Author Topic: Micro Cab competition (Prizes). DEADLINE EXTENDED (Read 41332 times)

Apollo · « **on:** August 05, 2003, 05:41:47 pm »

There seems to be a fair amount of interest in micro cab mock ups either for testing out dimensions of future MAME cab projects or just for fun.
How about a competition for best micro cab?
What do you think? Anyone like to donate a prize or two?

[size=8]RULES[/size]

Competition closes 31st October 2003 ( entries will be accepted up until midnight GMT on the 31st October ).

Entry is by post to this thread with pic attached ( those of you without digital cameras can buy a disposable and get your photo developer to put the pics on disk for you ). Remember the better the pic the better your cab looks the better chance of winning.

Judging will be done by myself and Alan17

Categories will be:
Best reproduction of a dedicated cab
Best cocktail
Best MAME cab
There will be 1 winner in each category and then the best overall will be picked from the 3 category winners.

Any type of microcab can be built. It can be an exact reproduction of your favourite dedicated cab ( including cocktail or sit down cabs ) or a reproduction of your own MAME cab ( or your dream MAME cab ) or something completely different.

Dimensions of your entry should not exceed 30cmX30cmX30cm that's 12"X12"X12". Try to include an item in your pic for a size reference i.e. a quarter ( no building a giant quarter and putting it next to your full size cab lol ).

You may include working electronics i.e. lit up marquee or even an actual working cab that can be played ( all be it by a midget )but everthing to make it go must be in the cab ( PC, wiring everything ). Power source can be external.

Multiple entries are fine and are encouraged.

Smaller is not better just keep within the size limits.

Everything in your entry has to fit within the size limitations and should be authentic arcade in appearence ( you know what I mean ). This means that the only thing going to your cab is a power lead nothing else. No hand held controls.

NO COMPUTER MANIPULATION.
There will be no exceptions to this rule. The judges are aware that there are some forum members who are particularly talented in this field. Your entry pic should in no way be manipulated using any kind of software or computer enhancement, if it is the entry will be disqualified. Please don't do it. This doesn't mean that you can't create art for your cab on your computer and print it out and then apply it to your cab, that is allowed of course.

There will be winners in the 3 categories and the overall winner will be chosen by Alan17 and myself from the 3 category winners. We have no personal preference for dedicated, cocktail or MAME we will just pick the best as we see it. All the prizes whatever they are will be sent to the overall winner.

Good luck and have fun, we should see some great results with all the skills out there on this forum.

Thanks all

UPDATE PRIZES BELOW

I will send the winner a Hanaho Capcom Coin-Op Classics CD with the 14 Capcom roms (1941 - Block Block - Commando - Exed Exes - Ghouls'n Ghosts - Magic Sword - Mercs - Sections Z - Side Arms - Son Son - Street Fighter (Hyper Fighting) - Strider - U. N. Squadron - Varth). Good luck everyone
--- saint

RandyT has been most generous and is donating a KeyWhiz eco to the winner.

OSCAR has come to the party also and is donating a Vortex spinner with black Tempest knob to the winner

And best of all, permanent bragging rights as, courtesy of your lovely forum administrators you will be eligible for custom status. Nice, Thanks guys.

Thanks guys u rock, any other donations gratefully accepted.

Apollo · « **Reply #1 on:** August 05, 2003, 06:32:19 pm »

AlanS17 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 05, 2003, 06:40:52 pm »

Sounds like fun, but how long would we have to complete it? And who is gonna give me free stuff when I kick all ya'lls butts...

(Plus this is probably in the wrong forum...)

SirPoonga · « **Reply #3 on:** August 05, 2003, 06:49:06 pm »

Quote from: Apollo on August 05, 2003, 06:32:19 pm

Wow the interest in my idea is overwhelming me lol.
Oh well back to the drawing board.

Hehe, give people TIME to reply!

Your timestamps
Today at 04:41:47pm
Reply #1 on: Today at 05:32:19pm

You think a bunch of people are going respond near the end of a working day?

