Hello all, I am about to undertake my first not-from-a-kit project, 2, 1-player fighter stick CPs for the
PS3 PS3/PC/NES/SNES/Gamecube/wii. I have decided on SANWA JLF joysticks, and SANWA buttons using the MC Cthulhu PCB.
So.....question number one, "How big should the top be?" Consider that it will be used by children and grownups alike..... Ok, design is pretty much finalized (sketchups are below) and it will be as such: both CPs will work off of the MC Cthulhu's USB connection on the PS3 and PC (Ultra Arcade baby!!!), one of them will also contain a Raspberry Pi mini-computer with MAME, which means it will be a portable arcade, the other will have connections for NES, SNES, and gamecube soldered to the MC Cthulhu, which will give it functionality on the NES, SNES, Gamecube and wii. I will keep a running log of progress and cost in this initial post.....
Required Item(s) Cost Vendor
2 MC Cthulhu PCBs $76.15 Focus Attack2 SANWA JLF joysticks (White)
2 SANWA JLF Octagonal Restrictors
22 SANWA screw-in buttons $110.42 Arcade Pare Parts50 Blue Female Disconnects $8.85 Groovy Game Gear4 10' USB A-B Cables $11.02 Amazon1 4-port USB Squid (estimated) $12 Think Geek1 3.5mm Feed Through (Headphone Jack)
1 HDMI Feed Through
1 RCA Video Feed Through
1 RJ-45 Feed Through
3 USB Feed Throughs
3 DB-9 Feed Throughs
6 DB-9 Connectors
3 DB-9 Hoods
100' 24 AWG Blu Wire (estimated) $99 Markertek2 White Dust Washers
6 SANWA screw-in buttons $30.47 Gremlin Solutions1 Raspberry Pi MDL B (ROUGH estimate) $50Wood, stain, misc nuts/bolts/screws ? ? ?Artwork overlays (estimated) $50 Game On GrafixPlexiglass $26.24 eStreet PlasticsWhite 3/4" T-Molding (estimated) $10 GameMolding1 NES Controller $3.95
1 SNES Controller Extension Cable $6.95
1 Gamecube Controller Extension Cable $5.95 eStarLand Total (not including wood etc....) $497
Holy crap, it's adding up quick.....
Items to do:
Design boxes
Design artwork
Decide on components
Purchase PCBs
Purchase Joysticks/buttons
Purchase USB cablesPurchase Connectors
Purchase Raspberry Pi (Out of stock)
Purchase Dust Washers and additional buttonsPurchase Overlays
Purchase T-molding
Build cardboard mockup (In progress)
Build rough box to test all measurements/troubleshoot issues
Build final boxes
FUN!!!!