/vr/ - Retro Games

Hey /vr/,

I'm kicking around the idea of building a MAME cabinet. Have any of you ever done this before? I'm concerned that it would just become a huge money pit.

The way I see it, there seem to be a number of different ways to go about this.

1) Cheap out and use an old PC and some cheap LCD monitor and a pre-built arcade stick
2) Get an arcade-quality CRT monitor and wire up my own joystick/buttons
3) Use a modern PC with an LCD monitor to play modern PC fighters and emulate 5th/6th generation consoles in higher resolutions

If it were you, what would you do?

If you've built one, I'd love to see some pics, here some stories/tips, etc.