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Title: Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: davidsz on December 16, 2003, 09:35:09 pm

After 2 months of work I have finally completed 99% of my first Mame cab.

All controls are working, coin door lights up and works.

The only remaining tasks are to hook up/test the light gun and to load additional emulators.

Really fits in nice in the gameroom, seems to be getting a lot of use so far.

Currennt Config:

AMD 2500 512 Meg Ram
27" Happ Monitor
Onboard 5.1 sound
Inspire 2500 2.1 Speakers/sub
MSI Geforce 4 64 MB

Emulators:
Mame .76
Atari 2600 (z26)

Title: Re:Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: davidsz on December 16, 2003, 09:36:14 pm

Control Panel

Title: Re:Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: davidsz on December 16, 2003, 09:36:50 pm

Front and side shot.

Title: Re:Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: davidsz on December 16, 2003, 09:37:42 pm

Front shot.

Title: Re:Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: davidsz on December 16, 2003, 09:38:40 pm

Side shot.

Title: Re:Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: davidsz on December 16, 2003, 09:39:16 pm

Front side again.

Title: Re:Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: Apollo on December 16, 2003, 10:43:21 pm

Wow, that is impressive. I like the way you have managed to get all those controls and buttons on there without making it look completely ridiculous. Nice work. I hope mine ends up half as good.

Title: Re:Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: SNAAAKE on December 17, 2003, 01:53:36 am

Impresive dude,very nicely done.

Title: Re:Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: zaphod on December 17, 2003, 09:26:39 am

Very, very sharp!  Love the red T-molding.

Title: Re:Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: Santoro on December 17, 2003, 09:54:50 am

Looks like the plans came from Supercade?

http://www.cybercoma.com/supercade/

You did a really nice job.  Super clean!  Congrats, and enjoy!

Title: Re:Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: RetroBorg on December 17, 2003, 03:53:38 pm

davidsz,

Nice work, that's a huge monitor, no need to rotate that to play veryical games. Does a monitor like that just plug into the back of your computer? Or do you need something like one of those ArcadeVGA things?

Title: Re:Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: davidsz on December 17, 2003, 05:03:40 pm

I based it on the Supercade website.  I found that I ended up using those plans very loosely as a starting point since they are more of a drawing then a plan.  The angles for the Control Panel are a little challenging and depend on how big you make the panel itself.

I added a 4th button on players 3 & 4
I added a keyboard drawer also.
I also changed the shape a little to fit my taste.

One thing that is very important is to have you monitor or the dimensions when building your cab.  I had the dimensions and created a model to use until I purchased the monitor.  I only have 1/4" to spare for the monitor to fit to the back.

The monitor is a HAPP 27" viewable monitor and plugs directly into the back of the computer.

David

Title: Re:Classic Arcade 99% Complete (pics)
Post by: paigeoliver on December 19, 2003, 02:08:22 am

Bentley Bear demands to have his Crystal Castles trackball back!!!!

Just kidding (but that IS a Crystal Castles trackball, right?),

You should light the trackball with a keyboard LED, that way it will flash all cool and stuff.