??

Apollo · « **Reply #4 on:** August 05, 2003, 06:54:04 pm »

Sorry I always do that, it's a side effect of living in this crazy time zone ( New Zealand ).

He he I dunno, I guess what 1 month 2 months? We would have to have some kind of consensus here.
Someone will have to donate free stuff, any ideas?
Sorry about wrong forum, where should I put it? "Everything else" I'm guessing.

OK if anyone wants to take part, please post your pic of your completed micro cab on this thread by September 30, 2003. Under 30cm tall, any materials can be used.
As Alan17 was the first to post to this thread him and me will judge ( there goes any idea of you winning Alan17 lol ).
There will be prizes but I think the greatest prize will be bragging rights or what about if some nice moderator could give the winner custom status. "MicroMamer" or something similar?

AlanS17 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2003, 06:56:13 pm »

I want "stuff"!

Apollo · « **Reply #6 on:** August 05, 2003, 07:01:23 pm »

OK if you insist lol.
Does anyone else want to judge with me? How about OSCAR? As Oscar is such an expert on the full size models how about judging the micro models with me?

BobA · « **Reply #7 on:** August 05, 2003, 07:37:36 pm »

Am I to understand that this is a physical mockup only? It does not have to work. Kind of interesting but I would have more fun building something that beeped and had a real display. Might not run MAME but would run some game(s).

If everyone wants to just build models well I would participate for the practice.

BobA

AlanS17 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 05, 2003, 07:44:48 pm »

I'd like to participate so I don't lose my touch. Whether I have time or not... I don't honestly know yet.

Is size the only guideline so far?

I mean should we be building only uprights or does anything go as long as it's small enough?

Plus are these designs expected to be original or we base our ideas on prior examples?

A contest like this could probably yeild a couple of potential new cab designs for full-size use!

Apollo · « **Reply #9 on:** August 05, 2003, 07:46:18 pm »

I don't see why a cocktail couldn't be built as long as it's within the size specs 30cmX30cmX30cm ( or any other kind of MAME machine for that matter, STAR WARS sit down micro cab anyone? )

This would be a mock up only ( you can make it beep if you want lol ).
It won't run any games it's just a model.
Maybe people can show us the MAME machine they would build if only they had a few thousand dollars spare.
Go wild just keep it under 30 cm tall ( and 30 cm wide thankyou he he ).

AlanS17 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 05, 2003, 07:47:51 pm »

... And here I was hoping to build an 8-way motorcycle racing game setup.

Apollo · « **Reply #11 on:** August 05, 2003, 08:20:32 pm »

Ok folks it's decided. Alan17 and I will judge, competition ends Sept 30th 2003.

night · « **Reply #12 on:** August 05, 2003, 09:00:18 pm »

hmmm... i think im in. if i can finish my real cab in time.
might grab me a dremel and carve it from a block of wood

SirPoonga · « **Reply #13 on:** August 05, 2003, 09:15:43 pm »

Apollo, would you reply with a complete and consise description of the rules?

Like when it finished, who is judging, how to submit an entry, rules on an acceptable entry, prizes. The info is spreadout on here.

Also, how do you know if the cabinet is within the constraints?

Also what are those measurments in inches? I don't have my TI-85 near me right now to convert.
I'm going scale. I have 1/8" plastic that will be scale of my 3/4" MDF if the scaler permits it to be within the limits.

edit the first post with this info.

rampy · « **Reply #14 on:** August 05, 2003, 09:47:16 pm »

is there a prize for smallest working mame cabinet?

Rampy

Apollo · « **Reply #15 on:** August 05, 2003, 09:57:46 pm »

See above

SirPoonga · « **Reply #16 on:** August 05, 2003, 10:20:25 pm »

Ahh, 12". Ok, let me think. My cabinet is made out of 3/4", that's also 6/8" right? So if I were to scale it to 1/8" plastic that a 1:6 scale?
My cabinet is 72" tall. So 12" is how tall my repoduction of my cabinet, to scale, would be, right?

railz · « **Reply #17 on:** August 05, 2003, 10:57:58 pm »

I'm up for it! Gives me something to do while I wait for all the parts for my real cabinet.

