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Title: My Side Art and Marquee - Retrocade
Post by: HollowPointAMG on January 16, 2013, 07:59:50 am
Hi everyone

New here!

Been working on this for a few days and so far I kinda like it.  I think I'll add some slight changes here and there.

What inspired me to build my own cab?  After seeing a video of Killer Instinct arcade and it's insanely huge differences from the SNES version, I wanted to play it old school style with a joystick and 6 buttons to get the real arcade feel.  Downloaded the emulator/rom and played it on my keyboard.  Not good enough!  So I ended up on x-arcade.com and picked up a dual joystick.  I saw they had cabinet kits which looked awesome but way too pricey.  Then it occurred to me...  Why not try and build my own?  Then the researching began and I found you guys :)

What do you guys think?  I figure this name is already taken but what the heck, it sounds cool :)

(http://www.puremb.com/retrocade/Render.jpg)

The cabinet's structure will change a bit more, I'm not quite done with that yet.  I still need to add the plexiglass area and build the control panel.

Looking to get started on the actual building by the end of the month :)

Really excited for this project!!
Title: Re: My Side Art and Marquee - Retrocade
Post by: JRRandall on January 16, 2013, 11:23:59 am
I love it but you stole my name!  I am also in the planning phase of "Retrocade"!!  Mine will be a reduced size vertical cab, so hopefully you won't mind another "Retrocade" out there. 
Title: Re: My Side Art and Marquee - Retrocade
Post by: HollowPointAMG on January 16, 2013, 01:20:51 pm
I love it but you stole my name!  I am also in the planning phase of "Retrocade"!!  Mine will be a reduced size vertical cab, so hopefully you won't mind another "Retrocade" out there.

Haha I think there are a few other Retrocades out there :).  I hope they don't mind!
Title: Re: My Side Art and Marquee - Retrocade
Post by: yotsuya on January 16, 2013, 01:39:42 pm
You guys should have a knife fight over the name.  >:D
Title: Re: My Side Art and Marquee - Retrocade
Post by: brained on January 16, 2013, 11:37:14 pm
You guys should have a knife fight over the name.  >:D
:cheers:
Title: Re: My Side Art and Marquee - Retrocade
Post by: HollowPointAMG on January 17, 2013, 07:11:58 am
lol let's battle it out in Street Fighter  ;D
Title: Re: My Side Art and Marquee - Retrocade
Post by: JRRandall on January 17, 2013, 10:47:03 am
LOL  :cheers: