Hi Arjen,(posted 9191 days ago)I bought a Hotrod (the one with more buttons) last year - it's sitting in the sitting room connected to a dedicated MAME PC on a 32" telly.
It really is the final part of the 'arcade feeling' - it's quite common for friends to come over and play arcade games on it, especially as it works so well with 2 players - and I've found out it`s wine-proof (thank goodness!).
I don`t think I've played with MAME properly since I bought the HotRod.. no point - it's just not the same!
They're expensive to get over here (I assume you're in the UK with that e-mail addy) - it cost me about 250 quid in total (40 quid customs bill + P&P) but now I have it I don`t regret it! I also made a special version of WinUAE so I could play Sensi Soccer on it.... it just uses keys, so any open-source emulator will work on it.
I certainly don`t think you'll regret buying one - and it should last for _years_.
Enjoy!
-- Ian Gledhill IanG@amiganet.org avatar@ukonline.co.uk