The 2013 BYOAC User Choice Awards needs your nominations!

[edekoning]

Thanks for nominating me guys -> so cool

Small cabs and non standards: Mungo9000's Mini Mortal Kombat - 20th Anniversary:http://http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,119091.0.html
I really like this micro build, it looks fantastic, and even has miniature t-molding.




Small cabs and non standards: Minwah's Vectrex Mini-Cocktail: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,133914.0/all.html

Clean, simple, elegant, and I would just love to have it in my living room 

[edekoning]

I'd like to nominate Ond for the Forum Contribution category for his Metropolis tutorial.

I second this nomination. Several people have already build cabinets based on this tutorial, well done Ond!

[PL1]

Forum Member Contribution - Felsir

For his work updating and expanding the Wiki, especially the new FAQ and the wkified/distilled version of Ond's Metropolis Tutorial.


Scott

[Sjaak]

Forum Member Contribution - Felsir

Seconded

[BAMBOO]

Second:  Griffindodd's Barrel of Kong

[wp34]

I nom...Griffindodd's Barrel of Kong in the Non-Standard: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,131202.0.html

I can't believe this hasn't been seconded yet.  Consider this my 2nd.

[BadMouth]

I can't believe this hasn't been seconded yet.  Consider this my 2nd.

It's easy to overlook stickied threads.  I spent half a minute looking for this thread before I realized that it had been stickied.
If I hadn't been actively looking for it, probably wouldn't have known it existed. 

[rablack97]

Small - Non Standard

Maximus's Lil. Ms. Pacman

This was awesome scratch build, he was even nice enough to offer the plans and the artwork to forum.

[rablack97]

Small - Non Standard

UHHHH Did anybody see this thing........good grief.

Rudy200's Commercial Jukebox

[Unstupid]

No joystick trackball or spinner.... I think it should have its own category!

[rablack97]

Deathdealer's juke nomination was accepted in this category.

I don't think we need a juke category as these are far few and in between.  However, this deserves a nomination for something, awesome scratch build.

[Ond]

Thanks for the nomination fellas, it's nice to get a nod for the Metropolis project.  Scott (PL1) is far more deserving of the award though IMO, I drop in and out of the forum now and then with a few things but he is a constant on BYOAC always ready with an answer or some  research.  So damn helpful (some don't deserve it at all) makes me sick  .

UCAs bah, humbug!     

[yotsuya]

Anything else you'd like to nominate, Rodney? 

[Nephasth]

UCAs bah, humbug!     

2014, Ond. It's your year!

[Le Chuck]

UCAs bah, humbug!     

2014, Ond. It's your year!

Again! Lol

[rablack97]

Anything else you'd like to nominate, Rodney? 

Yep.... The crack of my ARSE....

Haters, Haters everywhere.....

[yotsuya]

Anything else you'd like to nominate, Rodney? 

Yep.... The crack of my ARSE....

I'm sure that's helpful, but this is the wrong community board for that. Check your bookmarks for the other one. 

[PL1]

Anything else you'd like to nominate, Rodney? 

Yep.... The crack of my ARSE....

Haters, Haters everywhere.....

1. Would that fall under "Non Standard" or "Forum Member Contribution"?   

2. No self-nominations.  Anyone else want to nominate Rodney's backside? 


Scott

[rablack97]

Anything else you'd like to nominate, Rodney? 

Yep.... The crack of my ARSE....

I'm sure that's helpful, but this is the wrong community board for that. Check your bookmarks for the other one. 

Well I'll be damned......Busted....

[yotsuya]

I'm going to nominate this son of a ---smurfette--- because he deserves it:

RABLACK97's TBall PS2/USB Encoders - Works with Spinners Too!



This items doesn't have a flashy name, but it ---smurfing--- WORKS. It's cheap, and Rodney provides excellent support. I told him it needs a snazzy name to get more people quite chuffed about it. It may not win a UCA, but hopefully this post gives it some much needed recognition more than anything. I've bought two (one for a original Tempest spinner, the other for a Centipede trackball) and wouldn't hesitate to buy another. He also throws in a cable and harness for one low price.

[rablack97]

Call it how you see it.......

C.A.T.E.

Cheap ass trackball ecoder, works for me

[yotsuya]

Call it how you see it.......

C.A.T.E.

Cheap ass trackball ecoder, works for me

Sweet! I was trying to come up with something that worked with R.O.M.O. 

[rablack97]

Wow, Tony is always on the brain with you.......

Next batch of boards is in blue, just for you.....Let me know when your ready for your next order...

[pbj]

Does that encoder PCB work with an Xbox?

[rablack97]

Original, yep...plugs into port 3 or 4, and you have a working t-ball in coinops and vision....

[pbj]

With a Happs ball?  Nice work.  I could only get Betson balls to work with mouse hacks on an Xbox.

Give the man an award already.

[yotsuya]

With a Happs ball?  Nice work.  I could only get Betson balls to work with mouse hacks on an Xbox.

Give the man an award already.

Amen. Is that a "seconding" nomination I hear?

[pbj]

Okay, but no more nominations until the UCA identity is revealed.

[rablack97]

With a Happs ball?  Nice work.  I could only get Betson balls to work with mouse hacks on an Xbox.

Give the man an award already.

