I like MAME

Turn off bilinear filtering & apply triad scanline artifacts @ 1080p (do not run at a lower res as it affects the scanlines horribly) with the brightness & backlight reduced on the LCD. Increase contrast high enough to punch the color but not wash out the artifacts.

Do all that & the pic looks AWESOME

Don't do all that & meh, its good enough to game on, no worries.

I've built 6

I HAVE to be able to play Stargate/Defender, Tron/Discs of Tron as well as the classics with a dedicated 4 way & the brawler/action games with the 8ways.

So I built a franken panel, its ugly but pretty at the same time lol.

MAME.jpg wires.jpg game.jpg

Hey now settle down

Actually I agree a 1-xxx board will look like crap on LCD monitors. It takes several crucial steps in MAME plus utilization of fan made artifacts not bundled with the download & some fair monitor calibration for games to look good on LCD.

But man I gotta tell ya. After 5 CRT arcades I love the look of LCD. In fact when I play MAME before my dedicated Cruis'n world racer it makes the game almost unbearable!

I have over $1000 invested in just the control panel IIRC. Hell there's more than $600 in control components actually. Just the flight stick & spinner were a huge kick in the balls.

After building 5 machines I came up with the one of a kind layout you see now.

This design started out as cardboard in my basement for some intense testing. After 6 months of tweaking I drew it up & had a pro build the CAD file with lots of revisions until finally the CNC robots got to work. I had 2 panel tops shipped to me in case something happens in the future. The layout is that perfect & unlike anything else to the point I bought an extra panel lol.

Yes I did all the assembly, wiring & etc.

Notice the dedicated restricted short throw 4 way joystick is purposely offset above the buttons on the right. This allows me to play Defender/Stargate as intended as well as Asterioids. The same 4 way utilizes the first set of 2 buttons for the vertical classics.

The anodized push/pull spinner by apache controls & Happ flight Stick with Tron restrictor, recasted UV reactive shell & UV led strip allow me to play Both Tron's with accuracy.

I'm an alcoholic so I have 3.5" wide cup holders that are extra deep. They came from a boat outfitter supplier & are larger than most poker table cup holders (I can almost fit a champagne bottle in them. Wine or 5ths are no prob).

Best spinner in the world = http://www.apachecontrols.com/products.html

They are sold out though I hope they restock. Knew I should have bought 2 just in case mine fails. I can't go to a GGG spinner or Ultimarc after using the Apache.

Yeah I run Hyperspin. It's so damn beautiful I just watch the animations & art often. I love how it offers elements of the cabinet art, marquee graphics & control panel patterns in a magical manner

I have yet to set up pinball FX. I am about to start back up on my LCD hyperpin soon though.

BTW

The 2 blue buttons right of the 4 way are clones of the 2 blue buttons to the left of the spinner. So you can stand center of the screen & use the buttons on the other side if you want (noobs use the buttons color coded next to the stick/spinner which is cool & part of the design). That way you aren't off to the left or right when playing. Example: right hand on spinner, left hand resting with the 2 blue buttons next to the far left 4 way set.

The black buttons are for the pro's able to recognize a NEO GEO layout or Asterioids/Stargate opportunity. Blue buttons are bright & obvious for casual visitors. The trio by the trackball have blue LED's to match the LED trackball to "match" the missile command, goldenTee & TigerWoodsPC center

I've never had an Oscar, those are long gone right? Man you are showing your MAME age lol

I had a few "slick stick" spinners with weights that were pretty damn impressive however. Wait now I'm looking old

Had 2 GGG's & 1 Ultimarc that worked well but I didn't enjoy nearly as much.

Beautiful machine

Damn it's a work of art

I really appreciate how clean & coordinated a cabinet like yours looks.

Vector monitors look like neon signs after a hit of good acid.

If I could pick an infinite 3 second time loop to experience for eternity it would be the explosion of the Death Star on a vector monitor.

My god it's beautiful

That's pre mamma jamma I think

If not I still don't think that cab is ideal for your project IMHO

It tasted like garmonbozia

lol you old timers remember this?

http://www.wickedretarded.com/~crapmame/

Lol

MAME doesn't replace dedicated games, it just allows the non fanatics a chance to experience arcade gaming without committing to 100 old unreliable huge machines.

I do appreciate a room full of dedicated games, just not enough to buy em.

For me MAME is a great addition to my pinball lineup. If I had the room I'd add some controller specific dedicated games like 720, Paperboy & Operation Wolf but I don't so I can't