how much will it cost to buy an arcade machine (mame) or to make one?

Answer 1

Okay to buy one you can run from as low as $1200 and up. I can recommend one person that lives close to me and I have seen his work first hand. He has had worked for an arcade and amusement company for years. Here is his eBay http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZpor2974QQhtZ-1

Good starting point:
http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade.htm

Okay lets say you want to build a rig yourself, here are some sights to look at of others builds:
http://www.dave-gallagher.net/arcade/porn/page17.htm
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/10/mame_cabinet_build_photos.html
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/arcade/

Information on products
http://www.retroblast.com/reviews.html
http://www.ultimarc.com/JShopServer/
http://www.gremlinsolutions.co.uk/marqueeshop.htm
http://www.mameworld.net/massive/homepage/homepage.html
http://www.mameworld.net/massive/How-to/how-to.html
http://www.mameroom.com/home.asp
http://www.gamecabinetsinc.com/index.shtml
http://www.happcontrols.com/index.html?http://www.happcontrols.com/pushbuttons/5891xxl.htm!
http://www.t-molding.com/cart/customer/home.php
http://www.classicarcadegrafix.com/sunshop/index.php/action/news_template/
http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/index.php
http://www.mamemarquees.com/index.php
http://www.hagstromelectronics.com/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Suggested&Description=13-138

Controle pannel forum:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?board=1

Building your own arcade is a rewarding thing. My first one was not all that great. But it lead to my second one with new ideas and it came out much better. Now building my third one and a lot of lessons learned. DON'T TRY TO OVER CROWD THE CONTROLLE PANNEL, lesson learned, lol

Answer 2

Arcade

Answer 3

You can find a lot on Ebay, flea markets, or assorted junk marts for roughly $800 - $1500.

Answer 4

750 to 1500 depending if one is broken you can replace parts cheep under 150 to 400 depending on how bad damaged boards are .

Answer 5

to buy one it costs thousands of dollars and to make one i dont really know

Answer 6

It depends on what you want and how you want it.