Author Topic: Altered Beast!!! (Read 13819 times)

polaris · « **Reply #40 on:** April 07, 2007, 07:24:10 pm »

what artwork specifically, side, bezel,cp ,marquee?

david656 · « **Reply #41 on:** April 08, 2007, 07:50:56 am »

side, bezel,cp ,marquee

polaris · « **Reply #42 on:** April 08, 2007, 09:59:19 am »

google you lazy bastard,

side art
scott
scott i believe is well known here for good work, dont be put off ordering from usa , i believe the exchange rate favours the uk

Fozzy The Bear · « **Reply #43 on:** April 08, 2007, 07:33:54 pm »

Quote from: david656 on April 06, 2007, 11:15:33 am

there nearest thing to a arcade is the arcade in the local bowling alley
all high tech HOTD etc

ROFL

Most arcades are like that now I'm afraid to say..... It's going to be a very long time before current games are emulated on a PC. Actually that may be a little wrong to say that, because most current arcade machines actually are PC's..... It'd only require the software "cracking" to get it run on a machine at home.

HOTD isn't really high tech at all.... HOTD1 and 2 run on quite primative SEGA hardware.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

david656 · « **Reply #44 on:** April 09, 2007, 02:34:52 pm »

OMG i hate this fing

david656 · « **Reply #45 on:** April 09, 2007, 02:42:26 pm »

polaris · « **Reply #46 on:** April 09, 2007, 05:39:58 pm »

whats the problem?

rovingmind · « **Reply #47 on:** April 09, 2007, 05:44:39 pm »

maybe he's never seen the original machine?

david656 · « **Reply #48 on:** April 10, 2007, 03:43:54 am »

ok a recap there i tried 4 times and it kept failing!!!

but what do you think? i know its not exact but not bad for a 15 year old?

david656 · « **Reply #49 on:** April 10, 2007, 03:47:49 am »

by the way all of these have been done from like photo's and re-shaping then etc take a long old time and no i have never in my life a altered beast machine in the person! so i am just guessing from photos

hope you like them

david656 · « **Reply #50 on:** April 10, 2007, 03:55:39 am »

ummm oh yeh ....... has enyone got a copy of the original manual either in paper form that they might like to sell or in .PDF

cheers

Fozzy The Bear · « **Reply #51 on:** April 10, 2007, 09:06:51 am »

Quote from: david656 on April 10, 2007, 03:55:39 am

ummm oh yeh ....... has enyone got a copy of the original manual either in paper form that they might like to sell or in .PDF cheers

Always worth checking arcade archive before you ask a question like this.

http://arcarc.xmission.com

The manual you want is at:

http://arcarc.xmission.com/PDF_Arcade_Manuals_and_Schematics/Altered%20Beast.pdf

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

david656 · « **Reply #52 on:** April 10, 2007, 10:01:47 am »

wow

u du man!!

i bin looking for that!!

thanks

is anyone gunna comment on my attemps? of artwork?

rovingmind · « **Reply #53 on:** April 10, 2007, 10:50:58 am »

Hey, as long as your happy with it right? After all you are your own customer on this one.
Your probably doing better than i could at it.

Quote from: david656 on April 10, 2007, 03:47:49 am

by the way all of these have been done from like photo's and re-shaping then etc take a long old time and no i have never in my life a altered beast machine in the person! so i am just guessing from photos

hope you like them

Fozzy The Bear · « **Reply #54 on:** April 10, 2007, 08:20:52 pm »

Quote from: david656 on April 10, 2007, 10:01:47 am

is anyone gunna comment on my attemps? of artwork?

Looks pretty good to me..... If you're happy with it then it's OK.

I've got the original artwork if you want it?

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

david656 · « **Reply #55 on:** April 13, 2007, 03:29:35 am »

Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on April 10, 2007, 08:20:52 pm

Quote from: david656 on April 10, 2007, 10:01:47 am
is anyone gunna comment on my attemps? of artwork?

