So I started building a Mame Arcade Machine

badcompany · 5 Nov 2011 at 08:40

Use a CRT be much, much better quality images for mame games.

mysticsniper · 5 Nov 2011 at 08:59

David_VI said:
Wow, can't wait to see more pics

+1

Rhaos · 5 Nov 2011 at 09:00

badcompany said:
Use a CRT be much, much better quality images for mame games.

Agree, also a lot less lag, especially if you're into fighting games

PESolution · 5 Nov 2011 at 09:05

Looking awesome - i have an X-Arcade Dual stick you could have used but as you said you want 4 player

CaptainRAVE · 5 Nov 2011 at 09:19

Looks really good - will be watching this one closely!

afoster · 5 Nov 2011 at 09:46

Looks promising so far. Do you have a list of all the machines you're going to have on it?

How's the actual Hyperspin set up going? Do you have all your movies and themes sorted out yet?

Hyperspin 2.0 is on the horizon, which looks to include quite a few cool features.

I'm planning on creating my own setup in the new year. Want to do similar to you - MAME plus the main home consoles. Not sure if I'll have space/time/skills for the whole arcade cabinet, so I might go a different route and try and cram the components into as small a case as possible, and then have it as a portable emu machine that can plug and play anywhere you want it.

Lord-Jaffa · 5 Nov 2011 at 14:46

afoster said:
Looks promising so far. Do you have a list of all the machines you're going to have on it?

How's the actual Hyperspin set up going? Do you have all your movies and themes sorted out yet?

Hyperspin 2.0 is on the horizon, which looks to include quite a few cool features.

I'm planning on creating my own setup in the new year. Want to do similar to you - MAME plus the main home consoles. Not sure if I'll have space/time/skills for the whole arcade cabinet, so I might go a different route and try and cram the components into as small a case as possible, and then have it as a portable emu machine that can plug and play anywhere you want it.

I have the hyperspin setup for the most part, all videos and themes for all the systems im using, only 1.0 though, don't think I can stand to get everything again for the 2.0 update (doesnt even have a release date!)

This is the list of the 99% complete systems Im using, missing C64 and Amstrad CPC464 which ill work on after im done!

MAME
Atari 2600 (+prototypes and extra games)
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Atari Jaguar
Atari Lynx
Famicom Disk System
Nintendo Entertainment System (+prototypes and extra games)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (+prototypes and extra games)
Nintendo 64
Gameboy
Gameboy Color
Gameboy Advance
Virtual Boy
Sega SG1000
Sega Master System
Sega Genesis (+best of japanese games)
Sega CD (+best of japanese games)
Sega 32X
Sega Saturn (+best of japanese games)
Sega Dreamcast (+best of japanese games)
Sega Game Gear
PC Engine
TurboGrafx 16
TurboGrafx CD
SuperGrafx
PCFX
Neo Geo AES
Neo Geo CD
Neo Geo Pocket
Neo Geo Pocket Color
Panasonic 3DO
Sony Playstation (+best of japanese games)
RCA Studio II
Channel F
Astrocade
GCE Vectrex
Arcadia 2001
Magnavox Odyssey 2
GX4000
Actionmax
Creativision
Adventurevision
Intellivision
Colecovision
Supervision
Wonderswan Mono
Wonderswan Color
Commodore Amiga
Pop Cap
DICE
AAE
Nintendo Arcade Systems
Daphne
Neo Geo Arcade
Sega Model 2
Zinc
Future Pinball

Lord-Jaffa · 5 Nov 2011 at 14:48

badcompany said:
Use a CRT be much, much better quality images for mame games.

Mame is not the only system im using, and the games look great on the LCD with the hlsl scanlines (ive had it running already!).

afoster · 5 Nov 2011 at 17:23

Lord-Jaffa said:
I have the hyperspin setup for the most part, all videos and themes for all the systems im using, only 1.0 though, don't think I can stand to get everything again for the 2.0 update (doesnt even have a release date!)

This is the list of the 99% complete systems Im using, missing C64 and Amstrad CPC464 which ill work on after im done!

Nice, look forward to seeing the progress. Is there a full Sega Genesis video set available? I've only been briefly browsing so far, but couldn't spot one.

Have you been using EmuMovies?

shuffle · 5 Nov 2011 at 17:26

Get a CRT monitor inside, cool project good luck. love the Atari Gauntlet workspace

gothic_hobbit · 5 Nov 2011 at 18:32

Lord-Jaffa said:
Commodore Amiga

Nice one !

The Amiga had some great exclusives for it's time IMHO

Lord-Jaffa · 5 Nov 2011 at 19:07

afoster said:
Nice, look forward to seeing the progress. Is there a full Sega Genesis video set available? I've only been briefly browsing so far, but couldn't spot one.

Have you been using EmuMovies?

Yep I have been using EmuMovies

Its a fantastic resource.

Ive been working on the Control Panel the last few days, the layout is almost finished, just need to double check measurements on everything, I need some labels for the two trackball buttons but im struggling on something short to use, TB1 TB2 seems very lame but Trackball 1 Trackball 2 are too long really :/

Anyway....

Mario or Spiderman?

afoster · 7 Nov 2011 at 08:33

Definitely Mario.. He is an iconic gaming character (this is a games machine after all!).

varkanoid · 7 Nov 2011 at 08:56

shuffle said:
Get a CRT monitor inside, cool project good luck. love the Atari Gauntlet workspace

make it incredibly heavy though.

can you put the LCD in portrait instead of landscape ? Does mame now allow you to rotate the display 90 deg ?

Lord-Jaffa · 13 Nov 2011 at 19:26

Little update, finished the control panel design, had a little issue with players 1/2 being very unevenly placed, so had to redo the entire centre section and bulk it out with more images from the picture, was a real pain!

But its been sent off now to be printed, so will start on a few more jobs next week, like routering the ducts for the 3 fans I have going on the inside, also need to find some 2.1 speakers that will be suitable for it and finally paint it!

uv · 13 Nov 2011 at 19:59

Lord-Jaffa said:
But its been sent off now to be printed, so will start on a few more jobs next week, like routering the ducts for the 3 fans I have going on the inside, also need to find some 2.1 speakers that will be suitable for it and finally paint it!

can't wait to see the finished pics!

Lord-Jaffa · 28 Nov 2011 at 19:01

Had a few setbacks this week, redone the back top removable section as it wasn't very straight and was bugging me every time I saw it!

Also managed to finish the front bezel and mount the monitor, I was originally going to use some form of plexiglass but since I got my router back it was easier to just use the MDF, I might recess in some slightly smoked plexi in front of the monitor as it makes the colours really stand out. I've curved the edge around the screen as well. Routed the t-moulding grooves around the entire cabinet. The woodwork is pretty much finished except for the speaker hole and cooling fan slats. Then I can paint it while I wait for the Control Panel graphics to arrive (Currently in UK customs!).

Begbie · 21 Dec 2011 at 15:45

How is this getting on? My uncle just done his, didn't take him long at all and well I now need one in my life. So much awesomeness.

Liampope · 21 Dec 2011 at 15:59

This is cool. Now that MAME has HLSL and I'm finally happy with the look of things on a modern LCD I really want to build a cab. My ultimate master plan involves allowing the monitor to rotate for vertical games and having a rotatable control panel to switch between sticks and a steering wheel. Maybe some guns in holsters on the side

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Would be good to see a pick of how yours is coming along.

Lord-Jaffa · 14 Feb 2012 at 14:16

I will do an update in the next week or so, ive just moved so been decorating and unfortunatly had to put the project aside for a bit. But im close at the wiring up stage now (speakers/buttons etc!).