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11-07-2003, 04:18 PM
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Psycho
Location: Lubbock Texas
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MAME machine
Anyone here ever built one? I am really wanting to build one for me and my son. Any suggestions that will save me some trouble when building it?
ill prolly put a 1.5 processor or so in it, with a older Gforce4mx card in it since the older games dont need alot of graphics or processor power |
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11-08-2003, 11:35 AM
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Insane
Location: los angeles
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Hey, I built a mame arcade cabinet a while back, and it couldn't be more fun.
What do you plan on doing for the controls? Are you building a whole cabinet? You're right, most mame games don't need much graphics or processor power...here's some benchmarks: http://www.classicgaming.com/mame32qa/bench.htm |
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11-08-2003, 04:23 PM
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Crazy
Location: Fayetteville, AR
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I built one a while back. I put a step by step photo gallery and details on my site - http://www.blendertech.net/arcade . Good Luck, and pm or email if you have any questions.
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11-10-2003, 08:02 AM
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Dumb all over...a little ugly on the side
Location: In the room where the giant fire puffer works, and the torture never stops.
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thats a hella nice unit there thecow.
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11-10-2003, 08:18 AM
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Exhausted
Location: Northeastern US - please send help!
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Great job, thecow! It looks fantastic! I've got a MAME machine myself, though mine was a built from a kit sold by Hanaho Games. You can see mine here.
More info on the kit, if you're interested, can be found at http://www.arcadewerx.com |
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11-10-2003, 04:43 PM
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Psycho
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Does anybody have a link or some info on where I can get replacement/new parts for machines? I've got a neo-geo that I picked up for $200 and I wanted to turn it into a MAME machine. I'm having trouble with one of the switches though and can't find a replacement anywhere in the U.S.
For anyone that's done a conversion, what's the best way to go about hooking up the existing controllers to the computer. Also, should I keep the arcade screen or try and replace it with a computer monitor? I know that monitors have a higher res, but the original screen makes it look authentic. Great work on the one's above btw, looks pretty tight.
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11-11-2003, 03:51 PM
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Stop. Think. Question.
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
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WOW!!! How many hours did it take you to complete everything?
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