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  • 16-11-2013 11:25pm
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    christyjude
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi...! been a gaming fan for years from the old Atari to my fav Dragons Lair and Space Ace which i must have spent a fortune on in the 80's playing downstairs in an arcade on Eden Quay. Just recently started using Mame with Mala frontend on an old PC,i did google others like Hyperspin although it looks fantastic being a noob it just boggled me!Anyway great to see there's a community here in Dublin which i only found reading through comments on Adverts whilst looking through Arcade stuff.Really looking forward to delving in further and am very interested in eventually building my own working cab maybe one day?

    Chris...


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    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,541 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Hey man, welcome to the forum :)

    You seriously cannot beat having your own cab. Definitely look into it. Just to say, if you want to build a wood cab, you'd actually be better off just getting a real one. Wooden cabs aren't that expensive at all, can get a nice one for €200 and under.


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    christyjude
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭christyjude


    Thanks for the welcome and as i said only dipping into it at the moment,got an old version of Mame coupled with 3,000 Roms and am currently getting an update of Ver 149 with 6,000!!It reminds me when i started using XBMC after building a PC and it took me quite a while to get it tweaked reading forums and watching YT videos helped but this looks a lot harder especially Hyperspin as everything has to match file wise etc...Hopefully i'll get my head around it and the icing on the cake would be Daphne running all the CHD's Frame Files etc,fingers crossed and again thanks for the welcome.;)


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    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,718 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Welcome along, quickest way to get started is to buy a woodie chassis and drop a PC in. Or if your more adventurous get out the jigsaw and start building.
    Plenty of advice around here on building and setting them up anyway :)


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    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,541 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Welcome
    Trust no one!
    (I may be lying)


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    christyjude
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭christyjude


    Thanks all and as i said just getting into it.Started with an old Dell Dimension 3100C running Mala174 along with Mame0.83.Just about got some of the artwork going and found it a pain at the start having to go through the full list every time and edited it down to working Roms eventually.At the moment it's all Arcade stuff but the 149 version which i'm still in the process of getting has many more.I'll see what stuff is on it and really just want Arcade,Sega and N64 to start with,hopefully i'll get it working?Might go with Maximus for this stuff as it seems the simplest of all to start with,i'm not sure?


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    unky chop chop
    Registered Users Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭unky chop chop


    Good man,As O1s1n said I think the best route is to buy a cab straight up.
    It's quick,easy and less expensive than building your own in the long run.
    Plus you know you have a real cab that has lived in arcade with people pumping money into it.
    Nothing beats that authentic feeling in my opinion.
    Hit up mitchomagic on this forum...he will have a cab to cater for your needs a great price


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    [Deleted User]
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    welcome!


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    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,382 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    welcome aboard!

    My first cab i built myself from scratch when i hadn't a clue about arcade cabs and how they work, thread on it here:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=70165619

    It took me over a year to finish it and id NEVER do it again haha, much easier to buy a standard cab and fix it up yourself, ive since bought 4 or 5 more.

    Good Luck!


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    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,541 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    keithgeo wrote: »
    welcome aboard!

    My first cab i built myself from scratch when i hadn't a clue about arcade cabs and how they work, thread on it here:


    Good Luck!

    Ah, I remember that cab. Really came out looking great. Does it still take pride of place among your bought ones? :)


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    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,382 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    haha yeh its still there, the kids play that one more than the others because they can just scroll through and pick games. My wife uses the jukebox on it constantly, its great when people are over having a few drinks ive over 100gbs of albums on it using SK Jukebox.


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    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,853 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    We might not have many arcades left in Ireland but at least we have keithgeo's house :)

    Although there's one thing that really takes away from keiths cab collection and that's the Donkey Kong cab. You should really sell it on or something Keith as it just doesnt blend in well at all. I've a bit of space so i suppose I could take it off ya and you can owe me a favour or something.

    What ya think? :)


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    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,382 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    haha if im ever selling it you will be the first one to know haha


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    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,853 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    keithgeo wrote: »
    haha if im ever selling it you will be the first one to know haha

    So if I'm getting what you're saying, and reading inbetween the lines correctly, you are saying you want to sell the cab to me today?


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    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,382 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    If I read between the lines it says, "sorry but im never selling that cab" :D

    I think its the best looking one i have, love the Donkey Kong artwork, in fact the original Nintendo cabs all look great. Id love to have original ones.


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