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http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/
Custom made Mame Arcade Cabinet. I made a homepage showing how to make your own MAME arcade cabinet.
Enjoy making your own mame cabinet! It’s really alot of fun and I can recommed it to everyone. You can make it out of normal PC parts and wood. Feel free to use my drawings and artwork for your own project, find all the info you need on my homepage.
By: koenigimus
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Tags: mame arcade cabinet controlpanel bubble bobble galaga marquee kickplate bezel artwork gameex double dragon ms pacman
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sick to the max.
Aww man i remember those Arcade Cabinets or Machines whatever you want to call it back in the 1980s and 1990s. AHH FUK! My head hurts!
Whats the name of this song?
That has to be one of the besting looking MAME cabs Ive seen,nice work.
yeah, this fucken video is a how to.
where did you get your graphics from?
he custom made most of it but the side art is a door poster mounted with wallpeper paste (its lion-o from thundercats btw)
and the song is … ?
damn sweet
did u make a coin thing like a arcade to play? so you can make money when someone come and play lol
did u make a coin thing like a arcade to play? so you can make money when someone come and play lol
It’s my dream to own a mame cabinet one day.
It’s my dream to own a mame cabinet one day.
I’m sad about the fact that none of those tutorials go into the software part, how to exactly install windows lightly and fix the frontend with the games.
I’m sad about the fact that none of those tutorials go into the software part, how to exactly install windows lightly and fix the frontend with the games.
There is a basic softwareguide on the homepage now.
There is a basic softwareguide on the homepage now.
quiero unaaaa
quiero unaaaa
wow
wow
BRILLIANT
BRILLIANT
im making a sonic 2 arcade cabinet this summer!!!
im making a sonic 2 arcade cabinet this summer
!!!
Liquid explosion
Liquid explosion
its nice and all but you cant run most of the games becouse its not real arcade becouse its a computer , i am sure its great
its nice and all but you cant run most of the games becouse its not real arcade becouse its a computer , i am sure its great
i really like the cabinet.i actually prefered it with without all the orange logo’s and stuff. was much nicer when it was all black with the defender header. im thinking of getting the x arcade controller also and swapping the joystick out and modding the box itself. i’ll then make the cabinet to house the x arcade perfectly, hex shaped front and all. looking to do this next month. hopefully.nice work though dude
I disagree. I think it looks really snappy. I’d do purple, myself, but still.
Not a stupid, but rather an irrelevant, comment.
by running different emulators on the pc it’s possible to play virtually any arcade game
That looks awesome, very professional.
ill buy one off of you with no monitor or cpu parts just cabinet and control panel
jsut go to any seaside town where there was loads off arcades. look at the back and youl probs see 1 or 2 fucked up cabs. offer the guy some cash to take it off his hand so he can replace it with another gambler. i went to south shileds and saw a few standup cabs. GLOC with joystick, bubble bobble, couldve been multi PCB and load of sit down ones all wiht messed up screens and he would have got rid of them for next to nofn
Whats the name of the song in this video?
excellent, elegant and simple my inspiration to build one.Great job!!!
ONe of the best builds ive seen so far, awsome job
I have a couple questions. How far away is each button from eachother? What gauge wire did you use?
i know how you could make these for about 90 dollarsstep 1 build a wood frame of the machine step 2 get a NES and and a copy of something that was in the arcades (pacman)step 3 get a medium size TV and make it the screen at a slight angle step 4 hook up the nintendo and angle the TV slightlystep 5 get an NES Advantage and put it where the controls would beStep 6 turn on the nintendo with your game cart in it now you have your own arcade machine
this song makes me want to party
Probably the best MAME cabinet in the world!We are building one too reusing a lot of your design (btw thank you for the autocad files!) although we have expanded it a bit to get room for a CRT We will finish it this weekend.
how much does a cab like this weigh ? I’m looking into doing something like this. But I want to make it as light weight as possible.
