Anyone here into Classic Arcade Machines?

[Twincharge]

I'm currently building a USA style cocktail table from scratch and was wondering if anyone here is into the classic 80's arcade machines?

[Mystical_2K]

hi mate,

yes i have been looking at building a mame style arcade cabinet myself, unfortuntely i havent been able to get more than some research done due to cash problems.

how far along is your cabinet?

[Cooleo]

I can help with Wiring abit, I've done a similar thing using arcade components for another project. Are you doing it with a PC inside or actual hardware?

[Twincharge]

hi mate,

yes i have been looking at building a mame style arcade cabinet myself, unfortuntely i havent been able to get more than some research done due to cash problems.

how far along is your cabinet?

I did initially want to just buy a flatpack kit, however the UK vendors are just a rip off. Gremlin Solutions do a USA style cocktail kit for £480 + VAT !

http://www.gremlinsolutions.co.uk/cocktailcabkits.php

To be honest, money is tight here too, that is why I have decided to source the tools, a cocktail cabinet plan and courage to build the thing myself.

I have just started to cut the panels out so still a way to go.

[Twincharge]

I can help with Wiring abit, I've done a similar thing using arcade components for another project. Are you doing it with a PC inside or actual hardware?

I want to build a true JAMMA cabinet so it will have to be authentic. I may well come up with a PC running MAME connected to the JAMMA harness eventually though.

For the time being I am going to use a 60-In-1 JAMMA board.

[Over Carl]

I'm sure a couple of people on here have made their own mame cabs. Just search mame in thread title and see what comes up.

[Greyfox]

http://www.digital-forums.com/showth...arcade+machine

http://www.digital-forums.com/showth...highlight=mame

[neilcritc]

I have a proper cabinet plugged into a mame box it is 85% complete i willing to sell if interested. It is a 25" cabinet with 2 joypads (6 button) it has the jamma harness wired into a PC it has coin door. The PC has the http://www.ultimarc.com/avgainf.html graphics card in the PC to allow authentication. If your interested, PM me for more details

[tronads]

Feel free to ask for any advice. Im a qualified electronic engineer who used to work in the amusement industry (many years ago), but have retained an interest. Due to wife etc, I am now resigned to PCB collecting, but I do have a single cabinet remaining with the 60 in 1 board in it, and more recently an lcd monitor conversion.

[Twincharge]

Thanks guys for the support, in all honesty on a technical level I know what I am doing. I used to own a Tabletop years ago and converted it to JAMMA so I do have some background.

What I am struggling with however is to where I can source a genuine arcade 19" monitor?

[Twincharge]

Feel free to ask for any advice. Im a qualified electronic engineer who used to work in the amusement industry (many years ago), but have retained an interest. Due to wife etc, I am now resigned to PCB collecting, but I do have a single cabinet remaining with the 60 in 1 board in it, and more recently an lcd monitor conversion.

Thats excellent, I would be interested to know what your PCB collection is?

Im currently looking for Equites PCB, its an Alpha Denshi/SEGA game

[doughboy]

I made my own supergun, basically a jamma cab without the cab.

The only pcb i have left is streetfighter 2.