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javeryh's Woodgrain Cabaret Copy
javeryh:
FINISHED (99%):
I am calling this project complete. There are a few more tweaks I want to do eventually but I need to move on:
1. Install coin box to catch coins. The coin door works but the return button is all I've been using.
2. Install an amp and get sound out of 2 speakers. Right now, only 1 speaker works but honestly it makes no difference. Sounds great still.
Overall, I'm very pleased with how this turned out and since I work in the basement because of Covid, this machine gets a ton of use. :cheers:
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After finishing Jack Attack (more or less), I've got the bug to build something else. There's not a lot of room in my house so I've decided to go small and build a cabaret. After scouring the forums for a design to start with, I decided to base this one off of markc74's CUBE build but use a CP layout similar to Minwah's Vertical Mini. I was also strongly considering building a "Tully", which I also really like. I'm not going to reinvent the wheel with this project but there are going to be a few small things I do differently.
My plan right now is to include:
- CRT for the main display in a horizontal orientation
- Second LCD monitor for a dynamic marquee
- Single player controls
- 4/8 way auto switching joystick (ServoStik)
- Three "action" buttons (so no fighting games)
- Atari "volcano style" start buttons for Player 1 and Player 2
- Working coin door
- Wood grain side panels
- Instruction card(s)
The goal of this thing is to be as streamlined and simple for people to use as possible. NO MENUS.
Cabinet construction should be fairly straightforward (famous last words) but the software configuration will be where the challenge is for me. The brains of this thing will be an old PC running MAME and one of the newer front ends like Attract Mode, HyperSpin or BigBox so that I can take advantage of the dynamic marquee options. This will be my first time using a "modern" front end (I'm usually a MaLa guy) so I'll need to read up. Ideally, the cabinet will have a one button power on/off and boot straight to ONE game list (completely hiding Windows 10) and somehow send a picture to the second monitor to display the proper game marquee as you scroll through the game list.
I wasn't going to post a thread because this has been done before and I'm not really adding anything but then I figured what the hell. If anything I'll be able to work through issues I run into and bounce ideas off of people to make this thing as good as I can make it.
Using the plans posted HERE, I transferred the profile onto a piece of 1/4" MDF and cut it out with my jigsaw and router.
I did change the profile slightly to make the front top panel where the dynamic marquee sits a little shorter so that the front bottom panel where the coin door will go would be a little bit taller. It is a subtle change but I think it helps with making the eventual coin door easier to reach. To achieve this, I mirrored the angle on the top and bottom of the "bump out" which naturally resulted in the top area being slightly smaller and the bottom area being slightly larger. I also like the symmetry.
:cheers:
Arroyo:
Yeah buddy! Subscribed. I like that profile, going to be interesting to see this one come together.
And no, you ain’t done with Jack Attack until there’s picture proof ;-)
Mike A:
I like your ideas. Don't beat yourself up trying to hide Windows. Just flip the switch on and go grab a beer. By the time you get back you will be looking at the game list.
wp34:
I love these cabaret builds. Looking forward to seeing your spin on it.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Arroyo on February 18, 2020, 04:36:57 pm ---Yeah buddy! Subscribed. I like that profile, going to be interesting to see this one come together.
And no, you ain’t done with Jack Attack until there’s picture proof ;-)
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yeah... pictures... I'll um, post some soon? ;D
--- Quote from: Mike A on February 18, 2020, 04:59:20 pm ---I like your ideas. Don't beat yourself up trying to hide Windows. Just flip the switch on and go grab a beer. By the time you get back you will be looking at the game list.
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Totally agree. I am terrible at software/computers so I'm going to try and learn something but it's not the end of the world if I can't figure it out. My DK shows the windows splash screen for a second before booting to DK and it doesn't really bother me.
--- Quote from: wp34 on February 18, 2020, 05:30:18 pm ---I love these cabaret builds. Looking forward to seeing your spin on it.
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Me too! I was away from the forums (finishing my basement) during the craze about 2-3 years ago as far as I can tell when people were making these. I can picture the finished cabinet in my head and I'm kind of working backwards from there without a plan.
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