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sharpfork:

I have a wii in my horizontal cab because I had one laying around, I wouldn't really consider it a good candidate for a cab brain.
Final burn for the wii is looking promising but isn't really mature enough at this point.


If you like tinkering with PCs, use a PC.  If you don't like messing with PCs but like messing with consoles, consider coinops on the xBox 1.

paigeoliver is right about a vertical cab.

rCadeGaming:

I don't see why it has to be exclusive one way or the other.  MAME is going to be the best option for a lot of arcade games (aside from real PCB's), but there are plenty of great console exclusives.

A few options:
1.  Run the button wiring through a switch to select which platform's controller/encoder is connected to the buttons.
2.  Wire to both encoders in common ground, with a switch to ensure only one platform is powering and communicating with them at once.
3.  Use an encoder compatible with multiple platforms, with a switch to ensure only one platform is powering and communicating with it at once.

This can be done easily just by running the right wires to a dsub switchbox.  Depending on how many buttons you're using you could probably  fit everything on one switch, like a db-25 or db-37, or you could use one for A/V and one for controls.

If you're a little more tech savvy, you could build a custom switching circuit using solid state relays, like a 4066 chip.

sharpfork:


--- Quote from: rCadeGaming on November 13, 2012, 11:15:27 am ---I don't see why it has to be exclusive one way or the other...

A few options:
1.  Run the button wiring through a switch to select which platform's controller/encoder is connected to the buttons.

This can be done easily just by running the right wires to a dsub switchbox.  Depending on how many buttons you're using you could probably  fit everything on one switch, like a db-25 or db-37, or you could use one for A/V and one for controls.

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I personally run multiple consoles in my cabs and after trying a ton of things, I'm settled on using a Playstation2 encoder -> 9wires X2 -> DB25 -> switch box -> PS2 to each console of PC converter.  I think it is easier to deal with the switching between the encoder and the console/computer.  I don't think all 9 wires on the Playstation are needed so I might be able to do a DB15.

This is relevant because there are two types of Wii encoders out there form PS2:

Gamecube (plugs in top of wii) http://www.amazon.com/Wii-GameCube-Converter-PS2-Dance-Support/dp/B000F7B516
Wiimote (works as classic controller - should be WiiU compatible too) http://dx.com/p/playstation-2-ps2-to-wii-controller-adapter-13-5cm-cable-23206

rCadeGaming:

An MC Cthulhu would be a better encoder option as it handles PC and most consoles, and it does everything on one small board instead of needing a hacked controller pcb or similar plus a converter.

http://shoryuken.com/forum/index.php?threads/the-official-cthulhu-and-chimp-thread-try-our-new-dreamcast-flavor.46572/

Edit:  That link seems to have stopped working, here's a new one

http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/145141/sub-1-frame-hdtvmonitor-input-lag-database/p1

Also, it's only a max of 8 wires per controller, including +5v and ground, which could be shared between multiple controllers.  For example, you could be running 2 sets of controls with only 14 wires needing switched between the encoder and the PC/consoles; or 4 sets of controls with 26 wires.

sharpfork:


--- Quote from: rCadeGaming on November 15, 2012, 12:22:06 pm ---An MC Cthulhu would be a better encoder option as it handles PC and most consoles, and it does everything on one small board instead of needing a hacked controller pcb or similar plus a converter.

http://shoryuken.com/forum/index.php?threads/the-official-cthulhu-and-chimp-thread-try-our-new-dreamcast-flavor.46572/

Also, it's only a max of 8 wires per controller, including +5v and ground, which could be shared between multiple controllers.  For example, you could be running 2 sets of controls with only 14 wires needing switched between the encoder and the PC/consoles; or 4 sets of controls with 26 wires.

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The MC Cthulhu is super cool but I prefer a configurable encoder.

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