Racing cabinet MAMEWAH themes?

[Turnarcades]

Does anyone know if there are any MAMEWAH skins/layouts designed specifically for a racing cabinet? I'm looking for inspiration and even though I can find themed skins for light gun games etc. I can't find any for racing games.

I basically just want one layout for MAME driving games, and although I'm pretty creative and handy with photoshop, I'd like to see if anyone has done any nice menu screens that I could work from....

[Minwah]

I wouldn't say this is neccessarily 'racing themed', but I got the idea for my layout from the RoadBlasters control panel art.  You can get it here, but note it is for 368x240 resolution:

http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=102374&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1

[Turnarcades]

Thanks minwah. I had come across your cabnet once before but when I was looking yesterday I couldn't remember where! I was probably too tired or somethin!

I'm gonna work from that I think and I'll let you know how it goes.

Got a question though. I'm using the Gran Turismo force feedback wheel on my cabinet. It's great on the PS2, and great for games like Out-Run where the original steering wheel turned 270 degrees (was it?). However it doesn't work well on games like Super Off-Road or top-down racers like that when the original wheel was a 'free-spinning' wheel that spun freely 360 degrees or more.

Is there a way to adjust the sensitivity by software alone (ie MAME) or would it just not be possible? I ask cos although I love these few games, I don't want to swap out my fantastic GT wheel and lose the feeling in my PS2 racers...

[youki]

It is not for Mamewah , but i have Nice layout dedicated to Racing cab.

see it here :

[Minwah]

Is there a way to adjust the sensitivity by software alone (ie MAME) or would it just not be possible? I ask cos although I love these few games, I don't want to swap out my fantastic GT wheel and lose the feeling in my PS2 racers...

I'm afraid the games you mention (Off Road) etc. need to be played with an optics based free-spinning steering wheel, full stop.

Perhaps if you cannot fit another wheel on your panel you may be able to fit a TurboTwist2 with mini steering wheel knob?:

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=268

[Turnarcades]

Hmmm don't think it would work with my design - I just wanted a definitive quality wheel and it seems it can't be done for all games. The extra cost wouldn't be worth it for the few games.

Saying that though, it's a bit steep but that spinner is a hell of a design - I like the way it fits with a simple push-button hole and has those cool interchangeable wheels! I might consider this for my next project, assuing they ship to the UK of course!

[Turnarcades]

Nice design on that frontend by the way.... looks cool! Shame it wouldn't work with mamewah, as I'm more familiar with it. However, do you have this skin available as a download? I'd be willing to give ArcadeOS a shot if I could get results like this...

[Minwah]

Saying that though, it's a bit steep but that spinner is a hell of a design - I like the way it fits with a simple push-button hole and has those cool interchangeable wheels! I might consider this for my next project, assuing they ship to the UK of course!

Yes they will

Also, IIRC there are over 30 games which can be played with a 'spinner' type steering wheel, if that makes any difference to you...Super Sprint, Night Driver, APB, Pole Position, RoadBlasters are included in this....they are quality!

[Turnarcades]

Well I may think about it more for my next project, however this project is primarily about realism and mainly with Gran Turismo. MAME is just a convenient add-on for this project. For those who are interested, Here are some pictures of my 'test rig'(!) and a skin I've knocked up for MAMEWAH which fits nicely with the theme of the eventual cabinet.

Construction will start soon but you can see from my plans what I am aiming to do. This cabinet will be a space-saving cabinet, but perfectly comfortable as a racing cabinet and has the advantage that you can pull p any chair and be at the right height. This does away with the bulk of a full-size racing chair and fitments for those with small space. Check it out...