pool table, Slot machines, Video games, TV etc... Thats the Man Room of the house.

Nice toys, so when are you going to have a party and invite us all over

CitznFish · « **Reply #8 on:** August 15, 2003, 02:45:38 pm »

nice 2 level CP. Did you get the idea from Supercade2000? No Golden Tee though!

Gromet · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2003, 01:25:44 am »

what do you mean, no golden tee? what do you need for golnen tee that i dont have?

night · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2003, 02:56:57 am »

isnt the joy in the way

CitznFish · « **Reply #11 on:** August 18, 2003, 01:43:42 am »

Quote from: Gromet on August 16, 2003, 01:25:44 am

what do you mean, no golden tee? what do you need for golnen tee that i dont have?

you have everything you need for Golden Tee, but if you tried playing Golden Tee on that cab you might break a few knuckles on the base of the 2nd level CP.

(or is it removable? that would be vwery cool!)

LunarLoveLust · « **Reply #12 on:** August 18, 2003, 02:45:23 am »

O.o

I think I just found the way I want my CP

That looks amazing, but what are those 2 white buttons on the 3rd and 4th player sides for?

BombProofPlane · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2003, 04:15:08 am »

i like it but the design does cripple the usefulness of the trackball

is your cammera using an interpolated resolution try cranking it down to the lowest one the pictures might actually be better

Gromet · « **Reply #14 on:** August 18, 2003, 08:25:53 am »

OK, As far as the button config is concerned, the white buttons you see are the Player 1 and 3 start buttons (the ones with the little player icons on them) next to that button is a black button that acts as the coin insert button.

I have playes a lot of trackball games, what actually got me into mame in the first place was Marble Madness, I love that game. I have never experienced any problems with space, but than again I am not a big golden tee player at all.... only tried it once or twice, but I will have to go back and check it out tonight.

Frostillicus · « **Reply #15 on:** August 18, 2003, 08:33:06 am »

I'm usually not a fan of the multi-tiered CP's, but if it works for you then that's what matters. You can just use the 2-thumb method for golden tee instead of the whole body swing.

And I think we are all jealous of those vector games in the background...darn I know I am

Gromet · « **Reply #16 on:** August 18, 2003, 09:51:12 am »

Thanks, I'll post a pic or two of them, I'm going to borrow a better Camera from my office tonight...

Thanks frostillicus

pathdoc2 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 18, 2003, 03:12:58 pm »

I've got to hand it to you, that is creative. Does the flight joystick obscure the view of the monitor?

Gromet · « **Reply #18 on:** August 18, 2003, 04:05:04 pm »

Pathdoc, I have to say when I went to mount the second layer of the Panel I tought the same thing... SAMN did I screw up! But once I put it in place the only way is obscures is if you were VERY short, and looking at the scree eye level with the CP and at that only like the bottom left 1 inch square.... I got lucky...

But NO it does not obscure the screen at all....

pathdoc2 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 18, 2003, 04:40:33 pm »

I've thought about doing something like this but placing the trackball on a lower tier/level and having it slide in and out of the control panel. That could be a way to free up some control panel space. Simply pull it out when you need it. You could place the mouse buttons and 3 buttons for missle command on the slide-in panel with the trackball. Anybody else ever tried anything like this?

Gromet · « **Reply #20 on:** August 19, 2003, 07:53:11 pm »

Took a few pics with a better camera if anyone was interested.

Gromet · « **Reply #21 on:** August 19, 2003, 07:54:04 pm »

Gromet · « **Reply #22 on:** August 19, 2003, 07:55:00 pm »

Gromet · « **Reply #23 on:** August 19, 2003, 07:56:23 pm »

Gromet · « **Reply #24 on:** August 19, 2003, 07:59:11 pm »

.....

Gromet · « **Reply #25 on:** August 19, 2003, 08:01:23 pm »

almost there...

Gromet · « **Reply #26 on:** August 19, 2003, 08:02:54 pm »

last one...

Wienerdog · « **Reply #27 on:** August 19, 2003, 11:00:56 pm »

Gromet, you suck. I mean that in the nicest way. I want your room.

*ruff*

GSXRMovistar · « **Reply #28 on:** August 20, 2003, 03:10:11 am »

Wow you have the coolest room ever, although I can't see my missus allowing a full size Yoda and Jawa in the house though.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #29 on:** August 20, 2003, 03:57:16 am »

oh no, not another with that crappy trackball layout on the double decker design. That is a horrible spot to put a tball unless all you play is missle command and centipede.

I like the colors though, and the star wars cab.

Gromet · « **Reply #30 on:** August 20, 2003, 07:07:53 am »

SirPoonga,

I understand your standing and place on this board and have the utmost respect but my god you are rude. " oh no, not another with that crappy trackball layout on the double decker design. That is a horrible spot to put a tball unless all you play is missle command and centipede." I don't know your situation perhapps you were orn with some sort of deformaty or are just a bit "slow" that you cant control your flailing arm Golden Tee slam moves. I play a ton of trackball games ( Marble Madness being my favorite) all day long and like I said the onlr reason that you would possibly have any issue would be in playing golden tee but i'm sorry even on a real golden tee dedicated machine there is no reason to HAVE to go so nuts with the trackball.

Have you ever stepped up to my cab or one with these specs or are you just speculating that you would have an issue with it? Even if you have as a Global Moderator" of the board I guess I just didn't expect such a quick rude remarklike that. I can handle criticism as well as anyone but there is no need to be rude about it.

Sorry for the rant, just supprissed me is all...

