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maraxle:
That's pretty cool.  You could also use that for another thought I had, which is mounting a graphical LCD in the marquee area to display the marquee of the game you're currently playing.
GadgetGeek:

--- Quote from: Industen on April 30, 2004, 06:37:00 am ---The image is 240 X 160 and contains 256 color. It takes a while to create one but you get the hang of it after time. You can also create a slideshow of pictures if you wanted. You could have the game screen then delay to a control screen. The sky is the limit.

1. You edit a MAME picture then add your button assignments.

2. Create a GBA ROM of the picture

3. Connect your GBA to your computer

4. Link that ROM picture to the MAME ROM you are launching with a little programming.

Then viola you now have a simple way to use an $80 GBA SP. Looks much better in person. Probably going to put it between my speakers...maybe when the panel ends and the monitor begins.


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You going to do a nice write-up on how you linked it to the computer and what not?  Time to start checking the pawn shops for a cheap GBA.
holycow:
ok, i just found this thread and it looks like there are no more lcds on ebay.  any idea where i can get a good backlit one that's ready to go?

also, i'm very new to all this.  is there anywhere i can go that gives better step-by-step instructions?
Industen:
Well I've been messing around some more with the layout. Seems that I'm taking a liking to #3 now. Although the screen image is stretched there really is no way around this. The GBA has a poor text display unless it passes a certain size. I did create a animation that displays the screen for 5 seconds then the controls for 20 but it's hard to post the outcome. Of course you could just use the text to fill the complete screen without an image.







Here's the animation

Matt, GoC:
Awesome awesome awesome!

Check my post here: http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=10;action=display;threadid=18850

I wanna take this a step further, heh heh.

Awesome Awesome!


One more: Awesome!
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