Mick's MAME Arcade Controls (page 3)

More work on my MAME cabinet (continued from Page 2).

Take a look to see how my MAME cabinet continued to develop. Anyone who loves online games, like PartyPoker, but also yearns for old arcade style programmes and controls will undoubtedly understand the appeal of a cabinet like this. I was determined to create a replica machine, and the images below give an idea of the progress which I have been able to make so far.

Remember that new keyboard controller? I can now use standard ribbon connectors running into Krone punchdown blocks!	The keyboard controller with Tux and his own Defender machine!
My mate Grant built me a cool shell for the controls out of welded PVC. I won't be using it on the cabinet as it's rather large: I'll be making a standalone controller with this!	Monitor shelf in place and temporary setup with existing control panel. Installing full-depth slide out keyboard shelf (parts recovered from a filing cabinet destined for the skip at work).
This slide-out shelf is a full 2ft deep! The lower part of the cabinet is already storage space for the kids' musical instruments!	Bezel sheet in place.
Bezel hole cut.	Cable duct up through monitor shelf.
Painted bezel	Bezel bent around curved monitor front and held in place by steel brackets.
Steel brackets holdng bezel in shape - seen from behind	A slightly wider view showing bezel curved around monitor front and held by brackets.
Bezel removed - it slots in from above.	A shot of that full-depth slide out shelf.
Monitor running.	Ooh! what shall we play?
Defender - the reason we're here!	Defender
Frozen Bubble - the first non-MAME game set up.

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