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redcorvette_85
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 11:46 pm Post subject: Any of you guys ever built a mame arcade machine?? |
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Been reading up on this lately and was wondering if anyone here has done one of these. Seems like a great way to get a bunch of the classic games I grew up with along with some of the newer ones like golden tee. I got an old p4 2ghz comp just sitting here I plan on using then buying an X-Arcade tankstick, a couple of the Act labs usb light guns and hopefully find a gutted arcade cabinet locally for cheap. Just curious if this sounds like a good setup and if I am in for a bunch of headaches trying to get it all to work?
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kal
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AnalogRocks
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A friend of mine has been saying he wants to for the last 5 years. I guess he need s a 'roundtoit. Let us know how it goes
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Skylooker
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I've built several. Currently I have a full size stand-up, mini kids machine, and a cocktail. Friends all love playing the classics we grew up with. Only a couple of them have actually coughed up the cash for one.
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overclkr
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Damn Mike! That is DaBomb!!!!
I wish I had the dough so you could build me one!
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ecrabb
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Oh man, I would LOVE to build a cocktail table! That's awesome! I would play Ms. PacMan, Frogger, and Donkey Kong all the time. Dig-Dug, Qbert, Xevious... fun, fun, fun. Unfortunately, with the home theater and the basement finish, spending $700-1000 right now on a total toy for the basement probably isn't too realistic. Maybe in a year or two. It would be a riot when the kids get a little older, though to have the kids playing the same games we grew up playing.
Anybody seen this kit built-up? Doesn't seem badly priced, but it's nothing but the cabinet itself.
http://www.mameroom.com/product_UltimateCocktail.asp
SC
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Joust
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My name is Joust.....duh. http://www3.sympatico.ca/joust/
At one time I had 67 real arcade machines in my garage.
Now I've whittled it down to 4. Joust, Defender , Ladybug and Galaga. I have several parts left for various machines. if anyone wants one i can get it cheap.
i have all the roms. 
made many versions and variations of MAME.
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overclkr
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| Joust wrote: | My name is Joust.....duh.
At one time I had 67 real arcade machines in my garage.
Now I've whittled it down to 4. Joust, Defender , Ladybug and Galaga. I have several parts left for various machines. if anyone wants one i can get it cheap.
i have all the roms.
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LOL. I have such an extensive collection of roms for various emulators that I'll never even get around to playing them all. But they are kick ass to have!
Have you tried the new Sega Model 2 Emulator yet? Daytona USA, Virtua Cop, House of the Dead, etc, all look sweet!
Cliff
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Joust
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lots of the newer ones have Hard drive images and can be huge.
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Skylooker
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My full size stand-up machine is setup to play Mame, NES, N64, Sega, Gameboy, and a couple others. I have the roms for all the emulators, Some don't play well with my control panel.
Everybody likes them, I just don't have the time to get them set up properly.
To many irons in the fire.
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Joust
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MAME on a 9 foot screen will be cool 
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CRT_Ben
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| Joust wrote: | | MAME on a 9 foot screen will be cool |
I hooked my Atari 2600 up to my 1271 once. I swear the pixels were about 1/2" square 
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Skylooker
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Here's a pic of the mini.
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overclkr
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| Skylooker wrote: | | Here's a pic of the mini. |
Definitely going to be spending some time gaming when I come out. 
Cliffy
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madpoet
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No joke, I played Karate Champ on my 8500 when I had it hooked up before to my HTPC with Mame. 8' wide Karate Champ. It was a bit blocky Still could't kill the damn bull either!
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Joust
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Since the PJ's can sync on 15khz, they will display the DIRECT output of the real arcade machine CPU board. You could play the real thing.
I have MANY arcade machine boards on hand still. taking orders
technically, you are not allowed to play the emulated one unless you own the original.
I do own the ones i want.
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ronholm
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| CRT_Ben wrote: | | Joust wrote: | | MAME on a 9 foot screen will be cool |
I hooked my Atari 2600 up to my 1271 once. I swear the pixels were about 1/2" square |
My duaghter plays Pac Man from both my 2600 and the 5200...
I don't ever let her play with my 7600... I keep the high quality stuff out of her reach...
if anybody ever needs any Artari stuff just look me up ... I have a huge collection..
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Joust
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I have a couple Atari computers. a 400 and an 800. no carts though.
I have an unopened Joust cart for the 7800. I am not sure if i have the 7800 anmore though. I gave away my old 2600 and the 7800 may have been in the box. 
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AnalogRocks
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I was playing space invaders via S-video on the mame emulator. That was cool on the Sony with a 72" screen
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Joust
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you measure your screen in inches? isn't that quaint. I use feet.
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