danny_galaga Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) I have been in the retro computer games hobby for ten years or so. Starting with building my own arcade machine- a cocktail cab. From there I went nuts on old consoles but always hankered to build another cab, since that combines aspects of earlier hobbies like model building and electronics. So I am pleased to introduce you to George Jetson, my lowboy It has some features that I consider might even be world firsts in this hobby. First, I mounted the controls in the glass itself (the cost of the holes was more than the cost of the glass!). And then, to keep it looking clean, I dispensed with the usual P1, P2 and coin buttons and installed touch controls under the glass. I'm pretty pleased with the result It runs a PC with MAME installed, which is an arcade machine emulator. I've wired it so I can use an original PCB as well, in case I want to learn more about maintaining the real deal some time down the track. And a quick clip on youtube Edited July 17, 2015 by danny_galaga 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariTexas Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I've never seen a machine quite like that before--kudos. What kind of sticks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 They are Servostiks, from Ultimarc. Basically, they are a Sanwa stick with a servo attached so it changes from 4 way to 8 way on selection of a game. Most of the special goodies in my cab are from Ultimarc, except the CRT chassis and the touch control modules. You can see the build of my cab here (",) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 That cabinet is crazy looking... but VERY cool. I like it. It would go great in one of the 1980s modern homes down here in Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodLightning Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Very nice! It looks like it came from some parallel world where the arcade golden age is still going strong! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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