DeLuSioNaL's Ultra Arcade complete (with new Video of cab!)

[DeLuSioNal29]

no screenshots for your consoles...?

I didn't set them up yet.  I am in the process swapping out video cards to an Arcade VGA 2.  Right now the NES console emu in particular is giving me trouble with my current video card (resolutions not supported).

Once I get the new card installed, I will add the screenshots.  I figured there was no sense it setting it up if I could not run the emu properly just yet.

~ DeLuSioNaL

[DeLuSioNal29]

Nice job,

I really like your marquee.

I don't want to copy the name, but would you share any tips for creating the text?

Edit: The Ulra Arcade text.

Thanks

I don't mind sharing at all. 

The font is freeware and ironically the font is called, "Delusion" and can be found here:
http://www.dafont.com/delusion.font

Then Photoshop was used to add a color gradient to the font.  Very simple.  Just keep in mind that this font tends to look darker the smaller you make it due to the lines in between the boxes, so you may want to keep it big, such as for a title.  Originally, I had the word "DeLuSioNaL's" in the same font, but it looked darker due to the smaller size and I eventually scrapped that idea.

Hope this helped!

~ DeLuSioNaL

[nuka1195]

Thank you

[DeLuSioNal29]

no screenshots for your consoles...?

I just fixed this last night and I didn't stop there.  They also have preview videos as well.   

~ DeLuSioNaL

[wp34]

Very nice.  The control panel looks awesome.

Have you tried playing Asteroids with the buttons on the top?  I'm having finding a comfortable combination of buttons using the 7 button fighter layout.  I'm thinking of doing something similiar to what you have done with the Asteroids/Admin buttons on the top.  Asteroids is a must for me and what you have done fits in well with the CP without looking like a Frankenpanel.

Just wondering if it is comfortable to play with buttons on the top of the CP?

[DeLuSioNal29]

Thanks for the compliments.  Actually, it's not bad at all.  I love the fact that the buttons double up as admin buttons.

I set the "exit" button on the bottom (hyperspace in Asteroids) to be "shift + exit" in order to exit the game through my front end.  That way when you press it in the Asteroids game, it will not exit into the front end, but instead it will be the correct Hyperspace button.

The only drawback is that it is "global", meaning that you have to hold the shift button (ipac4 feature) and the exit button (hyperspace button) for ALL games in order to exit.  I'd rather that this feature is true only for Asteroids.  Sometimes it's confusing for people when they are hitting the exit button and nothing is happening if they want to exit a game.

~ DeLuSioNaL

[wp34]

DeLuSioNaL,

Thanks for the feedback on the Asteroids layout.   I am trying to avoid having a bunch of button layouts for each game I like.  But Asteroids is totally not working for me.  The location of your Asteroids buttons on your panel looks real nice.  I may end up copying it.

I don't have an iPac yet but I do have a U360.  I'm finding the shift-mode on it is not working for me as I would like. I may end up going with dedicated admin buttons.

[DeLuSioNal29]

I tried playing it again last night using the Asteroid layout buttons.  Although it's nice I wish I could have moved the spinner slightly down.  I can't quite rest my right palm down flat while playing Asteroids.  But the spinner does cup nicely in in my hand while playing.  It just takes a bit of getting used to.  Since I hardly play that game it's not much of an issue for me.  But for you it might be.  Just something to think of when building your control panel.

I mainly got it for looks.  I think admin buttons never quite look good at all.  But disguised as Asteroids buttons...  it works!   

~ DeLuSioNaL

[DaOld Man]

Wow! great job. I like the front end. Is it rotatable to be used with a rotating monitor?

[DeLuSioNal29]

Yes, Maximus Arcade does indeed support vertical monitor setups.

~ D

[DeLuSioNal29]

DeLuSioNaL- I'd like to have that Maximus skin if possible...  pretty please!

The skin is now posted in the file repository section her on the forums:
http://files.arcadecontrols.com/details.php?image_id=3623&mode=search

~ DeLuSioNaL

[Marak]

I really dig your work dude!!!

My panel has the same shape as yours, but I have not added any pinball buttons yet.
Do you find yours comfortable / easy to use?

Thanks 

[DeLuSioNal29]

My panel has the same shape as yours, but I have not added any pinball buttons yet.
Do you find yours comfortable / easy to use?

Yes, they are surpringly comfortable to use.  The rounded edges of the control panel fit nicely in the palm of your hand while you lean on the top of the panel while using the buttons.

~ DeLuSioNaL

[rotheblog]

I feel really silly for asking this about Maximus Arcade, but how do you rotate the display to a vertical orientation?  I figured out how to do it with the arcade vga, but that is separate from MA.

I keep hearing it is in the interface options, but I can't find the option.  Can you give me a path like interface > display > flip, so I can drill down to specifically find it?

Thank you...

[DeLuSioNal29]

Not a problem.

While in the Maximus Arcade front end:

• Hit Ctrl + P to enter the Preferences screen

• Select the "Interface" tab
• Click on the "Resolution" dropdown and then at the bottom of the list are the vertical resolutions to choose from

*  Keep in mind that in future releases there will be an option to make your own custom resolutions such as the popular 640 x 288 res.

