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All-In-One Arcade Console

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-isn't-that-special dept.

ArcadEd wrote in to plug his Arcade in a Box which is essentially a PC ready to play MAME, but built into a console with true arcade parts for the buttons and joystick for a more authentic arcade video game experience. It's not quite as realistic as, say building your own cabinet, but it definitely is a lot less time consuming ;)

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  1. Wow, that is ass by laertes · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Am I the only person in the world who thinks Taco's cabinet looks like ass. I mean, the Jubei Chan motif--while odd--is excusable; but the plans are almost inexcusably unauthentic. Seriously, while the "Arcade in a Box" isn't authentic, neither is Taco's.

    A couple of guys I know tore out the guts of a Mortal Combat cabinet, bolted in a PC and soldered the microswitches from the Cabinet's controls onto a keyboard's innards. That's authenticity.

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    Yes, I'm still a junky. Are you still a bitch?
  2. Wow... by Nindalf · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That is the most incredibly pathetic brand of snobbery I've ever witnessed.

    We're talking about toys here. Most people are already going to be a little embarrassed to put so much time and effort into such a childish indulgence, let alone becoming some sort of expert on it. And god forbid someone should want to make something of his own design with his own hands...

    No... wait... the most pathetic was that time I was in a gaming store and saw a morbidly obese man with poor personal hygiene loudly deriding some 14-year-old kid for buying the plain dice. This is just a close second.

    If you want to give suggestions, I'm sure people will appreciate it, but talking about how "home made cabinets are ASS" is just sad.