Has anyone build their own arcade cabinet based on a SNES?

[bsoder52]

I ran a search for Super Nintendo but didn't come up with anything.
I'd like to build a Street Fighter Cab and am thinking the easiest/ most cost efficient way would be to hack some super nintendo controlers and run SNES in the cab.
Has anyone done this or know of any examples?

Thanks!
Bsoder52

[ChadTower]

A real SNES or an SNES emulator?

[bsoder52]

A real SNES.
(hacking the control pads)

[ChadTower]

I'm sure it's been done, it's certainly not a difficult thing to do by arcade standards.

[2600]

Didn't Nannu or was it someone else do a NES when he was like 10?

Picture is even in one of the Nintendo Power's I have laying around here.


I would think you could buy a real SF cab, for around the same price.

[ChadTower]

No way.  You could find an empty cab, put a TV and SNES in it, hack the pads, and be all set in one weekend and have laid out way less than $100.  19" TVs are free all day long, SNES are easy to come by and cheap, and once you know where to look so are empty cabs.

[2600]

Sorry, thought SF was going for pretty cheap these days.

[MrTroy]

19" TVs are free all day long, SNES are easy to come by and cheap, and once you know where to look so are empty cabs.

I'll take 3 of these free 19" TVs please.

[bsoder52]

Where do you get free 19" TVS?

[ChadTower]

Dude, where can you not get them?

[MrTroy]

OMG! I never knew about that site. Now I can stop sleeping on the floor and get myself a free bed. ^_^

[Nannuu]

Didn't Nannu or was it someone else do a NES when he was like 10?

Picture is even in one of the Nintendo Power's I have laying around here.


I would think you could buy a real SF cab, for around the same price.

Yep, but I didn't hack the controllers.  I used the original NES pad, Max and Advantage.  I know I've seen someone hack a SNES somewhere.  Just can't remember how I got there.

[Franco]

Duuude, I remember that article! I was completley amazed at what you managed considering your age!

You must be the grand-daddy-o of cab building! I take my hat off to you! 

[sc1103]

I believe RayB actually built an SNES-based cab.  Can't remember if he had pics or not though. 

[bsoder52]

Nannuu,

Was your cab featured in Nintendo Power Magazine??
If so I remember reading about it when I was a kid!


Anyway, if anyone knows any resources for hacking the SNES game pads that would be much info.

Thanks!
Bsoder52

[sc1103]

http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade_achilles.shtml

Not step-by-step but u can discern what connects where from it. 

People should check out the main site in addition to the forums though

[bsoder52]

Thanks that's just what I was looking for!
One thing though, I can't tell how he grounded and where on the SNES pad, anyone know?

[Nannuu]

Nannuu,

Was your cab featured in Nintendo Power Magazine??
If so I remember reading about it when I was a kid!


Anyway, if anyone knows any resources for hacking the SNES game pads that would be much info.

Thanks!
Bsoder52

Yep it was.  I was (and still am) a huge dork .  You can see better pics of it on my site www.willyliliana.com.

Sorry I'm not much help with the SNES hack though.

[ChadTower]

Thanks that's just what I was looking for!
One thing though, I can't tell how he grounded and where on the SNES pad, anyone know?

Here.

[bsoder52]

sweet site Nannuu!
I think the Nintendo cab is the best part!

[RayB]

Yes, I made one back in '92.

Here's my thread on it:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,32480.0.html

It's been a long time, but let me know if you have any questions. I used the real arcade monitor the cab came with. The 2 original arcade speakers, and I hacked 2 controllers to use arcade controls.

~Ray B.

[AlanS17]

Here's a link...

http://www.mameworld.net/pc2jamma/misc_arc1.html