The Steampunk Arcade Cab!

[Specineff]

Remember the Steampunk Laptop?

Someone else made a steampunk arcade cab, complete with "needle" voltage meters, green "plasmid" lights and even vintage stained copper frame. The thing reminds me of BioShock for some reason.

Vintage gaming good!

http://frankencade.blogspot.com/

[Damocles]

All that work and he just tacks on an X-Arcade. Shame.

[undamned]

So, dude is capable of making something this awesome and chooses to use X-Arcade controls?

EDIT:
Beaten by Damocles!

-ud

[Dave_K.]

shame is right.

[Specineff]

Ack, I failed to notice the X-arcade.

Maybe because he spent more time on the other parts of the cab?

[Elixir]

Even without the X-Arcade it still looks stupid. Guys like this are why that dedicated "these mame cabinets look like shit" website exists.

[emphatic]

This is way cooler:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88515.0

[system11]

I absolutely love it - the idea of a raised panel is fine but you can tell it's an x-arcade from a mile away due to the shape not following cabinet lines, and it's the only thing dragging it down. Best thing of all - he didn't mangle an original cabinet to do it.

[Matsunaga]

Everyone should know to avoid X-Arcade like the Plague..

[ZOM]

Everyone should know to avoid X-Arcade like the Plague..

Especially someone who plans every little detail out to build something unique as this. It's really a shame.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Sure would be nice to see this cool one-off custom-made steampunk arcade cab in person at the California Extreme show next year. Yeah, there are folks who are into the steampunk genre complete with steampunk conventions to attend. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Specineff]

Why the X-Arcade hate?

[Necronopticous]

I guess this is one of those things that I'll just never understand.

[Solarus]

The design on that cab is fantastic. The controls go without saying, but the cab as a whole is extremely well done. It's not difficult to see that this guy works professionally with special effects, design or something similar.