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I decided to start a new full-size cab since my last build. I went with a 6ft version of RidicRick's ArchAngel build. His build and MK9 coming out on PC are where the inspiration came from for this cab. 32" LED Insignia TV xbox 360 MK9 control panel i5, 4gb ram HP laptop Special Thanks RidickRick for his build plans Jumpstile for helping out with MAME builds and random questions Mockup Basic Tools Printed $4 layout (FedEx printed this from a pdf) Clamped Down & Screws added to keep it in place First Cuts Cut out the control panel base to a nice curve instead of that box Sides are done! Build - Had Home Depot do three 30 inch wide cuts i…
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Hello Everyone! Thought I would post up the progress of my first spin cab. It started life as a "GateKeeper" not sure to much on it as my google fu has failed me. Internals are as follows: LG 29" LED display Asus Crosshair V AMD 8150FX AMD 5870HD 2X 500GB HD 8GB Ripsaw RAM I-PAC2 control board Emus' Atari 5200/7800/Lynx Gameboy/Color/Advance N64/NES/SNES/NVB Sega 32x/CD/Dreamcast/Gamegear/Genesis/MS PSx/PS2 NeoGeo Color - Working on xbox next. Have to add more storage. The cab is just my test cab. I have a 2nd identical gatekeeper that will eventually be the completed one. Also have a nice seat that came with it. Video: 8:37PM - 30 minutes remainin…
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I'm looking for Area 51 side art for a dedicated cab. I need to cut mine up a bit to fit/build my control panel and want put new artwork over it so it looks clean. Any one know where to find dedicated artwork NOS or even reproductions that someone can print for a dedicated cab. I could cut to size doesn't matter. I can't seem to find anything. US Amusements seems to have something listed on their site, but it was updated 6 years ago and they went out of business. Any help would be great. Thanks!
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Working on the last few pieces of my cabinet build. Unfortunately the original wood control panel button sizes are irregular and some of the buttons are sinking. I'm thinking to put an acrylic top and mount the buttons in it now that I have the correct bit to make the proper sized hole. I'm using a carbon fiber type decal (for cars actually) that gives it a really nice look. my question is where would be a good place to find control panel button layouts. I'm using the template from slagcoin.com (attached) and would like to find something that uses 3 buttons (lower 3 and upper 3) and provides the same sort of surrounding glow as in the other pic. This will help cover…
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I am looking for a case for a micro ATX motherboard to fit into a bartop I do not want to use a full enclosure case but I cannot seem to find a case case or tray for it and the components. I used a myopenpc case for the one in my cabinet and hung it on the wall inside the cab. Does anyone know of a tray/case for a m-ATX board for inside a bartop Thanks
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Hello everyone! This is my first post, so apologies for having to ask for help without first being able to give something back. I have made a few MAME cabs and have recently fixed a friend's chassis on his MVS system and thought it was about time I built a bartop one... so not entirely useless I am using a laptop and want to run another momentary power switch so the outside of the cabinet. I've taken the laptop apart and can see this power board on the Dell 1545.... http://img2.parts-people.com/products/1545powerbutton1.jpg This little pushbutton has three wires all covered in some kind of glue so I was thinking, expose the wires and short them until I find which com…
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I'm doing a lot of research on building a control panel and I have 101 question. What thicknesses of MDF, Lexon and Tmolding are generally used? I did not want the lexon to to stick above the tmolding. Thanks TJ
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Does anyone have experience making boards like this? Or know where I can have this one made. I want to use this board so I can have FFB on my Daytona cab that I'm converting to a Hyperspin driving cab. http://www.gamoover.net/tuto/l2m2-interfacer-un-ffb-et-volant-sega-model-12-avec-un-pc-ou-une-playstation-23 Thanks, William
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Thought I'd share a good deal for those interested... If you're near a Microcenter (sorry US only) they have a bundle deal going on...It includes an Intel G3258 20th Anniversary CPU (G3258) and an MSI Z97 PC Mate Mobo for $99. I also found a $10 rebate on the mobo, so total cost would be $89. Pretty damn good price for an unlocked, dual-core Haswell setup. NewEgg is selling just the mobo for $99. There are plenty of videos online showing people getting 4.6-4.8GHz out of this chip. I picked one up as my dedicated cabinet rig and was able to overclocked the processor to a stable 4.6GHz. So far, it has performed flawlessly for all my emulation needs. Any MAME games …
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Dudes, Advice is what I need at the moment. I have this Ilyama T 2451MTS 23,6" 16:9 Flat panel multitouch screen, and I want to mount it in a bartop cab. and have it Rotate like Grounds 4 Divorce does. the other hardware That I'm using is: Socket 1155 Core i5 3470 8 GB DDR3 RAM 64GB SSD Vectrex 3 and 3 TB datadrive now the thing that I need advice on regards the monitor, and what I should be aware of. my initial idea is to have the screen mounted (vesa bracket) on a piece of wood, that can be turned using a motor, so that games with a vertical aspect can be played without being squished or using bezels. the touchscreen is for playing android, scummVM and o…
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Hope you like it
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I'm trying to decide if I should do an all in one or do two bartop cabs. Both for 2 players. I would like to use MAME and arcade games from Xbox 360 with HyperSpin front end. +Positives For all in one Save space Cheaper -Negatives For all in one More complicated setup. Not sure how to switch control panel or how to turn on/off each device. Have to use wide screen for MAME portion. Maybe this isn't bad if there's artwork on sides. What I have already. Small i5 ITX pc w nvidia 430 video card. Newer Xbox 360 23" widescreen monitor with 2 hdmi inputs. Sound comes out monitor to amp and speakers. x-arcade with xbox 360 adapter I also have a 20" Dell 4:3 monitor …
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I just wanted to share my arcade cabinet and the final results. The actual build took about two weeks and the last three to four months I invested in getting each and every emulator to work properly. The first boot was somewhere in December 2013 configured with hyperspin 1.0 and hyperHQ. In march I updated to HyperlaunchHQ. I just love the old arcade games via Mame and are now completely hooked to pinball (FP). Used I-Pac for the buttons and Pac-Drive and LedBlincky (registered) for led support. Ever since December the cabinet is used every week and even my wife is now hooked . This week I will install some custom Mortal Kombat side art and consider this project finished…
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Hi, ive just made an arcade cabinet and I need help with where I can get the artwork from.
