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Title: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: virtual Haven Arcade on January 30, 2020, 06:06:53 pm
Hey all new to the forum! just got my cabinet from a shop in my area they CNC’d it and assembled it , I started wiring things together and putting the controls together and adding the pc and software hope it goes well
Title: Re: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: yotsuya on January 30, 2020, 07:17:42 pm
Cool. Keep us posted!


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Title: Re: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: Arroyo on January 30, 2020, 09:16:17 pm
Welcome to the forum, good luck on the wiring.  Post your plans when you get a chance.
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Post by: rtkiii on January 31, 2020, 09:22:32 am
Very cool...keep us updated on your journey,
Title: Re: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: virtual Haven Arcade on January 31, 2020, 03:20:55 pm
Wired up the controls and installed the monitor testing it out with power stone 2 😁
Title: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: yotsuya on January 31, 2020, 03:34:49 pm
Beautiful! I’m so happy to see something with traditional lines and smaller screens running in 4:3. I’m tried of clicking on threads and seeing the same 4 player, 55in widescreen clones. Kudos to you!


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Title: Re: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: Osirus23 on February 01, 2020, 12:12:25 pm
An actual from-scratch build, with real arcade controls... my God, he's not even using a Raspberry Pi. This is beautiful. This must have been what it was like finding a live Coelacanth.
Title: Re: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: javeryh on February 01, 2020, 02:24:58 pm
An actual from-scratch build, with real arcade controls... my God, he's not even using a Raspberry Pi. This is beautiful. This must have been what it was like finding a live Coelacanth.

But you can put 10,000+ games on the raspberry pi!!!

Nice job OP - this thing is going to be great.
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Post by: keilmillerjr on February 02, 2020, 04:52:36 am
Pi suck for emulation. How did this turn into a pi thread?
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Post by: morton on February 02, 2020, 06:56:17 am
I agree with the sentiment that it's refreshing to see a simple 4:3 setup in a classic looking cab. Anyone can make a pedestal with a big ass TV on it, and make it look okay. Pulling off a machine that looks like it could be from an earlier era is where a lot of the charm is for me. Get me drunk on some nostalgia.

As for the Pi comments... I dunno... I use a Pi and have a good deal of success. If someone tried one a few years ago and didn't like it, but hasn't tried one since, they have no business writing it off so casually IMO. Earlier iterations had some shortcomings but with my Pi3b and a mild overclock, it seems to handle a lot without issue. I would take it over a Pandora's Box for its ability to be tailored to your situation. People looking for plug and play may find it lacking and wouldn't argue it away, but the Pi is useful beyond emulation and serves perfectly fine IMO as a stepping stone or stop gap on your way to a PC or original hardware.

Keep up the good work. Looks very clean. CNC is king... Only wish I had access to one.
Title: Re: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: BadMouth on February 02, 2020, 07:10:31 am
It's a 4:3 image on a widescreen fellas. 
That doesn't diminish the nice clean build.
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Post by: Osirus23 on February 02, 2020, 12:56:39 pm
It's a 4:3 image on a widescreen fellas. 

That's fine. It's a reality we'll have to come to accept.
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Post by: yotsuya on February 02, 2020, 06:09:57 pm
It's a 4:3 image on a widescreen fellas. 
That doesn't diminish the nice clean build.

That’s why my post said it was great running in 4:3 instead of being Mike Bossed out ;)


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Title: Re: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: virtual Haven Arcade on February 03, 2020, 04:12:57 pm
Thanks all ill keep you posted as i go!
An actual from-scratch build, with real arcade controls... my God, he's not even using a Raspberry Pi. This is beautiful. This must have been what it was like finding a live Coelacanth.
Yes sir , no Raspberry Pi here i want to focus on the games that need a lot of horsepower :) especially light gun games , no pre-builds i'm doing a lot of it from-scratch its a 16:9 screen to account for some games that need a wide screen, i'm looking into doing some kind of bezel for the 4:3 games just the left and right side bars not sure yet.
Title: Re: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: firedance on February 04, 2020, 08:38:00 am
http://www.rlauncher.com/ can do bezels for 4:3 screens no problems, i've used it in conjunction with hyperspin for 16:9 displays :)

Title: Re: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: virtual Haven Arcade on February 04, 2020, 09:43:02 pm
http://www.rlauncher.com/ can do bezels for 4:3 screens no problems, i've used it in conjunction with hyperspin for 16:9 displays :)
Oh awesome thanks I’ll check it out , it seems pretty complex though 😂
Title: Re: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: firedance on February 05, 2020, 02:23:04 pm
http://www.rlauncher.com/ can do bezels for 4:3 screens no problems, i've used it in conjunction with hyperspin for 16:9 displays :)
Oh awesome thanks I’ll check it out , it seems pretty complex though 😂

Yeah it can be but once you get you're head around it and hyperspin it can do almost anything you need :)

If you just plan on using just MAME that should be able to do the side bezels i think on its own  ???
Title: Re: Started my new Arcade!
Post by: virtual Haven Arcade on September 26, 2020, 12:44:53 pm
Testing out the Steam integration with Hyperspin https://youtu.be/-y3N5ysgcVs (https://youtu.be/-y3N5ysgcVs)