Mame Arcade Machine - My Control Panel Wiring

[AlphaM0dZ]

im trying to build my own mame cabinet and when i download the roms from romworld or coolroms i swear that almost everyone that i download it says missing a piece of the rom or a chd image and wont play. Just wondering how to got yours to run all the mame games without any lag or anything

[MrNiceHk]

Just curious, if you are so comfortable with wiring, surely it would be a lot cheaper just to make it yourself from scratch. Great job either way

[kingscross30]

um after you're done with the wiring of the arcade control. what do u do next

[androtaz05]

How did you mount the trackball. and going to order either a 2 1/2 or a 3 inch and make a new control panel. did you route anything?

[xboxdeath]

Hey ArcadeMameMachine where did you get your custom names on your arcade buttons email me thanks

[YourMKArcadeSource]

I made them with a label maker.

[819slayer]

where can u get these and how much are they

[ArcadeMameMachine]

Hi you do a good job when it comes to explaining things so don't worry about it, great video

[theoriginalrazer]

I plan on building my own with a friend too man so thanx. What type of Monitor should be put inside the cabinet? Would a normal computer monitor without the shelling do?

[YourMKArcadeSource]

If you can design plans around that, then sure.

[theoriginalrazer]

ok in your opinion what is the best monitor to use? and were can I obtain one. Trust me when I say man we need your help lol

[ArcadeMameMachine]

to be honest I would rather use a tv that supports S-video and a graphics card that has S-video output, something like a Nvidia GeForce 4 unless you want to be able to play latest arcade style games like Street Fighter 4 then you will have to find one that has the support.

[theoriginalrazer]

Thanx again. Do you use a TV in yours?

[ArcadeMameMachine]

Yes, it's a cheaper alternative to a Arcade Monitor, and it looks pretty good for what it is.

[theoriginalrazer]

OK do you know were I can ontain a proper Arcade monitor? So I can check whats out there before I decide?

[ArcadeMameMachine]

you could try hantarex co uk but not sure how they cost and I am pretty sure they will be expensive as well as P&P costs

[ArcadeMameMachine]

Also you will need to but a Arcade VGA graphics card to work with the Arcade monitor.

[DusteDdekay]

@ArcadeMameMachine That is not true, you can easily use a normal VGA vard. Just solder R/G/B/Vs/Hs to the correct pins on the vga connector. I've done this and it works just fine. To generate the correct 15Khz signal you will need to make some registry hacks, or you can use a software called "Soft15khz" which installs those reg-hacks for you. Then make something to turn on the monitor when the signal is correct, either just turn it on manually, or build a small frequency counter with a relay.

[MasterT1984]

butt splice.... is this stripping them and twist them together? or something else?

sorry... not really familiar with those terms :-)

[MasterT1984]

So whats the correct way to extend these x-arcade cables who are to short? do you sodder these? or just strip them and twist them together and put some tape around?... whats the best way?

[YourMKArcadeSource]

Best way is to butt splice them, but it's up to the individual. All these methods will work just fine.

[ehwilliams84]

by the way once i get my 2 others pc that are coming next week ill post some videos of me hooking a pc to my 51 tv using ps2 controllers and my mame setup.

[ehwilliams84]

i bought an IPAC ...i dont know if you looked into it yet or not mike, but the IPAC would free up some of your USB slots (if needed)...

[Haunted360]

Cool how you laid out the button colours like a MK cabinet ...

[comehelltome]

Can You Explain How I Hack a Logitech Dual Action Joystick to an Arcade Control Panel??

[ArcadeMameMachine]

if you live in the UK and need arcade stuff go to gremlinsolutions co uk, they are not the cheapest but will give you an idea of what you might need, just go to joystick and button kits on there site, hope this helps.

[theoriginalrazer]

Thanx man im from UK and plan on building one (or two depending on the first one) with a friend. Any other info on building a cabnet i.e. what the fuck goes into it would be greatly appreciated.

[MameMk]

Im probably gonna buy a cheap gamepad (like you did with the ghetto mame) or just buy a ipac1 im all trying to fit this in a bartop instead of my mk2 machine thanks anyways.