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NoBonus:
Where can I get some specs/instructions on those Candy arcade machines?  Also, has anyone made one with a rotating control panel?

paigeoliver:
You can't MAKE a Candy cabinet. A Candy cabinet is a modern Japanese arcade game cabinet. There isn't a splinter of wood in them anywhere.

 They are manufactured, they are all curves, all metal and plastic. A rotating control panel would be impossible on that type of cabinet, as your legs are literally right up underneath a control panel that is only a few inches deep.

They are all JAMMA.

Most of them have 29" monitor (Japanese 29" monitor is the same exact monitor as a US 27"). All of them I have seen can have the monitor installed either horizontal or vertical. They usually have a seven button layout factory stamped in the panel, but often have button hole plugs filling the "kick" buttons. The joysticks can usually be changed between true 4-way, true 8-way and true 2-way underneath the panel.

The button layout is ergonomic, and (I have owned one for a YEAR and I just noticed this) they are actually at different angles for player one and player 2 to account for the fact that the players will be facing the machine from different sides.

There is pretty much no customizing them other than what you can put on the inside.

Pretty much you buy the game with no game board in it for $300-$700 (depends on locations, style and condition), and then put your own game board or your own mame system inside.

paigeoliver:
They look like this.

missioncontrol:
if someone had the measurements they could make something similar with wood minus the fancy round edges..........

paigeoliver:

--- Quote from: missioncontrol on March 21, 2005, 01:58:11 am ---if someone had the measurements they could make something similar with wood minus the fancy round edges..........


--- End quote ---

I had that idea briefly, but it wouldn't be the same, control panel area would be problematic as the extra thickness needed to use wood would get in the way of your legs.

But you can buy one for the money you would spend trying to build a wooden one.

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