The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: zallax on January 13, 2013, 05:34:24 am
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This project was inspired by a Sam Seide's mini cocktail (http://nerdapproved.com/gaming/sam-seide-returns-with-an-even-better-diy-tiny-arcade-cabinet) project. I always wanted to build one of these but thought you'd be limited to vertical cocktail games. When I found out, through Sam's video, that MAME can do Cocktail mode for horizontals I was ready to start work.
This project took me 4 weeks to complete. The majority of that time was spent on the artwork and configuring the software.
Hardware
- Asus EEE PC 1201N Dual 1.6Ghz Atom, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD
- iHome iHM78 Speakers
- Ultimarc (http://www.ultimarc.com) ServoStiks modded with GroovyGameGear (http://groovygamegear.com) Versa-Micro User-Adjustable Arcade Switches
- GroovyGameGear (http://groovygamegear.com) 4NovaGemCDR Coin Drop Replacement Pushbuttons
- Paradise Arcade (http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com) IL Pushbuttons with Rollie Leaf Switches.
- Ultimarc (http://www.ultimarc.com) U-HID
- Traxsys (http://www.traxsys.com) 38mm trackball (for system administration)
Software
- Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium
- GameEx (http://www.gameex.com") front end with a Vertical Galaga theme
- MAME 0.147u4 custom compiled for optimization for Atom processor
- MESS 0.147 for console emulators
- Future Pinbal
- CPWizard
- XBMC
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Bump. Pictures were added.
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That is friggen sweet! You got mad skills! Wish i had the tools and space to do it in :(