My Arcade Cabinet Project

[junnaid]

I had a dream, a dream of owning my own arcade.

I went online to see how much an arcade cabinet would cost, one that is designed to run multiple games and not just one.

Apparently they are pretty expensive. Suddenly I realized, wait a tick, Junnaid are you not a design engineer?

Being an electrical engineer I quickly went to work to build my own joy stick, the first step of any arcade is being able to interface with the computer.

I ordered the arcade buttons and joystick online and decided to test them by hacking an XBOX controller. After a trip to the local radio shack, I was able to fashion my own XBOX 360 controller.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6o0hQoIjXT6TEJvWW40cmhfTzA/edit

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6o0hQoIjXT6azFEMVVCMTFMdVk/edit

Once complete I began designing the actual arcade controller. I used the official Street Fighter II USA spacing requirements and designed this:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6o0hQoIjXT6RHZWWXdOZk5QTFU/edit

Then I took the drawing went to a metal worker and a plastic guy and had them laser cut it from 2mm stainless steel and plexi glass. So the stainless steel is on the button, plexiglass on top and controller art would be placed in between the result was:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6o0hQoIjXT6bU45X1U4RTI1R28/edit

I designed the controller to have a transfer switch, so It can interface with a PC and my XBOX with a click of a button.

The last phase was the cabinet. I used Rasmus Konigs Sorensens Mame cabinet as my basis of design, and desiend this:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6o0hQoIjXT6ZVpQZ2ZDb0hHcGM/edit

I went out to bid with it, and found a woodworker who is agreed on a reasonable price to build it.

I will post when I get the final product.

[cigardude]

I hope Keith did not see you doing that at work!

[junnaid]

I hope Keith did not see you doing that at work!

LOL I actually have a laptop, so I was able to design from home.

Who is this ? I showed Pete my drawings, he think I should open a buisness heh.