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

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

I've got one... Actually it's my XBOX...
Look for Mame-X... :D

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.

thats a hella nice unit there thecow.

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

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.

WOW!!!

How many hours did it take you to complete everything?