What to do with 15" TouchScreen Computer?

[zelony]

Hi all,

I have a spare 15" Touch Screen Computer.  It is Celeron 1.2GHz running Windows XP.  I was using it as POS system for my waitstaff, but since I closed my bar it has been collecting dust.  It looks like a thick monitor.

I was wondering if anyone knew of any good games or emulators that would use a touchscreen?  We had one of those bartop touchscreen games when the bar was open, but the vendor took it when we closed.  My wife really liked those games, so I thought it would be cool to make this into one for her.

Thanks,

Jeff

[leapinlew]

Jukebox. I built this one with a 15" screen:

[javeryh]

I agree.  Jukebox is the way to go with a touchscreen.

[zelony]

That's pretty sweet.  However, I cannot remember the last time either of us listened to music at home.  I almost never listen to music myself, my wife does in the car.  This is what I have.

Obviously, I will remove the mag swiper.

[BobA]

Would make a lovely juke but if not here is a thread regarding some touchscreen games.   It seems  to pop up about every couple of months.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=59172.0

[Encryptor]

You could always sell it.

Encryptor

[leapinlew]

That's pretty sweet.  However, I cannot remember the last time either of us listened to music at home. 

I didn't play arcade games at home till I had an arcade. Maybe this is a chicken and the egg type scenario. Build it and they will come!

One great thing about the jukebox is for guests too. The juke gets more attention than my games.

[Glaine]

That screens is probably a little big for it, but I would love to have a touch screen mp3 PC in my car  .

[whatzcrackn]

You can sell it to me! 

[leapinlew]

I thought of a couple other things you could do:

1. A media center that you can click on a movie or show you want to watch

2. Wire it up to a security system so you could click a section of your house and it can be seen with cameras

[tranq]

Why we don't have general media interface terminals everywhere, yet......

[Circo]

Just put a 17" touchscreen in a bartop cab that I just completed for a friend.  Not a whole lot of usefulness in mame but for pc games it is fantastic.  Many popcap and reflexive arcade games worked very well, casino games are just fantastic!  The Masque and Phantom EFX reel deal series are very nice.  Most of the slots these days are touch screen so it works the same as in the casino, video poker got a lot of play also.  Puzzle games are very well suited for this as well.  Really most mouse only games work well on a touchscreen and pc games are not that difficult to add to a front end like Mala or Mamewah (I mention these because they are the two that I have used).  Maybe Jim will pipe in here on this issue since he is the guy who I built the cab for and he cruises this board all of the time.

The cab also does double duty as a jukebox and as you know the touch screen is very nice for that.

[Glaine]

Yeah, I could see casino games as being really addictive with one of those. Great, one more thing on the to do list.

[amerish]

Make a bar top touch screen for games. Pleanty of games out there and it gives you a reason to build a bar in the game room.

[jimjim]

Circo almost lost an eye putting a touch screen into my bartop.  He sort of looked like this:     I keep telling him to post the pictures, or make a thread based on cabinet injuries.  He ended up getting safety goggles for X-mas.

Back to the topic.  I found that the touch screen adds a lot to my machine.  For the first time there are games that my wife will actually play.  The touch screen also gives some games an extra kick.  The great thing about a touch screen, you can add games to your cabinet that would not be put on a regular cabinet.  I actually like my bartop better than my fullsize.

Here is a partial list of some fun games.  The best thing, you can demo these from the Reflexive site to see if you like them. 

The address is: http://www.reflexive.com/

These are matching type games:
Bejeweled 2
Chuzzle
Madcaps
Chainz
Combo Chaos
Balloon Blast

Casino Games and Card Games
These are my favorite type, they play like you're at a casino, but you do need a keyboard on some to enter how much you want to spend at the beginning.

Video slots- (Real Deal made by Phantom- or Slots from Bally Gaming)
Video poker-
Video Blackjack-  I play either Real Deal Casino, or Casino Island. 
Solitaire- These games are just more fun when using a touch screen.

Trivia type games:
Trivia Machine- found on the Reflexive sight.
Trivia Net Challenge- Haven't tried it yet, but it seems like it would work.
Trivial Pursuit- Haven't tried these yet either.
You Don't Know Jack- I haven't tried this one on the machine yet, but Circo is coming over Friday and we'll give it a tryout.

Word, matching, and Misc. type games:
Spin and win
Slingo
Puzzle Word
Mirror Magic-  I like this one.  You have two pictures that look identical.  You must find 5 or 6 things that are different.  You just touch the different items. 
Flip Words
Mahjong games-  Like solitaire, these games get a little kick when playing.  Not everybody likes tile matching games.  Super Mahjong and Mahjong towers are fun.

Anyways, this is a start.  My next project is going to add a touch screen jukebox to it.  I'm not an audiophile, but I do think it will be a great feature.

[BobA]

jimjim

Thanks for the www.reflexive.com link.

Looks like some great touchscreen games.   I will be adding some of them to my jukebox.