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gregmcc
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I've started a blog with has RVZ'pics in and I"ll update with info as I progress with my cabinet build.
http://greg.za.net/
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Mars
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Maybe he enjoyed TRON as a kid
I see the sequel will be out 18yrs later, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron:_Legacy
Yeps Tron was kinda the theme. I watched the old one again on the weekend, SO looking forward to the sequel.
This was my first cp.
http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/showphoto.php?photo=17558&cat=500
EDIT: Hi Res pic:
http://i.imagehost.org/view/0814/troncpl
but it was kinda abstract, and I thought that I needed to go fore something a little easier for my kids to grasp.
Another one I was considering was this one:
http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/showphoto.php?photo=17560&cat=500
but the red just does not fit in with the overall black and blue theme.
The overall color theme is black and blue, other than that, it must be kid friendly.
The main reason for the minimame is to introduce my kids to computer games the way I was introduced. A joystick and a couple of buttons to mash. The buttons I ordered are red, yellow and blue. Now that I think about it its not important to have the different colours on the control panel. I've been trying to remember what the actual control panels looked like on the machines I played on.
I have also thought about using something like this: http://www.gameongrafix.com/products/blue-lightning-control-panel
Thinking about it, the control panel does not need to be so complex. The buttons themselves will have the different colors on them,maybe I will go for something simpler.
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PilgrimToHyperion
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You probably know this already, but MAME can display screenshots of the original marquees, control panels, PCB's etc. You'll find them online. Perhaps it'll help you remember.
Check out http://mameworld.info/ .
Mars
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Mars
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32GB? seems like you short around 60Gigs worth of files
Whut?
erm... maybe I need to send you my external drive.... Whut?
most of that is only CHD's though.....
I got it from someone on mybb - was like 50 DVD's of Emulation Stuff - no duplicate files, nothing. :wtf:
But I don't think I can say who it is - otherwise lots of other people are going to be borrowing his DVDs
Maybe we can make a plan Madman? A Hard drive sounds good, I am definitely not burning it :erm:
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most of that is only CHD's though.....
I got it from someone on mybb - was like 50 DVD's of Emulation Stuff - no duplicate files, nothing. :wtf:
But I don't think I can say who it is - otherwise lots of other people are going to be borrowing his DVDs
Maybe we can make a plan Madman? A Hard drive sounds good, I am definitely not burning it :erm:
That would be cool.
The full Mame romset, without the CHD's, is 25gb.
10GB of artwork? really? is that the arcade cabinet photo's, marquees, title screens, screenshots/etc?
sheesh, because that is really a lot for only that stuff!
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Ok, the Entire Mame folder I have is 114 GB Total. All sorted, not 1 duplicate file.
- 3.5GB of that is Art
- 86GB of that is CHD Files
- 25GB for the Roms
Then I also have 10GB of other emulators & Roms, like Sega, Nintendo, etc....
I won't need to worry about the missing art though, if I am running Hyperspin, as they require videos, right?
or do we really need to beg gregmcc for his pictures hehe
- 3.5GB of that is Art
- 86GB of that is CHD Files
- 25GB for the Roms
Then I also have 10GB of other emulators & Roms, like Sega, Nintendo, etc....
I won't need to worry about the missing art though, if I am running Hyperspin, as they require videos, right?
or do we really need to beg gregmcc for his pictures hehe
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Yeah, thats what she said...... lol j/k
9GB? I could have sworn Madman said the complete Video Set was 15GB?