Looks pretty good to me..... If you're happy with it then it's OK.

I've got the original artwork if you want it?

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

WOW yes!!!

do you mean like good images on your pc or the ACTUAL originals or replica's?

how much do you want? whats the situation?

thanks a lot for mentioning that

im off down weston-super-mare today with a few mates

so im out but yeh that sounds great

Fozzy The Bear · « **Reply #56 on:** April 13, 2007, 07:37:22 am »

Quote from: david656 on April 13, 2007, 03:29:35 am

Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on April 10, 2007, 08:20:52 pm
Quote from: david656 on April 10, 2007, 10:01:47 am
is anyone gunna comment on my attemps? of artwork?

Looks pretty good to me..... If you're happy with it then it's OK.

I've got the original artwork if you want it?

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

WOW yes!!!

do you mean like good images on your pc or the ACTUAL originals or replica's?

how much do you want? whats the situation?

thanks a lot for mentioning that

im off down weston-super-mare today with a few mates so im out but yeh that sounds great

I mean I'll compress the artwork files and send them to you..... PM me.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

david656 · « **Reply #57 on:** May 05, 2007, 07:25:39 am »

hi Fozzy The Bear

you managed to get taht artwork sorted yet?

OMG right the wood down the local B&Q is 18mm and £35.38 a sheet ! (big sheet but only enough for one side panel with some left over). !!!!!!!!!11

i need 3/4" not 18mm ! i need 19.05mm

where am i going to get taht CHEAP !

polaris · « **Reply #58 on:** May 05, 2007, 08:08:59 am »

dont buy stuff from b+q , stupidly expensive.
try and find a sawmill or wood suppliers, must be one in bristol , ill see what i can find

david656 · « **Reply #59 on:** May 05, 2007, 11:17:57 am »

yeh tahts what i thought B&Q are pants everything is OTT on the prices i mean if i used B&Q just to get 2 sides your looking at £70 then with all teh base wood and internal shelf and back etc your going to be up near £200 !!!

in kingswood//on the outskirts theres a wood place been in there a few times with my dad, i know they do beading skirting etc but not sure about big sheets

hummm wil have to investigate ... it anoyes me this technology technician was ment to be getting on the phone for me but been waiting easily a month now he keeps making excuses ARGHH and he recons he could get it cheaper than taht as well !

can you still get 3/4" wood?

Fozzy The Bear · « **Reply #60 on:** May 05, 2007, 12:27:08 pm »

Quote from: david656 on May 05, 2007, 07:25:39 am

you managed to get taht artwork sorted yet?

Yes David.... I've been a bit busy for the last couple of weeks.... I'll sort your artwork and mail it to you later tonight.

As for your MDF..... You won't get 3/4" easily or cheaply anywhere in the UK. The 18mm is the closest you will be able to get. Try small builders merchants that deal in timber, they will usually have it for half the price that B&Q do it for. It is in fact "18mm nominal" which means it can vary between about 17mm and 19mm thick. It's exactly what you would get if you bought 3/4". 1mm will make no difference at all to your cabinet. and the T-Molding fits it fine.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

david656 · « **Reply #61 on:** May 05, 2007, 01:59:48 pm »

cool that clears things up thats wat i was worried about T-Moulding

so get down the timber place and see what they do

cheers

who likes the song

Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn

polaris · « **Reply #62 on:** May 05, 2007, 03:00:46 pm »

Quote from: david656 on May 05, 2007, 01:59:48 pm

who likes the song

Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn

i dont, why?

david656 · « **Reply #63 on:** May 05, 2007, 03:02:17 pm »

cus its a good song but enyway dumb di dumb

david656 · « **Reply #64 on:** May 06, 2007, 06:43:51 am »

righty !

now as well as this alter beast cab being mame and playing lots of games through my AMAZING TINY PC (as in the brand tiny !) i would like to rig it up like a actual arcade machine.

so to fit it out with all the arcade machine gear what do i need i mean i have a power suply taht i think works taht came out of a Crystal Maze Cab some one gave me and got a few other transformers out of it and i was told before the guy ripped it up it was totaly working

so all i need to know is what parts go in a arcade machine ! i have noooo idea after all i have never got the chance to look inside one

got to sit in a car worth a million pound thou !