Howard_Casto · « **Reply #18 on:** August 05, 2003, 11:45:39 pm »

Here's the thing... I love the idea BUT I don't think anyone would do it unless you gave away a good prize for it. Building a minature cab for me at least, could become quite costly.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #19 on:** August 05, 2003, 11:47:43 pm »

Quote from: Apollo on August 05, 2003, 05:41:47 pm

You can only use basic parts i.e. buying a miniature TV or motorcycle and putting it in your cab will not be acceptable.

You mean if we had a 4" lcd lying around we could make that the screen and hook it up to a computer for output?

Apollo · « **Reply #20 on:** August 05, 2003, 11:55:37 pm »

Sir Poonga
Now you know that's not allowed lol.
This needs to be a competition that everyone can compete in on an even footing i.e you shouldn't have to spend a lot or use costly components to be able to win.

Howard_Casto
I really don't think people on this forum build things to win prizes.
I also think bragging rights are enough to motivate a lot of forum members.
If someone wants to donate a prize that would be awesome but the real fun is in the building.

By the way Saint or Sir Poonga what about custom status for the eventual winner?

AlanS17 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 05, 2003, 11:56:27 pm »

Quote from: Howard_Casto on August 05, 2003, 11:45:39 pm

Here's the thing... I love the idea BUT I don't think anyone would do it unless you gave away a good prize for it. Building a minature cab for me at least, could become quite costly.

What does your full-size machine look like?

BTW, building a minature shouldn't cost that much. I couldn't possibly imagine what materials would cost THAT much... This thing doesn't have to survive a nuclear blast.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #22 on:** August 05, 2003, 11:58:42 pm »

Quote from: Apollo on August 05, 2003, 11:55:37 pm

By the way Saint or Sir Poonga what about custom status for the eventual winner?

You'll have to talk to an admin like saint or pj. Lowly mods don't have that power.

Howard_Casto · « **Reply #23 on:** August 06, 2003, 12:15:16 am »

Quote from: Apollo on August 05, 2003, 11:55:37 pm

Howard_Casto
I really don't think people on this forum build things to win prizes.
I also think bragging rights are enough to motivate a lot of forum members.
If someone wants to donate a prize that would be awesome but the real fun is in the building.

Thats true, but we don't build them unless we can play with them. I'm with sirp on this one, if I build one, it's going to be playable.

Apollo · « **Reply #24 on:** August 06, 2003, 12:23:09 am »

OK I've changed the rules slightly to a more anything gos style. You can buy whatever you want to make your cab.

If you guys want to make micro cabs that actually work go for it.
To be eligible to win this competition however the computer must be inside the cab, just like a real one ( he he get around that I dare you ). You may have an external power source though.

AlanS17 · « **Reply #25 on:** August 06, 2003, 12:24:13 am »

How you gonna build a 12" machine you can play? The controls would be too small to use even if you could make them work. Plus don't forget this thing will have to be battery-powered if you do plan on making it work.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #26 on:** August 06, 2003, 12:44:23 am »

My pacman and snoopy tabletop are smaller than 12"

jakejake28 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 06, 2003, 12:45:25 am »

Quote from: AlanS17 on August 06, 2003, 12:24:13 am

How you gonna build a 12" machine you can play? The controls would be too small to use even if you could make them work. Plus don't forget this thing will have to be battery-powered if you do plan on making it work.

already figured that one out! i am gonna use my pocket pc. it runs games, it has a built in screen, ohhh yeaahh. thank you Compaq. as for the controls, use the controls i'll hack my game boy pocket and use that lil d-pad adaptor that makes it a digital joystick. oh, on second thought, nevermind. too much time and expense for something like this...

now if a reward or prize was offered...

