To stay classic or go modern? (CP Design)

[CaptainRhythm]

I've thought a lot about the cab design i'll build.  At first i went the
classic upright slim-master, modded for my needs.

Then i thought about the standard arcade designs and why it they were
shaped the way they were.  They were designed the way they were
because the designers knew a lot of children would play them and they
would get a lot of abuse.

So, if a personal arcade isn't going to get a lot of abuse and children
can be told the rules and monitored, why follow the traditional lines of design?

So i doodled and came up with something modern, fit my needs and was
pretty neat (if not a little novel).


(The top left it my original sketch.)

It's more or less a lazy boy with a 'dentist x-ray swing arm-like' swing arm with
an LCD monitor attached to it.  Two joysticks for robotron and smash TV play
and 6 buttons for fighters/everything else.

The PC part would be housed in the underside of the chair, it wouldn't recline.

The one obvious drawback from this design is the loss of two or more players.
I thought about that, and if I went with this design, later I'd add a second lazy
boy without the computer, split the monitor (it would have it's own monitor)
and speaker signal and wire over the controls.  I'd basicly be a slave booth
with A/V inputs and control outputs.

Any ideas of thoughts? 

(Note: I got the perspectives and dimensions wrong, but it was all in paint.net,
so it's a rough outline.)

[pinballwizard79]

just get a play station or xbox

[Malenko]

just get a play station or xbox

or just build a stand alone controller.

[ChadTower]

The design only works if you have a fat guy in an orange suit yelling "STAY ON TARGET" at you over a tinny radio.

[jharris]

@OP: Why not just buy a fancy gaming chair?

[ChadTower]

I want to try the force feedback on that model.

[Dazz]

The only thing missing is a built in toilet bowl...  Put a mini fridge next to it and BAM, you never have to get up and those damn potty breaks will not have to put a damper on gaming sessions.

BTW - This comment is just for fun.  I honestly think if done right it could be pretty cool.  If you have the money and resources; by all means go for it.  It's a different and unique spin on arcade gaming.

[Shieldwolf]

Wow harsh . Hazing aside, While I understand some of the comments, I think the arm controls actually pretty cool looking. That said, I believe what the other guys are trying to say is it looks to be form over function.  That said, if you like it then go for it. 

[ark_ader]

The design only works if you have a fat guy in an orange suit yelling "STAY ON TARGET" at you over a tinny radio.

Jek Porkins (William Hootkins) was the fat guy.

Gold 5 (Graham Ashley) was that guy who made the memorable quote.



Gee Chad get it right....

[Ummon]

I want to try the force feedback on that model.

I can't see there being very much.

The design only works if you have a fat guy in an orange suit yelling "STAY ON TARGET" at you over a tinny radio.

I don't even know the reference but I think this is funny.   .....oh. Right. Porkins. Took a moment.


Anyways, if you want a chair machine, I'd suggest NOT putting the monitor in such a weird position and angle. Just do an open cockpit-like design.

[pinballwizard79]

LMAO, he said "stay on target".

Ummon in response to you not catching the Star Wars reference my reply is "I've gotta bad feeling about this".

Anyway captain build what you want, its your toy.

[Ummon]

Every now and then I want to go back and watch those on DVD - except the originals are available on DVD.