Just finished building a MAME cab (",)

[danny_galaga]

I have been in the retro computer games hobby for ten years or so. Starting with building my own arcade machine- a cocktail cab. From there I went nuts on old consoles but always hankered to build another cab, since that combines aspects of earlier hobbies like model building and electronics. So I am pleased to introduce you to George Jetson, my lowboy

It has some features that I consider might even be world firsts in this hobby. First, I mounted the controls in the glass itself (the cost of the holes was more than the cost of the glass!). And then, to keep it looking clean, I dispensed with the usual P1, P2 and coin buttons and installed touch controls under the glass. I'm pretty pleased with the result

It runs a PC with MAME installed, which is an arcade machine emulator. I've wired it so I can use an original PCB as well, in case I want to learn more about maintaining the real deal some time down the track.

And a quick clip on youtube

Edited July 17, 2015 by danny_galaga

[AtariTexas]

Very cool!

[Cynicaster]

I've never seen a machine quite like that before--kudos.

 

What kind of sticks?

[danny_galaga]

They are Servostiks, from Ultimarc. Basically, they are a Sanwa stick with a servo attached so it changes from 4 way to 8 way on selection of a game. Most of the special goodies in my cab are from Ultimarc, except the CRT chassis and the touch control modules. You can see the build of my cab here (",)

[82-T/A]

That cabinet is crazy looking... but VERY cool. I like it. It would go great in one of the 1980s modern homes down here in Miami.

[RodLightning]

Very nice! It looks like it came from some parallel world where the arcade golden age is still going strong!