Personal all in one arcade project

[ndiniz]

everything but majong right

whatever dude, majong is the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.

LOL!!!!! I had to laugh at that!

[Unstupid]

I might get a kit, or find an arcade cab from my former workplace, or have a friend of mine help me with the plans for the cab, and the wiring. I got sidetracked today. I'll have the proposal and presentation on a zip file for you guys sometime before Tuesday evening.

Tuesday?  You going camping for Labor Day Weekend?

[ndiniz]

I might have plans this weekend. Not sure yet.

[CovertJellyfish]

I bought a PSP and stuck emulators on that to help me plan what I want for my first build, I too am a digital hoarder... but reality and too many examples of the frankenpanel have made me very careful of planning to get exactly what I need... and nothing more. That is the way to go BIG...

[Kiatuthlanna]

Re: Personal all in one arcade project

[ndiniz]

Re: Personal all in one arcade project

Huh?

[yotsuya]

Hey, bud, any progress with this?

[ndiniz]

Sorry guys. I've been busy trying to get a job, and some other things. I don't know when I'll start the project. It probably won't be until after I move out of my grandma & grandpa's house. I have no idea as to when it will start, but I'm making progress towards possibly buying an Alien Aurora PC from Dell. I know these are pricey, but I would rather buy a nice gaming PC rather than buy one that might be from Best Buy. If I've disappointed all of you, I'm sorry. I've been out of a job for quite some time. I'm going to get one, I promise. There just aren't many jobs available in my area at this time. Reorganizing my life and getting a job are what's important right now. It will be done at some point.

[BobA]

Good luck on getting a job.   Life has a way of getting in the way of BYOAC projects.  All the best.

[ndiniz]

Believe me, it hasn't been easy. But, this predicament I'm in will eventually pass. I haven't ordered my new PC yet, because the one I currently have still works, so I'll wait a month or two, and then buy the new computer. I'm curious, does anyone on the forums own an Alienware PC, and if they do, what do they think of it?

[yotsuya]

Glad to hear your still working on planning this out. Life does have a funny way of impeding progress, but keep it up. 

[OpFlash]

Why don't you post some pics/drawings of what you want to build so we can give you input and suggestions. 

SSI at 30.... Cool beans!

Really im sure for someone who is truly disabled and cant work and especially a younger person they would much rather not be disabled or on SSI.  Im pretty sure that they would rather be completely healthy and able to take care of themselves.  I dont think that theres nothing cool about being disabled at 30 and on SSI

[OpFlash]

I am sticking to my intentions and there is no way in the world that I am going to let anyone or anything get in my way of doing this project to my specifications.

I see... You're telling us what you are going to do... You are not asking for any help/suggestions!  Ohh... this is going to be fun!  I can't wait to see what you come up with!   

Yeah you should be more open to help from these people.  There are some master builders on these forums and know this hobby inside and out.  Dont shut these guys out.  Youll regret it.  Have you thought about some smaller sized cabinets such as those that had the slots and poker games in them.  they are more slim lined will take up less space.  You can have a nice 1 player setup maybe two depending on the button layout.  You could always add some nice panel mount usb ports and use joysticks for players 3 and 4 it would save you lots of money.  I also agree and what was said earlier.  You should tackle the software side of mame first!  get your pc set up and configured.  Learn about the emulators and front ends.  If you can get past that part then youll be ready to move on.  The initial cost for software pc is very little and takes up no space!

[OpFlash]

I have looked at those, but those look like they have few advantages. Few controls, cramming the wiring , limited set of games to play..... I don't think so. Since this entire project will be funded by me, I have each and every intention of going for an upright cabinet. It's the only way to go. If all the hard work I've done towards this project is for nothing, so be it. I stated my intentions in the proposal, and will stick to those intentions until I hear otherwise. I still have to show them what my intentions are, and will show my grandparents what I'm getting at when it's convenient for them. I also have looked at cocktail table versions, but have decided those aren't for me. The bartop and cocktail versions look nice, but I would use a Mega-touch machine on a bartop.

Not to mention bartops are ugly!   

Its quite obvious this guy didnt see what your capable of!  He should look at your NEO GEO build!
give em a little bit of a break...

[OpFlash]

I intend to be able to play most console games, every MAME game available, and virtually every VPinMAME pinball table ever created.

I'd say you need at least $400 worth of computer and video card and that's assuming you can build your own from parts.

Your original post is as if I went to a Car racing forum and said, I'm going to build the fastest car on the track. I don't have any money and hope to have some soon. Please spend a lot of time telling me how to build the fastest car in the world even though chances are slim I will ever build it and I have to learn the basics of mechanics before I can even get started.

In other words, you probably need more realistic expectations if you hope to succeed. The idea of "Go Big Or Go Home" is for people with money or credit. It's not really helpful to have that attitude when proposing your ideas for grand parents to fund. Perhaps a better plan is to build a small control panel and find a donor PC that you can connect to your TV. At least that would be affordable and give you a chance to stick your toe in the water without wasting a lot of money on gear you may not even be capable of utilizing.

I agree with this.