Hello. I just signed up to say what amazing work. I don’t know quite what I’ve even signed up to here yet aside from what’s shown in this thread, I’m very out of date on all things emulation.
This is probably going to be a bit long but I hope that will be offset by how much I post in the future lol
I’ll try and keep it short.
Been thinking about making a mame machine for 20 years and never got around to it due to zero practical skills or tools, and never settling on a shape or control system despite a couple dozen detailed mockups built in sketchup. I wanted it to be unique and modular, so prebuilt was out, plus I don’t really have the room for a regular arcade box let alone a huge frankenstein mame cab, also I really didn’t want a frankenstein cab so It never happened. I have collected over that time a whole lot of components to make it happen though… controls games etc…
After finding the vcabinet and these overlays it has absolutely solidified I have to do this. It doesn’t take up much space (wall mounted) and makes 200+ games a unique yet original experience
I bought the plans for the vcabinet and hope to find someone to cut soon.
I want to say thank you all involved for sharing this content free, it is stellar work.
So, that’s the genuine thanks bit done here’s the bit where I’m asking for something
I wonder if any of you have heard of the electrocoin xenon. It was a cabinet from the UK with a 25" monitor and smoked glass across the whole front often used here as a generic replacement for whatever cab succumbed to water damage - or just bought seperately for the latest jamma kit to go in, from the early 90’s. It came after the electrocoin goliath which didn’t really have any specific features like its successor did.
I have fond memories of playing r-type II robocop and street fighter II - after it was succeded and relegated to the generic cab in these. There were about 8 or 9 in a row back in 92/3.
I wonder if I try to compile some references of it, someone might have a go at recreating it?
It seems like it would fit nicely as a generic overlay too. The speakers and coin insert were under where the bezel would be if it had one… which it didn’t.
I’ll just share a couple pics for now to show what I’m talking about and see if I can find something better for detail. I wouldn’t mind trying myself but I know I don’t have the experience and skill for 4k recreation… But maybe I could start trying certain parts and get some help to put them together?
That said if the hard work means nothing to you personally, and it’s all free, then I can understand how the effort might not match up with the result so. Just asking.
I don’t need the xenon overlay to convince me to finish what I started 20 years ago
Here it is, there were 2 control panels, one displayed here and another I haven’t found a picture of yet that was mottled grey metal same as the speaker panel, with the xenon logo in that sticker printed on the front in white. That came later I think.