I modified one of Oscar’s high-res MAME graphics to get rid of the purple flames & I added some white text with a blue glow to it. I scaled it down to the necessary size & had a friend print two different marquees. One is on 3/8" white acrylic, the other is on (I think) 1/4" clear acrylic. I won’t really be able to tell which one is better until I mount the 24" fluorescent light (which is wired & ready to go).

I learned the hard way that oak laminate chips easily…

Since I’m putting a 27″ TV in here, I wanted the shelf to be beefy. I made a 2×4 box frame and screwed an oak piece on top. The box frame had to be at a pretty steep angle for the TV to sit at a comfortable viewing angle, so I put another 2×4 behind the TV that the sides screw into. It gives the cabinet more support & keeps the TV from sliding off the shelf.

This is a short list of hardware I’m using for my cabinet

This is the first front-end I’m trying out for my MAME cabinet.

The start of my MAME cabinet build