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Help the new guy plan his first cocktail cabinet
wweumina:
Btw if you do go with a vertical monitor setup there are still some 2-player horizontal games that play pretty good with the controls setup properly, Windjammers springs to mind.
Marsupial:
What would be the benefits of using a 360?
Or even a 8-way?
At this point I plan on keeping in the classic 80s game, but if I decide later to evolve it...
At this point, I am thinking a switchable 4-8 way joystick:
http://www.arcadeemulator.net/cgi-bin/shop/cp-app.cgi?usr=51F3890693&rnd=9268722&rrc=N&affl=&cip=&act=&aff=&pg=prod&ref=JStikBallTopRed&cat=switchtype&catstr=HOME:Ultimarc:switchtype
Good idea?
Monitor. Would it be a good idea to use a 23 inch CRT TV for the monitor?
For the CP, I'd likely mimmic something like that:
I am thinking of interfacing using the I-PAC2
http://www.arcadeemulator.net/cgi-bin/shop/cp-app.cgi?usr=51F3890693&rnd=3794520&rrc=N&affl=&cip=&act=&aff=&pg=prod&ref=IPAC2Interface&cat=Arcadevga&catstr=HOME:Ultimarc:Arcadevga
sounds like a good plan?
javeryh:
The benefit of using the 360 is that you won't have to switch between 4-way and 8-way or 2-way or 45 degree 4-way, etc. Whatever game you load up the 360 will automatically act the way it should. It is a great stick. Also, I find that it is best not to confuse your guests - the stick should just work when they play.
The one you linked to looks like it is switchable only from underneath your CP with a restrictor plate or something which means you would have to open it up every time you switched from say Pac-Man to 1942. This would be highly annoying. If you just used an 8-way you would not be able to really play any 4-way games with precision. For example, if you were using an 8-way and playing Donkey Kong and pressed a diagonal (which you would be doing all the time), Mario would just freeze because he wouldn't know whether to go up or left.
If you are going for 80s classics, a 4-way stick will work but just realize that your gamelist will be limited. I have about 30 games in my Donkey Kong cab which works great but I have other cabs to play other games that won't work on a vertical, 4-way, one button set up. :cheers:
Turnarcades:
Most sticks these days are 4/8-way switchable and may be best for a build of this type, as the mechanical restriction of the plate will offer the best feel for classic games, but can open up to 8 when required which is the most common type of control. The U360's are considered the top-end of sticks but they are very expensive compared to other sticks, overkill for your needs and will not have the same feel as a mechanically-restricted stick.
I would definitely reccommend using a CRT in a cocktail build for reasons detailed in my last post, but be careful not to go too big as it's really not necessary in this type of cab so a 19" or 21" PC CRT will be the best if you can't get a similar-sized arcade monitor.
Marsupial:
--- Quote from: javeryh on April 27, 2010, 07:57:41 pm ---The one you linked to looks like it is switchable only from underneath your CP with a restrictor plate or something
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I personally see that as a PRO, not a CON. Remember this machine will end up being used by the toddlers... I *know* my 2-year-old will *always* switch it off... lol.
I will want to set it to a single game, and leave the table as-is for a while - they'll earn the right to change game by themselves later in life.
I guess I could go with a 4-way stick as well; I don't quite mind the lower game library on this one - I plan on making a stand-up cab for more advanced gaming.
--- Quote from: Turnarcades on April 27, 2010, 07:57:49 pm ---I would definitely reccommend using a CRT in a cocktail build for reasons detailed in my last post, but be careful not to go too big as it's really not necessary in this type of cab so a 19" or 21" PC CRT will be the best if you can't get a similar-sized arcade monitor.
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At this point, I have a few 14" PC CRT, a 23" TV. I should have also a 19"SUN workstation CRT (trinitron CRTs are great) but the blue channel is dud; I don't quite know what to do. Anyone knows how to fix a broken RGB channel?
(that's if it is still in storage; I hope I never decided to throw it out)
Bad thing: this 19" weights about 2000 pounds and is very long; it is a longer tube then the 23"TV if memory serves.
I am definately keeping away from the LCD on that build, you're right about viewing angles. If what I currently have doesn't work, I know a place that used to have TONS of old style monitor. With luck they have something interesting. Might have to pay them a visit.
How more complex would it be to use a 360? It can't be as few connections as the 8-way switch style stick?
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