My ArcadePC - The Ammo Arcade - Comment Welcome

[Dai Shan]

Here is the fruits of a bunch of hours every Saturday over the past couple months. Keep in mind this is the first time I've ever modded anything. First time I ever really used a Dremel. And the fact that I have barely any skill what-so-ever.

You might need to scroll down to see the rest of each picture.

There is also a caption explaining each picture below each picture.

Someday I hope to drop this case inside an X-Arcade cabinet with a dedicated TV, but for now this is it.

http://www.somethingcreative.net/ammoarcade

[nighthawk2099]

Very cool... Very original.

[said7]

Very Cool!

I like the portability factor.

Whered you get that red flip switch? Ive been looking for one forever for my NOS kit.

[Brax]

You can buy them anywhere. Heck Canadian Tire sells them up here in Canada. 30 bucks a pop though.

As for the coin buttons how hard would it have been to make them work? You have room. Stick an ipac in there, some coin switches, a little box to hold the money, and a port for your control panel and you're good to go.

It's an interesting case mod, but it's no arcade pc. -but it could be.

[Dai Shan]

Very Cool!

I like the portability factor.

Whered you get that red flip switch? Ive been looking for one forever for my NOS kit.

Thanks. The portability factor was my major decision in going this route.

You can get one here:

http://www.xoxide.com/militaryswitch.html

[Dai Shan]

You can buy them anywhere. Heck Canadian Tire sells them up here in Canada. 30 bucks a pop though.

As for the coin buttons how hard would it have been to make them work? You have room. Stick an ipac in there, some coin switches, a little box to hold the money, and a port for your control panel and you're good to go.

It's an interesting case mod, but it's no arcade pc. -but it could be.

Well first off, I have no skill with electronics. I'm lucky that I was able to figure out how to solder the switches, let alone get a full arcade coin mechanism working.

Second, I don't have the room. It might seem like it in the picture, but there is barely any room in the front. Especially with the hard drive & fan creaping in from the sides, as well as the mass of cables that need the space.

Third, it would have been a neat gimmick that would've cost to much in time and a little in money. If it served a bigger purpose I might have considered it...but then you have that skill thing  

Fourth, it IS an Arcade PC. It's a PC, with an Arcade inside.  

Pretty much any PC with MAME can be called that I guess, with many variations in detail & realism. From a simple PC with MAME, to a dedicated machine for MAME, to a dedicated machine for MAME shoved inside a HotRod or X-Arcade cabinet.