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Title: Looking to buy an enclosed personal arcade unit...
Post by: GooseDaPlaymaker on August 30, 2013, 04:05:50 pm

Hi.  I'm looking for a builder who's able to convert a modern video game console case (maybe an Xbox 360), gut it out, and put dozens of emulators on a pair of beefy harddrives. HDMI out, custom controller support, hyperspin front-end, & I guess a ghost startup (whatever makes you hit the power button, & you go right to the emulators). Definetely flexible with pricing. Thanks...

Title: Re: Looking to buy an enclosed personal arcade unit...
Post by: Malenko on August 30, 2013, 04:10:59 pm

Just so Im reading this right, you want to put a PC in a 360 shell, and run a front end on it ? I mean Im not gonna do it, I just wanna make sure Im reading it right :)

Title: Re: Looking to buy an enclosed personal arcade unit...
Post by: GooseDaPlaymaker on August 31, 2013, 02:39:53 am

Sounds about right, I honestly don't care what enclosure it is as long as it's a small box.  Does this sound feasible of a project?  Can you recommend anyone to me, Malenko?  Thanks in advance...

Title: Looking to buy an enclosed personal arcade unit...
Post by: monkeychunkuk on August 31, 2013, 06:14:02 am

Ok so to help you find what your after this is what I would do.

Fit a mini tower,a hard drive,power supply,fan at the rear inside a box with hdmi port to plug into your TV and USB Port to plug in a xbox controller or wireless dongle for Xbox controller  id fit a power button to start it up,then install hyperspin onto windows that is shelled to start up straight into hyperspin.

This can be done BUT here's a few problems and ideas I have in mind

That box is gonna look ugly why not think of some artwork for it.

Here are some problems
1.if you plug it into your tv windows may not support it or may have sound issues.
2.if you use a USB to connect to a controller you may have driver issues.
3.even with a mini tower that box isn't going to the same size as a Xbox or Ps3

Hop onto my site if you would like this built ill send you a price.

Or  get a laptop that has hdmi out and do the same without the box or you if want a smaller machine and a limited amount of games why not pick up raspberry pi
Or ouya they both support other controller and will be the fraction of the price

Steve





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Title: Re: Looking to buy an enclosed personal arcade unit...
Post by: rablack97 on August 31, 2013, 01:08:01 pm

You want something like this right?

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,110441.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,110441.0.html)

(http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/ECON_RENDER.jpg)

Something to think about anyway for your builder.....

Title: Looking to buy an enclosed personal arcade unit...
Post by: monkeychunkuk on August 31, 2013, 01:28:10 pm

Quote from: rablack97 on August 31, 2013, 01:08:01 pm

You want something like this right?

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,110441.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,110441.0.html)

(http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/ECON_RENDER.jpg)

Something to think about anyway for your builder.....

That's just awesome


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