Yeah, all of my refurbs are Happs, its all i've ever tested with.

It also depends on when you tried, there's been alot of improvements to the init code.  It plays really well.

[yotsuya]

Okay, but no more nominations until the UCA identity is revealed.

This should help you narrow it down, Sherlock-
From the first post:

 This year's board is again chaired by Yotsuya, DaOld Man, BobA, DrVenture, and Le Chuck who will use the UCA account to open UCA threads and post any administrative actions.

[UCA]

Thanks for the nominations, guys. After a week of nominations, this is what we have so far:

Confirmed Nominations by Category
These have the requisite two nominations to make the vote-off in February   

Fullsize Cab: TKW4rr10r's Maria's Ms. Pac, edekoning's Magneto, Sjaak's Fix-It Felix, Gamester's Pinball Unleashed, Maximus's Paperboy

Small Cabs and Non-Standards: Louis Tully's Micro Galaga DS, RockyRocket's Gran Trak 2010, rablack97's The Shrine, Maximus's 1943 Tiny Pilot, GriffinDodd's Barrel of Kong, Nephasth's The Troubleshooter

Bartops: NinjaSquirrel's Black Ops, Superfrog's Popeye CRT Nintendo Bartop, Florinske's evo XR cade, quizz_kid's R-Kaid-Revelation, Termin8tor's Arkanoid Bartop,

Hardware: HaRuMaN's Bartops and Customs, The KADE Project, Rablack97's TBall PS2/USB Encoders

Software: Howard_Casto's Fix-It Felix Wrapper, ids' MAWLER

Forum Member Contribution: PL1, Ond, Felsir

Nominated Projects that need confirmation
These have the high honor of being nominated by one of our users as the best of 2013 but have not yet received a seconding vote.  Please give these some consideration, somebody thought they were good enough to nominate and perhaps you might agree and get them into the vote off.

Fullsize Cab: jongunz's StarFighter, Ei8ht's Arcade, Erik's Mario Bros

Small Cab and Non-Standards: mamemia's Donkey Kong mini, Minwah's Vertical Mini-Cabaret, Knievel's Packer Cocktail,  Deathdealer's Touchscreen Juke, Mungo9000's Mini Mortal Kombat - 20th Anniversary, Minwah's Vectrex Mini-Cocktail, Maximus's Little Ms. Pacman, Rudy200's Commercial Jukebox

Hardware: RandyT's Pac-Pro Leaf-Switch Joystick, Aganyte's Gun2Naomi

Software:

Forum Member Contribution: Maximus/Griffindodd

[rablack97]

Im done nominating, yotsuya has put me in timeout.......

[yotsuya]

Nominate all you want, bro. Just try to keep it all to one post if you can.

[UCA]

Morning, folks!

Due to the large number of voting-eligible projects in the Small and Non-Standard category, the UCA board has decided to spin Bartops off into it's own category. It's clear that 2013 was the year of the non-standard, and so we want to make sure that we recognize that innovation accordingly.

The main post and the update post have been fixed to reflect this change. As it stands, this is how that category was broken down:

Voting Eligible Projects:

Small Cabs and Non-Standards: Louis Tully's Micro Galaga DS, RockyRocket's Gran Trak 2010, rablack97's The Shrine, Maximus's 1943 Tiny Pilot, GriffinDodd's Barrel of Kong

Bartops: NinjaSquirrel's Black Ops, Superfrog's Popeye CRT Nintendo Bartop, Florinske's evo XR cade, quizz_kid's R-Kaid-Revelation

Thanks for all the nominations. Remember, you have until the end of the month. Check out the ones already nominated as well as the ones needing to be seconded.

Have a great day!

[pbj]

Hooray!  More categories for more winners!

[yotsuya]

Only one winner per category, Corky. 6 categories total. So 6 total winners, 6 BB guns getting shot.

Should I do that over again, only slower?

[Nephasth]

Hooray!  More categories for more winners!

http://youtu.be/6wzzC-6T0Mk?t=35s

[rablack97]

Nominate all you want, bro. Just try to keep it all to one post if you can.

Ahh ok, gothcha, i was just posting as i ran across them.  Noted for future participation...

 

[TKW4rr10r]

Haven't been active as I wanted for a while and see this:

Fullsize Cab: TKW4rr10r's Maria's Ms. Pac

Say Whaaaaaat? 

Wow, thanks guys!!! There's been so much awesomeness I've seen this past year it's an honor to just be nominated. I've only been here for less then a year and you guys have been incredible in helping me out in my endeavors and welcoming what little input I have. As soon as I figure out this work/ personal life/ only 24 hrs in a day thing I'll have more to show in 2014. Much more...

[yotsuya]

Wow, thanks guys!!! There's been so much awesomeness I've seen this past year it's an honor to just be nominated. I've only been here for less then a year and you guys have been incredible in helping me out in my endeavors and welcoming what little input I have. As soon as I figure out this work/ personal life/ only 24 hrs in a day thing I'll have more to show in 2014. Much more...

Cat Britta.... Mmmmmm.........

I loved the work you did restoring that, keeping it original, freshening up the paint on the insides, and adding a personal touch. The machine looks really clean, and ventures nowhere near gaudiness. I nominated it for those reasons, and I'm glad it was quickly seconded. I'd love to see more pure restores like this in 2014.