- Mini MAME – Day 1 of 1,700
- Mini MAME – Build Start
- Mini MAME – Finalizing the Cabinet Body
1,700 days start to finish...
Log of work completed 2/4/2013 - 3/2/2013
A small plan to build a MAME cabinet that turned into a multi-year project. This project has been finished for a while now, but I have been wanting to document it somewhere. I’ll make a series on here and post as I have time.
February 4, 2013
Cardboard mock-up created
October 1, 2017
Completed cabinets
I came up with the idea for a mini MAME cabinet after seeing a few Atari cabaret cabinets. I like the small form factor, almost portable, sit on a stool, and easy access for kids.
I told a friend about my plans to scratch build a cabinet. A few days later we had a cardboard mock-up (pictured above) and a half thought out plan to build 2 cabinets.
What we ended up with was something very close to the Neo Geo Mini 2-slot cabinet.
Atari Cabaret Cabinets
Source: arcadeblogger.com
The Plan
- 2 x mini, cabaret-style cabinets
- Hyperspin or similar front end
- 2 player, 8 buttons each
- Adult sitting at stool can fit knees under control panel
- Classic swing out control panel access
- Coin door
- Rear hinged door
- Backlit marquee
- Stereo sound
- SFF Desktop Computer
- 20″ LCD monitor
- Scanlines
- Single power button
- High score sync between cabinets
In the end we wanted a solid cabinet built without compromise, inside and out. We knew it would take a lot of time especially since we lived about 2 hours apart.
