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Where are some good websites that show Mame arcade cabinet plans? I have found a lot of links to websites showing different mame cabinets, but not very many that have actual dimensions for the cabinet. Anyone know of any?

Want to convert MAME system arcade cabinet to a regular arcade cabinet? I have a MAME system arcade cabinet but it always freezes or the screen goes out when I'm in the middle of a game for no reason. I would like to convert the cabinet to hold NBA Jams. Any suggestions? Is it or is it something I would be able to do myself? It is a 4 player cabinet It already has a monitor It was never a regular arcade cabinet it was at one time a working MAME arcade cabinet

Thinking of buying MAME arcade Cabinet... Are games ARCADE PERFECT? (Real arcade ported games?)? I am thinking of buying an arcade cabinet with a MAME system in it. It has like 5000 games that are arcade games from 1977-2002 I was wondering if the ROMS used are EXACTLY the same as the arcade in quality etc. Thanks for any help and sorry if this is a dumb question, I am new to this stuff

Help building Mame arcade cabinet? Hey everyone, im trying to convert my JAMMA / capcom arcade cabinet into a MAME cab. I already installed and mounted a computer inside and connected a J-PAC ( http://www.ultimarc.com/jpac.html ) to the controls etc. now my question is, since the video display in the cab is chopped up and has black lines will http://www.ultimarc.com/avgainf.html (arcade VGA) fix this problem? ALSO, the bottom row of button for player 1 and player 2 no longer work! how would i go about fixing this? all the top butttons, start, and joysticks work fine. i have no clue what to look for, everythings plugged in and no wires are ripped. if anyone can help me with ANYTHING please please leave me a comment. thanks!

Can I build my own arcade cabinet for mame games.? I'd like to know can i build my own arcade cabinets for downloaded mame games to open my own arcade.Is it against the law, to download and sale the roms. And if that's against the law. Can I do the same thing but not charge for the games in my place of business. For example if I opened up a restaurants can I place the games in there so the costumer could play them for free and not charge them to play. Is this against to law.

Mame Arcade cabinet project? I built an arcade machine to specifically run mame (loads of classic arcade games). Thing is, it's got to go! need the room! Basically it's a hand built upright arcade machine, stained in teak with gold dragons down each side. 2 player with happ compatition joysticks and six buttons each, ideal for street fighter games. Has a selection of other buttons including 1 and 2 player start, credit, pause, exit, shutdown... This is an ideal starter if you want your own arcade machine. All the wiring is complete to all buttons along with pcb controler which plugs into usb on pc, marquee light and speakers are there. Just needs a pc in it and a 21" or above tv or monitor, and 1 more support beam. i'm letting it go for £100 but needs collecting as is heavy as hell! So not really a question as such, but thought i'd ask before it goes on ebay in about a week.

What is best for building a mame cabinet, sanwa happ or x-arcade? i thought about building a mame cabinet and i wanna know whats best

I want to build a MAME style arcade cabinet using a big 32 inch CRT tv I have laying around, where do I get it? I have this big toshiba 32 inch CRT television laying around and I'd like to put it to use making a big MAME style arcade cabinet, but most kits seem only to accomadate a 27 inch tv or smaller or an LCD, is there a kit for a 32 inch CRT tv? I don't want to make it from scratch either, I'm not super handy... (any recommends on controllers etc too)

Where can I buy a cheap upright cabinet arcade MAME game? with 5000 games, awesome control panel.

Want to convert arcade cabinet to MAME? Hello all. I have a full size arcade cabinet with working controls (although I want to change them) and monitor (has burn-in...will probably upgrade). I'd like some help on how to go about converting to MAME. I'm going to gut the insides and install a computer. I currently have a horizontal monitor, but may like to install a rotating one. I sure could use some help from the experts. I'm not very mechanical, but do know my way around a computer. I would like to play all of the old games, including, Galaga, Pac Man, Dragon's Lair, etc. I have heard that playing vertical screen games (such as Galaga and Pac Man) on horizontal screens make them look squished. Anyway, I live in Louisville, KY and would enjoy any input you may have. Thanks!!

