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Pac-Man Cocktail, Midway-Style [Finished]
dekar24k:
--- Quote from: Gaaargh on December 29, 2011, 08:33:36 pm ---- Rehab of the Daredevil upright is done. see signature for a before pic (click)
- Many pieces have come in
- Joysticks & 30mm pushbuttons are here
- Wood is here
- midway start buttons are here
- i-pac^2 is here
- keychain paid for
- wood is stained, and drying right now, pics of it tomorrow
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Are you planning to rehab the cab in your signature with a Daredevil theme? I mean .. In your quoted post above you say "Rehab of the Daredevil upright is done", but in the picture it looks like the same cab with some Daredevil artwork photoshopped on it. :)
I'm just being curious .. :)
elkameleon:
--- Quote from: Gaaargh on November 25, 2011, 09:24:13 am ---Alright, about 8 years ago I built an upright cabinet that vaguely resembled the Final Fight cabinets I played as a pre-teen, at the bowling alley. It's due for a refurb, but that is not what this thread is about.
Years before my Final Fight experience, my family went camping at a Jellystone Park resort. The main office had a bingo hall, and in that hall was a Pac-Man cocktail. Only 1 of the quarter slots worked, and I only had 2 or 3 quarters to feed it the whole week we were there, but I watched the attract-mode for hours, that was my 1st experience with any video games.
When I first learned of the MAME project, a play-EVERYTHING upright was my 1st thought, and I poured through BYOAC to learn all I could from the build logs. Other than Breakout, and Golden Tee, I hadn't really played any games that used a spinner or trackball, so I didn't include those. I wanted to be able to play Street Fighter, and planned a 2-player, 6-buttons-per control panel. I built that cabinet, and have been very happy with it, but as soon as it was finished, I knew I wanted a dedicated cocktail as well, one that would only play a selection of games meant for a cocktail, and more limited control set, but it was just something nice to think about.
My in-laws are console gamers, in their living room, they have 2 LCD TVs greater than 40", each TV has its own wii, and X-Box 360. My own 360 was a Christmas gift from them. We built a LuSiD-style cabinet and wrapped it in Batman comic images for my father-in-law last year for Christmas. This fall, they asked what I wanted for Christmas this year, and I told them I had everything I needed, but have always wanted to built a cocktail.
They are determined to help me make this happen. And we come to the start of the project.
The Goal:
A midway-style cocktail cabinet, with a limited romset, very closely resembling the Pac-man from Jellystone.
At a cursory glance it will look like a Pac-Man machine, it will willingly take your quarters, but closer inspection will reveal 2 buttons per control panel, and hitting 1P & 2P at the same time will take you to a menu - bordered with what looks like the bezel of an upright Pac-Man, and you'll be able to scroll up and down through a pictorial list of 30-odd games to play. Screenshots in the centre of the bezel, and a marquee at the top are all you will see of the game you'd like to play, no other names.
The Plan:
Modified control panel overlays that closely resemble the originals, with a few things moved around to accommodate 2, 30mm Sanwa pushbuttons each.
A red, ball-top Sanwa joystick, with a 4-way restrictor, and small Midway pushbuttons for 1P & 2P start.
A dark stained, glossy oak veneer cabinet, with working coin door, 19" LCD monitor for display, and Pac-Man reproduction overlay.
MaLa for a front end, themed like a Pac-Man upright's bezel, with screenshots (snaps) showing in the centre, and the marquee at the top, for selecting games.
The Method:
My wife's brother works at a sign printing shop, he printed the sideart, and a custom marquee for my Daredevil (by Alex Maleev) themed upright, as well as the full vinyl wrap for the Batman cabinet for his Dad, and the side art & 2-player cpo for a Gorf cab he redressed as a Donkey Kong.
He's printing the Pac-Man overlay on vinyl, and should be able to print the control panels directly into lucite.
My in-laws have offered to pay for the bulk of the price of a pre-cut cocktail cab from ArcadeDepot, which I would stain myself.
I Currently Have:
A non-midway coin door, it's the right shape, but the reject buttons are the coin slot, Link. It has one, non-working mech, and 2 working coin microswitches. I also have part of a silver bally coin door, with no mechs or microswitches, but it doesn't have the outer ring.
I have a 19" Princeton LCD, it's cheap but has a 170 degree viewing angle, perfect for a cocktail.
I have a computer, or rather parts to make several, capable of running the games I want.
I have my game list, I started with 39in1, added DK2, cocktail tetris, space invaders2, and hat trick hockey, and removed the 8-way games.
Stay tuned for actual building in the future.
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Hold up, where was this jellystone park resort located? I can only think of one place... Shakopee, MN... but that's been gone for years.
Gaaargh:
--- Quote from: CWorley on January 26, 2012, 10:02:48 am ---I completely agree with Kangum on the coin door. I really wish I would have went with an older style door for the Pacman cabinet I'm currently working on.
Gaaargh, did you finalize your Mala layout? You mentioned that you wanted to add some controls on the bottom. Would you be willing to share your layout? I love the simple design of yours, and it obviously fits my theme...
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I've actually been making progress on the machine, but haven't gotten around to writing the updates.
Here is the finished layout image (in 3 resolutions)
1600*1200
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1024*768
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800*600
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Gaaargh:
--- Quote from: dekar24k on January 26, 2012, 01:18:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: Gaaargh on December 29, 2011, 08:33:36 pm ---stuff
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Are you planning to rehab the cab in your signature with a Daredevil theme? I mean .. In your quoted post above you say "Rehab of the Daredevil upright is done", but in the picture it looks like the same cab with some Daredevil artwork photoshopped on it. :)
I'm just being curious .. :)
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The picture is actually a poorly photoshopped composite of 2 pictures of the final product, one in the dark to show the lit marquee & screen, & one in the light to show the rest of the cab.
I should have set up my tripod, and taken nicer pics.
Gaaargh:
--- Quote from: elkameleon on January 26, 2012, 01:22:04 pm ---Hold up, where was this jellystone park resort located? I can only think of one place... Shakopee, MN... but that's been gone for years.
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It's a whole chain, sort of like KOA, the one I went to in Grand Bend, Ontario is no longer there either. :(
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