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I just stumbled onto this thread, great stuff. Like others here I have been messing around with a MAME cab for over twenty years. Started with just an empty shell I acquired.
Over the years, my original control panel became a little crowded with added controls for more gameplay variety. After visiting a good classic arcade last year I left feeling that the big difference in my home experience was the control panel.
I rebuilt my setup to have multiple control panels that easily swap out. I've enjoyed building them and have plans for more. Very happy with most of it so far. My Tron/trackball panel is still a bit of the hybrid panel I tried to get away from, but its not too bad. Still want to make an Asteroids, a Q-Bert, and an SNK panel.
I used MAMEWAH as my frontend when I started a couple decades ago, and still use it. I know it is pretty obsolete at this point, but it works well and does all that I need with enough customization options.
Over the years, my original control panel became a little crowded with added controls for more gameplay variety. After visiting a good classic arcade last year I left feeling that the big difference in my home experience was the control panel.
I rebuilt my setup to have multiple control panels that easily swap out. I've enjoyed building them and have plans for more. Very happy with most of it so far. My Tron/trackball panel is still a bit of the hybrid panel I tried to get away from, but its not too bad. Still want to make an Asteroids, a Q-Bert, and an SNK panel.
I used MAMEWAH as my frontend when I started a couple decades ago, and still use it. I know it is pretty obsolete at this point, but it works well and does all that I need with enough customization options.


