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Author Topic: My arcade setup... Overkill??? probably so!  (Read 61714 times)

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Re: My arcade setup... Overkill??? probably so!
« Reply #240 on: March 15, 2013, 04:10:56 pm »
I would be the worlds best spambot then

The world's best spambot could have got us those monitors for $80 shipped.  :cheers:
What monitors did I miss out on?

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Re: My arcade setup... Overkill??? probably so!
« Reply #241 on: March 15, 2013, 04:12:12 pm »
What monitors did I miss out on?

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« Reply #242 on: March 15, 2013, 04:14:16 pm »
Awww... the thread is gone....  >:D
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« Reply #243 on: March 15, 2013, 04:19:42 pm »
I miscalculated a wee bit lol. I asked a bunch of ppl but the specs that were required were very rare and specific so I got turned down

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« Reply #244 on: March 15, 2013, 04:23:34 pm »
As everyone said and predicted.

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Re: My arcade setup... Overkill??? probably so!
« Reply #245 on: March 15, 2013, 04:47:01 pm »
I'm not usually one to say something like this (even as a joke, which this is intended to be) but...

... I just want to point out that this thread over here started on November 1, 2012

crtrrss joined on... you guessed it... November 2, 2012.

Coincidence?  I think not
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« Last Edit: March 15, 2013, 04:48:55 pm by RyoriNoTetsujin »

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« Reply #246 on: March 15, 2013, 10:10:15 pm »
I'm not usually one to say something like this (even as a joke, which this is intended to be) but...

... I just want to point out that this thread over here started on November 1, 2012

crtrrss joined on... you guessed it... November 2, 2012.

Coincidence?  I think not
 :troll:  :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:

I have no reason to hack any1 on this forum. Although, that is a funny coincidence

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Re: My arcade setup... Overkill??? probably so!
« Reply #247 on: March 16, 2013, 03:30:49 am »
I do something similar. I have sdlmame on my xbmc box and I store all my ROMS on my home media server. I use it absolutely never because I use my Ms. Pac-mame for  single player, my MVC2 hyperspin rig for two player and my pinball simulator for pinball. There is absolutely no reason to stream gaming to multiple locations in one's home.

Now putting your game rig on the cloud might be a little different, but I don't think that's the objective here.
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« Reply #248 on: March 16, 2013, 09:02:08 am »
The only games I will store via NAS are for PS2. I own a 3tb hard drive and it has my ps2 Isos as well as my music and movies.

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Re: My arcade setup... Overkill??? probably so!
« Reply #249 on: March 16, 2013, 08:05:27 pm »
I'm not usually one to say something like this (even as a joke, which this is intended to be) but...
... I just want to point out that this thread over here started on November 1, 2012
crtrrss joined on... you guessed it... November 2, 2012.
Coincidence?  I think not
 :troll:  :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:


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« Reply #250 on: March 17, 2013, 07:40:49 pm »
What is the best thing to use as a marquee light? Could you submit a link too? (Preferably on eBay or amazon)

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Re: My arcade setup... Overkill??? probably so!
« Reply #251 on: March 17, 2013, 07:44:48 pm »
Try cold cathode tubes. They're easy to use with a computer setup, and not too bright.
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« Reply #252 on: March 17, 2013, 08:25:22 pm »
Oh is there anything that could be controlled by a PAC-drive?

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« Reply #253 on: March 20, 2013, 06:00:14 pm »
Fiskepinner

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« Reply #254 on: March 20, 2013, 09:56:18 pm »
fish fingers in Norwegian??

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« Reply #255 on: March 20, 2013, 10:17:45 pm »
Ok I have all the buttons in place and I've put all the wires into the IPAC ahead of time. All I need to do now is get plexi ( or tempered glass. For some reason, tempered glass is cheaper than good plexi) and I also need to mount the joysticks. I will do that during spring break. after that, I just add a few features ad it's done!

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« Reply #256 on: March 21, 2013, 10:46:49 am »
fish fingers in Norwegian??
Helt riktig. Veldig godt gjort!

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« Reply #257 on: March 21, 2013, 03:16:42 pm »

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Re: My arcade setup... Overkill??? probably so!
« Reply #258 on: March 22, 2013, 09:33:58 am »
What is the best thing to use as a marquee light? Could you submit a link too? (Preferably on eBay or amazon)

You can get an LED strip and then wire it to the 12Volt from your PC PSU or you can get a cheap fluorescent light from Menard's or HD.

