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| Fire-WSP:
So, I had this idea for a very long time and finally got around to make it happen. I present you the Arcade Master plus Nintendo Switch Stand addon. Since I was a kid I always liked the Super Nintendo Score Master. But this Stick has many issues and with age the rubber parts in it will get stiff and make the Stick unplayable. Also, the Buttons are a problem. The great thing about the Score Master is the design. The hands can rest very comfortable on it and makes playing a game very nice. So, my first idea was to take apart an original Score Master and put real Arcade parts in it. I scrapped that idea because I found that the overall size of the Score Master is too small for what I had in mind. What I did instead was to build the entire thing from scratch. The size was adjusted and buttons were added the way I wanted it. Main additions are the secondary L&R Buttons on the sides. I placed them there for playing Pinball Games like Devils Crush. There are additional Z1 and Z2 Buttons. They work very well in combination with L2&R2. I have added two Buttons besides Start and Select. These can be used as Service Buttons for Arcade Games. My main addition is a fully functional Coin Slot/Button. I have never seen something like this before on an Arcade Stick. This really gives an ultimate Arcade feel. The way it works you just need to place your favorite Coin into the Slot and press it down. This triggers the "Insert Coin" The Coin Slot is big enough to fit all sort of coins into it but I had Sega Arcade Coins in mind. When I had finished my fully working prototype of the Arcade Master, I got the idea for a Nintendo Switch addon to mount the Switch as a screen to the Stick. The Switch mount makes it possible to turn the screen to play vertical games the correct way. As far as I know turning the screen is not possible in official games but it should work in any case for hacked systems with mame and so on. The whole project was designed in 3D CAD and then 3D printed. I used PETG for the project because this is most durable, has a good heat resistance and can resist most chemicals. The buttons are Sanwa OBSF-30, the Stick is a Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT The USB board is a Xin Mo USB Arcade Encoder for 2 players and 22 buttons. I choose this one because it gave me all the individual button connections I wanted to add (L2,R2,Z1,Z2, Service1,Service2,Coin) For the colors I will use the colors used on the real Score Master. The colors are all RAL tones which makes the matter easy. A friend of mine owns a car paint shop and can mix me any color. My Brother and I have tested the Arcade Stick with all sorts of Games and it works very well already. I constantly improve the CAD model so the next prototype will have improvements too. Different Button configurations are possible now. All can be swapped or modded. The whole System uses M5 hex screws for maximal stability. At the moment I use a wood plate at the bottom, that’s just for now. I plan to have a proper metal plate there with about 2mm. Lets see when I can post the next update. First I need to calibrate the 3D Printer better. |
| Fire-WSP:
Here are some more pictures: |
| Laythe:
That is pretty cool! Unique form factor. I like it. |
| zeorangr:
Nifty! I like the coin-operated coin slot, that's cool. |
| Fire-WSP:
Small update: Here is the version for left handed people. I am not left handed myself. Would that work like this? Thanks for the input. |
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