So over the last 3 weekends I decided to use up some of the junk I've accumulated over the years and replace the upright full sized mame machine I had in the house (it's been regulated to my man cave now). Aim was to build something robust but easy to operate so the kids can play without too much assistance using as much recycled materials as possible. I don't have much time (building during the youngest's nap times, so 1-2 hours a time max). Amazing I'm almost done without having to buy new parts/materials. Just a few usb ports and some speakers. It stands at about 105cm tall, so perfect size for the little ones. Adults can play too if you pull out the pedals. I'll think build some fixed chairs out of some PVC pipes and a go-kart seat next (and finish artwork).
Parts:- Chipboard panel from an old Ikea wardrobe that needed scrapping (this has been catabolised into a few machines now!)
- Some left over wooden flooring
- random wooden batons for joints
- 2 x small PS1 steering wheels and pedals (were about £8-£15 each on ebay)
- 2 x PS1 to usb converter
- various arcade buttons
- 2 x usb joystick encoders (found a 5v supply on one of them which I powered the button LEDs off)
- 5v LED strip
- left over plexi from a pergola roof
- 2 x Old Dell 19" monitors (donated from unwanted office clearout)
- 2 x Lenovo M92p small form factor pc's (easily aquired from ebay without OS's or HD's)
- 2 small ssd drives
- small unmanaged network switch and some cat5e cables
- t-molding
- fake carbon fibre sticky film
Software- Windows 10 (offline)
- HyperSpin frontend with horizontal wheel
- Custom bat files to load emulators/roms/games
- Joy2Key
Link Games Working- Virtua Racing
- Daytona USA
- Sega Rally
- Daytona 2 (Yay, just saw the updates on here the other night and it works fantastically)
- Lemans 24 (as above)
- Flat Out 2 (often forgotten about classic)
- Outrun Coast 2 Coast
Standalone games working- All Model 2 Racers (Overrev, Indy 500 etc)
- All Model 3 Racers (Scud racer, Sega Rally 2 etc)
- Mame classic racers like Outrun
- Sonic & SEGA All Star Racing
I'm looking for suggestions for any other emulator or PC games that support network play? Will Mariokart on the gamecube work? How about dreamcast modem games?
Pic so far:Play Testing