Best place to buy a mame cabinet? Can anyone tell me where the best place to buy a arcade /mame cabinet i have seen some for sale but are silly money i live in the uk

How To Re-wire a trackball from an old arcade machine to work on my p.c? I made a MAME arcade cabinet and bought everything I need for it. But I cant get the trackball to work. Everything else does. I looked on chat rooms before and saw people talking about cutting that wire and re-wire it to a mouse cord. I tried this and still nothing! I attached all the colors to the same color. Can you help me get it working? directions? pictures?

where is the best resource for MAME roms? I am interested in building an arcade mame cabinet, but I need to find a good resource for the roms, do you all have any suggestions? Any other suggestions?

Arcade Machine using MAME as main software? i was wondering if i could make my P3 cpu into an arcade machine using the MAME software, i am currently researching on how to make an Arcade Cabinet. just wanted to know if the feeling is still the same even though it runs on a computer. [joysticks will be used for the game]. and is it cheap to actually produce this kind of machine? Thanks in advance!

mame arcade setup? can anyone give any advice on how or what type of computer is compatable with the front ends for the roms? I plan to put this in an arcade cabinet with an tv monitor with an s-video on the back. In addition to the two player joysticks, I also want to have a trackball, a spinner, and 1 joystick mounted sideways for the game Q-bert. Is there a restrictor plate that I can use for Q-bert, so that I don't have to mount an extra joystick just for that one game? I am a newbie to the mame type of arcade systems. Websites that have good illustrations of how to hook up the accessories would be nice to. Thanks in advance

help planing out mame cabinet.? im new to building my own arcade cabinet. are there any tips that anyone wishes to share to a bignner? like where to shop? safty precautions? or how much money and time and space it could take up?

Is a Socket A AMD Duron Processor Compatible with a Socket A Athlon? I am making a MAME arcade cabinet and using a HP computer from around 2001. It has a 850 mhz AMD Duron processor. I am thinking of upgrading it to a AMD Athlon XP 2200+ processor (1.8 ghz.) If it is the same socket will it work? Or are certain motherboards more specific?

How can I build an arcade machine? I am looking to build an arcade machine (such as a MAME cabinet) in my basement. What would be the cheapest way to do this? I am looking for a solution that is ideally under $700.

Is there a sellable arcade emulator like MAME? I wan't to build cabinets to sell, but MAME is freeware and you can't sell it, so what other options are there? It seems for it to be legal to sell, I would have to buy the emu.

Where can I buy legal arcade roms for MAME? I've tried searching online, and since Starroms is down, is Ultracade the only way to go? Secondly, if it is, do I have to go the PCB route? I don't know how to install and wire PCBs so I'd like to go the CD route if possible, but I want to do this legally. If there are any sites that let you purchase the roms legally please let me know. I don't want to have 1,000 illegal games on my arcade cabinet. I've tried searching online, and since Starroms is down, is Ultracade the only way to go? Secondly, if it is, do I have to go the PCB route? I don't know how to install and wire PCBs so I'd like to go the CD route if possible, but I want to do this legally. If there are any sites that let you purchase the roms legally please let me know. I don't want to have 1,000 illegal games on my arcade cabinet. Thanks for your answer, Tom, but this isn't what I was asking for. You have to actually purchase the roms themselves or else it's illegal to put them on an arcade machine [and the only arcade CD-Roms I found on Amazon were the 80s [60+ bucks for a game like this?] And the Anniversary disk that only has 12 games.

What is your ALL-TIME favorite CLASSIC arcade game? I love Robotron 2084, Bank Panic, Major Havoc, Defender, Dig Dug, (Williams) Blaster, and oh man...Im so tempted to order a 5000 classic arcade MAME game on a upright cabinet! :-)

What is the perfect CPU for running a full Mame Setup? I ordered the wood already cut to build my cabinet, but I want to know what kind of CPU would be the best possible to run mame at full speed and even the larger ones ( Killer Instinct 2, NBA Jam...etc.) Also running all emulator and roms? What kind of monitor is also recommended? I've seen some really good cabinets people have made searching the net, but I want the full Arcade experience.....

MAME emulator question? Hey, I'm making an old arcade cabinet, and I was wondering what operating systems MAME supports?