SavannahLion · « **Reply #65 on:** May 06, 2007, 11:47:12 am »

If I understand your goal there.

That Tiny (Is that a generic brand, like GQ?)PC has nearly everything you need to install it in your AB cab. Don't use the power supply from Crystal Maze with it, you'll only experience heartache. Keep it for another project or sell it off, whatever you want to do.

You can leave the PC as-is and install. Locate a KeyWiz or IPAC2 and wire it into your buttons/joystick. I don't remember if you're using an arcade monitor or using a PC monitor or TV. Depending on the monitor you have and the Video card currently in your possession, you have several choices before you.

david656 · « **Reply #66 on:** May 09, 2007, 12:37:48 pm »

yh your correct there

so just to state again !

my beuty of a 'Tiny' (make) is all ready and geared up to go i got the keyboard to buttons box as well but the one i got isn't brilliant gunna get a iPac eventually but not till the machine is actually going !

i was going to rig it up so it could be used a s a actual proper jamma cab to

need advise on this thou

im going to wack a few shelfs in the machine thou for my sega, PS2, and other bits and bobs i got floating about !

i want to make this a dedicated Altered Beast cab but the innereds will be able to with hold anything i chuck at it PS2 old console, MAME etc but the outside will be definate Altered beast replica

david656 · « **Reply #67 on:** May 16, 2007, 07:36:09 pm »

NOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

PC crashed lost all my stuff !!!! crap i had it all compiled in a zip and everything

loar 109gb of stuff music vids arcade downloads GONE

SavannahLion · « **Reply #68 on:** May 16, 2007, 07:46:00 pm »

Quote from: david656 on May 16, 2007, 07:36:09 pm

PC crashed lost all my stuff !!!! crap i had it all compiled in a zip and everything

loar 109gb of stuff music vids arcade downloads GONE

Terribly sorry to hear your PC crashed. My main PC has been dead for months. To add insult to injury, I was using a non-mainstream file system that now has a questionable future. So once I get my PC back, I have to go through the very tedious process of manually copying every file to a more mainstream file system and still preserve all the important bits of information relating to those files. In the mean time, if I reallly need to access something, I have to use my laptop and jury rig the drive to it. An immense mess of wires.

Anyhow, I digress. This is a good example to the value of backing up your data. Especially important stuff.

Second, in many situations, the actual data from a... PC crash is recoverable. As long as you didn't reinstall your operating system, you can utilize a number of tools to, at the very minimum, recover your project. If you already reinstalled... then you're back to the drawing board.

david656 · « **Reply #69 on:** May 17, 2007, 06:24:36 pm »

well it crashed!

assumed by data files will be left alone taht ment all my files and compaq recovered to find it sed 108gb of stuff but all my docs gone and no answer to what was this mass !!!!

so though stuff it and wiped totaly !

anoying thou

you no got home turnt on 'blue screen of death' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no idea what caused it would of obviously backed up all my stuff after crash if i would of known that it wouldn't pf saved my files

i would still have them tooooo

sowat caused it ... i dunno what lost my files.... me ! but hey ho had some OLD back ups!!

but lost my entire iTunes

SavannahLion · « **Reply #70 on:** May 17, 2007, 09:03:48 pm »

It's standard for "worst case scenarios" to simply go in and wipe everything out and start over fresh. One of the driving reasons why I went out and bought a second hard drive. If you make it a habit to always put your data on the second drive, it has a far better chance of surviving a meltdown. It's only until recently that I grew lazy and opted not to create a similar configuration with the laptop. I suppose I'll pay for that one day.

I did, however, buy an external drive enclosure and use it to dump ridiculously large files.

