i mamed an old frogger last night that was converted long ago to rush n attack. i had to mount a vertical monitor in there, do all the wiring, and configure the computer. luckily the CP already had leaf switch buttons and a wico leaf switch joystick. i left those in there. i have a friend who has a computer business and he gives me old PCs for my mame projects that dont work well for newer games but are fine for playing hundreds of classics using an old version of MAME. i used an old tv i had laying around for a monitor, the cab cost $75 and the ipac interface was $50. i sold the rush n attack pcb and marquee tonight for $30, so my total cost was less than $100. my plan is to get a frogger CPO and marquee and sell it for a million dollars! seriously though, i have to do some minor cosmetic work and i'll probably ask $800 for it but be willing to take significantly less. i did put maybe 12 hours into it so far, but this thing was all hacked up. there is a local computer store i went with my friend to when he had problems with his fancy new laptop. they had a fancy MAME with all the controls and trackballs looking fantastically fugly. i mentioned i had one of those, and the nerd started talking all down to me about how "this runs MAME and has xxxx million games on it blah blah blah." i asked if it was for sale, and he gave me a haughty glare and said he would have to get at least two grand for it. i laughed, told him my cab also runs MAME but without the ugly control panel and cost me jack shit, and walked out.