Hope this helped.

~ DeLuSioNaL

[rotheblog]

Thanks a ton.  I will check that out tonight when I get home.  I didn't know the vertical options were even in Maximus Arcade.  All I saw was the drop down but not the indication that either horizontal or vertical orientation could be set there because it is non-descrip in its label "resolution".

[DeLuSioNal29]

Also, be sure to check out the latest version of Maximus Arcade (2.10 beta 5) which just came out a couple of days ago.  Lots of improvements.

~ DeLuSioNaL

[DeLuSioNal29]

I just added a new video of my original intro for my cab (one of the many).

Enjoy!



~ DeLuSioNaL

[cmoses]

Wow, very nice intro video.  I think I would have kept that one.  I have seen a few of your videos and am really impressed with what you have done, especially with MA.

I have a couple of questions.  I am just starting to think about building a arcade cabinet and trying to get together all of the pieces on the computer side before jumping to a cabinet and control panel.  I have been looking at front ends and really like the look of MA.  Very clean and smooth, with built in screens for all the major emulators.  I want to have MAME and Daphne for sure, plus a console or two.  The one thing I would like to do is use the "ICE" buttons and light and color code them for specific emulators and games.  I have read that this can be done for MAME for sure but what about the other emulators?  I would also like to display a screen of the control panel layout with the buttons indicated on screen before each game, is this possible?

I have one other quick and easy question.  When using MA and I go into a emulator, what do I use to get back to the main menu?  I have tried a bunch of differnet key presses, but can't seem to get back (remember I am only using a keyboard currently).

Any chance of sharing that intro movie?  It would be great to have it playing before MA launched.

Clayton

[DeLuSioNal29]

Hi Cmoses and thanks for the great comments.

I chose Maximus Arcade (MA) as my front end due to it's slick look and simplicity.  It is super easy to configure.  It was worth the $25 registration fee for lifetime support.

I'm pretty sure MA supports LED configs such as the LED Wiz.  I'm not sure if they support emulators as I've never tried it myself.  However, the good news is the creator of the Frontend (Mameseer) has just purchased a LED Wiz and is working on stronger support for it.

As far as the control panel layout, I'm not quite sure it MA supports that, but it probably does, as it support pre and post launching of external programs.  Again, I haven't tried it myself so I cannot confirm.

For your MA exiting question, you should assign a key to exit in the preferences.  I set mine to the "End" key.  (Escape is default and works with MAME, but it does NOT work for all emulators since Escape is not the default key for every emulator).  Once you set it to the "End" key, you simply assign a button on your panel for the end key.  Mine is a dedicated admin button, but you could always set your for a shifted button to save room.

As far as the video, I am sad to say that I cannot share it.  I created it for RetrowareTV.com and technically they own the rights to it.  He let me use it on my cab (modified with my name).  As for my original video (the blue one), I once shared it but the guy I gave it to butchered it to suit his needs.  So unfortunately, I'm very hesitant to share again.  I hope you understand.  However, my skin is downloadable on the Maximus Arcade website and I created a title screen with audio that you can use.

Hope this helped and good luck!

~ DeLuSioNaL

[Chase]

Great work on the cabinet and interface.  Very well done and I hope that when I am done with my project, that mine is as good as yours

Forgive me if this has been answered, but I have 2 questions:

1.  What kind of monitor are you using?  and the interface to the PC?

2.  What game was your cabinet before you MAMEed it?

Thanks!

[DeLuSioNal29]

To answer your questions:

1 - I am using a Betson 27" Multisync arcade monitor.  It has a VGA end which plugs right into the VGA port on a PC.  I am using an i-pac 4 (by Ultimarc) for my 4 player control panel.
2 - I think (I'm not too sure) that my cabinet was "Wizard or Wor" by Midway.  That's what the marquee on it said, but I'm not sure if it was converted before I got it.  I bought it for $25 and sold the marquee on e-bay for $10 

~ DeLuSioNaL

[pinballwizard79]

Hey man its me from youtube, dude that intro is AWESOME.

If I had that at my start up I would just turn my machine off & on all the time.

Since you wont share the video just share the guys contact info you first shared it with.

HAHA, just kidding....nice cab man!

[rlehm]

Pinballwizard, wow!!!! your cabinet is awesome. I like that you went with a 2player layout as well. I chose the 4player, but am in the process of switching to a 2player.  Nice job man.

[deadsoulz]

I noticed in your video your LED's and Marquee etc....were lighted when the machine is off, what method are you using to power these?  I was using my p.c. power supply, but I would like my marquee to always be on and if I add any led's to my panel in the future I would like those to be as well.

[MK3FAN]

All cabinets need blue t-molding.

Looking good bro! 

How about Yellow? (The cab came with black, and I thought Yellow would look better)...

[DeLuSioNal29]

I noticed in your video your LED's and Marquee etc....were lighted when the machine is off, what method are you using to power these?  I was using my p.c. power supply, but I would like my marquee to always be on and if I add any led's to my panel in the future I would like those to be as well.