Take it from someone whose tried all sorts of backup methods. Save up a little cash and buy a second hard drive. To make things simpler, buy an external USB 2 drive.

It's probably not any consolation, but I used to get BSoD's all the time. During the Windows 95/98 years I was writing some custom software for myself involving some convoluted memory management and I got an error screen that looked like the one below. Wasn't fun trying to figure that one out.

david656 · « **Reply #71 on:** May 18, 2007, 07:52:28 am »

:-O !!!!!!!!

Windows 98se is THE BEST ! has to be about the most usable operating system from widoze i upgraded ny arcade PC to Me because i remember having it on a pc from like PC World and remebered it played all my nice games 'ok' turns on all the music clicks starts DONK ! so scrapped Me!!!

and here is a dumb reply from our local 'timber supplies'

____________________________________________________________

Thank you for the enquiry.

Prices are as follows

18mm Mdf £19.01 per sheet
18mm Hardwood Ply £28.55 per sheet
50p per cut

PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO VAT.

Regards
Sacha

-----Original Message-----
From: David Little [mailto:davidlittle_15@hotmail.co.uk]
Sent: 17 May 2007 23:39
To: sales@timbersupplies.co.uk
Subject: Help on sizes

hi

i will over the next fre weeks being doing a project involving 3/4"
plywood/MDF. obvioulsy everything is metric now but it HAS to be 3/4 inch.

would you be able to cut 2 sheets of 3/4 Ply/MDF and at what sort of sizes
and prices

thanks

_____________________________________________________________________________

work it out on a caculator 0.75" x 2.54cm x 10 ======== 19.05mm ! NOT 18 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARGHHHHH you would think i made it clear really but obviously NOT !

would like some comments on this

shardian · « **Reply #72 on:** May 18, 2007, 08:06:13 am »

What the hell language are you speaking?!?

david656 · « **Reply #73 on:** May 18, 2007, 08:40:27 am »

ok yeh there are a lot of mistakes there but you get the gist of it

shardian · « **Reply #74 on:** May 18, 2007, 09:02:08 am »

No, not really. I just get a headache.

david656 · « **Reply #75 on:** May 18, 2007, 09:25:00 am »

! ! LOL ! !

well i got to go 'own blukbuster so be 'bk in a bit

SavannahLion · « **Reply #76 on:** May 18, 2007, 10:10:59 am »

Quote from: david656 on May 18, 2007, 07:52:28 am

work it out on a caculator 0.75" x 2.54cm x 10 ======== 19.05mm ! NOT 18 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARGHHHHH you would think i made it clear really but obviously NOT !

would like some comments on this

Even in the U.S. 3/4" sheet wood refers to nominal measurements. In reality, 3/4" wood is rarely ever truly 3/4" it's probably closer to 23/32" which is somewhere between 18mm and 19mm. For the purposes of building a cabinet, I believe 18mm is the correct sheet to use. You'll have to compensate in some of your measurements.

Quote from: shardian on May 18, 2007, 08:06:13 am

What the hell language are you speaking?!?

I used to moderate a vide game forum and I used to deal with that all the time. Just pick out what you actually understand and ignore the rest.

david656 · « **Reply #77 on:** May 19, 2007, 09:07:29 am »

so in other words go with 18mm

but what about t-moulding?

Fozzy The Bear · « **Reply #78 on:** May 19, 2007, 10:27:08 pm »

Quote from: david656 on May 19, 2007, 09:07:29 am

so in other words go with 18mm

but what about t-moulding?

I already answered this for you, in fact so did several other people. Try reading the replies you get.

3/4" T-Molding is fine on 18mm MDF.

BTW... did you get the artwork I sent you. You never replied, so I can only assume that you didn't.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

david656 · « **Reply #79 on:** June 06, 2007, 09:20:09 am »

no i didn't get the artwork

any chance of sending it again?

thanks a lot for your help, now my actual tech teacher is letting us embark on our 'major project' so can now get going i hope !

davidlittle_15@hotmail.co.uk


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