Original Cabinet Plans
The build that started ArcadeCab: a complete full-size MAME cabinet documented step by step.
ArcadeCab projects
Plans, builds and experiments.
These are the arcade-related projects I've documented over the years. Some are still directly useful today; others are snapshots of the hardware and software we were using at the time. I've kept both.
Featured builds & plans
The four projects I'd recommend starting with.
Cabinet Plans 2
The second full-size cabinet build, with more detail and a newly refreshed high-resolution printable PDF.
BarCade
A compact tabletop cabinet project with a complete printable build document.
Ultra-Trackball / Single-Player Plans
Free plans for the Ultra-Trackball design and the single-player control panel.
All projects
Shown newest-first while retaining the original project descriptions and destinations. Older software projects are intentionally preserved as historical references.
Mamewah and CPV2 Layouts for the X-gaming TankStick®
Craig Daines provided layouts for use with Mamewah and CPViewer for TankStick users.
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My MaLa Installation
A very brief page describing some important settings in my MaLa setup.
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Dragon's Lair install on 64 bit PC
How I set up Daphne to run Dragon's Lair on my updated PC, including the needed frame files and DLCDROM files.
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My updated method to power the Coindoor lights
My newer method for keeping the coin-door lights powered.
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Thierry's Metric Plans
Thierry converted the second set of plans to metric and allowed them to be posted here for your use. PDF, DWG and JPG formats are provided.
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My Second Set of Cabinet Plans (in PDF form)
This PDF document contains the same pages as found in the Cabinet Plans 2 section , only without the full page pictures. For ease of printing
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Mamewah and CPV2 Layouts for the X-gaming TankStick ®
Craig Daines has provided layouts to be used with Mamewah and CPViewer for users of the TankStick
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Modifications to our cabinet Designs for the X-gaming TankStick ®
I have included the changes necessary to incorporate the TankStick into ArcadeCab's Cabinet Design
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Ultra-Trackball/Single-Player Panel Plans
I detail how to construct a Ultra-Trackball controller using my original design. These plans also work for the popular single-player panels. As always, these plans are free!
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X-Arcade Backing Board
This shows how I, long ago, fixed the issue of my X-arcade shifting during heavy game play
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VolumeTray
I needed to be able to adjust game volume from MAME from the control panel. This application solved that issue
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Dream Arcades Cocktail Power Switch Mod
Steve Welander details the external power switch he added to his Dream Arcade Cocktail
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Dream Arcades Cocktail Cabinet Review
Steve Welander describes the construction of his contest prize
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My New Mamewah Layout
See what my new layout looks like, how I created it, and download it's components
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MAME Support Files
I have listed where to find the MAME support files. Hopefully this will help some of you
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Wiring the Coin Door
A run-through of how to wire your coin door lights and the coin inputs so as to operate on coins only
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Investigating a Happ 2.25" Trackball
I've finally gotten around to cleaning a used Happ trackball from an ebay auction a while back
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Trackball Booster Kit by GroovyGameGear
I've upgraded the trackball in my personal control panel with these upgraded encoder wheels. See if they make a difference for me
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WAWI/Winamp Combo for Wireless MP3 Enjoyment
I am toying with making all my MP3s available through the home stereo and being controlled via any PC in the house. Here is how I am doing it
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Atari 2600 Emulator
I added the Z26 emulator to my Mamewah installation on the cabinet and love it!
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Mamewah Front end Installation
This document explains how to simply get the newest release of Mamewah installed
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Mamewah Front end Installation
These are my thoughts of the installation process of Mamewah . It is a replacement for MAME32 on my cabinet. New * Now includes a "How-to install" section
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My first Custom Controller
This was my first attempt at a custom controller, which replaced the X-arcade. It has proved to be extraordinarily durable and has provided endless fun
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BarCade
This project used an unused Pentium 75 and 15" monitor, along with leftover plywood and other materials. A PDF document of the procedure is also available
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MAME Cabinet
This was my introduction to the MAME scene. The cabinet originally was built specifically for the X-arcade controller. After six months, I felt confident enough to build the controller I use currently
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