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Your DIY Arcade Machine?

Posted by Cliff on from the show-off-your-skillz dept.

astro_ripper asks: "I'm looking into building my own MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator), and for the most part the equipment and know-how to build one can be found via our good friend Google. However, the number of webpages dedicated to showing off complete machines or other gaming hardware hacks (turning an XBox into a full MAME, for example) are a little lacking. My guess is that if any group is going to have a decent amount of gaming hardware hackers, it's going to be Slashdot, so I ask you all: What type of custom gaming rigs have you built?"

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  1. Absolutly easiest method by Frogbert · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Buy a working JAMMA cabnet (on ebay) without a game in it. Then buy a JPAC this nifty device plugs directly into the JAMMA interface like a game board would. It converts your PC Monitor and Soundcard signals to something the monitor and speaker can play and converts your joystick movements into keyboard presses.

    It is a great piece of hardware and is very little fuss.

  2. Re:here's what i did by Naikrovek · · Score: 3, Insightful

    it is far cheaper to buy a cabinet than it is to make one.

    the cabinet pictured on my site cost $300. you can't even buy a used 29" arcade monitor for that.

    okay so i'm not the alpha nerd. i do have a better cabinet than anyone who home built theirs though, ESPECIALLY better than those dorks that put a computer monitor in their cabinet.

  3. Re:here's what i did by onya · · Score: 2, Insightful

    wouldn't that be 668?