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I went through the process of attempting to build my own arcade cabinet in the mid-2000s and failing spectacularly. [1] I think I'm too much of a perfectionist
by mmastrac 10y ago
I went through the process of attempting to build my own arcade cabinet in the mid-2000s and failing spectacularly. [1] I think I'm too much of a perfectionist to accept my own woodworking as "good enough" (even though in retrospect the results were not terrible and could likely have been finished by someone skilled).
Lately I've been researching pre-built kits to save some time and sanity. From what I can tell, the folks at Northcoast have decent pre-built cabinets [2]. Has anyone tried those out?
[1] https://www.google.ca/search?q=site:grack.com+cabinet https://www.google.ca/search?q=site:grack.com+cabinet
[2] https://www.mameroom.com/webstore.asp?productid=UAIIKIT&category=136 https://www.mameroom.com/webstore.asp?productid=UAIIKIT&cate...
- foxbarrington 10y agoThere's also Polycade: http://www.polycade.com/ http://www.polycade.com/
- mmastrac 10y agoI have a friend who was considering a cabinet of this style. While I really like the tiny footprint, there's something about playing classic arcade games on a big boxy cabinet that evokes a real nostalgia dopamine response in me. That's a great option, though - thanks for pointing it out.