Jul 3, 2009
Project Arcade: Build Your Own Arcade Machine (Paperback)
Review
“…breathtaking detail…the passion is infectious…” (Edge, December 2005)
You can go back, and here’s howRemember the daysand quartersyou spent pursuing aliens, fleeing ghosts, and gobbling dots in that beloved arcade? Theyre hiding in these pages, along with diagrams, directions, plans, and materials lists that will enable you to build your very own arcade game. Construct joysticks, buttons, and trackballs; build the console and cabinet; install and confi (more…)
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Helpful
The book is showing its age now. Some links no longer work and some info is dated. It is a very good reference and a good place to start if you are just getting into the MAME…
4.0 out of 5 stars
a good reference guide, but not the end-all-be-all for MAME cabs
I bought the book after seeing it recommended on an series of Systm episodes about building your own MAME cabinet.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Unfortunately, a somewhat dated book
Following the Arcade scene for a few years, I’ve been promising myself this book once I’m ready to sit down and start building my own MAME Arcade cabinet.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Resource, Don’t forget that step type of book…
This is a good book.
My only thing is most of this is on the internet and may even be more updated if you find the right websites.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Arcade
This book is a lot more “Techie” than I expected. It involves taking apart and reconfiguring quite a few things to get what you need.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent help and source of ideas
This book covered so much more than what I was expecting. If you have never built an arcade cabinet before then I would recommend this book if only to see how many different ways…
3.0 out of 5 stars
good but old
I like the book. but i wish to warn buyers about outdated parts. in the book and on the cd it lists many links. but many of the website have gone down and are dead.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book
This is the book to buy if you are serious about building your own arcade. Some points to note though:
(1) I cannot stress enough how much a helper can help with this…
5.0 out of 5 stars
A invaluable reference for your Arcade
Project
I was tossing around the idea of building a Home stand-up Arcade
unit but never found the right reference material to get me started.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very, very thorough product
It covers everything you need to do, from start to finish. I especially like the in-depth reviews of the different controllers and how to tweak or hack them.