New basis for mini arcades

[BobA]

Check out this info on a new portable game that has more features then the Jakks series.

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/09/22/pocket.games/index.html

[TOK]

My daughter has a variation of these things. It has a real nice screen on it, but the games are all crap.
Hers also came with a TV out cable that hooks to any RCA jack.

[melarky]

This looks like it would be fun to hack into that little cabinet I made for my lamp (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=55628.msg561339).  I bet it would fit in there really nice.

[BobA]

Your lamp looks like about the right size.  Didnt see DK or a substitute in the games they talk about but it sure would be great for a cab about that size.

[melarky]

I've been thinking about making different cabs that size (it was really fun to put that lamp together).  I only did it at first to make sure the plans on jakobud would work on larger wood (I just scaled it down and cut it out on the CNC machine).  It was pretty quick to cut, and a blast to make, but I don't know if my wife wants any more arcade lamps.  Maybe she'd be ok if they had one of those game machines in them

[Lilwolf]

huh... I wonder if this could be a start for hacking a handheld PC?

Consider this..  Get a via nano board.  sure a bit bigger then these...  But hack the system in 1/2.  then build/find a very small box that just fits the nano (maybe like a diamond with the points to the sides and top/bottom)

Next, attach the front of the yellow guy on the front of it and the back.  You will be keeping the video and the buttons and the case only

Next, hack the video to the nano (probably going to be a composite in video... should be easy)... 

Next hack the inputs...

Next... Add one of those DVD batteries on the back (the ones Ben Heck uses)...

Next... Add one of those solid state harddrives.  Both the battery and the drive shouldn't be next to each other...but one on the back one on the front side?  crap it in somewhere ... maybe make it a plug in port on the top??

Now you have a  1ghz machine with a TV output and arrow keys and 4 buttons.  So any game you can get running in that.

So for the price of 40 bucks for the controller.  300 for the nano (maybe you could find a notebook motherboard laying around that would fit).  And a bunch of hacking.... 

[Lilwolf]

Here is an example... Of course I'm at work, so guessing on the sizes.  But since the yellow controller is wider then higher... I'm pretty sure the edges would fit.   

And if someone built their own box... they might be able to add space around the yellow case... So you could have room for a few top buttons.