I dont wanna be too rude, but i gotta say, that would be a pretty crappy arcade cabinet.
Very impressive, man - and what a great idea!
I’d love to have free computer(pretty bad one, well not too good, not too bad, but pretty cheap) and some materials for it. I defenetly would do it. I mean that can’t be too hard, except for buttons and joy pad.
Yeah, but I wonder how you would hook up emulators from PC? Or your own fighting game made up with Mugen?
You whimped out and bought a predmade control system! Make your own its more fun and means you can simulate real layouts of original machines (if you make a retro remake for example)
WAIT question..what about for racing games for arcade. whats its specs? help
Awesome!
man that cab is clean. also where did you get your artwork?
WOW THIS lOOKS SO EASY(not)
sanwa JLW, gross, i think i might throw up
How much did it cost you? Where do you live? Great job! Kudos!
Forget it$1400 in Denmark.Dude, more respect to you. +++
Ummm, how is this video supposed to help someone know how to build a MAME cab? Wiring, parts, etc? I kinda think the title is misleading.
check out his website. it has all the plans and everything you need to know how to build the cab.
Very Not Bad!
looks like youve learned all the fun of building the whole thing is in the control panel! i love wiring it up.. im building a 4 player mame machine and ive revised my wiring a couple times already, haha.. these look good though!
Did you ever think to.. oh I don’t know.. click the link in the description? Nyuk-Nyuk.
im curious what did you use for paint?
that is aweome.. i could’nt image how long that all took… what song was that please ?
We live in a expensive country
Yeah very nice and clean work! I like the artworks and it’s all well done!I would put a crt dispaly like a big television instead of a lcd screen due to the closest arcade response of crt system, but your work remains wonderfull!
Man i am definetely going to make this! One question though if someone could help me, i understand everything but how would the joysticks and buttons etc connect up with the computer, keyboard or whatever? Help would be great thanks!
are Sanwa buttons wired the same way as the buttons you used?
Yes, using the X-arcade interface. I recommend the Ultimarc Minipac USB though, thats much easier and cheaper.
Awesome5/5
thank you very much!
awesome stuff, wish I had those kinda skills. I cheated with a console and x-arcade 2p
Nice side art. Custom made?
Excellent !!!
I missed the how to part. Where’s that? How does this have 5 stars?! It’s a friggin slideshow not a how to video!
I guess you didn’t finish the video to his URL where he tells you hoe to do it. It’s just a summary of how to built the cabinet. I understood the steps, though… put wood put together, apply a finish, put in controls, speakers, monitor, etc.Some people have productive hobbies and some people bash hard work on youtube.
this is such a wonderfully sleek and compact design, looking forward to making one like this myself
A link isn’t a how to video but no i didn’t watch it. I don’t plan on doing this. I’m just interested in watching people make these. Why i don’t know.
I like the video a lot it was very informative, i also wanted know what the music song is from cause i love the beat so much from that video of your’s. I personally wish i had my own arcade center someday, then i wouldn’t have to buy games so often to keep me busy as much.
What type of monitor are you using there? I notice there’s no flicker from the camera.
19″ lcd, saw that at his site… Awesome machine, looks fantastic, if only it had a crt monitor…
how did u do the cardbord box
someone left a metal slug arcade machine by the garbage ciz its screen was busted. it turns on and plays the game and lights up just no visual. cant wait to replace the screen. i was lucky cuz the coin door was left open so they could empty the quarter box
i want to try this with my computer, and ps3 arcade sticks, but my computer messed up i reinstalled the disc it came with and now its asking me for my authentic code crap, but i already used it:(
what emulator do you use ?
i love it!
What joystick did you use? I have an x arcade tankstick, but would love to get another with the smaller pac man type joystick for 4 way gaming!
nice artwork
Perfect Arcade !10/10
Wow, top notch work.
beautiful ,now i know what to do with my obsolet computer.thank you!
anyone want a download for any snes or nes? just reply, no bullshit!
