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Codey
Registered: Oct 2005
Posts: 79 |
C64 arcade cabinet
So i wanna build an arcade cab either full size or bar top. Prob gonna be primarily a mame cab but i was wondering if anyone built any 64 cabs? If using an emu, whats the best front end for selecting the games? |
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Jon
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Registered: Apr 2005
Posts: 247 |
I use MAMEWah on my cab. I can't remember what C64 emu I have on it because I never use it. |
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Ksubi
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Registered: Nov 2007
Posts: 87 |
Theres also plenty of posts at Lemon on this topic. |
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Codey
Registered: Oct 2005
Posts: 79 |
Theres posts on lemon regarding front ends for 64 cabinets? Fantastic, provide a link.. |
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Jon
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Registered: Apr 2005
Posts: 247 |
Build Your Own Arcade Controls would probably be better for MAME cab front end advice.
http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade.htm
I built my cabinet back in 2001, and aside from updating the ROM files every two years or so I haven't touched it much since. I remember that MAMEWah was great for launching the emulators, but not all emulators were cabinet friendly. I either used VICE or Frodo, and I think I had to find a modded version in order for the application to quit when ESC is hit.
I got it to work, but I didn't do much with it. All of the good arcade games for the Commodore 64 had... well, a superior arcade counterparts that are also available on my cabinet. I played around with Nemesis the Warlock and Usagi Yojimbo for a bit, but my favorite 64 games are strat and RPGs so I didn't really care if I got it working or not.
The only two emulators that got used were MAME and the Playstation emu. Everything else was a waste of space as none of my houseguests cared much beyond Donkey Kong or maybe an occasional 3d fighter.
TL;DR- Go to BYOAC for one of the most enthusiastically helpful forum communities on the Intarwebz.
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SIDWAVE
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Registered: Apr 2002
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Mactron built a full size cabinet based on a DTV with games.
He also made a mini arcade like 30x20x20 cm for his son with a small screen :) also here, a DTV.
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MisterMSK
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Registered: Jul 2009
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I have a C64 Arcade Machine. It is built from a SX-64. I picked up a arcade cabinet for $45 USD off of e-bay. It has a uIEC and a MMC-Replay with a RR-Net card. After seeing, SkydivinGirl's MAME machine, though I was a little disappointed that I did not go in that direction. But at least mine uses a lot of a Commodore 64's real hardware. I plan to re-paint it this summer and clean up a lot of the dents, etc... and put the side art I had made. BTW, they have already built Mame Machines you can buy and they build them to what you want them to be. If I had it to do over, I would of went for one of them since my wood working skills are not up to par for what is needed.
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