News: Mamecab Mini

November 21, 2005, 12:33 PM

by chazumaru, via Boulette -
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From Tam comes a nice piece of handwork, the tiny homemade one-player mamecab, which you'll see on the left ("mamecab" as in "an arcade cabinet housing a PC exclusively dedicated to the famous Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator"). The little monster weighs 16 kilograms, and although some of its specs and design elements might change in the near future, it gives a good idea of what talent and time can make out of random PC parts and a square meter of wood. Notice the neon-powered marquee, glass-protected 17" LCD screen, Pac Man-themed overlay and real arcade buttons. The whole thing cost around 350€ and two months to make, although it appears the money and time spent would be seriously reduced on a second mamecab with the experience gathered in making the first one. There is an on-topic discussion in french on the mighty Boulette, in case you're interested in reading more on the project.

<Brandon's note: while it's certainly the smallest and cutest, it's not the first, either. here's an early one, and DreamArcades even offers a home kit to make your own.>