Moon Patrol Bartop Build Log

[DeLuSioNal29]

It does have a mini display port though. Doesn't that support analog signals as well?  With an adapter it could work.
http://store.apple.com/us/question/answers/product/MB572Z/B/minidisplay-port-to-vga-can-i-connect-to-my-thunderbolt-port/QKDFD7YHC4FAJAKCU

[deadmoney5]

so good..

[yotsuya]

It does have a mini display port though. Doesn't that support analog signals as well?  With an adapter it could work.
http://store.apple.com/us/question/answers/product/MB572Z/B/minidisplay-port-to-vga-can-i-connect-to-my-thunderbolt-port/QKDFD7YHC4FAJAKCU

He's using an HDMI to DVI adapter (according to his setup list). So you would have him do an HDMI to DVI ->DVI to VGA -> Scanline Adapter -> VGA to DVI -> Machine based on his current setup? Otherwise, he has to redo his cabling, buy a new cable, use a different port on his monitor... And that depends on what NUC he's using.

[Fast351]

It's an Intel 2820 NUC (actually has the 2830 processor, but that doesn't matter for this discussion).  The video out is HDMI, so I'd need an active adapter to run VGA.  The monitor is dual input, so it'd be fine. 

The scan line generator looks interesting.  I may have to toy with that idea

I actually have another arcade machine running VGA that I could try it on and see if it's something that would be worth the effort to get into this machine. 

Lord knows there's plenty of room in the cabinet

[Fast351]

Great build!  Unbelievable that you built this so quickly and yet it's top notch craftsmanship!

Thank you, I appreciate it!

Really the two long pokes were the cutting of the plywood and the paint.  You basically have to let paint dry 48 hours to apply a stencil to it, so there was a week of side painting.  It probably took me about 8 hours to cut all the wood (and route).

The assembly actually went surprisingly fast.  I predrilled all the internal bracing with countersinking, then glued and quickclamped them before running the wood screw in with a DeWalt cordless.  It's a pretty painless process. 

The biggest time saver was really having everything drawn up in CAD.  Everything was the right size the first time.  No having to measure/fit/measure/fit etc. 

Now I really want a scan line converter.  DAMMIT

[haynor666]

Fantastic work, Moon Patrol was one of my favorite games. Your cab is really professionally made

[ChanceKJ]

I'm a big fan of Crafty's SLGMini.