The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: Malenko on April 22, 2013, 08:37:20 pm
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so I got tired of walking to my basement to play the Dreamcast arcade machine, and I know I could have just hooked up the DC to my big screen and played with a controller, but I LOVED the DC in a cab, but my fiancee was already gracious enough to let me put a Galaga in my living room, so I didn't wanna push my luck :)
Total Current build time, from unboxing to playing a game was just over 4 hours, and 3 hours and 45 minutes of that was waiting for the glue to dry.
Here is where you can order a kit from Haruman (if ordering is open):
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130522.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130522.0.html)
This build also features DC controller hacks also done by Haruman.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76185.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,76185.0.html)
Last plug, this build also features a Mini Scan Line Generator from Crafty Mech:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,129344.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,129344.0.html)
Here it is in pieces:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288125;image)
Dry fit:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288127;image)
Bottom Glued in:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288129;image)
Top glued on at the same time, top batons clamped, weight was put on the bottom batons, but honestly, it was a tight fit and probably not needed.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288131;image)
While that was drying, I mounted the monitor to the monitor mount board. I glued the side wood on this way because the 20" monitor wouldn't let it clear the sides. I ended up nocking the small pieces of wood back off and using shelf brackets.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288133;image)
Control Panel populated but not wired (yet)
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288135;image)
Initially wired up, yup I soldered some connectors on, get over it :)
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288137;image)
Cleaned up the wiring a bit:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288139;image)
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Glue dried, and control panel ready to mount. CP is mounted with industrial velcro:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288141;image)
Backside of the picture above:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288143;image)
totally playable! The Blue light is fromt he speaker's LED. I have the marquee light off until I made some art and get some brackets.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288145;image)
I LOVE me some Mars Matrix:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288148;image)
This is how everything fits. I need to figure out how Im going to do the power outlet.probably through the bottom, because I dont like the power out the back door on Bonnie's Pink Box.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288149;image)
Last pic with no SLG followed up by SLG hooked up. Tough to really appreciate the effect, mostly because iPhone 4S cameras suck donkey dick, then I resized it down to 25% of original size using MS Paint.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288163;image)
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288151;image)
This is a *little* better:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288153;image)
My future step father* started playing Mars Matrix without asking, it was HILAROUS, and honestly he's pretty good!
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288155;image)
These are really just pictures I was taking for HaRuMaN so he can see the scanline effects:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288157;image)
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288159;image)
HaRyuKen?!?!
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=288161;image)
*actually its father in law, but I was making a subtle "red headed stepchild" joke that NO ONE was picking up on :/
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:applaud:
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Slick. Love the look of the scanlines.
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I want one of these kits so bad!
(Just keeping repeating to yourself, "You have a birthday in September, you have a...")
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I haven't really looked into setting up a dreamcast in a cab - do you have to change discs when you want to play a different game, or is there a means of "flashing" the system to allow it to play from a list of ISOs or something? Is it just like playing a dreamcast outside of a cab as far as the interface is concerned?
In a nutshell, if I were to walk up to this unit and switch it on, would I be able to tell that it was housing a dreamcast?
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^You still have to change discs for Dreamcast games, unless it's a burned compilation disc. Obviously the emulators can play many games without a swap.
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In a nutshell, if I were to walk up to this unit and switch it on, would I be able to tell that it was housing a dreamcast?
Yeah, the beep from the controller with the VMUs in it and the dreamcast splash screen are pretty big give aways. There are ways to make a dreamcast boot things from an SD card, but I dont mind opening the back door and swapping games. I started playing Soul Calibur and havent swapped that out for a while. Im probably going to delete my old MvC2 save and get all the characters again n stuff. Mars Matrix is amazeballs. The Genesis emulator is surprisingly good, but I havent found a bootable SNES emu yet.
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and here it for sale by the guy who bought it from me like 8 years ago.