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I have had in my possession a Sega New Astro City candy cab for about 6 years. It was interfaced to a Playstation 2 and set up briefly in a home arcade but since then, it has just been taking up space for about a good 5 or so long years. After 2 or 3 half hearted attempts to sell this off to "tire-kickers" on Craigslist, I've decided to rededicate it for HyperSpin running just MAME (mostly just the classics up through the 90's). Picked up a PCIe x16 ArcadeVGA from eBay which should arrive shortly, and have an old PC which I will also re-purpose for this project. Below are specs for the PC: ASUS A8N-SLI-Deluxe Motherboard AMD Athlon XP 4800+ 2 GB DDR 250GB HDD ArcadeV…
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I have more or less finished my arcade this morning. But it needs a new marquee. I want something custom that's represents the cab. I used a bit of carbon fiber in the design of the machine. So I was thinking of something along the lines of CarbonCade. I was wondering if anyone here had any better ideas for a name. Naming stuff has never been a strong point. Here are some photos for ideas.
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There are a lot of awesome project here. You guys are really skilled! My story is a bit different I guess, since everything started when I found a coin acceptor on eBay but had no idea what to use it for. I normally try to find excuses to buy stuff I don't need. As for the coin acceptor, I tried to figure out what to use it for... I just loved the device itself, being able to collect coins and programmed it to potentially do a lot of cool stuff. After a lot of thinking I came up with the only sensible thing to do... build an arcade! I have to admit, I'm not much of a gamer (except from Nintendo-consoles), but love to make things work in terms of hardware and software. …
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Hi guys, im looking at starting a project. Missus wont let me do the normal cab thimg so I was thinking of going down the road of making ut into a coffee table. Im thinking of smashing a 40inch led tv I have spare into a coffee table design I have in mind. When off I want it to look just like a normal table. Im thinking of black or tinted toughened glass. Problem is that I dont want to loose any of the brightness and clarity once the system is on,but I dont want to see anything like the screen etc when its off. Has anyone used any glass like this or know if this is possible withoutloosing quality???
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I'm looking at buying this cab to convert for Hyperspin. It is a dedicated setup for Tekken, but I have not seen another Tekken cab like it. Just wondering if it was a custom build or started life as another game cab? Thanks
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Well, here is my nearly finished pedestal cabinet. This is my second cabinet build. My first was a full size stand up cab. I wanted this one to be much smaller and easier to move around when needed. The design is my own but was loosely based on a Golden Tee pedestal cabinet. It is built from 1/2 inch MDF. It features a 32" LCD TV for the screen. It is approximately 44 inches tall and 26 inches wide. For now, I am using an X-Arcade Tankstick that I picked up on ebay for cheap. The speakers are mounted slightly above and behind the control panel. And, it has a coin mech installed. I still have a couple things I need to finish including wiring up the coin mech and p…
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I was going to build a bartop cab. Upon further inspection and the amount of things I am going to put into it, even a bartop will be a heavy monster.... My thought is.....I have an empty mortal kombat 2 cab that I was going to save for another project. I do not want to use the 25 inch crt monitor that is in the cab...what I really want to use is the 32 inch led tv I have collecting dust in my basement. Here is the issue...The tv un cased is 27 inches wide....which is the width of the cab I have thought about expanding the top of the cab by adding 2 extra panels to the sides then cutting the original frame to mount the tv. Has anyone here done anything like this? P…
Last reply by HazzardActual, -
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Hey hyperspiners back again with another cab This one is for my cousins minecraft loving son The idea was to make it look like a grass block and to use old PC parts that can be accessed and upgraded Here's the mock up Wood work begins Undercoat and filler The artwork The artwork on Completed control panel And 90%
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Hello all! First time posting! Done with her! I went way different on the cab dept! lol What do you all think? Change anything? Go easy its my first attempt at a arcade build! lol Used this network server rack as a base! Video Link Thanks Jason FL
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First of all Hello! I have been Lurking the forums for just shy of a year know all why downloading, getting the Hyperspin ready. Well I had FINALLY hit a point were it NEEDED to be in a cabinet! So the week of Memorial Day, I took vacation and was determined to get a cabinet built! After locating a cabinet on craiglist and a hour drive later at 9pm, I made it home with a decent cabinet! My 70.00 start I got it with a jamma USB-PC board, 2 joysticks, bunch of buttons, orginal glass that goes over the monitor and change door! So that next morning, it was ON! I started by figuring out how i was going to mount the Dell monitor. This was the answer! Monitor…
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Aloha ALL, Been a while since I been on the forums, almost a year, and in the past year Ive moved to Hawaii, bad part it that I had to leave both my cabs behind. I cant seem to find any place locally that have used arcade cabs, and I haven't moved into a permanent house yet so ive decided to try a bartop once again. dose anyone have any plans for a 15 inch monitor cab? has anyone built this one before http://bartoparcade.katorlegaz.com/05layout.gif and a second question, dose anyone know if www.paradisearcadeshop.com is any good, I think the the past Ive read people having issues. any feedback would be great. Thanks guys
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