Forum Overview :: M.A.M.E. :: Right behind you, buddy!

[quote name="Fussbett"]I thought it was a great idea to make an Asteroids layout first, as it's all buttons, which means I didn't have to deal with an intimidating joystick right off the bat. Plus it doubles as a Space Invaders layout too. <img src="http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/Fussbett/mame1.jpg" border="0" alt="yeah!"> I love hearing that your difficulty was the hole drilling. That was the worst part for me too, and I used one of these bits: <img src="http://www.zonefly.cn/drill/wood2.gif"> ...but thought that was a mistake. I planned on grabbing a saw bit for the actual cabinet, but I guess we just need better (corded) drills. Another mistake I made was buying any old wires from Radio Shack, and discovering when I got home that they were <i>un</i>stranded. However, it proved to be a non-issue when I simply didn't solder anything. From drilled holes to working Asteroids was under 1 hour. I'm now extremely optimistic about the entire project.[/quote]