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CoryBee:
I really like this input, seems like I wouldn't get the amount of games I would be after doing it in a bartop this size. I have been working on plans to make a set of sit-down racing cabinets. Something in the shape of this but with car seats and all the good stuff for a proper racing setup.



The idea is to network them and have it play all of the top pc racing games (that have LAN play, would still do wireless over hamachi too) and some old ones on N64 (got to have mario kart too!)

That is something I would like to undertake before summer.  :cheers:

leapinlew:

--- Quote from: Minwah on October 29, 2012, 11:26:11 am ---
--- Quote from: leapinlew on October 29, 2012, 11:14:44 am ---I built a full sized racing game. Big mistake. It had a 360 wheel and switch pedals. The amount of games it could play accurately was under 5 or 6.

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If you replaced the pedals with analog ones though, that would jump up to 30-odd IIRC, and some of them are great. I am assuming you have a shifter...if not that would seriously limit the games but not too big a big deal to add one.

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MinWah! You are alive!

Yeah, the shifter was another factor which caused issues. I used a return to center shifter. All in all, not a good experience.

Vigo:
Just food for thought, I did make a little mini race cab.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,120992.msg1283705.html#msg1283705

Well, it's not a bartop, but for as little is housed in the bottom, I have no doubt a true bartop could be made.

I churned it out in two weekends and gave it to my dad. It gets constant use, so design wise, I call it a success.

CoryBee:

--- Quote from: Vigo on October 29, 2012, 05:42:43 pm ---Just food for thought, I did make a little mini race cab.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,120992.msg1283705.html#msg1283705

Well, it's not a bartop, but for as little is housed in the bottom, I have no doubt a true bartop could be made.

I churned it out in two weekends and gave it to my dad. It gets constant use, so design wise, I call it a success.

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I have this bookmarked already :D

What games does it run? Besides mario kart  :cheers:

Vigo:
Thanks!  :)

I mostly have more of the theme fun racing games rather than the simulation games running on it. A 5 or 6 of the Need for Speed games, the Carmageddon series(which took a lot of effort to get working), Lego Racers, Dirt 2, and a NASCAR simulation game(that never gets played). Split Second is the newest game I have on there, but it is a laggy with the speed of the PC. Of course Mame and N64 games are on there as well. I will probably add more when I visit over the holidays.

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