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I'm finally about to start building my cabinet, but I can't seem to decide on something... I've noticed some official arcade cabs and some of YOUR cabs tilt the control panel at a slight angle. I have also seen otherwise. In your opinion, which is the best to go with?
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New Cab, new Design 1 2
by kd5- 38 replies
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Hey everyone, decided to post my new project to see what ya think! Will post pics as i go.
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Hey fellas, Im nearing the end of my build and it occurred to me that I haven't cut the channel in my control deck for trim... then it occurred to me that I have no idea how to cut that channel... Any recommendations for tools or an easy way to do it by hand?
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Hi there, My first post on this forum :-) hopefully i did it correct. I got a question and hopefully you guys can advice me which hardware is should use in my bartop. I have 2 old mobo+CPU combo's on the shelf. 1ste with a Core 2 duo e7500 2.93 ghz with a asus 1gb videocard and 2gb 1033 memory 2nd with a Pentium G620T / 2.2 GHz no videocard so direct video out mobo and 4gb 1333 memory I think the 2nd will be The best to use pure based on the specs but the 1st has a dedicaties videocard. Correct? Any advice is welcome :-) Rikoos Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Coin Slots 1 2
by codemonkey76- 27 replies
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I am building a cabinet and have a single coin slot. Is there a way to configure mame to accept a coin inserted for player 1 to be shared to player 2, 3 or 4. I am building a 4-player cab, but don't really want to require to have 4 coin slots? Also I would like to be able to disconnect the coin door and have it so that would enable a shifted sequence to insert a coin, but have that sequence not function when the coin door is hooked up.
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I normally post pics after the machine is completely built. But I love the theme of this so much I thought I would go ahead and share. It is a Justice League themed arcade. It will be a quad player wide body arcade with a 42 inch screen. Each player is assigned to a character of the Justice League. And each character will have their own color controls with LED buttons. I should start the build in the next week or so. Will have some finished pictures in about a month.
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Hi, Was just wondering. The prices of Open Frame monitors on eBay seems a bit excessive given the fact the size etc. I was wondering, can you just strip down a normal monitor from its casing and use that? or am I missing something here? Thanks
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Hello. Sorry if this might soon like a noob's question. I'm currently working on a cabinet with a friend. So far we haven't decided on anything specific, and are still in the planning stages. I'd like to add a screen at the top of the cabinet, which could display a few things, like the name of the system used, or the game, or both, or even an artwork of it. The main problem is, I have no idea of what I should look for, both for hardware or software. - Are there any small screens that I could buy somewhere to act as a second monitor and put on top of the cab? - Or should I go for a LED display, if so which would be best/offer the most configuration options? - As fo…
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My frankenpanel design is complete! 60 inches x 26 inches 55 inch LED 93 EMUS 10 Joys..36 Buttons..Trackball..Spinner..Dual FlightSticks 49 Way Joy Dedicated Defender Layout Dedicated Asteroids Layout Dedicated 4 Way Dedicated 2 Way
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Hi guys, I want to make a cab with illuminated joysticks and buttons, would anyone be able to recommend to me which ones I should go for and what LED Controller etc is best? I will properly have them set up via LEDBlinky
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Hey there! I've been working on my cabinet for a few days now, and I thought I'd share some photos with y'all. In the end, the cabinet will feature horror comic artwork, as that's my line of business (I'm a professional comic book writer and letterer.) My wife and I are building the cabinet based on Ultimate Arcade II plans. Enjoy the photos, and feel free to ask questions if you've got 'em! Here are a few ideas I have worked up for side panel art. These are pulled straight from one of my comics. And here's the semi-budget PC I built to go inside the cab. I purchased everything from Newegg, except the massive video card. That was donated by one of my twit…
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Hello everybody, today I decided to create my 1st post in the Hyperspin forums. The last year, I spend reading a lot here, getting a lot of valuable info and ideas. When my company gave away only HW for free, it did not take me long to decide what I will be doing with it. I started building a cab! This is what I want to present today. What I got is a Lenovo T61 (today equipped with a 120GB SSD, 500GB HDD, 4GB RAM and a Core2Duo) turing out to be capable handling all my desired emulators. In the beginning, I thought I could get it set up without spending too much money (haha, guessed wrong), so I disassembled an old ps2 keyboard and rewired the matrix to get an interf…
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Hey guys, looking for some extra input on my cabinet. I've already got the system set up but before I start cutting the table top I wondering whether or not to keep my 20" 4:3 display or do a 16:9 monitor. Either will fit in my setup but measure twice, cut once. This will be a cocktail cabinet so mostly I want MAME to be the primary focus but would really love to have PinMAME as well. For Visual Pinball and the like, I see most people running the desktop mode on a 4:3 monitor and fullscreen on a 16:9. Can pinball games run fullscreen on 90degree rotated 4:3 monitor? Anyways, this board is my best resource for others that may have tried. Lemme know!