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Re: My arcade setup... Overkill??? probably so!
« Reply #259 on: March 22, 2013, 09:46:45 am »
What is the best thing to use as a marquee light? Could you submit a link too? (Preferably on eBay or amazon)

You can get an LED strip and then wire it to the 12Volt from your PC PSU or you can get a cheap fluorescent light from Menard's or HD.

^^ This. You can get them at Walmart and Lowes too.

with some aluminum foil, you too can have a ghetto light reflector!

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« Reply #260 on: March 22, 2013, 04:18:44 pm »
That aluminum foil thing is a good idea. Ill probably do that

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« Reply #261 on: March 22, 2013, 06:19:39 pm »
Or just order som chinese led strips off ebay..?

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« Reply #262 on: March 22, 2013, 07:05:41 pm »
Or just order som chinese led strips off ebay..?

Or order from the US: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10261

Any color you want, and you can change the color whenever you want.  Not that you'd want anything besides white, usually, but the option to tint a particular color could be useful.

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« Reply #263 on: March 22, 2013, 07:43:48 pm »
I bet those come from China as well, just paying extra for having someone else import them for ya.

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« Reply #264 on: March 22, 2013, 08:14:46 pm »
I bet those come from China as well, just paying extra for having someone else import them for ya.

Seems to me that shipping would be less per unit if you buy from a distributor in the US who gets 1000 units at a time.  Plus you're not paying for shipping from China, you're paying for shipping from Colorado. 

There's markup this way, though.

Still, I'd rather give someone in the US my money than someone else, if at all possible.

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« Reply #265 on: March 22, 2013, 08:53:04 pm »
I'm totally with you where possible.  I've seen a few LED strips that are made in China but then have gone through a more rigorous quality check here in the US and they would cost closer to $30 for the same thing.

Shipping can take 2-3 weeks from China air mail but here is the same type of thing for $11 with free shipping:
http://dx.com/p/rgb-multicolored-1-meter-30-led-6w-light-strip-dc-12v-14965

If you don't mind paying twice that after shipping you will get it in 1/3 the time and have a better transaction / better customer service if your order goes wrong. I buy USA when I can.
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« Reply #266 on: March 23, 2013, 12:36:35 am »
I have a 6m strand if this stuff with a remote.  Works great. I never thought of using it in a marquee. I might order some later

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« Reply #268 on: March 26, 2013, 06:32:17 pm »
I used LED strip for the Marquee lighting in Revolution...

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« Reply #269 on: March 27, 2013, 10:15:02 am »
I used LED strip for the Marquee lighting in Revolution...



That's a good idea. Ill probably do that.

Also, is there a limit to how many LEDS you can ground from one ground slot on a PAC-Drive?

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« Reply #270 on: March 31, 2013, 07:26:07 pm »
I got the joysticks mounted today. Ill upload a picture when it is complete

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« Reply #271 on: March 31, 2013, 07:56:24 pm »
Without neat wiring, it's a fail.  Take your time.

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« Reply #272 on: March 31, 2013, 11:28:51 pm »
Ok. I reused the wires that came with the machine because they were color coated and that gives me another sense of neatness

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« Reply #273 on: April 15, 2013, 11:44:17 am »
Feeling some withdrawal. Where are the updates to this totally overkill build?

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« Reply #274 on: April 15, 2013, 11:55:50 am »

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« Reply #275 on: April 15, 2013, 12:00:35 pm »
wow pre anthrax days. Didn't know.


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« Reply #276 on: April 15, 2013, 12:01:20 pm »
Holy bootleg cassette trading batman!   :o

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« Reply #277 on: April 15, 2013, 01:26:14 pm »


I like how the one guy is standing on a milk carton crate.  High class picture!

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« Reply #278 on: April 15, 2013, 01:35:41 pm »
Who? Rat Skates? Yeah, he's the runt of the litter. :laugh2:

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« Reply #279 on: April 15, 2013, 07:35:22 pm »
Sorry I haven't posted anything. I'm pretty sure that my puppy stole and chewed up my joystick wires because it is missing and I've been finding bits of wire around the house so I ordered a replacement one from Paradise Arcade but they still haven't shipped it.