Sweet work, minor complaint is that i don’t get what you’ve done in some pics.Still, you’ve did a seriously great job!
What! About the Keyboard the Dip Switches, Service Mode, input Controller Joystick Game Set Up or etc. i so Test Play the Game only the Keyboard the Game Options Set Up inputs This not Play the Use Keyboard Computer Please!
Suuuweet Cabinet! How did you do the graphics? They look amazing!
What music is this? i wish it dident cut out like that
@Tarrdica Mika-Grace Kelly
Does painting the x-arcade joysticks void the warrenty?
can i have the mesurments please like the hight and lenght
they can cost bout £600-£800 cant they?
I saw the orange cabinet at the intro being sold right before my eyes on QXL :S wish i had my own cabinet
The idea of one of these things is cool, but realistically who wants to stand up to play games? I sure don’t.
Can you develop a ddr cabinet for under 100 bucks? not including the dance pads
@markenyou hell no.The cabinet alone will be 400 dollars
@PhilipsLS1300 if that is 400-900+ dollars..yes yes they can.
That’s super tight….
Currently im working on arcade cab for my special display nes that can hold 10 games in the one machine
i am going to order a mame cabinet off ebay it has a lcd screen installed into it and its a computer
ill just put a load of games on there and custom design the cabinet
Man, that is beautiful! *wipes away tear*
@markenyou yes easily pc 4 50$ screen 4 free and u could get lumber 4 cheap
Song name?? The info on the video is wrong, please can you tell me the song?
Awesome. Enjoy playing it twice a year.
Makes me miss the 90’s
it not easy to do it for everyone !
How much did this end up costing?
I’d buy that for a dollar!Hehe… arcade humor.
@jedistormtroop The m-82 kiosk unit or the Playchoice-10 arcade machine?I used to belong to a gaming forum, until I got in a flame war with a troll and got banned, so I know all about vidya’ gamz.
Very nice to see an arcade cabinet with Double Dragon on the screen, its something you just dont see anymore, ah the happy memories. Im going to biuld one because i need to see an arcade machine every morning so im prepared for the day ahead.
It’s kinda cool but if you just welded a stand together for the dual X arcade stick then built a computer with an HDMI port you could play it on your HD TV.
where can i get the decals. i want them for pac-man. can u tell me please
Check out how the pro’s do it:w w w DreamHomeArcades c o m
@Dazsturbed Am in the middle for making a mini arcade cab for my room, sub to see a video soon.
nice… but it looks to high-tech for something like a arcade… still a great job i must tell
bellom ma lo schermo è troppo piccolo
@t1ngley Bar stool to go with it ftw?
Question for you video game pros.Is there a game like “grand theft auto 1″ on mame?
that is really 1 nice mame cabinet. I have watched this over and over and it amazes me how high the quality of this is. I am thinking of buying some cheep wood and putting my 19in monitor in and an xarcade joystick with some newish (dual core windows 7 3gb ddr3 and integrated nvidia chipset) cheap compaq computer I bought and build my own mame cabinet. would never look this good though
@S0LlDF0X there shouldn’t be. the first grand theft auto came out on pc. i remember playing it
@YoungDaddyTC27 shit thanks man less time wasted for me guess imma have to play some more metal slug 3
Building a cab right now. No mame though, strictly Genesis, boots to kgen98 in dos.
I got a Killer Instinct cabinet at an arcade near my house (one of those theatre jobs) for $50.
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Your video inspires me further in making my own cabinet. Buy one from a random seaside town isn’t really an option for me, as I wouldn’t know where to start here in Australia. It makes me happy to see it IS possible to make a decent-looking cab. Thanks for the upload!
Whats that Black Rubber Lining thngy down the edges! ?
@PurePwnge991 T-Moulding?
@Barnsies yeahh… thanks
My dream bro! my dream
What Front-end did you use?
