Author Topic: IPAQ MAN UPDATED Mar 20th (Read 5700 times)

voodoochile · « **on:** February 24, 2004, 10:25:36 pm »

Codename : IPAQ MAN
Description : Desktop MAME Arcade Machine utilizing real arcade controls and a Compaq Ipaq. Fabricate my own Joystick and use small push buttons

There are progress pics at the bottom of this post and more here:

http://home.indy.rr.com/voodoomachine/photo_gallery1.htm

Here is the cardboard pattern

voodoochile · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2004, 10:28:36 pm »

Pick of the custom joystick too

voodoochile · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2004, 10:30:24 pm »

Last but not least the innerards

voodoochile · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2004, 10:40:23 pm »

I need someone to redo the graphics to say IPAQ MAN...Anyone? Anyone...let me know.

menace · « **Reply #4 on:** February 25, 2004, 07:05:53 am »

thats pretty cool, if you can get it all in there!--does the compaq have sound? how is it?

voodoochile · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2004, 07:17:08 am »

Yah it has sound and its pretty good...Im going to mount the mono speaker (that the Ipaq comes with, just like you would if this was a real full size cab...Since the Ipaq has WiFi It also has a jack so I can hook it up to bigger spearkes for some streamin mp3's

Harakiri · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2004, 02:55:08 pm »

Sorry, i got confused with the pictures, looks good but ow big is your project!?

It looks kinda small...

voodoochile · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2004, 05:32:04 pm »

The cabinet is 14.5" tall x 5.5" wide and 9 inches deep

The smallest MAME cab ever!

BobbyG66 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 25, 2004, 08:46:44 pm »

>>>The smallest MAME cab ever! <<<

That got me thinking, this is probably the smallest mame cab.
Then what is the biggest?
The most expensive, the cheapest(trashcade)?
The heaviest, the lightest?
The coolest, the ugliest?
Any made out of cheese? (sorry I'm tired...)

Their should be a listing or a hall of fame, kinda like the Mamey's

It hink the IPAC MAN is very cool, portable mame!
Great job, can't wait to see it finished...

voodoochile · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2004, 10:11:17 pm »

Thanks..ugliest goes to trash arcade....1ups is in the coolest catigory...retro cactus is probably the oldest...man...so many cabs now.

patrickl · « **Reply #10 on:** February 26, 2004, 04:17:16 am »

Quote from: voodoochile on February 25, 2004, 05:32:04 pm

The cabinet is 14.5" tall x 5.5" wide and 9 inches deep

The smallest MAME cab ever!

I doubt it. There were more microcabs a few months ago (built for the microcab competition) and I think they were smaller. BTW, I have a 1:6 scale PocketGalaga cab (11" high) "standing" around (waiting for the artwork to finally get finished). It really goes miles to convince people that building a mame cab is not such a dumb idea At least when I tell people I'm building a mame cab they roll their eyes and immediately look at my wife while I can just see them thinking "what they hell is up with this guy"

Then I pull out the PocketGalaga and the fall in love

voodoochile · « **Reply #11 on:** February 26, 2004, 05:21:10 am »

Didn't someone build (might have been 1up) a mini space invaders too?

patrickl · « **Reply #12 on:** February 26, 2004, 07:56:13 am »

Quote from: voodoochile on February 26, 2004, 05:21:10 am

Didn't someone build (might have been 1up) a mini space invaders too?

Yeah, that was one of the entries for the Microcab competition. Now that I think about it, that wasn't a mame cab though.

BTW, see the competition thread for the entries

voodoochile · « **Reply #13 on:** February 26, 2004, 11:30:18 am »

Oh FYI the "Tinyest MAME Cabinet" is like PT Barnums "Greatest Show On Earth" its a very subjestive one...But hey Im runnin with it

Stingray · « **Reply #14 on:** February 26, 2004, 11:46:40 am »

Quote from: voodoochile on February 24, 2004, 10:40:23 pm

I need someone to redo the graphics to say IPAQ MAN...Anyone? Anyone...let me know.

Have you got this stuff in vector format?

-S

voodoochile · « **Reply #15 on:** February 26, 2004, 03:07:45 pm »

The artwork? No

PacManFan · « **Reply #16 on:** February 27, 2004, 10:12:48 am »

Quote from: GGKoul on February 26, 2004, 01:50:29 am

Some one should posts 1Ups Mini - Pac man...
Now thats assume!!

I've got 1Up's mini-pac cab sitting on my desk right now in my office . He and I made a trade for some stuff. It's definately smaller than 14.5" x 5.5" x 9 ".

