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Title: need some inspiration
Post by: sfinx333 on December 22, 2014, 03:15:53 pm

Hello everyone,

at this moment i am working on a minicade arcade cabinet with a 12" monitor in it.
It is about 35x35 cm (13,25 inch), so it is really small.
I am going to use a bright green sanwa joystick and buttons.

I made a design in illustrator in the right scale, i want it to have a sleek look with not too much figures on it.

(http://www.peterkoopmans.nl/minicade1.jpg)


what do you guys think of it, what else can be added or left out?

Title: Re: need some inspiration
Post by: gonzojoey on December 30, 2014, 09:47:08 pm

Looks nice. Clean and not over crowded with characters. I like it.
The knight character (Arthur?) does stand out from the rest since he's not as "cartoony" as the rest, but I think it works. Well done.

Title: Re: need some inspiration
Post by: sfinx333 on January 28, 2015, 11:58:22 am

thnx for the reply, changed it a bit to this:

(http://www.peterkoopmans.nl/mini1a.jpg)

(http://www.peterkoopmans.nl/mini5a.jpg)

I think it looks fine!

Title: Re: need some inspiration
Post by: gonzojoey on January 28, 2015, 01:48:45 pm

WOW! that looks great! Did you have a build thread on here somewhere? If so, I must have missed it.
  :applaud:

Title: Re: need some inspiration
Post by: sfinx333 on January 28, 2015, 02:00:44 pm

no i did not make a build thread, but I took some foto's during the build.

I think it is against the rules to post a new thread once the build is completed?

Title: Re: need some inspiration
Post by: Generic Eric on January 28, 2015, 02:13:51 pm

Quote from: sfinx333 on January 28, 2015, 02:00:44 pm

I think it is against the rules to post a new thread once the build is completed?

Nope, no rules like that.

Post away.  You can even post the artwork files for download.  Do you have a cutting diagram, or CNC file? A narrative is enjoyed as well.  Does it play your favorite games?  Was this a gift? 

What runs it?  A XXX in 1 or NUC or RasPi?

Title: Re: need some inspiration
Post by: sfinx333 on January 28, 2015, 02:25:30 pm

ok, will post it in the project section, the hardware I used:

intel Mini itx  Atom 230 1.6ghz,
1 gb ram, onboard 256 mb vga,
120 gb ssd, white led light in marquee and green underneath the cabinet
Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT joystick (the best!) and Sanwa OBSN-30 buttons

dimensions: 35x35 cm, there are 2 usb connections on the front and volume control
the design is based upon the verticade, only scaled down a lot, wanted to make the smalles possible bartop with a 12"screen in it.
Made a design in illustrator before the build.

I have installed windows 7 and Mala, with only mame at the moment, sorted out the games to 3000 at the moment, it runs all my favorites games very well!



and yes it was a gift for me and the kids   ;D