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Title: Cute tiny arcade cab
Post by: BobA on September 12, 2009, 09:45:58 pm
Uses one of those all in one battery powered game joysticks and a rescued LCD screen

Link to Make (http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/09/tiny_arcade_machine_is_tiny.html)
Title: Re: Cute tiny arcade cab
Post by: XeviouS on September 12, 2009, 10:55:33 pm
Excellent little machine, but what the hell were they doing demonstrating it in the bathroom??? :puke
Title: Re: Cute tiny arcade cab
Post by: Applekid on September 12, 2009, 11:04:15 pm
When they said the DVD didn't work anymore and opened the back and I saw "Polaroid" I laughed because it figures.  >:D
Title: Re: Cute tiny arcade cab
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on September 12, 2009, 11:55:50 pm
Did you see the Punchout doll the same guy built?  LOL.

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/05/interactive_punch-out_arcade_dummy.html

Title: Re: Cute tiny arcade cab
Post by: Epyx on September 13, 2009, 12:32:15 am
hehe that doll is pretty ingenious...good way to get out some aggression :)
Title: Re: Cute tiny arcade cab
Post by: Bender on September 13, 2009, 10:21:24 am
is that little coin door from the 12 in 1? or somewhere else that is cool
Title: Re: Cute tiny arcade cab
Post by: Kevin Mullins on September 13, 2009, 11:24:19 am
Quote from: BobA on September 12, 2009, 09:45:58 pm
Uses one of those all in one battery powered game joysticks and a rescued LCD screen

Link to Make (http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/09/tiny_arcade_machine_is_tiny.html)

Holy crap !!  That's a Zack Scott film production......  :lol

(we claim him as one of our locals)  ::)
Title: Re: Cute tiny arcade cab
Post by: Kevin Mullins on September 13, 2009, 11:29:08 am
Quote from: Bender on September 13, 2009, 10:21:24 am
is that little coin door from the 12 in 1? or somewhere else that is cool

Yeah, looks like the one that comes on the handheld unit.
(not a functional coin slot)
Title: Re: Cute tiny arcade cab
Post by: Bender on September 13, 2009, 02:13:18 pm
anyone know where he got the 12-in-1 thing?

I see 5-in-1's but they don't look like that one

Nevermind Found it here (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11061008&findingMethod=rr)

anyone have an idea for an small inexpensive screen to hook up to this?

I think I'm going to build one for a friends Kids
Title: Re: Cute tiny arcade cab
Post by: crzywolf on September 13, 2009, 02:43:15 pm
Quote from: Kevin Mullins on September 13, 2009, 11:29:08 am
Quote from: Bender on September 13, 2009, 10:21:24 am
is that little coin door from the 12 in 1? or somewhere else that is cool

Yeah, looks like the one that comes on the handheld unit.
(not a functional coin slot)
I think this is the one .

Pacman Plug-and-Play TV Game (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11061008)



Edit :I was slow to post and clicked on the wrong quote .