The LED's and Marquee etc are all lit with the PC power supply on my machine.  They all light when the PC is turned on.

~ D

[web.geek]

Delusional, your entire project is awesome. I find myself referencing it more and more as I plan my next cab. In fact, I am certain that Maximus will be the front end.

A question about your cp if I may. I am going for a 2-player CP, but I do want dual joysticks for each player. Can you provide dimensions A, B, C, and D (see image) for the dual-joy configuration for P1?

[(+_+)]

Tres, Tres Nice!

I really like your cab and the video intros. What are you using to create these videos? Is it a tool or are they downloadable?

Thanks
Marc

[DeLuSioNal29]

Delusional, your entire project is awesome. I find myself referencing it more and more as I plan my next cab. In fact, I am certain that Maximus will be the front end.

A question about your cp if I may. I am going for a 2-player CP, but I do want dual joysticks for each player. Can you provide dimensions A, B, C, and D (see image) for the dual-joy configuration for P1?

Here you go.

[DeLuSioNal29]

Tres, Tres Nice!

I really like your cab and the video intros. What are you using to create these videos? Is it a tool or are they downloadable?

Thanks
Marc

I created them from scratch using Adobe's Aftereffects.  A friend and I collaborated, since he is really good at that stuff.

They are not downloadable at this time.

~ D

[DeLuSioNal29]

I just added Jukebox functionality to my arcade.  (You'll also see coin doors added to the bottom).

I chose to use I-tunes for a few reasons:
a)  I have already invested money in songs purchased
b)  I can use it with my Ipod touch for remote access
c)  Can run full screen using the Visualizer and remote
d)  Can run full screen using arcade controls to navigate



~ DeLuSioNaL

[Visitor Q]

Really Cool! It seems like it does everything we thought it would do and maybe even some more. 

I just bought myself a 19" touch screen monitor.

I got some much ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- in the works right now and my pinball addiction has really taken over. 

[Silas (son of Silas)]

Good skills. Nice looking cab.

[saint]

Thread fixed, I think. I had to delete the last several replies. Not sure what was causing it not to work...

--- saint

[Benevolance]

Delusional, I've got questions!

But first off, let me say that your arcade upgrades are ingenious. It was your original YouTube video that brought me to this site, and you were a tremendous help answering my questions when I was wiring my cab, so thanks for that. And now the iPod interface...I wonder if my wife will notice her iTouch is missing...

Okay, the questions: you mention on the You Tube page that you used AutoHotKey to set up the shortcuts commands. I know you put a small keyboard inside the Ultra Arcade, but in the video you've mapped the commands to your actual arcade controls. I just wanted to confirm that this was the case: the shortcuts are set up directly to the buttons?

Is that possible because you are using an iPAC? (It looks like you're using an iPAC in the 1st page photos). Just glancing quickly through the iPAC spiel, it looks like the encoder acts like a keyboard as far as sending commands are concerned?

Secondly...wireless speakers on the deck? How do you find those work? Do you get any signal interference?

[DeLuSioNal29]

Here's an update of my arcade.  I've changed things around a bit to improve it. 



DeLuSioNaL29

[DeLuSioNal29]

Delusional, I've got questions!

But first off, let me say that your arcade upgrades are ingenious. It was your original YouTube video that brought me to this site, and you were a tremendous help answering my questions when I was wiring my cab, so thanks for that. And now the iPod interface...I wonder if my wife will notice her iTouch is missing...

Okay, the questions: you mention on the You Tube page that you used AutoHotKey to set up the shortcuts commands. I know you put a small keyboard inside the Ultra Arcade, but in the video you've mapped the commands to your actual arcade controls. I just wanted to confirm that this was the case: the shortcuts are set up directly to the buttons?

Is that possible because you are using an iPAC? (It looks like you're using an iPAC in the 1st page photos). Just glancing quickly through the iPAC spiel, it looks like the encoder acts like a keyboard as far as sending commands are concerned?

Secondly...wireless speakers on the deck? How do you find those work? Do you get any signal interference?

Thanks for the kind words.  I do my best. 

As for the itunes on my cabinet:  I've mapped the shortcuts directly to the controls.  So, for example the command for i-tunes to go to the visualizer is Ctrl-T and to go full screen to the playlist it's Ctrl-F.  I simply hold the CTRL key on my CP (usually defaults to player 1, button 1) and then I push my player 3 joystick up (which is assigned to T on my machine).  To control - F, I do the same but I hit down on Player 2's joystick (assigned to the letter F on my CP).  Simple.

So yes, the Ipac acts just like a keyboard would.

The wireless speaker question:  It really depends on where you live.  I live in a rural area where the houses are far apart.  Thus, I get a nice signal outside.  So no interference.  Some people swear by certain brands, while other who use that brand that is recommended have terrible results in their area.  It's really hit or miss.  You'll have to try each brand and see what works best for you.

D

[Encryptor]

DeLuSioNal29 - Thanks for the plug in the video. The restrictors are still $7. I have a question.

Do you have to do the licensing to get rid of the MA logo screen pictured below? I don't see it in your videos. I've purchased MA but I don't see a way to change that logo.

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[Encryptor]

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