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6/11/12 at 7:37am

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I'm trying to make a PC at work into an Arcade machine for down time. I'd like for it to be easy to use. I thought about just putting some icons on the desktop to emulators but figured that would be confusing for the less tech savvy people. I found MAME and to be honest, it's quite confusing. I'd like something with a GUI to make it easier to navigate.

Any ideas?

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6/11/12 at 7:50am

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Check this out

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/how_build_kickass_mame_arcade_cabinet_old_pc

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6/11/12 at 8:25am

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WOW that is an amazing piece of hardware they made! I'm not going to make a cabinet but that is crazy.

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6/11/12 at 9:15am

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yeah I was thoroughly impressed with it when I originally read that issue. Someday I will build it

(or at least something like it)

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6/11/12 at 9:18am

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I have built an arcade machine using MAME. It's quite fun playing games like Galaga and Donkey Kong!!!!!

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6/11/12 at 9:27am

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there are many frontends i've seen people use for dedicated MAME cabinets, some that i have heard of are hyperspin, and, wow, thats the only actual name of one that i can think of off the top of my head.
i found a decent amount of information about them in the past after looking into arcade frontends and reading through random forums dedicated to the topic
also, if you need an actual quality arcade stick (real, high quality sanwa arcade buttons) Use coupon code "ECT60" & save $60 on a SCV, SFxT Pro, or SFxT V.S fight stick! Ends 6/12 http://store.gameshark.com/listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=274&curPage=1
promo code due to the big fighting game tournament this weekend.
this is, if you don't plan on making something yourself

*oh, yes, the ps3, and 360 sticks are pc compat.

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6/11/12 at 9:33am

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I used windows 95 in my build with an auto launch to MAME. Works beautifully

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