My arcade is done!

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 4:23 pm

make one then

Post by **Gamelver** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 4:41 pm

SpongeBuell wrote:
bicostp wrote:Got pics of the inside?
It's nothing very special, I'm probably not going to bother, unless there is an unusually huge demand or something.

[huge demand]SHOW US!!!!][/huge demand]

...actually, I'm fine with just drooling over the outside of it

...

ninjai · Post by **ninjai** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 4:50 pm

I am going to make one

I will buy a old arcade unit about $75-$200 Unless you get a 4 player box then it will cost a little more.

I am going to leave the coin box intact because I will wire it up to give credits. I will cut a away a small window on the side of the unit and insert a plexi glass window. Then I am going to mount a light socket inside and use a Red light bulb. I will make a shelf to hold the brain (XBOX!!!) wich looks like this photo only has a glowing red jewel and red leds.

Remember this will be sitting in the plexiglass window

Now mame uses the select button on the controller to add credits, so I will wire it up to the coin slot and the controllers to the arcade buttons/stick.

I will also be doing something to the unit....like painting it depending on its model & condition.

I already have drawn up some sketchs for building one, but If I can find a used one for a good price I'll just buy it.

Anyways the XBOX makes a great Brain because so many systems are emulated on it.

Now I may use the screen it comes with or I might add a new one, but I was thinking a 19" TFT LCD would look kinda nice

I am going to do this in the next few months and will post pix when its complete and as I go along too I guess.

"EDIT: If its a 2 player unit I will make extender cables for the port 3 & 4 Controllers so that you can use a standard xbox controller for those. If I can I will have all of them using this option

"

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:21 pm

good idea!! go for it!! have fun and take plenty of pics!

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:45 pm

bicostp wrote:I'm gonna build one of those someday.

I don't have the space for one right now.

Same.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 7:18 pm

METAL SLUGG!!! Best aracade game!

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:09 pm

i wanna build something like this just smaller so it can fit on my desk, and make aq keyboard that can come out so you can also use it as a regular computer and a gaming.

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:09 pm

vb_master wrote:METAL SLUGG!!! Best aracade game!

You got that right!

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:12 pm

*o* wrote:make one then

No cash at the moment sorry

Unidentified Assilant · Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:39 am

Hmm... I was thinking about making one, but I have a emulation machine that plays Master System, NES, Genesis, SNES & PlayStation games, it's called PC-In-My-Bedroom.

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:05 am

...remember IFR's ultra portable he was so annoying!!!

Unidentified Assilant · Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:11 am

What was that again... could someone post pics of it so I can laugh the hell out of it.

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:29 am

OF WHAT?

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:59 am

It was just a laptop with a bunch of emulators on it.

That's actually what my future console will be, but my old craptop has s-video out.

I just have to figure out why it locks up after using it for a while... I think it has to do with heat or something, because the underside gets quite warm and the fan stops working.

Maybe if I ran it off of a bootable CD with the hard drive removed? Or maybe I have to flash the BIOS? Hmm... [/ramble]

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:27 am

i'm going to buy Double Cheese from this one arcade (not really a "local" arcade, it's about 3 towns over) one day. I love Double Cheese.