Author Topic: DEATH TO MY CENTIPEDE CABINET --- House of the Dead 3 COMPLETE!! (Read 20248 times)

marknetwork · « **on:** September 30, 2006, 06:30:33 pm »

UPDATE: THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 3 GAME IS COMPLETE!!! SCROLL DOWN FOR PICTURES!!!

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Hello, I recently came across an old Centipede cabinet which I am converting into a house of the dead 3 machine based on an xbox. The Centipede cabinet was first converted to an Archanoid game which was working when I first got it. It was a shame to dismantle the working machine but it was the only cabinet I had my hands on other than the street fighter 2 cabinet I'm going to make into my second mame machine or perhaps a golden tee machine. Anyways I'm trying to figure out the colors of the House of the Dead 3 machine and need some feedback.

Could you guys let me know which color scheme is the best, or any ideas would be great:
http://www.marknetwork.com/cabinets

Hope to hear from you guys soon!!

Mark

PS - Has anyone here ever built a gun-only type of game? I only see joystick or racing related no gun games. Thanks!

Lutus · « **Reply #1 on:** September 30, 2006, 07:00:03 pm »

OH MY GODDD!!

Do not make this into a HOTD3. Sweet Jesus....

And you are NOT the first person to make a trackball dedicated machine or a gun dedicated machine.

marknetwork · « **Reply #2 on:** September 30, 2006, 07:16:19 pm »

Haha why not make a house of the dead 3 machine? I have everything lined up ready to go! It's freakin sweet! Do you have links for other dedicated gun cabinets or dedicated trackball cabinets I've been looking around for ages!!!

Thanks,
Mark

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #3 on:** September 30, 2006, 07:42:45 pm »

What is up with converting classics to play consoles ?

Before you go too far, have you figured out your video situation ? There ain't a lot of room for a reasonable size (for gun games) horizontal monitor in a Centipede cabinet.

And, yes, I have a dedicated gun cabinet, although it is JAMMA-based, not PC-based.

Cheers

marknetwork · « **Reply #4 on:** September 30, 2006, 07:47:26 pm »

I'm not making this into a consol game this will be completely wired up with the xbox so nothing xbox-related is found. It is going to look like and act like a complete house of the dead arcade unit. I'm looking for someone who has built a dedicated gun cabinet based on a computer or a consol, I know Jamma cabinets can be gun based

. I'm asking if anyone has built a gun-only cabinet (with pics)

.

I found the perfect size TV that will fit nicely in the cabinet and works well with the guns. It's gonna be sweet! I think it's a 23" or something like that I dont remember but it fills the entire width of the cabinet. My classic arcade games are on my mame machine with about 30,000 games on it. Why make 2 or 3 mame machines (kind of pointless) instead of something different? Now I'll have a MAME (classic arcade, and present games), a golden tee machine, and a house of the dead 3 machine. What would you suggest I make out of the cabinet?

Is anyone interested in taking a look at the colors of the machine? lol

davieboynj · « **Reply #5 on:** September 30, 2006, 07:52:22 pm »

i have to agree. please don't do it.

1. screen too small for a gun game.
2. screen at the wrong angle for a gun game.
3. cabinet is too well known - - it will always look like a centipede.
4. you'll never get any sort of authenticity, so why bother? your tv works BETTER.

Build a showcase cabinet specifically for it: you'll thank yourself later. I'd scratch build one for you just as an exchange for the cabinet if i was local.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #6 on:** September 30, 2006, 07:54:43 pm »

Quote from: marknetworkcom on September 30, 2006, 07:47:26 pm

I know Jamma cabinets can be gun based . I'm asking if anyone has built a gun-only cabinet based on a consol or computer.

Sorry, I read "has anybody built a gun-only type of game" and thought that since my gun cabinet is gun-only that it qualified ...

Cheers.

marknetwork · « **Reply #7 on:** September 30, 2006, 07:57:02 pm »

hehe oh i didn't know you built the jamma gun game that's awesome! id love to see some pictures!!

Quote

1. screen too small for a gun game.
2. screen at the wrong angle for a gun game.
3. cabinet is too well known - - it will always look like a centipede.
4. you'll never get any sort of authenticity, so why bother? your tv works BETTER.

I'm planning on changing the horizontality (is that a word,

) of the monitor so it is straight up and down. I've played the game on a 23" tv without any problems. I have the cabinet and I'm making the machine, lol I don't want a huge machine I have 2 sitting downstairs already. Haha I'm not sure what you guys want me to do with the machine, only mame and arcade-related people know what cabinets are from what games. I'm the only one of my buddies or in my entire family who can do the same. When people see the cabinet complete when they come over they will say "awesome you have a house of the dead machine?", not "dude that's so a centipede cabinet what were you thinking?"

haha you guys are awesome I get such a kick out of everything!

Man some of the cabinets I've seen here are amazing, others...are they cabinets?

