auxilary Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 picked up an original SF2 cabinet for $20. Found 4 quarters in it, so it's really $19. It's pretty beat up, needs work, but usable. I am currently building a front control pad so I can fit more controls on it. The TV is a walmart $140 unit 24", hooks up to an old pc running MAME (Multi Arcade Machine Emulator), which will be serving about 500-600 oldschool arcade games, ranging from Pacman to Marvel Superheroes vs. Street Fighter. Almost everything from early 80s to late 90s. Controls are from x-arcade, lifetime warranty for 2 joysticks, 20 buttons, and $30 for all of hte above. Controls are hacked up sony playstation controllers that I soldered and rewired to work with the arcade buttons and joysticks, and they run through a USB converter on the PC. This also allows me to hook up my PS2 if I want to play any fighting games from it. So far total cost of the project has been $190, and $140 of that was the TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dscott@red3 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 +1 on Mame. I have it loaded on my PC but havent gotten around to building a dedicated cabinet for it. What kind of horsepower do you plan on using to run the games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 i am just using an old pc i put together from spare parts. amd athlon xp2000+ (1.67ghz) 512 mb ram ati radeon 7000 32mb video card with tv out 40gb seagate hard drive sound blaster live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Sweet.. I'm running MAME on the desktop too. I'd like to build a dedicated one sometime also... got way too many projects going on though. You outta put in a trackball off to the side or in the middle for those few games that need it.. can you get them also ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 yep. tons of places that carry the parts: http://www.mameworld.net http://www.x-arcade.com http://www.happcontrols.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b__sosick Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 that's freakign awesome my dream thing to have in my house would be arcade version of Tekken Tag and the new "dark resuerrection" or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 well, i got tekken tag for PS2 (i have a hard drive in my ps2, and yes, i own tekken legally, just speeds up load times), and the joystick i built out of ps2 controllers works great for tekken and plugs right in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.INSANE Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I built a cabinent myself. Unfortanetly i also realised i had no money to finish it its sitting in my garage screaming for a tv and bolts paint and such. Wish i had a camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexideways Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 :icon14: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyvette Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 my son builds and restores those arcade machines as a hobby, if you need any parts, used cabinets or components Im sure he can get them reasonably priced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Tekken is a girls' game. You could be the Tekken king, and any 9 year old could walk up and slap buttons and get lucky. Virtua Fighter 2 and up are a man's challenge! Aux, you need to make sure it has Arkanoid! Also Dragon's Lair and Space Ace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some-Guy Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 thats pretty sweet man. You want to build me one now hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Wow, you hauled that thing up to your place without my truck, eh? Somehow I can't imagine it sticking out of your Mazda's trunk Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 haha no, my friend helped me out with a mazda mpv! fit inside, but the thing weighs like 200 lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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