Micro-cab for all you small cab lovers!

[Bloinkxp]

Saw this on:
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1783

Figured there would be some interest/love here.

-D

[yotsuya]

"Cupcade: the Raspber-"



 

[Slippyblade]

The price point honestly isn't too bad on that little guy.

Hmmm, doesn't come with the RPi...  Still, not a bad deal.

[yotsuya]

I was just joking with the graphic, but my eyes won't let me enjoy such a small device. I guess if you really want a micro-cab, it's a good deal, I guess. 

[Slippyblade]

I was just joking with the graphic...

What do you mean?  I was admiring the mad Paint skills.

[knave]

It doesn't even come with the Raspi???

It does give me the idea of a similar kit for full size cabs. Buttons, connections, etc...all sold together. Would be cool.

[RandyT]

Cool piece of engineering and a cute desk ornament, but seems far less practical than a cheap Android phone and bluetooth gamepad dock.  Looks like a serious pain to assemble as well, thanks to the "captive nut" design, which I have never been a fan of.

[Bloinkxp]

To be honest...I think it's neat in a "throw some cash and make something cool" kinda way...but the practical aspects kinda weigh on it.

[DeLuSioNal29]

Just saw the extended video of it in action and I noticed that the sounds are distorted on Ms. Pacman.  Seems like the Raspberry Pi is struggling to keep up.  Once I saw that I instantly thought to myself, an Android would be better suited (as RandyT pointed out).  But then I thought, why not just buy a cheaper iCade?

D

[nitrogen_widget]

I have an RPI.
It can handle marvel vs capcom.

that said, i can barely text with my mitts.
no way i could comfortably use such a device.

[JimmyU]

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if somebody put one in a non-working Coleco mini arcade.

[mgb]

Yeah, now I've got a project for my Pi.
I notice it doesn't come with any thing to rotate the screen though.

[mgb]

Just a side note on RPIs.
They now have the B+ which has 4 USB ports, an extra 14 GPIO pins and a few other extras.
It looks like they dropped the composite out though.

[nitrogen_widget]

Just a side note on RPIs.
They now have the B+ which has 4 USB ports, an extra 14 GPIO pins and a few other extras.
It looks like they dropped the composite out though.

It still has composite.
They are now using one of those jacks with combined audio & video that you see on portable DVD players & standard def video cameras.

[mgb]

Just a side note on RPIs.
They now have the B+ which has 4 USB ports, an extra 14 GPIO pins and a few other extras.
It looks like they dropped the composite out though.

It still has composite.
They are now using one of those jacks with combined audio & video that you see on portable DVD players & standard def video cameras.

Oh, ok.
I didn't even think of that. Duh.
Thanks

[DaveMMR]

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if somebody put one in a non-working Coleco mini arcade.

Under-score non-working.  While they won't net you a rent/mortgage payment or anything, they are semi-valuable to collectors. I wouldn't go destroying one.

[yotsuya]

I'm with Dave. The playfield area isn't a neat 16x9 anyway. There'd be a lot of hacking going on.

[JimmyU]

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if somebody put one in a non-working Coleco mini arcade.

Unscore non-working.  While they won't net you a rent/mortgage payment or anything, they are semi-valuable to collectors. I wouldn't go destroying one.

I wouldn't destroy a working one either! Interestingly enough, Coleco is planning on making new versions of the mini arcade soon.

[mgb]

C'mon, one of those Colecos would be bangin with full 4-player cp, a top mounted trackball (plate showing) and marble contact paper.

[yotsuya]

C'mon, one of those Colecos would be bangin with full 4-player cp, a top mounted trackball (plate showing) and marble contact paper.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! 

You forgot the keyboard drawer and LCD marquee, bro.

[DaveMMR]

C'mon, one of those Colecos would be bangin with full 4-player cp, a top mounted trackball (plate showing) and marble contact paper.

Can we stick a spinner on the front of it too?

[Slippyblade]

Can we stick a spinner on the front of it too?

Only if it's right at crotch level.  Don't forget the pedals so you can play Street Fighter!

[DaveMMR]

Can we stick a spinner on the front of it too?

Only if it's right at crotch level.  Don't forget the pedals so you can play Street Fighter!

The entire cab's at crotch level.

[mgb]

But lets do it tastefully....
Make sure player 3 and 4 joysticks are properly oriented.
We don't want this thing to look cheesey.