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Spongebob Imagination Station *** TOO Long - DONE!!! (Sorta)
Dervacumen:
I've been having an issue getting the minipac functioning properly, which is a bummer because I can only get to this project a couple hours a week lately. It's been a while, but the cab is basically complete.
I'll give updates soon.
Dervacumen:
Alrighty Then.
Here's the thread about the minipac problem, and the final resolution if you're interested:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=108932.0
Anyway, I lost my job in February and with it lost motivation to do anything non-income earning related so this post is ... ahem ... a few months late. Nothing like letting something die on the vine.
I went to CAX (California Extreme - look it up if you aren't familiar) on Saturday and played games for 9 hours. That was what I needed to get back to this project. AND my wife and kid are gone on vacation and return tomorrow.
So on Sunday, armed with a renewed love for video games, and thinking finishing this machine would be a neat welcome home project for my daughter, I dug in Sunday afternoon to finish this project up.
About 7 hours total from start to finish. I just need now to shell it up which I'll do after I create a nice start-up screen. For now, I have a mouse hooked up and tucked inside the access door so I can launch the FE and shut down windows.
I'm using Hyperspin, and the SpongeBob intro theme plays when you start. You can exit this by pressing any button or joystick movement. There are only about 25 games or so on this machine, easy to navigate, and favorites for my kid. The nice thing about this machine is I can pull up a chair, and the controls are a perfect height for me. So a child can stand or sit, and an adult can sit. I'm glad I made this a widebody. I put a few of my favorites on there too. It's a better setup than my first machine, and now I'm jealous.
Here is a closing pic. The marquee doesn't have a bright middle; that's an artifact of my camera phone. Well, maybe a little brighter, but not noticeable on first glance.
My 7 year old is going to freak out tomorrow when she comes home.
Woodshop Flunky:
Looks nice. I'm sure she'll love it! :)
Nephasth:
My daughter would ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- a brick if she saw this. :applaud:
TopJimmyCooks:
Good going Dad :). Let us know how the "reveal" went.
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