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Brainstorm on cool additions to an arcade machine
Tilzs:
How about an exercise bike that you have to peddle to power the monitor. Then you can get your workout and play games at the same time
AmericanDemon:
Boooooooooo! We want to play not work at it. :)
NoBonus:
--- Quote from: Tilzs on May 13, 2004, 05:50:32 pm ---How about an exercise bike that you have to peddle to power the monitor. Then you can get your workout and play games at the same time
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Clever, but seems a bit too much like work. You could add a bottle opener and a trash can...
vputz:
--- Quote ---How about an exercise bike that you have to peddle to power the monitor. Then you can get your workout and play games at the same time
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Actually, I think something like this would be a bloody good idea (although maybe not cycling monitor power, but perhaps a fade-to-black on the video signal as you went slower and slower). I'd at least be in better shape after a few hours of that... heh.
-->VPutz
Blakey:
--- Quote from: Apollo on May 13, 2004, 05:10:05 pm ---Cupholders and headphones are a must.
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Well, mine's a cocktail, so it'l have plenty of cup space, but I am putting a nice little brushed stainless panel next to the P1 control panel. 105x105mm, power, reset, volume (controls cab speakers only), USB 2.0 x2, S-video out, headphones/line out. I couldn't think of anything else I/O wise (suggestions?).
The machine will also serve as a video recompressor when I get my twin tuner digital tv PVR (Topfield 5000T PVR FWIW), and will also serve music via iTunes, so I needed a fast way to move files on and off (USB 2.0).
Plus, as it will only have controls for two players, the extra two USB ports can be used for analog joysticks, or gamepads for 3-4 player action.
edit: forgot pic.