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Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: MinerAl on April 24, 2006, 12:11:02 pm
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Was given one of these (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=319738) as a gift.
My intent is to make a scale arcade cabinet with a little joystick, a little button, a little coin door (for dimes), etc.
I'm thinking it might be too small to fit anything inside CPU-wise, so it may just be a controller with USB, power, and video sticking out the back.
I'm thinking a scale-perfect galaga, galaxian, gorf, or DK. Tron would be sweet, but I don't want to make tiny trigger sticks and spinners form scratch.
Maybe the mini-est tube cocktail cab ever...
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Attach it to a Mac Mini. ;)
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I'm thinking a scale-perfect galaga, galaxian, gorf, or DK. Tron would be sweet, but I don't want to make tiny trigger sticks and spinners form scratch.
Maybe the mini-est tube cocktail cab ever...
I would stick with something with real basic controls ie: 1 4-way and a button. And while those are great games and all I'd try doing something a llittle different like an "Eyes" or a "Kid Niki" or something.... :)
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Holy crap man just use one of those Jakks arcade crappy things. That should fit just fine, I believe galaga comes in one of those, and you don't even have to mess with anything PC wise.
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Holy crap man just use one of those Jakks arcade crappy things. That should fit just fine, I believe galaga comes in one of those, and you don't even have to mess with anything PC wise.
Ah, good idea. I was thinking (daydreaming) if it was a small B&W set, it would
be cool to have a mini-arcade for the classic raster games like Space invaders, Asteroids, etc.
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Holy crap man just use one of those Jakks arcade crappy things. That should fit just fine, I believe galaga comes in one of those, and you don't even have to mess with anything PC wise.
I've actually done that before, I was looking for it to be a bit more versatile.
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Ah, I see. Well, you could always buy a PSP with the Video Out adapter thing, and just stick mame in there. The video out thing comes with a controller input to plug in a regular dual shock so you don't have to hack up the PSP controls. Plus, its just a good excuse to get a PSP :D I Think that would be small enough and give you the versatility you need to some extent. Altough it might be a tad expensive :D
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Was given one of these (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=319738) as a gift.
that link won't work for me. i'm curious what it is, can you post a pic?
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Was given one of these (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=319738) as a gift.
that link won't work for me. i'm curious what it is, can you post a pic?
6-inch Color TV
Manufacturer: Norwood Micro
Mfg Part #: 020670
Product Number: 319738
(http://image.compusa.com/prodimages/24/c2cdac79-172d-4ed8-a7eb-d9fb84fea583.gif)
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ahhh. thats a tube eh? tiny indeed. will be very cool.
Was given one of these (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=319738) as a gift.
that link won't work for me. i'm curious what it is, can you post a pic?
6-inch Color TV
Manufacturer: Norwood Micro
Mfg Part #: 020670
Product Number: 319738
(http://image.compusa.com/prodimages/24/c2cdac79-172d-4ed8-a7eb-d9fb84fea583.gif)
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...it would be cool to have a mini-arcade for the classic raster games like...Asteroids...
Asteroids is now raster?
*scribbles furiously*
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---by the flying spaghetti monster's hairy nether regions!---, I've been looking for a television just like this in Australia for over a year, and just because you're in the US, somebody can give you one *hrmpf*
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You could use a mini-itx motherboard like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813153045
These little guys are tiny! (6.7" x 6.7") and would make a perfect bartop project.
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You could use a mini-itx motherboard like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813153045
These little guys are tiny! (6.7" x 6.7") and would make a perfect bartop project.
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Attach it to a Mac Mini. ;)
Doing a little math, if the I do a 1/4 scale Galaga/Ms.Pac (with a little width fudging) I should have a 6"x77/8"x ~3" space under the tube to put a computer. The whole cab will be about 1613/16" tall. So my Mac-mini might fit. Technically the full size ones had 19" monitors so if I did it to faithful 6:19 scale, I'd have plenty of room in there for a mini-itx.
I may have to make the joystick from scratch or live with it being out of scale.