Best place for mame roms? Does anyone no where i can get a good set of mame roms with the front end etc for my pc I have just finnished my arcade cabinet bult in is my 2 player arcade x joystick so needs to be compatible with that joystick i live in the uk cheers

X-Arcade duel stick to XBox 360? i need help hooking up my X-Arcade duel stick to my XBox 360 so i can play Street Fighter 4. i fond an XFPS Adapter but the bad news is that's it's 100.00 and i also want to PlayStations 2 & 3, wii,dreamcast & mame games . also i buildt a arcade cabinets but i don't want to mod my X-Arcade duel stick and messing it up. i got three questions... 1. how do i hooking up my X-Arcade duel stick to my XBox 360 without modding it and messing it up ? 2. do you have one XFPS Adapter or two XFPS Adapters ? and .... 3. is their a cheap XFPS Adapter?

help needed!!!! GS Arcade Box installation guide? just finished my mame cabinet and found out the misses has lost the installation guide for the controls does anyone have one they could send me? peterchindle@yahoo.co.uk ps, google doesn't help also the web site gremlin soultions doesn't help me.

Will a newer video card give me better tv out performance? Here the situation... I have an old nvidia 64mb video card in an old computer that I'm going to be using in an arcade cabinet for a mame/ other emulator arcade machine... Only problem is that some emulators show up slightly skewed on the screen using the s-video tv-out on the card... I've tested it on two different brands of tv with the same result. I'm wondering if the tv-out technology has gotten any better over the years.. like maybe if I buy a 512mb or something it might be a bit better. The only reason why I'm using such a weak card if because it handles the games I want to play just fine... thanks ahead of time It doesnt effect the colors at all... just the edges of the screen are curved a bit...

MaLa Frontend for MaMe download issue...? Ive seen some people with this user interface in arcade cabinets on utube and decided to download it. As im downloading it my virus protection kicks in saying it has to abort the download due to "windows32hooker" ? Does anyone know what this is? and what i can do to download this cool interface. Thanks in advance!

Which emulator would be able to play both Nintendo and Super Nintendo games? I recently build an arcade cabinet and have everything setup. However, I'm having difficulties getting the roms to work. I am using Ubuntu, but can use WINE and bring the retro back to the waiting game. I tried to use MAME, but that didn't work with my NES roms. I'm thinking MAME is just for arcade games themselves. I am mostly interested in playing Nintendo and Super Nintendo games. Does anyone know of an emulator that will play those games? And does anyone know of a Front End GUI that would be able to use that emulator? Note: I found what I was looking for. www.maximusarcade.com. It's not free, but it's a Windows front end that links to emulators for just about every platform. 30 day trial and then $25.

Which File Comparison Tool will ignore extensions? I have a LOT of MAME roms, and the full collection of snapshots, cabinet pictures, etc. I have reduced the 8,500+ total down to just a few hundred games to install in a kid's (2/3 scale) classic arcade cabinet. I would like to copy just those image files that correspond to the games that I've chosen. All the images have the same filename as the roms. I've tried using Total Commander's 'Compare Files' function, but it's unable to ignore the extensions. Do you know of a tool that will let me achieve this? I discovered an excellent tool called ROMLister, which is a data mining tool that allows you to get a list of all the games that will play on your machine. Saves in many list formats, including HyperSpin XML, which is what I'll be using. RL also lets you create batch files that, when executed in the folder where the media is, copy all the artwork/videos/etc. for only the ROMs you selected in your list to your MAME folder. You can even move the roms on your list to a separate folder, for installation in the cabinet for example. http://www.waste.org/~winkles/ROMLister/ I guess I pretty much answered my own question, but I'm going to leave it up because it's such a find! Recommending HyperSpin for a front end also! http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/downloads.php?do=cat&id=1

Arcade Machines Wanted for sale... I've kinda set my self a project.. I'm currently thinking to make an arcade machine.. I'm good with computer and the electronics. but really cr@p when it comes to DIY.. so I was thinking is there any place sells there oldArcade Cabinets.. thats all I need.. None Working prefebly near London or the the South of UK.. I will pay good price for it.. please answer if you know any.. cheers.. Yes It is for a Mame conversion..

Want to convert arcade cabinet to MAME? Hello all. I have a full size arcade cabinet with working controls (although I want to change them) and monitor (has burn-in...will probably upgrade). I'd like some help on how to go about converting to MAME. I'm going to gut the insides and install a computer. I currently have a horizontal monitor, but may like to install a rotating one. I sure could use some help from the experts. I'm not very mechanical, but do know my way around a computer. I would like to play all of the old games, including, Galaga, Pac Man, Dragon's Lair, etc. I have heard that playing vertical screen games (such as Galaga and Pac Man) on horizontal screens make them look squished. Anyway, I live in Louisville, KY and would enjoy any input you may have. Thanks!!