Arcade cabinet?

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:30 pm

I just got a phone call from the arcade company that is near me and they said that they have a cab and that they could sell it too me for a hundred dollars no monitor but it has a coin door and three buttons per player two joy sticks amd start buttons for each player marque lighting and its an old nfl blitz cabinet what do you think.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:35 pm

Get it you can probleby use a TV in it and you can problebly mess mess with it to play another game

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:09 pm

I am making it into a mame and im putting a ps2 in it also with wireless controllers. I dont know though a hundred dollars is a lot for something like that who know they might be throwing it out but since i asked for a machine try and charge me for it.

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:01 pm

Btw the ps2 will have the eject drive pop out of the side and a toggle switch near th monitor.

Super Mulletman · Post by **Super Mulletman** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:14 pm

Sorry to rain on your parade, but I just have to say that in the summer I'll be working, fixing such arcade machines. If I want, I could get an empty cabinet for pocket change.

But back to you, I'd go with it.

Reaperman93010 · Post by **Reaperman93010** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:18 pm

for that price you should look for a complete one.
granted an older one...

spend the night on ebay searching auctions in your area. I'm sure you'll see pleanty of options

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:49 am

try putting a wanted ad on craigslist.org.

I put an ad on a similar free stuff site for the Twin Cities, and I had a cabinet in my garage a week later. Now I'm finally getting back to it, and I'm almost done with the control panel, which will probably be the hardest part

what kind of computer are you going to stuff inside your cab? I'd recommend a PIII if possible, since that should run Neo Geo games pretty well (Metal Slug, anyone?

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xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:18 pm

Yeah i thought it was too much money myself and i think i could get one for way cheaper so i am gonna have to negotiate with them ill tell them ill give them $20 for it does that sound like a fair price to you guys.

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:21 pm

Say $10. They will try to argue you up.

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:27 pm

alright but i dont think they are gonna do it i mean that is a tenth of the asking price and they dont sound like hagglers to me but its worth a try i guess.

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:31 pm

Why not try to build one?

http://www.retro.co.za/arcade/cabinet.html
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arcade/9844/
http://home.austin.rr.com/shumate/unicade/marquee.htm
http://members.cox.net/fatbasta/

Google Directory Listing

is good!

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xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 8:02 pm

becuase it costs a lot of money to build one more than it does to buy one in some cases.