Yesterday we went shopping & I bought quite a few things towards building the "ultimate arcade machine." I took some pictures finally, due the overwhelming response in the votage.
My son in the future "game room"
My son operating a hand truck; this will be important when I have to take the wood off a moving truck.
Mini-fridge. Important for Beer & Full Throttle. Fan to keep cool.
Blacklight on the ceiling & on top of shelves for cool nightly effects.
256MB PCI Graphics Card in the discount bin.
UPS.
Logos for the side of the machine.
Wood screws, sandpaper, hinges.
Sander, drill, circular saw.
Looks like I have a plan, eh? Any suggestions? Has anybody ever built one of these before? I also have a wireless NIC, a bluetooth keyboard & mouse, a USB adaptor so I can plug in PS2 controllers & use them as the joypads (I hate the arcade style stick & buttons), and extra speakers and a 15 inch monitor. I still have yet to find the "plans" on how to build one of these, but I'm sure it won't be hard once I do. Does anybody have arcade plans they could post 4 me?