Good times all around.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #8 on:** September 30, 2006, 08:02:34 pm »

Quote from: marknetworkcom on September 30, 2006, 07:57:02 pm

dude that's so a centipede cabinet what were you thinking?

Don't worry, jimmy_bored will be here soon to support you in your quest ... and he loves you guys ...

Easiest dedicated gun cabinet ever is to take a Die Hard duramold cabinet, put in a real coin door, then mount the guns on the CP. This idea came from a local op/hobbyist.

Here is a link to a picture of one he did and put on location (it is on the left):

http://vidiot.ca/pics/images/big/04.jpg

Cheers

marknetwork · « **Reply #9 on:** September 30, 2006, 08:10:26 pm »

Still no responses about the colors: http://www.marknetwork.com/cabinets

Is everyone really that offended that I'm turning a centipede into a HOTD arcade? I'm doing it and that's final

. haha

I'm really not sure what people want me to do with the cabinet, this is much better this way. There's 2 machines downstairs, plus a slot machine, a touchscreen bartop arcade, a fully working custom jukebox, a huge wetbar, a bigscreen, couches, etc, etc I just can't fit a huge HOTD machine down there but I love house of the dead. I think this is the best option I have, I got this machine because it had the more horizontal screen available in my area.

Please oh please just help me with the colors!! lol

NightGod · « **Reply #10 on:** September 30, 2006, 08:31:38 pm »

Number 2, but with white T-molding would be my suggestion.

And alot of people get all weird about changing classic cabinets into modern machines. My personal opinion is that as long as you don't do any cutting on it outside of the control panel, it could always be converted back, especially when the sideart is already gone off the one you have, so I don't see the big deal. Otherwise you'd have to go out and buy a Centepede CP, boards, wiring harness, sideart, and marquee.

marknetwork · « **Reply #11 on:** September 30, 2006, 08:41:00 pm »

Yeah the sideart is completely gone, the bezel is pealing and flaking, the control panel is all burnt and ripped, it would end up costing me more to make this into a Centipede instead of a HOTD. Here are some pictures of the sides. I tried using all sorts of thinners, etc to see if there was still artwork underneath but it was already removed, it was only layers of paint. I'm not cutting anything in the cabinet, I'm just painting it, cleaning up the control panel, putting a new overlay on the panel and that's it.

Thanks for the color suggestion!!

hey NightGod what do you think of number 9?

FLAPS · « **Reply #12 on:** September 30, 2006, 08:53:11 pm »

Color scheme wise I'd go with the second one also. Depending how confident you are with your painting, or if you have a friend whos a good painter, you could also have some of the red on the lower front section in a blood dripping type affect to make it seem more like a cab that was made only to play HOTD.

marknetwork · « **Reply #13 on:** September 30, 2006, 08:56:23 pm »

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blood dripping type affect

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!! I didnt think of dripping blood wow that's an awesome idea I'm definitely doing that!! wow thanks!!!!

davieboynj · « **Reply #14 on:** September 30, 2006, 08:58:10 pm »

Quote from: marknetworkcom on September 30, 2006, 07:57:02 pm

I'm planning on changing the horizontality (is that a word, ) of the monitor so it is straight up and down.

I meant that the screen should be facing towards you, not up.

oh, and #7

oh, and if it was my project, i'd use a pc instead. build a keyboard into the control panel, and now you have typing of the dead too. - - or i suppose you could throw in a dreamcast in addition to the xbox, might be cheaper...

marknetwork · « **Reply #15 on:** September 30, 2006, 08:59:28 pm »

Yeah right now it's facing me almost 100% its just leaning back a little bit, a quick fix will take care of that.

Have some faith it's gonna be sweet I'll post videos once its done, it won't take long.

Does anyone know how to power some 6volt little lightbulbs from an xbox or from a powerbar?

marknetwork · « **Reply #16 on:** September 30, 2006, 09:02:48 pm »

I don't know how I'm going to power the lights for the coin door (for effects only) and these buttons (start buttons wired into xbox). They are 6volt lights, any suggestions???

Pik4chu · « **Reply #17 on:** October 01, 2006, 12:46:47 am »

Quote from: marknetwork on September 30, 2006, 09:02:48 pm

I don't know how I'm going to power the lights for the coin door (for effects only) and these buttons (start buttons wired into xbox). They are 6volt lights, any suggestions???

just use a computer power supply, with a few resistors its easy to get the voltage you need

marknetwork · « **Reply #18 on:** October 01, 2006, 01:27:54 am »

Hello, I'm not using a computer I'm using an xbox. Any suggestions?

leapinlew · « **Reply #19 on:** October 01, 2006, 02:18:44 am »

Quote from: marknetwork on October 01, 2006, 01:27:54 am

Hello, I'm not using a computer I'm using an xbox. Any suggestions?

Hello.... he actually gave you a suggestion.

marknetwork · « **Reply #20 on:** October 01, 2006, 09:31:43 am »

Oooh I see, just use the computer power supply? I have a few of those kicking around!