-PacManFan

dmsuchy · « **Reply #17 on:** February 27, 2004, 01:37:49 pm »

Isn't 1UP's mini cabinet more like a table top cabinet instead of a full replica of a authentic cab? If possible post a picture of 1UP's cabinet I'd like to see it again, as I remeber it was really cool lookin!

patrickl · « **Reply #18 on:** February 27, 2004, 02:10:28 pm »

Quote from: dmsuchy on February 27, 2004, 01:37:49 pm

Isn't 1UP's mini cabinet more like a table top cabinet instead of a full replica of a authentic cab? If possible post a picture of 1UP's cabinet I'd like to see it again, as I remeber it was really cool lookin!

See page 3 of the Micro Cab competition thread

voodoochile · « **Reply #19 on:** February 27, 2004, 05:05:54 pm »

Yah 1up's was a hack of an old pacman tabletop game...very cool...but mine is a authentic microcabinet.

Tinyest EVER!

patrickl · « **Reply #20 on:** February 27, 2004, 05:10:14 pm »

Quote from: voodoochile on February 27, 2004, 05:05:54 pm

Yah 1up's was a hack of an old pacman tabletop game...very cool...but mine is a authentic microcabinet.

Tinyest EVER!

Ehm ... did you miss Pocket Galaga (11+" high)? Not claiming this is the smallest ever though. Just shrunk to size with the monitor.

Huhuh uhuhuhuh I posted a "mine is smaller than yours" post

voodoochile · « **Reply #21 on:** February 27, 2004, 07:31:05 pm »

lol...GUYS arguing over who's is the SMALLEST...hasta be a world first..hehehehe

voodoochile · « **Reply #22 on:** February 28, 2004, 07:11:51 pm »

Got the ipaq apart now the work begins....

patrickl · « **Reply #23 on:** February 28, 2004, 08:26:57 pm »

Wow, you took it apart!

I luckily found a a game controller for something like $15 and hacked that one. I still need my iPAQ.

HagHore · « **Reply #24 on:** February 29, 2004, 09:08:23 am »

I've thought about picking up a cheap PocketPC or PocketManager (Casio) off eBay to do this very thing. Must say I like the idea of getting a gamepad made for a PPC (and the PPC to go with that pad) better than popping open one and soldering in wires...then again voodoochile's method is definitely the cheaper route. Decisions, decisions.

voodoochile · « **Reply #25 on:** February 29, 2004, 02:53:26 pm »

Wish I had had a joystick for my old Ipaq but since I didnt thats why I decided to solder directly to the board....It has been a very hard and tetious process soldering to the ipaq..so if you decide to do my method..BE CAREFUL

patrickl · « **Reply #26 on:** February 29, 2004, 05:59:17 pm »

I depends on what you do to see which is cheaper. I still need my iPAQ so soldering it up would definately be more expensive to me (since I'd then need a second iPAQ). Now I can slide the iPAQ in and out as I please. Basically my microcab is a big gamecontroller

voodoochile · « **Reply #27 on:** March 20, 2004, 09:55:38 am »

Progress Picks.

Cabinet is together (Ill post picksof construction to my site) but I thought you might like to see progress

patrickl · « **Reply #28 on:** March 21, 2004, 03:26:01 pm »

Making nice progess. Microcabs look so cute don't they

I started my PocketGalaga as en exercise in woodworking and planning a bigger cab, but I have to say I'm glad I finished it. I had my birthday a few weeks ago and people were playing all night on my PocketGalaga. I was quite suprised people would put up with the tiny controls.

Harakiri · « **Reply #29 on:** March 21, 2004, 03:53:43 pm »

Man, the joystick looks huge compared to the rest of the cab! I like the looks, really sharp, it's kinda keyring cabinet! Congrats...

voodoochile · « **Reply #30 on:** March 21, 2004, 05:13:00 pm »

patrick1...Its funny I feel like I spent more time on this tiny cab then I ever did on the big one

And Fiend...I wanted some comfort when I play

Now I just need to paint and do about 100 things more.Heh!

Thanks guys!

patrickl · « **Reply #31 on:** March 22, 2004, 04:53:42 am »

Quote from: voodoochile on March 21, 2004, 05:13:00 pm

And Fiend...I wanted some comfort when I play

Yeah, that's a problem with mine. I wanted it to look as much as a real cab as I could. I only changed "monitor" orientation and moved the CP down a bit because the iPAQ wouldn't fit in the normal monitor position. The joystick is real tiny now. It is quite playable though.

Stingray · « **Reply #32 on:** March 22, 2004, 08:41:41 am »

Looks like dollhouse furniture! Very nice work so far, can't wait to see this one up and running.

-S


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