![]() One can spend thousands and purchase a complete super-custom cabinet, but that's a little over the top for me. ![]() It would look like a wood box with joysticks taped to it, like some that I've seen. ![]() I have no wood-working skills, and I was concerned it wouldn't feel "stock" - like a real cabinet. I wasn't going to build my own cabinet from scratch.I decided a few things early on from talking to folks (and you should decide for yourself, also): Who wouldn't want one in their house? Well, our spouses, but that's another post.įirst step, build or buy? How to start the "Hanselcade?" The Goal I spent hours wasting nickels, then quarters, then nickels again, at the local arcade. ![]() I also have no idea what I'm doing, so I've also got ignorance on my side. They will prefer original Arcade CRT monitors and more expensive, higher quality parts. Hardware Disclaimer 2: Many folks that build arcade cabinets have a purist view of how these things should be done. What I'm doing here is putting a computer in a pretty box. I do own some original arcade boards, but if you want to emulate arcade games with MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator), you can search the 'tubes. This series of posts has nothing to do with that. Software Disclaimer 1: There's all sorts of legal issues around emulating arcade games. This is the first part of a multi-part series I'm going to do about assembling an Arcade Cabinet for my house.
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