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Hi pleople i buy a monitor Makvision 29 Inch Tri Mode Flat CRT Arcade Monitor With Bezel, and let me teeling u is a good choice but now i need to make a cabinet any one have any plan for a monitor like that, please.
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Hyperspin was a bit difficult to work with at times but it was worth it. No other front end looks as good. The Marquee Side pic from before my marquee was mounted properly (I had a party and wanted the gap fixed) A better shot of the side art
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Hi everyone, I've been working on my arcade cabinet for about 3 years. Why so long? Because it was supposed to be as cheap as possible! It all began when coming back from work I saw that my neighbour was trashing several huge chipboard panels. I figured it could be a good starter for a kid's dream: my own arcade cabinet. So I gathered all the wood I could - I'm living in Germany, and trashing habits here are quite insane for the French guy I am, I can't believe what I sometimes see in the streets - and also a nice 55 cm TV. I used as a basis the blueprints of Centipede cabinet found on arcadecontrols.com. It was the shape that remind me most of the cabinets I could pl…
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Hi all, I think this is my very first post on here, though I'm sure there will be many more once its all working, I plan to contribute a lot of artwork you way also in due time So far, i've got HyperLaunch/Spin etc all working, and that is all great, however I'm having some major issues when trying to config my X Arcade Dual with emulators. I tried to config the controls via each emulator outside of HyperLaunch, but weird things like only one button on NullDC and the directions are working? and on Snes9X I can't configure the 2nd button that is assigned to ALT. Also, i'm having problems where me pressing a button also effects the emulator or windows, i.e if I press w…
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Hi Guys Maybe its in the wrong forum part but i don't see a new thread button in the sell/wanted section I am searching for a light gun for my bartop arcade but can't find any shops in the Netherlands whichs sells these for the pc. My eye has fallen on the aim trak wireless or wired version but if anyone knows a good one in The Netherlands please let me know Thanx!!! :ciao::ciao::ciao:
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just showing off marquee screen, slowly adding more and more. Trying to complete my mame set but consoles etc are done Sorry about shaky camera, I suck
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Heres my cab. its called 1-UP ARCADE. The cabinet is a slightly customised kit that i bought from www.arcadeworx.com.au. my x-arcade tankstick sits in the top. These first couple images (see the bottom of the post, for some reason they appear down there instead of at the top) are of the renders troy from arcadeworx did up to show what the cabinet would look like. i designed the mushroom cutout out in cad and emailed him the file. Some pictures of the assembled cabinet. It was cutout with a cnc on prelaminated mdf with a high gloss black finish. (sorry for the bad quality, im finding it hard to get a decent image because of the reflective finish. Its put together with…
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Frosty's Bartop 1 2 3
by Frosty- 53 replies
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After much research and help from the boards I've started my first bartop build. Finished the main cuts last night, and will begin sanding soon. Plan to hopefully complete my cp layout and drill this week...
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I'm really early in the process but thought I would share my plans for a 3 screen arcade system. Why 3 screens you ask? Well I want to use a stretch display for my marquee that changes based on the game being played. Additionally I want to have a small "helper" display that displays the actions of the buttons / controls when available. For the additional displays I am writing software that watches for the hyperlauch process and intercepts the game being played. From there it looks up the image for the marquee as well as the images / data for the controls. I will use one of these displays for the marquee. I think the 32 in. Not sure. Here is the monitor I will use …
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Hello Everyone, Love this sight for the past year i have spent a large amount of time reading it, and dreaming that one day i would be able to set forth and build an arcade of my own that i could sit down with my daughter and play. I have posted bits here and there around the net but that all ends now. I would like to create a small thread on here and list my project as it happens here on out to gain valuable input from you all, as i have alot to learn and may be over looking the simple things. If there is anything i am doing you would do different please let me know, also please note the build as it is now will be fully stripped once i have it the way i want it to be…
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Just picked up a brand new Flamin Finger cabinet for my upcoming HS project.. So I'm very new to this but very excited to hear what you guys think, and am looking forward to any great ideas you guys might have as I'm getting started! The dimensions are : 68" H x 24" W x 30" D And hoping to somehow make this a 2 player machine and perhaps go with a flat led/LCD monitor.. What do you guys think? I'd like to post pics along the way, so far here's what I got!
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I'm have one of the strange's problem with my IPAC2 and some pc games. When I try to setup games like foul play and zeit2 the game act like I'm pressing up on the joy all the time. I've check my CP everything fine and I don't have the problem with any mame games. Any help would be great.
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