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Title: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: Slippyblade on June 16, 2017, 04:59:11 pm
I'd love to build some mini/micro cabs.  I know I've seen a bunch of them come through these forums over the years but am having a hard time finding them.  I'd really love it if you guys could toss in links to mini and micro cabs that you know of.  I'll update this first post to include all the links that come through.

Thanks in advance!



(http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/leemcgeorge/pacman/Retro%20Poster%20Portrait.png)
7" Pac-Man
 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,117840.0.html)


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Tiny Mortal Kombat
 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,117553.0.html)
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: PL1 on June 16, 2017, 06:29:20 pm
I'd really love it if you guys could toss in links to mini and micro cabs that you know of.
Do a search on "Grayhill" since many of the micro builds used the Grayhill 04a mini joystick.


Scott
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: 05SRT4 on June 16, 2017, 06:41:57 pm
There was a Wiki page with all the Micro builds. Cant find it now though.

Here a link to the mini I did
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,117553.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,117553.0.html)
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: 05SRT4 on June 16, 2017, 06:52:00 pm
found it but It looks like its down.

https://web.archive.org/web/20150919160155/http://newwiki.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?title=Examples (https://web.archive.org/web/20150919160155/http://newwiki.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?title=Examples)
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: PL1 on June 16, 2017, 07:01:27 pm
There was a Wiki page with all the Micro builds.
AFAIK the wiki data is intact, but saint still hasn't fixed the server configuration -- any attempt to view a wiki page results in an error.  :angry:
Unfortunately it looks like archive.org never crawled the "Micro Builds" page so there's no backup.   :badmood:


Scott
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: Slippyblade on June 16, 2017, 07:05:33 pm
I'd found the dead wiki link, very disappointing.  That's why I started the thread.  Thanks for the MK link!  I'll add it to the TOC tonight.
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 16, 2017, 07:19:27 pm
I've got a question.  What's the smallest/cheapest micro computer that can run windows?  Now that I've got a 3d printer, I was thinking of doing a mini Computer Space cabinet.  The game is far to limited to justify the space it takes up, but it is the first arcade game, so it would be cool to have one of a shelf somewhere.  The thing is, there aren't exactly a lot of Computer Space simulators out there... the only one I know of is windows only. 
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: PL1 on June 16, 2017, 08:13:59 pm
Dueling Micros: Gauntlet & TRON simultaneous build by Le Chuck
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,120012.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,120012.0.html)

Petite LED Cocktail by CoryBee
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,132674.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,132674.0.html)

7" Space Invaders by vcoleiro1
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,112891.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,112891.0.html)

Mini Mortal Kombat - 20th Anniversary by Mungo9000
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,119091.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,119091.0.html)
   
Micro Tron arcade by threedprof
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,128443.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,128443.0.html)

Colecade/Coleco Tabletop multi-game cabinet mod + USB joystick project by Yvan256
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,93014.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,93014.0.html)

Cell phone mini cab by rhoelsch
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,153292.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,153292.0.html)

Mini Wreck it Ralph Pi Cabinet by stallion85
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,145187.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,145187.0.html)


Scott
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: PL1 on June 16, 2017, 08:42:00 pm
What's the smallest/cheapest micro computer that can run windows?
Raspberry Pi 3 supports Win 10 IoT. (Internet of Things)

Not sure if it will run any of the Computer Space simulators out there -- a quick search turned up several different versions.  :dunno


Scott
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: 05SRT4 on June 16, 2017, 08:48:39 pm
This is the one that got me into it.

Benders Mini Donkey Kong
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,111395.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,111395.0.html)
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: jdbailey1206 on June 16, 2017, 09:28:46 pm
Le Chucks Micro Star Wars Build (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=117874.0)
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: ark_ader on June 17, 2017, 06:53:16 pm
What's the smallest/cheapest micro computer that can run windows?
Raspberry Pi 3 supports Win 10 IoT. (Internet of Things)

Not sure if it will run any of the Computer Space simulators out there -- a quick search turned up several different versions.  :dunno


Scott

That is a bit overkill.  What is wrong with a pizero and doxbox?  You can run a nlited 98 build or just use raspian and download spacewar.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/spacewar-sdl/?source=navbar

There is a pi version where you can build a PDP'esque switch interface if you really want to be old school.  Easy to search for it.  Now my mind is thinking of a circular CRT with dials and buttons steampunk style.  :dizzy:

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Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 17, 2017, 07:29:55 pm
It's not a matter of overkill.  To my knowledge the only Computer Space simulator runs on xp.  Space War isn't Computer Space.  CS is based on SW, but they aren't the same.  The primary difference is that green vector display, the gravity well and the face that the pdp-1's display was round.  I just want to print it out and assemble it.... I really don't need another software project.  :)
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: danny_galaga on June 30, 2017, 10:38:51 pm

My still uncompleted 1/4 scale Space Invaders, complete with scale controls and 5" CRT monitor. I never quite got around to finishing it, and someone else did almost the same thing a couple of years ago (forgot the link). I announced this initially as a full size cab to mess with peoples heads so the first few years (!) of the thread are in that context. Then I thought I'd spill the beans to give myself a hurry-up. Didn't work :duckhunt

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,58932.0/all.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,58932.0/all.html)
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 01, 2017, 02:00:01 pm
Where did you find a 5" crt?  The only ones I know of are from old portables and they aren't exactly rgb ready.
Title: Re: Mini and Micro Cabs
Post by: danny_galaga on July 02, 2017, 02:07:46 am
Where did you find a 5" crt?  The only ones I know of are from old portables and they aren't exactly rgb ready.

Look at the pics and you'll see it came from exactly that- a portable TV (",)