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gonzo90017:

Great idea Green Giant.  :cheers:

Green Giant:


--- Quote from: gonzo90017 on December 18, 2007, 04:52:10 pm ---Great idea Green Giant.  :cheers:

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Yeah, its on my evergrowing list of projects.  Why can't my apartment have a garage I can work in,  :cry:

patrickl:

Yeah after I found that the only ROMS that will work with MAMECE or MameCult are the GP2X roms (MAME 0.34) I was thinking about a GP2X too. They are a lot cheaper.

Again though, the form factor of the GP2X is much more playable then a home made bartop cab. There is not much point in making it. Other than for the fun of it of course. Which is why I made my PocketGalaga.

Green Giant:

I was thinking something along the lines of this, see below.

Have a portable control panel like some have made with computers in them, but it would be much smaller.  There would be a space in the middle where the trackball usually sits but the gp2x would slide in there to a possibly recessed window so the screen shows but the rest is hidden.

Then have it connect into the usb interface board below.  With that you could have ports for a tv, gamepads connected to Happ controls, and it would be battery powered.  All this would make it a cool portable arcade, but the integrity of the GP2X wouldn't be compromised so it would still be good on road trips as is.

Once I get around to making my jukebox, this will probably be next on my list of things to do.  I toyed around with using a small laptop with the screen built into the control panel, but power would always be a concern, along with size.  This would allow for extremely small size and still very playable.


--- Quote from: patrickl on December 18, 2007, 06:18:13 pm ---Other than for the fun of it of course. Which is why I made my PocketGalaga.

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I actually started thinking about this after seeing how your pocketgalaga used the palm but didn't destroy it.

whatzcrackn:

GP2X-F200  seems real kool!

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