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Suggestions on my design
Joezero:
I've been browsing the boards for a while gathering ideas for a cabinet when I came across Ond's incredible retrofuture project and scrapped everything I had done and started working on this. This is my first full cab design, so I'm sure I'm missing some obvious necessities. I'm also fairly new to Sketchup, so you may have to use your imagination a little bit. Any comments, criticisms, advice is appreciated.
The angled portion of the CP will be motorized and sit flat when the system is off and then rise up when activated.
A few specific questions:
I'd like to use a projector for the marquee (like NickG did) and put a smaller screen in the angled panel to show instructions, button layout, etc. can I output to three separate screens at the same time? So far I've just seen projects that did one or the other.
Can I use the 2P joystick as a shifter for driving games? My Fiancée wasn't on board with my building this until I showed her that Outrun could be emulated so at least that driving game is a must. I doubt that she'll ever play the game in "manual" but I'd like to have the option, preferably without having to add a dedicated shifter.
drventure:
Ah, so that's a steering wheel in the middle!
Looks good. I like the proportions. Going after Ond's build is ambitious indeed! All those curves will be fun.
I'd question the "rise up" cp. Instead, you might consider fixing it at an angle (or better yet curve it as well), and then figure a way to possibly create a mounting plate for a removable wheel rather than a fixed wheel (or if it's already removeable, never mind ;) )
You should be able to drive 3 screens. 2 definitely via video card, and you could use one of those small usb monitors as the 3'rd screen.
Finally, you might want to tilt the CP a little bit, having it board flat looks a tad uncomfortable to me, but maybe that's just me.
Cool ideas though.
Have you checked out the MAME ON A STICK build around here?
syph007:
I'd lose the guy on the left... it would creep me out trying to play games with him looking right at me!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Joezero:
--- Quote from: syph007 on May 13, 2010, 09:32:59 am ---I'd lose the guy on the left... it would creep me out trying to play games with him looking right at me!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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When I was a kid my parents wouldn't let me get a game console, so I spent a good part of my youth watching my friends play their NES, SNES, etc, so I don't know that it'd feel right without a bored friend watching longingly wishing they could play :D
Joezero:
--- Quote from: drventure on May 12, 2010, 10:16:53 pm ---I'd question the "rise up" cp. Instead, you might consider fixing it at an angle (or better yet curve it as well), and then figure a way to possibly create a mounting plate for a removable wheel rather than a fixed wheel (or if it's already removeable, never mind ;)
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I'm not quite sure what you mean about having it at an angle? Do you mean have it extend past the base?
I'd given some thought to the steering wheel and to really complicate things had thought about mounting it on a motorized pedestal so that it would sink down into a compartment when not in use and then rise up into the alcove when playing a driving game. I'd like to keep it all self contained within the unit, much like your build, which I have been enthusiastically following BTW.