I have one I made myself. Screen is 21" 4x3 and rotates so all games play in the correct aspect. The sound is very good with a 10" sub. Plays everything from Space Invaders to Dragons Lair has a spinner for Tempest and Arkanoid. image.jpgimage.jpg

Thanks, I wanted something unique but kinda classic. I had lots of help getting it done and paid for it all most completely with beer and favours. It's painted with automotive paint using the original color codes from VW. I could never sell it.

As much as I would love to have a few real arcades, emulation is awesome. I do agree with some other posters there are a few things you have to have.
1.) Proper joystick and buttons I used two Ultrastik 360 and it's awesome lets me play everything.
2.) Proper cabinet
3.) Original screen or if you go modern it has to rotate. I went with rotating 4/3.

I added a spinner but not a track ball, I do wish I had a track ball but I don't have the room as I only went with a 2 player cabinet.

Also one thing to remember some original games are basically unplayable today. Double Dragon is horrific without emulation.

Emulation is when you run the game on a different computer that is simulating the old hardware in software. The purist feel that its not close enough to the real thing. In some situations they have a point, the timing is slightly different and you can enable cheats and lots of other things. I suspect that vast majority of people would never be able to tell in a blind test.

The other side of the coin is you can make real improvement using emulation a game like Double Dragon runs a dreadful frame rate on real hardware. It stutters and freezes its basically unplayable. You don't realize how bad it was back in the day. On emulation it runs perfect buttery smooth.

Its awesome you can change it on the fly, to any mode you like. You can use actual hardware locks on it to only allow the stick to move. I don't do that I just have it set up to change in software and it works perfect. You can play games like Sinistar with full 360 analog support then play pac man with super tight 4 directions. There is a little program so you set it up anyway you like. In my opinion its the best one size fits all solution. It was mandatory for me because I wanted Sinistar with a proper stick. They are considered to be expensive, I think they were $60 a pop when I got mine a few years back. I figured it was worth it but you can get old school sticks way cheaper.

That looks like a sweet Punch Out that is my grail cabinet.

I don't see a spinner, no spinner no Tempest
Gorgeous cab though.