GSXR, As far as my room is concerned, this room is in our basement. When we finished off the basement, we put in a hallway a bathroom, and decidedto split the rest into three seperate rooms. 1 for my daughter (a playroom for all of her toys) 1 for my wife (a sitting room that she can go to watch soaps all day long, gotta love Tivo) and I got my rec room. The deal was that these rooms were ours and we could design them as we liked, the other has no say... But I'm lucky, my wife loves my room and the games and i think she even likes my Yoda.

GSXRMovistar · « **Reply #31 on:** August 20, 2003, 08:41:13 am »

Quote from: Gromet on August 20, 2003, 07:07:53 am

........ and i think she even likes my Yoda.

Now what more could you ask of a woman

Just wish I had the spare space to do something like that.

Wienerdog · « **Reply #32 on:** August 20, 2003, 09:48:42 am »

Quote from: Gromet on August 20, 2003, 07:07:53 am

But I'm lucky, my wife loves my room and the games and i think she even likes my Yoda.

Thats great, does she like your Star Wars statue too?

Gromet · « **Reply #33 on:** August 20, 2003, 10:18:05 am »

wienerdog

Star Wars Statue??? I'm not sure what statue you are refering... I have a life size Yoda, and Jawa in there... Also shelves with a bunch of the old 70/80's Star Wars toys on the walls by the games also. I also have a few pictures, and poster (signed by the cast) on the walls. I have about twenty boxes in my Parents Attic Packed up with EVERY US Released Star Wars toy and figure from 1977 all the way up through the original Episode 1 released toys. I had planned on putting a bunch more shelves and desplaying a lot of it, but haven't gotten arounnd to it yet.

But I'm not syre what "Statue" you are refering to.... Sorry.

SpAwN · « **Reply #34 on:** August 20, 2003, 10:19:09 am »

I'm so jealous. I thought my basement was looking good. I just sent your pictures to my wife and let her know thats the goal of our basement!

Great job on the machine, love the control panel.

BTW I agree with your comments on flailing arm control during trackball use.

Wienerdog · « **Reply #35 on:** August 20, 2003, 10:43:05 am »

Quote from: Gromet on August 20, 2003, 10:18:05 am

But I'm not syre what "Statue" you are refering to.... Sorry.

Opps, I thought "Yoda" was a pet name for something else... Nice job though, you can't go wrong with a Star Wars theme. If you had a Tron and a DOT on the other side of the room, I would die of envy.

*ruff*

PS. I'll try not to be so obtuse.

Gromet · « **Reply #36 on:** August 20, 2003, 10:59:48 am »

Wienerdog,

Sorry after rereading your post I got the joke, guess I wasn't in the right frame of mind the first time I had looked at it... Very funny, Never thought of naming it Yoda.... LoL.

Spawn,

Thank you for your compliments, hope your wife like it... If you want more photos or ideas just let me know, I have a few of the other side of the room where the Dart Board is, TV, VCR, DVD, Slot Machine Etc.... I have been planning to put up a cabinet on the wall next to where my tv is (the TV is up in the corner mounted to the wall). In the cabinet I would put my Console systems. I have EVERY console from the Atari 2600 and a few older all the way up to XBox... I mean all of them, Every Atari, Colecovision, Intellivision, Nintendo, Sega, Odyssee, vecrtex, Fairchild... The only one I don't have that I am STILL trying to get my hands on is an RDI Halcyon system.

Ayway want a cabinet with the consoles so I can play them on the TV down there...

SpAwN · « **Reply #37 on:** August 20, 2003, 02:02:34 pm »

She actually really likes it. Could you either email or post your other pictures with other views? My wife really likes the room.

Thanks.

LunarLoveLust · « **Reply #38 on:** August 20, 2003, 11:10:35 pm »

Gromet, I PM'ed you.

etumor · « **Reply #39 on:** August 26, 2003, 07:47:38 pm »

Quote from: Gromet on August 20, 2003, 07:07:53 am

SirPoonga,

I understand your standing and place on this board and have the utmost respect but my god you are rude. " oh no, not another with that crappy trackball layout on the double decker design. That is a horrible spot to put a tball unless all you play is missle command and centipede." I don't know your situation perhapps you were orn with some sort of deformaty or are just a bit "slow" that you cant control your flailing arm Golden Tee slam moves. I play a ton of trackball games ( Marble Madness being my favorite) all day long and like I said the onlr reason that you would possibly have any issue would be in playing golden tee but i'm sorry even on a real golden tee dedicated machine there is no reason to HAVE to go so nuts with the trackball.

Have you ever stepped up to my cab or one with these specs or are you just speculating that you would have an issue with it? Even if you have as a Global Moderator" of the board I guess I just didn't expect such a quick rude remarklike that. I can handle criticism as well as anyone but there is no need to be rude about it.

Sorry for the rant, just supprissed me is all...

I'm going to have to back Gromet up on this. I built the original double decker control panel (http://www.cybercoma.com/supercade), and I've read the comments that "SirPoonga" made about it as well -- and I was pretty surprised, since to my knowledge, I've never had him over to play my machine, so I don't really know where he is drawing his conclusions.

Granted, I have never played any golf games, so I can't attest to their playability (nor do I care, but I understand that some people are quite fond of them). But Missile Command, Centipede, Millipede, Marble Madness, and Crystal Castles all play beautifully -- and I can't imagine a game where you have to spin the trackball harder than Marble Madness.

SirPoonga has also complained that the double layer design makes it difficult to reach the upper controls -- this is absolutely not true. I've had dozens of people play on my machine, and not a single one of them has ever complained about having to reach over the lower controls -- that was the whole point of the design from the beginning, was that the upper panel is raised up so that the controls in front of it don't get in the way.

I realize that everyone is entitled to their opinion -- but this is at least the fourth time that SirPoonga has bad-mouthed my design, so I thought it was time to stand up for it.

-Jeff "etumor" Allen


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