I miss the "Old school" video games
02-18-02 | 07:41 PM
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Originally posted by bdshort
draven-x: Are you sort of figuring out your arcade machine as you go along, or have you read some websites? I dont really know if it's something I'd do, but I'd like to read up on what you need to do to to build one.
draven-x: Are you sort of figuring out your arcade machine as you go along, or have you read some websites? I dont really know if it's something I'd do, but I'd like to read up on what you need to do to to build one.
There are several of us here who have built cabinets. Here is the last page on the building of mine (you can find the others by doing a search for "building arcade"):
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=153654
Here is Blakes:
http://www.movielocity.com/mame/
02-18-02 | 10:38 PM
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I've got to give "props" to Goblincat for the inspiration for the cabinet.
Basically I'm building a dedicated computer specifically for MAME. I'm building a cabinet, and for starters I'm using a 27 inch TV and buying an X-arcade stick for the games. It plugs right into the PS/2 port on the computer. (And I can pull it out and use it with my PS2
) Eventually I will try to wire up my own control panel, but for now the X-arcade will work for what I want to play.
I am getting one component at a time for now. I used Goblincat's suggestions for links to get started. I'll post pics when I get going
Basically I'm building a dedicated computer specifically for MAME. I'm building a cabinet, and for starters I'm using a 27 inch TV and buying an X-arcade stick for the games. It plugs right into the PS/2 port on the computer. (And I can pull it out and use it with my PS2
) Eventually I will try to wire up my own control panel, but for now the X-arcade will work for what I want to play.I am getting one component at a time for now. I used Goblincat's suggestions for links to get started. I'll post pics when I get going
02-19-02 | 01:52 PM
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Originally posted by Goblincat
Dude, you need MAME. Go to www.mame.dk
Then play Frogger, Donkey Kong, etc.
Dude, you need MAME. Go to www.mame.dk
Then play Frogger, Donkey Kong, etc.
02-19-02 | 02:36 PM
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Originally posted by draven-x
Yie-Ar Kung Fu (This games was WAY ahead of it's time. Tons of moves I never knew about in the arcade)
Yie-Ar Kung Fu (This games was WAY ahead of it's time. Tons of moves I never knew about in the arcade)
Now quit posting about all this or I'll be forced to build my own cabinet.
