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My Mameroom Ultimate Arcade II review
Ummon:
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3. Keyboard drawer gets stuck under CP.. I need to add a handle for it. Also it is uncomftrable to use the keyboard in it. It is TOO DEEP.
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You mean the up/down depth, right? I've always thought that would be an inconvenience and wondered why the design was such.
--- Quote ---5. Reaching the coin door to insert coins is kind of a pain in the arse because the CP sticks out father than it's dicky doo. I can see me or somebody else bumping their head on the CP when putting in coins... but who the hell puts in coins??? ahhh i do ... nostalgia
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I've always wondered about this, too. Would be even worse with my design, unless I put the mech up top like in the candys.
wbassett:
--- Quote from: Snowblindz on November 20, 2008, 01:26:38 pm --- Wow great thread. I bought my Ultimate Arcade II cabinet a little over a year ago.. it has sat empty since putting it together. I put in a real happs 4 player coin door and I filled in the blank 2-player control panel that came with it and that's about it. Anyways all this time it's just been a really nice shelf for junk.
Mine would have been a junk shelf too if I didn't go with an XArcade TankStick and waited until I built my 'ultimate cp'! ;) I know a lot of people don't like XArcade but it isn't that bad and definitely gets you up and running while you sort things out. I think a lot of people lose interest if it takes a long time before they can even play. This way I can play and collect everything I need for my 'modular/swappable' cp system. The TankStick will go to my son, who is chomping at the bit to get his hands on it! Eventually he'll probably build his own cp as well, but the TankStick definitely works, is fun, and gets you going in a snap!
The reason it has sat empty is because I've been waiting for a time that I could afford a 27" arcade monitor of either the Betson Imperial or Wells Gardner D2900 variety. Anyways I ran into a few snags of not only not having the money, but also the kit I bought did not come with arcade monitor mounts... I ended up buying the mounting kit from mamerooms.. and the plans for drilling the holes.. but never got around to messing with it.. I bought this kit so I didn't have to drill holes and all that. So nothing ever became of that..
I have a 22" Dell Trinitron in there right now. I too was looking at a 27" multi sync arcade monitor, but now I think I will be going with an LCD setup. I've really debated on this one and mainly was waiting for Foley's gun interface to come out, and then he came out with a sonic version that will work with any type of display... as well as the EMS Topgun guys lifted a design... er I mean came out with a new wireless RF gun that works with any display... so looks like LCD for me! One nice thing though is I can store my extra panels in the bottom and now also in the top behind the LCD display! That's a lot of room once you aren't filling it with a big CRT!
Cut to now.. I've finally got everything ordered and ready to go (cept for side art). I decided to go with a 28" Hanns G LCD monitor from Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254026&Tpk=Hanns%2028%22 It's huge and it fits perfectly in the cabinet. It pained me at first to buy an LCD over a TRUE arcade monitor.. but with dreams of Street Fighter IV coming to the Xbox 360.. an HD monitor is going to be nice to have. (they use hd lcd on the new SF4 machines as well) So yeah it looks NICE in the cabinet... It's also got a great response time for games I highly recommend it if you're going the LCD route. So now I've got the tinted bezel, marquee, two hacked Xbox 360 controllers (thx to HarumaN), and some push buttons and mag stiks (Ultimarc) on the way. After I get all that setup my cabinet will FINALLY be ready to play.
I'll check into one of these... how much did it set you back?
The only thing major I have left.. ok well two things is.. I need a PC...I'm going to be using the Xbox 360 arcade games for now. And I'm going to later go with a 4 player panel. But to finally be able to play on this has me excited. Street Fighter II HD Remix comes out on the 26th so that'll be great, I should be finished by then.
I will certainly post pictures and maybe video of it running.
quick thoughts on the UAKII kit.. cons only
1. Control panel mount is flimsy as somebody else mentioned.
2. Mine did not come with arcade monitor mounting capability
3. Keyboard drawer gets stuck under CP.. I need to add a handle for it. Also it is uncomftrable to use the keyboard in it. It is TOO DEEP.
This is a pain, I agree. Mine doesn't get stuck, but with no handle it's not easy to get open sometimes. And yes... it would have been nice if the front of the drawer was hinged and flipped down! That's killer on your wrists if you are using the keyboard for more than a minute or two.
4. The lines of the cabinet are strange and the cabinet is HUGE length wise... it sticks too far out from a wall. It's still a nice looking cabinet.. but I would rather had a rectangled back so it would go up against a wall flush.
It is a big cab. I rather like the back because I leave it out from the wall just a little and with the design it's really easy to get to the back of the cab, and as I mentioned I'll be storing swappable panels in there.
5. Reaching the coin door to insert coins is kind of a pain in the arse because the CP sticks out father than it's dicky doo. I can see me or somebody else bumping their head on the CP when putting in coins... but who the hell puts in coins??? ahhh i do ... nostalgia
I think that about does it for my complaints.. overall it's pretty damn spiffy. I bought mine off Ebay new from Mamerooms .. didn't go through Scotts website.. and it came with enough t-molding to do the cabinet and the blank 2 player panel it came with.
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I was a bit disappointed about the T-molding. I swear when I bought mine there wasn't anything saying it wasn't included, but Scott was quick at sending me out Black and Dark Blue and I think I have enough to do four cabs!
Glad to hear you're back on track and thanks for the monitor tip!
Make sure to take lotsa pictures and be a proud papa and show it to us all when you're done! :)
Snowblindz:
I was a bit disappointed about the T-molding. I swear when I bought mine there wasn't anything saying it wasn't included, but Scott was quick at sending me out Black and Dark Blue and I think I have enough to do four cabs!
Glad to hear you're back on track and thanks for the monitor tip!
Make sure to take lotsa pictures and be a proud papa and show it to us all when you're done! Smiley"
Oh I definitely will.. I can't wait to get it all going. That monitor is well worth the $450 I paid for it.. Light weight.. takes up most of the open space so you don't have that empty look .. only thing is I would have loved to had an actual arcade monitor.. those things are so heavy and a pain in the ass though.. and I don't see hooking the 360 up to one. I'm happy with this.. I've got tinted plexi on the way.. maybe it'll darken it up and make the picture more arcade authentic... :dunno don't care anymore! Laterz
scrapple:
just wanted to say my cab is holding strong still..
DirtyDachshunds:
You and I are very much alike.
My five requirements for my basement are:
-Arcade
-Pool table
-Poker table
-home theater
-bar
My wife and I are moving into a new house next month, and I'm getting started on the Arcade right away. I bought the Ultimate Arcade II construction plans and construction begins next month. I'll be sure to post my progress
Until then I'm in the process of configuring my FE with all my emulators.
I'm sure you've visited the avs forums, but those are some of my favorite forums as well as home theaters go.
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