TheRed · « **Reply #21 on:** October 01, 2006, 10:55:18 am »

Quote from: marknetwork on September 30, 2006, 07:47:26 pm

I'm not making this into a consol game this will be completely wired up with the xbox

LOL...

sorry, just thougth that was funny. As far as your gun cab, MAKE IT. Good luck!

Lutus · « **Reply #22 on:** October 01, 2006, 11:56:05 am »

It is unfortunate they don't have a smily icon that is a head hanging forward and shaking its head.

I left work early the other day to try to save a centipede cabinet that was only the frame with no artwork. And it had already been crushed.

I was going to hack it up and make into a "Wacko" machine. Much more fitting.

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=W&game_id=10390

:End sarcastic rant

marknetwork · « **Reply #23 on:** October 01, 2006, 02:02:02 pm »

I've never seen a Wacko cabinet that's awesome!!! Is the game itself any good?

leapinlew · « **Reply #24 on:** October 01, 2006, 02:37:14 pm »

Quote from: marknetwork on October 01, 2006, 02:02:02 pm

I've never seen a Wacko cabinet that's awesome!!! Is the game itself any good?

Look up Marknetwork... you may see his comment flying over your head.

marknetwork · « **Reply #25 on:** October 01, 2006, 02:46:28 pm »

Quote

Look up Marknetwork... you may see his comment flying over your head.

I'm out of town right now I don't have my mame machine to check the wacko game, what's the problem?

NightGod · « **Reply #26 on:** October 01, 2006, 03:20:50 pm »

Quote from: marknetwork on October 01, 2006, 09:31:43 am

Oooh I see, just use the computer power supply? I have a few of those kicking around!

You could also hit up Radio Shack or a local thrift shop and pick up a 6v wall wart and just splice the cables in.

Your pic site isn't working, so I can't comment on number 9.

And people are bitching because you are converting a classic cab into a modern game-it happens anytime someone does it around here, you'll have to ignore it and just read the advice that is helpful.

marknetwork · « **Reply #27 on:** October 01, 2006, 03:23:15 pm »

I didn't think of just splicing an ac adapter I'm going to have to try that thanks! Is the site working now:

http://www.marknetwork.com/cabinets/

NightGod · « **Reply #28 on:** October 02, 2006, 03:44:33 am »

I think 9 will be good if you do the dripping blood thing-maybe even paint it like number two and then "drip the blood" over the coin door.

Lutus · « **Reply #29 on:** October 02, 2006, 12:27:57 pm »

Might as well shoot it with buckshot for real bullet holes and then drip blood out of that. Jeez.

leapinlew · « **Reply #30 on:** October 02, 2006, 12:41:59 pm »

Quote from: marknetwork on September 30, 2006, 08:59:28 pm

Have some faith it's gonna be sweet I'll post videos once its done, it won't take long.

Famous last words. How long do you think it will take?

(pixelhugger anyone)

leapinlew · « **Reply #31 on:** October 02, 2006, 04:03:12 pm »

What some folks will do to save a centipede:

http://www.myuselessprojects.com/centipede/index.html

shardian · « **Reply #32 on:** October 02, 2006, 04:16:35 pm »

If you lived near me, I would sooo trade you a generic dynamo cabinet...

BUCKETHEAD · « **Reply #33 on:** October 02, 2006, 06:56:04 pm »

LOL !

Do this with the cabinet.

Oh so beautiful !!!

theCoder · « **Reply #34 on:** October 03, 2006, 01:04:51 am »

Quote from: marknetwork on October 01, 2006, 01:27:54 am

Hello, I'm not using a computer I'm using an xbox. Any suggestions?

Goodwill (or local equivalent) has a huge selection of transformers for around 1$

Lutus · « **Reply #35 on:** October 03, 2006, 08:37:23 am »

Now thats what I'm talking about Buckethead!

markrvp · « **Reply #36 on:** October 03, 2006, 09:19:01 am »

RayB · « **Reply #37 on:** October 03, 2006, 10:49:19 pm »

Marknetwork, I hope you'll at least Ebay the glass and that marquee. Help other people restoring their Centipede.

jhanson · « **Reply #38 on:** October 03, 2006, 11:17:36 pm »

Quote from: marknetwork on September 30, 2006, 06:30:33 pm

PS - Has anyone here ever built a gun-only type of game? I only see joystick or racing related no gun games. Thanks!

I have - http://www.jhanson.com/arcade/thunderbolt

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #39 on:** October 04, 2006, 09:22:04 am »

Quote from: jhanson on October 03, 2006, 11:17:36 pm

Quote from: marknetwork on September 30, 2006, 06:30:33 pm
PS - Has anyone here ever built a gun-only type of game? I only see joystick or racing related no gun games. Thanks!

I have - http://www.jhanson.com/arcade/thunderbolt

I liked the Centipede project ... while I generally prefer classic Atari's be restored, a tasteful MAMEing can also be a thing of beauty.

Do you have any CP shots ?

Cheers.


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