Thanks, Malenko! You killed it on turning my over-complicated Word Doc ideas into this artwork... couldn't be happier!
Other updates, sans pictures:
- The refurbed PC I got for this works great. It's got an i3, and it runs Hyperspin great. I'd love to upgrade to an SSD, but I don't see that happening before next fall.
- Speaking of Hyperspin, I have dozens of hours into messing with this thing. There's a learning curve, but it's not too bad. Just need to invest the time. Everything runs slick now - menus, videos, animations, LEDBlinky... bring it on!
- I backlit the marquee with 12v bright white LED strips. I used a separate PS, but used the 1a terminals on the UIO like a relay, so it can be controlled by LEDBLINKY. It turns on when HS is launched.
- Most of my MAME Roms work and are dialed in, but I have a few romsets that aren't cooperating. I'm using an older version of MAME (1.77 I think?), so finding working replacements has been an issue. Don't want to risk upgrading, though... because then I'll have to replace ALL my ROMS.
- Other than MAME, I'm also running ZNES, Fusion, FCEUX, and Stella (Atari). Yes, I'm STRETCHING (
) the images on the 22" monitor, but since the ratio isn't drastically different than 4:3, it's really not a big deal. I think it all looks great! Playing with different filters and scanline generators to get everything dialed in.
- My 5yo daughter is having a blast with it already. She calls it the 'cade, and she's learning to love the classics!
I can totally see the appeal of a bigger cab, but a bartop like this is a great compromise if you have limited space. Again, the Haruman was a great way to do this.
Mike