4-Player Tabletop Mame

[8BitMonk]

Some more build progress.

The new design next to the old. Tapered and rounded sides, a little taller and wider. It's about 23" tall and the inside box is ~17" square.



Gluing the monitor mounts to 6x6 pieces of hardboard.



Mess of cables and parts, still working out the computer components. Shows the 19" monitors hung on the old box, you can see it's right up against the sides.

[Locke141]

The weight could be a real issue if you are going to be bringing it with you to friends houses. Some small children sized bike tiers and a elevated handle like luggage could over some the weight issue but at that point your case would be more work then the case. At this point you should have a good idea of how much it will weight.   

[Generic Eric]

The weight could be a real issue if you are going to be bringing it with you to friends houses. Some small children sized bike tiers and a elevated handle like luggage could over some the weight issue but at that point your case would be more work then the case. At this point you should have a good idea of how much it will weight.

I thought about that too

[yotsuya]

I know you're thinking portable, but when I saw this thread, the Atari Theatre Kiosk came to mind...

[8BitMonk]

I know you're thinking portable, but when I saw this thread, the Atari Theatre Kiosk came to mind...

Cool, don't remember ever seeing one back in the day. That's some old school multiplayer!  Can't think of any multi-sided cabs in arcades, about the closest I remember are 4P cocktails like Demolition Derby.

The weight could be a real issue if you are going to be bringing it with you to friends houses. Some small children sized bike tiers and a elevated handle like luggage could over some the weight issue but at that point your case would be more work then the case. At this point you should have a good idea of how much it will weight.

I'm shooting for 4 separate storage/carrying pieces. I'd rather have 4 lighter objects with handles than trying to get everything on wheels. Once I get the new monitor mounts on I'm going to check weight.

• Two monitors and 2Cp's
• Two monitors and 2Cp's
• CPU and misc. hardware
• Sidepanels

[Generic Eric]

I know you're thinking portable, but when I saw this thread, the Atari Theatre Kiosk came to mind...

Cool, don't remember ever seeing one back in the day. Can't think of any multi-sided cabs in arcades, about the closest I remember are 4P cocktails like Demolition Derby.

The weight could be a real issue if you are going to be bringing it with you to friends houses. Some small children sized bike tiers and a elevated handle like luggage could over some the weight issue but at that point your case would be more work then the case. At this point you should have a good idea of how much it will weight.

I'm shooting for 4 separate storage/carrying pieces. I'd rather have 4 lighter objects with handles than trying to get everything on wheels. Once I get the new monitor mounts on I'm going to check weight.

• Two monitors and 2Cp's
• Two monitors and 2Cp's
• CPU and misc. hardware
• Sidepanels

Do you remember that Metal Slug Crate themed portable game?  Do you have a favorite game with a crate in it?  Perhaps you could make it similar.

[8BitMonk]

Do you remember that Metal Slug Crate themed portable game?  Do you have a favorite game with a crate in it?  Perhaps you could make it similar.

I don't remember a Metal Slug Crate but that's an interesting idea to theme whatever is used to carry/store it.

[Generic Eric]

Do you remember that Metal Slug Crate themed portable game?  Do you have a favorite game with a crate in it?  Perhaps you could make it similar.

I don't remember a Metal Slug Crate but that's an interesting idea to theme whatever is used to carry/store it.

Concept:

Consolize real arcade hardware.
Last update:

https://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=post;quote=1326619;topic=129674.0;last_msg=1416355

Hopefully S.P.A.R.R.O.W will see this and give an update.


So ya, it's not the same, but that was what I was talking about.

[yotsuya]

Do you remember that Metal Slug Crate themed portable game?  Do you have a favorite game with a crate in it?  Perhaps you could make it similar.

I don't remember a Metal Slug Crate but that's an interesting idea to theme whatever is used to carry/store it.

Concept:

Consolize real arcade hardware.
Last update:

https://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=post;quote=1326619;topic=129674.0;last_msg=1416355

Hopefully S.P.A.R.R.O.W will see this and give an update.


So ya, it's not the same, but that was what I was talking about.

He did. He dropped it, it ruined the case, and he abandoned it.

[Generic Eric]

Do you remember that Metal Slug Crate themed portable game?  Do you have a favorite game with a crate in it?  Perhaps you could make it similar.

I don't remember a Metal Slug Crate but that's an interesting idea to theme whatever is used to carry/store it.

Concept:

Consolize real arcade hardware.
Last update:

https://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=post;quote=1326619;topic=129674.0;last_msg=1416355

Hopefully S.P.A.R.R.O.W will see this and give an update.


So ya, it's not the same, but that was what I was talking about.

He did. He dropped it, it ruined the case, and he abandoned it.

Shazzle
I missed that when I found the post.

[8BitMonk]

That case is cool but man it looks like it weighs a ton.

[yotsuya]

Shazzle
I missed that when I found the post.

Greetings all! A while back I tried to make a consolized MVS in the shape of an ammo box from Metal Slug but unfortunately it broke after a fall. I was a bit deterred truly, but I persisted and tried and tried again. During one of my retries, I found an arcade board for an extremely reasonable price and purchased it. This made me rethink my project from something tied to a Neo Geo to a set up to one that could use a lot of different boards. Since I had a lot of the internal parts already, I only needed to purchase a few new parts.