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Title: Bartop new retro look :)
Post by: Rick Dangerous on April 23, 2011, 02:32:46 pm

Hi all, some times ago i made my 1st Bartop, and tbh it was a bit ugly :S
So i decided to change the look of it , i it looks really more sexy imo ^^
I hope u like the new look :-/

I used Maximus Arcade Frontend with a skin i made :)

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1657266243&sk=photos#!/video/video.php?v=1837558312850

Edit: edited photo and videos :)

Title: Re: Bartop new retro look :)
Post by: Blanka on April 23, 2011, 02:34:54 pm

Crap, your images and video are inaccessible in some gate community.

Title: Re: Bartop new retro look :)
Post by: Corbo on April 23, 2011, 03:18:47 pm

Looking good.  Can you tell me what joystick and buttons you used, they look nice and neat.

Title: Re: Bartop new retro look :)
Post by: Rick Dangerous on April 23, 2011, 04:04:17 pm

Thx :)

It's a all in one joystick not a real arcade one link  (http://cgi.ebay.fr/PC-USB-Arcade-Game-Controller-Joypad-Joystick-For-MAME-/370435512658?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories_JN&hash=item563fad5952)
Next step is to change the marquee and to change the joystick to a real one, btw it's a nice joystick i use it since 1 years now, and it's still working ;)

Title: Re: Bartop new retro look :)
Post by: Corbo on April 24, 2011, 04:03:53 am

OK thanks, I'm trying to source the smallest off the shelf joystick and buttons as I can for my project.  I'll let you know what I decide on as they might suit you.  £14.99 seems like a good price for your 8 button USB stick, you could keep it and plug it in for player 2 when you replace it with real arcade buttons.

Title: Re: Bartop new retro look :)
Post by: Rick Dangerous on April 24, 2011, 06:38:13 am

Quote from: Corbo on April 24, 2011, 04:03:53 am

...you could keep it and plug it in for player 2 when you replace it with real arcade buttons.

The pb is that the joystick is now fixed to the wood and the control panel, the only thing i can remove and replace easily in this bartop is the control panel and the marquee, the screw of the other part of the bartop are hidden :D