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Outdoor cabinet
Rando:
I used to drive by a house that was out in the sticks a bit. Amidst the spare cars and various broken bikes and such in the yard, was a mesh sided tent with an arcade cabinet standing in it. I don't know what game it was, and there was never anyone IN the tent playing the game so I can't say if it worked, but I'd bet that unit had a soggy base.
severdhed:
i'd probably just build a light-weight lcd based bartop and carry it out when you want to play it...how often could you possibly find yourself wanting to play arcade games outdoors? i guess it depends greatly on the climate where you live, but here in Pennsylvania, this just wouldnt work. winter is out of the question because of the snow/ice. spring, summer and fall could be do-able, but during the day time, there would be too much light, making it difficult to see the screen. at night, it gets pretty damp, in the spring and fall it is pretty cool at night, and during the summer, it would be still hot and humid... why not just go inside where it is air conditioned and play games in comfort?
Donkbaca:
I live in California, its mostly dry and it gets cold, but not super cold. The initial thought is have an outdoor bar/kitchen area with an outdoor tv. Get a cheap laptop to make into a HTPC, build a discreet drawer with a dock, stick the laptop in and have it hooked up to an outdoor tv. I would like to integrate a touchscreen into the bar to use as an interface. I know there are industrial touchscreen monitors, but I am wondering if I can weatherproof one myself. Otherwise a wireless mouse would work. Thinking if I do all that might as well figure out a way to MAME it. So I would need to build a CP that would stand up to the elements.....
Anyhow, this project is at least a year or two on the horizon, just trying to figure out if anyone has built something out doors so I can ripoff their idea get inspired in my planning...
MidnightMenace!:
i cant believe anyone would build an out door arcade??
if you must just make a counter top and bring it in when your not using it.
or you could do what the bank does
Donkbaca:
If I brought it in, it wouldn't be an outdoor arcade, it would be a portable arcade.
Why do you people hate going outside so much?
I like arcade games, anywhere any time. I like outside. Hence arcade games outside seems like a logical thing to do.