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2:22 am
July 20, 2018
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I've built a couple of MAME cabs on Windows machines. Just now jumping into Raspberry Pie/ RetroPie. I love Happ controls, but I also love me some cheap LED lit controls from Amazon. Making the two meet – a Cabinet, Roms, Lit arcade controls – I've been at it since 2007 or so, still looking for the perfect solution. I hope I can contribute at some point.
Jim
2:51 am
July 20, 2018
Offline Here is my main Cab. Former NBA Jam cabinet that had been converted to Mortal Combat. Rescued it from a barn, full of rats nests. After 3 cans of Lysol I added Happ Buttons, Joysticks and a few coats of Matte Black (applied with roller). Using Ipac 2, I believe – (older model with PS2 to USB converter cable.) MAME64.exe as emulator and Front end.
Monitor is a 32" Visio TV that fit perfectly.
New T-Molding.
OS: Win 7
Emulator: Mame 64
I cut the new control panel with Pine. DON'T DO THAT. It works great, but is weak and cracks when I engage the CP lockdown mechs.
Try as I might, this pic will show up sideways. My Windows 7 powered cab:
3:34 am
July 20, 2018
Offline One more picture. Here is a RP3 transportable gaming unit I made from a Harbor Freight ammunition can.
8:25 am
March 1, 2018
Offline Welcome Jim, i built a Mame Cab nearly 20 years ago, still working,
Raspberry Pi has me doing it all over again, this time its Bartops, 1-Player, 2-Player and a Vert Pi
11:56 pm
July 20, 2018
Offline Quote from Jaz808 on July 21, 2018, 8:25 amWelcome Jim, i built a Mame Cab nearly 20 years ago, still working,
Raspberry Pi has me doing it all over again, this time its Bartops, 1-Player, 2-Player and a Vert Pi
Thanks Jaz! This forum is slow. What I'm finding frustrating is configuring controllers on RP builds. I love the ability to press TAB in my MAME only unit to configure buttons/joys for individual games. I'm a fan of Old-School stuff so Asteroids and Defender / Stargate button muscle memory is still with me from the 80's ?
I was going to convert my full-size cab – but I don't think these RP images likes my older (ps2 connector) IPAC.
10:46 pm
May 14, 2015
Offline LOVE YOUR WORK !!
Most pi builds now you configure your controllers on first boot, then if you need to make any changes for specific mame games the same rule of thumb applies, but we seem to be at a point where these images are coming in close to perfectly configured!
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