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Burgertime bartop-mini
opt2not:
I'm in the initial planning stages for a Burgertime bartop-mini! I've been thinking about a bartop-mini project for some time now, mainly for the purpose of having it at work on my desk to play during breaks.
This project is going to start sometime in the Q3, Q4 portion of this year, so I figured I'd get a post going on it now.
Here's a quick mock-up, I will be tweaking it as I concentrate more on this project:
Burgertime is one of my favourite games of all time, as well as one of the nicest looking full-sized cabinets!
The artwork and game seems so welcoming. I love the graphics for both the artwork and in-game sprites. The music is rad, and the game-play is fun!
I was thinking that I could put in a 60-in-1 board in it instead of a mame machine, because it would be smaller and easier to fit into this sized cabinet. I'm throwing in a 8" (4:3) LCD screen from DealExtreme.
I haven't put much thought into the actual dimensions, but I know I want it to be small-formed, and easy to sit on the corner of my desk (I'll have to mock it out with cardboard or something). I'm taking a lot of queues from Ryglore's Centipede bartop (though unfinished!), Leapinlew's Galaga, eaconner's DK bartop, and shrunkenmaster's Dig Dug bartop.
I'm thinking closer to the size of Leapinlew's galaga bartop, though definitely not as deep due to the fact I'll be using an LCD. I just gotta make sure Burger Pete will fit on there!
I like proportions of the joystick/buttons to the cabinet size on his bartop.
Controls-wise, I'm going for a 4-way setup (possibly a JLW that I've got laying around here) w/ micro-switches -- considering using those Versa-micro-switches from GGG and doing Ond's switch mod for silent running. In fact, I should be doing this for all my joystick switches! Also, a single leafswitch push-button. I've got a few white ones laying around here from other cabinets.
I want to keep the CP as clean as possible, so I'm planning on of either small midway cocktail start buttons:
or perhaps, atari cones .
Progress will be slow on this one, hopefully I can get this one done before year's end (juggling a lot of projects at the moment).
:cheers:
Misc Links:
-Classic Gaming Burgertime page
-Church of Burgertime
jipp:
that will make a great little mini bartop.. i do like the look of the burger time cab. look forward to the build.
chris.
IG-88:
Awesome! I have had this very same idea for quite a while. The one thing that has given me fits is how to get the curves right on the top of the cab. Have you any good ideas for that?
I have some plans made up that are just like that first pic of yours but a 1/3 smaller.
opt2not:
--- Quote from: IG-88 on January 10, 2011, 11:24:06 pm ---Awesome! I have had this very same idea for quite a while. The one thing that has given me fits is how to get the curves right on the top of the cab. Have you any good ideas for that?
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Most likely going to rough-cut the curves with my router, then clean it up with a belt sander. Shouldn't be too bad, the curves arn't too round.
--- Quote ---I have some plans made up that are just like that first pic of yours but a 1/3 smaller.
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1/3 smaller? Intriguing!
If you don't mind sharing, hit me up with a PM, I wouldn't mind seeing them! Currently the plan is to go for something close in size to leapinlew's Galaga, but slightly smaller since i'm going to use a 8" LCD rather than a 10" CRT (believe me, if I could get my hands on one of those, I'd use it for this!).
DaOld Man:
Nice project.
Suggesting for laying out the curves for the top of the cab:
Maybe use a piece of 1/2" MDF and make a template.
If you can find the original radius of the curves, you can use a router set up as a circle cutter to make the radius cuts on the template, then lay the template on the side panel and cut the "keeper" side panel with the router, using the template as a guide.
Just a suggestion.
I suggest using a template, because with the router circle cutter I made, you need to bore a hole in the inside of the radius, for the circle cutter's pivot point. This might mess up your keeper panel, but you could always fill the hole(s) with bondo I guess.