AlanS17 · « **Reply #28 on:** August 06, 2003, 12:47:22 am »

Quote from: SirPoonga on August 06, 2003, 12:44:23 am

My pacman and snoopy tabletop are smaller than 12"

...and neither of them look like an arcade machine, but you're welcome to take them apart if you think it'll help your chances of winning (though I don't recommend it)

SirPoonga · « **Reply #29 on:** August 06, 2003, 12:49:10 am »

Quote from: AlanS17 on August 06, 2003, 12:47:22 am

Quote from: SirPoonga on August 06, 2003, 12:44:23 am
My pacman and snoopy tabletop are smaller than 12"

...and neither of them look like an arcade machine, but you're welcome to take them apart if you think it'll help your chances of winning (though I don't recommend it)

Yeah they do!
now you gave me an idea, I may have to borrow the pacman's joys:) I've taken both machines completely apart to fix them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3140382847&category=2541

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3140763529&category=2541

Howard_Casto · « **Reply #30 on:** August 06, 2003, 12:49:17 am »

I word guys... gamegear

let the fun begin

AlanS17 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 06, 2003, 12:52:28 am »

Quote from: Howard_Casto on August 06, 2003, 12:49:17 am

I word guys... gamegear

let the fun begin

You would take apart your Gamegear?

jakejake28 · « **Reply #32 on:** August 06, 2003, 12:58:54 am »

Quote from: Howard_Casto on August 06, 2003, 12:49:17 am

I word guys... gamegear

let the fun begin

blaspheming fool!
gamegears should never be taken apart!
(except when they break and you need to play shining force: that is a reasonable thing to do)

Howard_Casto · « **Reply #33 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:02:37 am »

No guys my gamegear broke ages ago, but where they are really old you can find them for a song if you know where to look.

A person could also use a gba, but those are expensive for such a project.

NiN^_^NiN · « **Reply #34 on:** August 06, 2003, 02:10:18 am »

If i had the time i would make a mini mini mini cocktail cab using a n64 and a 5" LCD it be perfect the nintendo joystick is big enough use like a normal joystick

I have mini arcade buttons and i have a hack n64 controller around only problem is i don't have time to cut the wood out really.

Can i use cardboard

least i have an excuse to have some pizza lol

SirPoonga · « **Reply #35 on:** August 06, 2003, 02:13:14 am »

don't think there is a limit on material. My idea is to replicate either a pacman cocktail since I have the perfect piece of plexi for that or the clear ms pacman cab on saint's webpage.

Apollo · « **Reply #36 on:** August 06, 2003, 02:29:10 am »

Yeah I was thinking of a repro Pacman, not that I can win or anything, just for fun.
Oh well I might go for something else. I've got some ideas.

Howard_Casto · « **Reply #37 on:** August 06, 2003, 02:56:11 am »

Quote from: NiN^_^NiN on August 06, 2003, 02:10:18 am

If i had the time i would make a mini mini mini cocktail cab using a n64 and a 5" LCD it be perfect the nintendo joystick is big enough use like a normal joystick

I have mini arcade buttons and i have a hack n64 controller around only problem is i don't have time to cut the wood out really.

Can i use cardboard least i have an excuse to have some pizza lol

Look at our rules though... The end product needs to fit inside the model you make. Could you fit a n64 in it?

Frostillicus · « **Reply #38 on:** August 06, 2003, 08:20:29 am »

how about separating classes into 'working cabs' and 'mock ups'. Reason is I don't have money now to build a real working little cab, but I could do a fairly nice-looking model I'm sure.

If it comes down to a great looking model and a ok-looking working cab guess which would win?

custom status would be nice...

NiN^_^NiN · « **Reply #39 on:** August 06, 2003, 09:02:27 am »

Well i'v made a handheld N64 so this is a piece of cake

but what rule am i breaking? he said you can put anything inside the micro cabinet just as long as it's 30cm x 30cm

Also will you mesure it as 30cm tall if the cocktail cab has legs? or just the body of the unit?


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