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I built my mame cab a couple years ago. I went a little differently than most with a 55" 4k TV in portrait mode. My goal was to have a "virtual cab" so that the art work changes per game. I also did lighted buttons, but I filled in the center with black resin so that you aren't blinded by the light. It creates a nice effect that helps plays figure out which controls to use without burning your retinas out..
cp_light (resized).jpgeporm (resized).jpgpacman (resized).jpgQuoted from mwong168:Cool effect and GroovyGameGear sells something like this called the Spectra Eclipse.
https://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=408
Yeah. I'm actually using 4 of them for my spinner/"tron control" area. I tried molding my own buttons to match the tron handle, but I couldn't get them quite right, so I went with the Spectra Elcipse.
However There are three things that turned me off on them:
1. No full leaf switch.
2. Convex. (I wanted concave)
3. If you have buttons next to each other the light bleeds onto the other buttons. I wrapped them in electrical tape to prevent this.
They aren't bad buttons per se. And the other buttons I am using are from GroovyGameGear too. Just not what I wanted for my main buttons.
Controls-Blue-Button (resized).jpgControls-Blue-Button-Blacklight (resized).jpgtron_controls (resized).jpgQuoted from aingide:Lamprey That is really cool! Are the speakers built into the artwork image? Or do you have a separate marquee monitor? Did you post your build or a full photo set anywhere else?
It's just on big monitor, so yeah the speaker panel is part of the arkwork that is displayed.
I have a build on the Arcade Controls forum, but I used photobucket so, unfortunately, the image links are dead.
Quoted from Luckydogg420:Does anyone know of a good cheap rotary joystick for MAME? I’d really like to play SAR search and rescue.[quoted image]
I don't think any exist. Ultrimarc has a rotary option for their UltraStick, but it doesn't work well for SAR type games (IMHO) as it isn't physically limited to set positions like the originals.
I forget, but I think Wico and Suzo Happ both made a version of a rotary that you can use with MAME, using an adapter. You might be able to find a couple of those for a reasonable price.
Quoted from Syco54645:everything i read about hyperspin has been quite negative from a setup/keep it working perspective...
If you are trying to do more complicated things, the Hyperspin can be challenging. But, honestly, you can set it up in seconds: set a path to roms, do some basic config via the UI and you are done.
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