One day i will do this… ONE DAY!!! But for now i’m broke, lazy, and most importantly i don’t have room in my tiny room. And my mom would never want one of these in the living room haha
@PurePwnge991 t moulding
It really is ridiculously easy to have an arcade machine. Well it was, now lumber costs a bit more. But get urself some sheets of plywood, (mid good stuff) Shape the box, and the rest is just slapping the pc in their and placing the audio. The board is a bit expensive but what ya gonna do. 2 player is the standard, 4 player is attainable but ur gonna pay a bit more cash. Could build ur own but thats to much of a pain in the ass for me. I went with a hotrod board.
I’m about to start building my own cabinet I’ve been wondering, why trackball? Wouldn’t touchpad be much better or is it also for specific games that uses trackball?
Very nice. I made a bar-top arcade with MAME.
could anyone help me with mame and maximus?? i dont understand how to work them both haha i am new to this and i am having a lot of difficulties getting maximus to recognize mame :\
Wow! This is bloody brilliant! I’d be proud to have one in my living room!
What is the angle on the panel the joysticks and buttons are on? I have seem some perfectly flat some with a decreased angle not sure which is best and what that angle is.
o man is that LCD inside ? If yes you doing it wrong … you cant do this with LCD!!!
jenial amigo
I wish you could buy one online, but it would cost a bitch.So you gotta not suck at building.
@gerpir yea you can bro thats only if your using the old 80’s boards but if u have a pc inside running an emulator than you can but i get were ur comming from it makes it fell more authentic with old crt screens ;D
Im buying an arcade the weekend with 1000 games on it the only problem it seems to have is when you turn it on it takes about 3-4 minutes to power up.I know this is some kind of fault but what exactly and how much to pur right? Also the volume is very low,how do i alter that?Thanks.
Respect for this arcade cabinet
@DTownzz u spell bad
please tell where can i find this type of joystick, like vintage
I’m building a mame cab right now. Please could you tell me where you got the artwork from.
Sweet cabinet, bro. Beautiful work.
@rickyarte There are tons of arcade sticks for PC. Try the X-Arcade Tank Stick.
I don’t think I have the Carpentry skills to build an arcade.=-( I’m hoping to find an arcade somewhere for sale, and rebuild it =-)
@rickyarte it’s just a standard sanwa joystick and a sanwa bubble top which is sold seperately from most shops. uh if you’re in the us try lizardlick, if you’re in EU try gremlin solutions, l2 google.
i looked in the site that you mentioned, but i do not found, the old joysticky, like yours, with a ball, just the normal joysticky, where did u buy yours?
and please, tell me where can i found, the this graphic to print, thanks!
That’s one sexy cab!
I want to know where to purchase arcade cab artwork for marquee and side panel.
very nice but your missing actual dimensions. Unless i somehow missed them. Anyone wanting to build this i would suggest going out and measuring a cabinet for yourself. I am a carpenter and i recognize this is not easy and anyone who says it is, is full of it. even the hardware/fastening patterns are missing. If you can do this with ease i hope your making 35 an hr or more =p Other than that, great job.
nice! One of the best I’ve seen.
my cabinet is most awesom !
I want to open up an arcade but I don’t feel like anyone from my generation would want to come play since everyone has a PC and game console of their own :[
@Doctordr00g If you built it they will come. It all depends where you place the arcade and if the community accepts it.
It even got PIONEER Mids haha Coo shit i love this!
im gonna build one when i get a new computer when my friends come they would most likely stay the so we could play some marvel vs capcom!
Why won’t the video play on an iPad?
That looks great! It seems like a LOT of work though. Hey how did you get the design for the cabinet wall at 1:57? Because I might be getting a cabinet and it doesn’t have the design that it should on the side, and I was just wondering if there’s any way to get the design up myself. Please answer!
@CapumOfOuttaSpace …makes me miss the 80’s lol
Makes me miss the 70’s
Well done.
@pearlmax Makes me miss the 60s.
I’m going to build a garage arcade!
that is badass… I am going to try to make one.
I’d sell my soul for such an arcade machine