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If you're a little short on inspiration, it can help to take a look at existing arcade cabinet plans. Several individuals in the community have taken the time to put together detailed drawings of their cabinets to 'share the wealth'. Jakobud has also put together a fine collection of classic cabinet plans, documenting detailed dimensions of all the necessary parts of your favorite classic arcade machine.

Cabinet Documentation in Progress

Project Link	Original Release	Notes
Star Wars Cockpit	Atari, 1983	The Star Wars Cockpit (SWC) cabinet is the Holy Grail of many collectors. Recently several threads have sprung up on the forum in an attempt to document and produce plans of the cabinet. This wiki page aims to condense all the information from those threads into one central place.

Plans of Existing Arcade Games

Game Name/Cabinet Type	Original Release	Drafted By	Other Credits	Last Updated	Download/Link
A.P.B.	Atari, 1987	Jakobud	Nannuu	May 12, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Assault	Namco, 1988	Jakobud	Trimoor	Sept 26, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Atari Football (2 player)	Atari, 1979	Jakobud	MinerAl	Sept 26, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Bucky O'Hare	Konami, 1992	Jakobud		June 5, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Centipede	Atari, 1980	Jakobud	Carlos	May 15, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Defender	Williams, 1980	Jakobud		July 15, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Donkey Kong	Nintendo, 1981	Jakobud	BishmasterB	May 3, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Donkey Kong Jr.	Williams, 1982	Jakobud		May 3, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Donkey Kong 3	Nintendo, 1983	Jakobud		May 3, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Dragon's Lair	Cinematronics, 1983	Jakobud	Hyperion	May 5, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp	Leland, 1991	Jakobud		May 6, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Dynamo 34" Showcase	Dynamo	Jakobud		Sept 29, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Galaga	Midway, 1981	Jakobud		July 15, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Gauntlet	Atari, 1985	Jakobud	SpyStyle	Sept 27, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
G.I. Joe	Konami, 1992	Jakobud		June 5, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Mario Bros.	Nintendo, 1983	Jakobud		May 3, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Mario Bros. (Wideboy version)	Nintendo, 1983	Jakobud		May 3, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Moon Patrol	Irem, 1982	Jakobud		May 5, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Mortal Kombat	Midway, 1992	Jakobud	David	May 3, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Ms. Pac-Man	Midway, 1981	Jakobud			www.Jakobud.com
NeoGeo MVS-4-25 ver 3	SNK, 1989	Jakobud		Sept 29, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Nintendo Vs.	Nintendo, 1985	Jakobud		May 3, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Pac-Man	Midway, 1980	Jakobud		May 6, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Pac-Man (cocktail)	Midway, 1980	Kyle Lindstrom			BYOAC Plans Page
Pong (model 320)	Digital Games, 1975	Jakobud	Menace	May 3, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Popeye	Nintendo, 1982	Jakobud		May 3, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Q*Bert	Gottlieb, 1982	Jakobud	Menace	May 3, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Robotron: 2084 (cocktail)	Williams, 1982	Jakobud	Crsdawg	May 4, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
The Simpsons	Konami, 1991	Jakobud		June 5, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Space Invaders (Taito Cocktail)	Taito, 1978	hbm*rais	londonbabe		BYOAC Forum Thread
Stargate	Williams, 1981	Jakobud		May 4, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Sunset Riders	Konami, 1991	Jakobud		June 5, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Tempest	Atari, 1980	Jakobud		Sept 20, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Konami, 1989	Jakobud		June 5, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
TMNT: Turtles in Time	Konami, 1991	Jakobud		June 5, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
Track & Field (cocktail)	Konami, 1983	Jakobud	Wade	Sept 29, 2004	www.Jakobud.com
X-Men (6 player)	Konami, 1992	Jakobud	Macattack	Sept 26, 2004	www.Jakobud.com

Original Cabinet Plans

Cabinet Name	Drafted by	Download/Link	Notes
Arcadecab.com Plans	Mike Trello, 2003	Arcadecab.com website	Build walkthrough and PDF plans
Basement Boomerang cabinet	Callum Henderson, 2006	Basement Boomerang website	Based on Defender with PDF plans
Frostillicus' two part cabinet	Frostillicus, 2003	Frosty's Website	A two-part design with 1UPs rotating control panels.
Happy Hour Bartop MAME	Oscar, 2001	Archive of Happy Hour webpage	Original website and plans no longer online
Jakobud's mameCab	Jakobud, 2002	www.Jakobud.com
Jeff's Ultimate MAME Arcade Machine	Jeff McClain, 2000	Jeff's Website	Loosely based on Lusid's design
Lowboy From Barazil	hbm*rais	BYOAC Forum Thread	Based on generic Lowboy cabinet
Lusid's Arcade Flashback	Lusid, 1999	Lusid's Arcade Flashback	Free plans in PDF format (also available from www.Jakobud.com)
Massive MAME	Tom B., 2002	Massive MAME Website	Six sets of cabinet plans
Scott's Unicade	Scott	Scott's Website	A Neogeo inspired cabinet
Supercade	Jeffrey Forester Allen, 2003	Cybercoma Website
Ultimate Arcade	Mameroom	Mameroom Website	Commercial plans and templates
Ultimate Arcade II	Mameroom	Mameroom Website	Commercial plans, templates and kits
"Unnamed" (Gotham) MAME	Kelsey from OscarControls	Archive of OscarsControls.com	Lots of photos and some pdf plans
Vectoraster	Ken Bloch	Archive of Vecoraster Plans page	Plans in PDF format

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