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Project #2: Pac-man from scratch
amadama:
Thanks Spystyle! Post some pics of your Pac-man here, I'd love to see it.
Hi Zeno, luckily it was only the front piece that was ruined. The sides are still intact!
See before and after pics below!!
spystyle:
--- Quote from: amadama on July 07, 2007, 05:40:02 pm ---Thanks Spystyle! Post some pics of your Pac-man here, I'd love to see it...
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OK :)
I finished this one back in 1999. There was not as much information on the topic of building arcade machines then as there is now. To build that cab I had to measure a machine in the local arcade! My brother and I carried a sheet of 1/8" hardboard in and I traced the profile while he held it to create a template. I was in there measuring angles and insets - I got a few funny looks. But I had permission from the owner so no ruckus.
There are great plans and information today :)
I like the Pac-Man very much, but I would not recommend it as a person's one and only cab - I think a person's first cab should always be a 2 (or more) player. Otherwise people watch you play over your shoulder and can not join in. The Pac-Man cabinet couldn't comfortably accommodate 2 player controls because of the side panels, players would bump their wrists.
Cheers,
Craig
Zeno:
I love the yellow computer case!
Man... that must be the loudest Pacman on earth.
Nice job spystyle :applaud:
csa3d:
@spystyle: The only thing I can think about with that giant rear speaker is a 1000 decibal, "WAKA WAKA WAKA". Good stuff.
-csa
spystyle:
Thanks fellas,
The case is yellow because I stripped all of the plastic off of it and painted it with brake caliper paint. It is attached to the cabinet's side panel with screws.
The big speaker driver did not have it's enclosure attached when the picture was taken - if the speaker does not have a back panel it would not produce good low frequencies. To be loud it has to have an enclosure roughly matching the manufacturer's suggested size.
Have fun!
Craig
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