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Multiple Racing Emulators?
rCadeGaming:
I think Gran Turismo 5 would make the ultimate racing cabinet. Keep in mind that you may not like it if you're not a car nut though; it's more of a "simulator" intended to be as realistic as possible than a "game" intended to be "fun." If you're cool with that it would be awesome.
Pros: supports networked multiplayer for side by side cabs
supports online multiplayer if no one else is arounded
supports logitech g27 wheel (900 degree steering, force feedback, six speed shifter with clutch)
Cons: $
you need a PS3, game disc, and wheel for each player
PS3 can run at 480i so it might work with certain older monitors, but it should really be played in 1080p
don't forget sound, a small 5.1 system for each player will give the best effect
I will definitely build matching cabinets like this after my more traditional MAME cab. Just need a lot of time and money. When I do get around to it, I'll try to put a MAME PC , a Dreamcast, and a Wii, into at least one of the racing cabinets. Adapting those Logitech wheels for consoles other than PS3 and PC will be a serious electronics project though.
For arcade-style racing games I'd recommend the Cruis'n Games and San Francisco Rush in MAME (will need a very fast PC, don't know if Rush will can be run at full speed yet), Rush 2049, ReVolt, Star Wars Episode I: Racer (great game, terrible movie), and Hydro Thunder for Dreamcast, F-Zero GX for Gamecube (use a backwards-compatible Wii for more flexibility), and of course Mario Kart.
Super Mario, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart Double Dash, and Mario Kart Wii can all be played on the Wii with virtual console and backwards-compatibility.
I think Super Mario Kart and Mart Kart 64 are far better than the latter two. I think Super Mario Kart might actually be the best, but games without analog steering may not work too well with a wheel. I wonder if you could work out something where turning the wheel a certain distance would activate the d-pad and turning it further would also activate the L or R button, which makes you turn harder. This would also be great for Stunt Race FX, another amazing Super Nintendo game.
What games would you guys in a racing cabinet? More suggestions please.
Keep us updated on your progress. Oh yeah, I definitely agree with the suggestion above to find some cheap car seats at your local junk yard. It'll be authentic and a hell of a lot more comfortable than plastic arcade chairs.
rCadeGaming:
Oh yeah, Need for Speed 3, High Stakes, Porsche Unleashed, and Hot Pursuit 2 for PC were great. I think all the NFS games since then have been trash.
Doing a PC-only cab would definitely be the cheapest and simplest.
Hadeys:
Well, here is my complete setup. I picked up a old beaten up Daytona USA cab cab for $200 a few weeks ago. It has two arcade monitors, both working with no burn in. The seats are in good condition, so there is no need to try to source them. They are both missing the control panels completely, so I picked one up on Ebay for $25 with just the view buttons. I also managed to get a Happ active steering assembly for $60, along with a servo amplifier ($30) and a logitech driving force pc wheel ($40). I will wire the Happ wheel up to the logitech wheel to support force feedback like I have seen others do on the forums. I would like to find another dashboard and wheel so that I can run BOTH of the cabinets, but I was unaware what the limitations for connecting two pc's would be. In the end, my ideal setup would be two fully working cabinets which have a couple games that can be played multiplayer. I would prefer to stick with a computer only, because I think consoles would add too much complication to an already over complicated project. It would just confuse people and make people not want to play it.
rCadeGaming:
Getting both of the cabinets playing with each other should be very easily doable. Getting two PC's running emulated games to link together would be very difficult, but it should be pretty simple to get a LAN game going using games that were designed for PC. Check out the which of the PC games that we've mentioned support LAN games.
The wheel setup you're talking about should work great for this, just need to get more parts and duplicate it in the other cabinet and put a PC in each one; you shouldn't need a very fast or expensive computer to run the games we've been talking about either.
The hard part might be getting the monitors to work with a PC, have you gotten into that yet? I'm not familiar with Daytona USA cabs, do you know if the monitors are 15, 24, or 31kHz? If they support 31kHz it should be easy to get them running in 640x480 progressive. If not, you might need a video card capable of 640x480 interlaced or 320x240 progressive.
Trip:
iRacing or rFactor 2 or some of the other hardcore high end driving sims for PC would be my choice
Wish iRacing hadn't gone all Cease and Desist on us for modding the crap out of NASCAR Racing 2003... That nonsense pretty much gave me a distaste for continuing my driving sims obsession...
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