Arcade Machines

[rocman12]

Im starting my next project today, i received a nice package today with buttons and joysticks to start building an Arcade Machine!

I'll be running Mame, Amiga and C64 emulators on it. Once completed the first game i'll be playing will be Transformers!

Pics of the buttons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8791504...in/photostream

[Slag]

Awesome!. Keep us posted.

[janda the red]

Awesome!. Keep us posted.

Seconded..... This looks pretty cool!

I've always wanted my own arcade machine, never thought of actually building one.

Good luck man....

[rocman12]

Yesterday i constructed the control panel (if thats what you want to call it). I did the programming of the software last night, my stripped down win XP machine boots straight into emulation! I managed to get the mame, amiga, ps1 & ps2 emulators to work, but no luck with the C64. This afternoon when i get a chance im gonna wire up the panel and try it out!

Im actually gonna cheat buy buying a pre-made outer box as i dont have the skills to build that from scratch, then just wire in the control panel, pc and monitor.

I will be cutting out either an autobot or decepticon symbol and the bottom of the machine and lighting it up either red or purple. Hard choice!

Control Panel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8791504...in/photostream

[janda the red]

Looking good rocman....

I'd go deception logo!

[kurdt_the_goat]

Keen to see how you go with this!
Where are you getting your parts from?
If you're looking for Japanese parts at all, i've bought several times from Akihabara shop

[rocman12]

All wired up and playing Double Dragon with my brother on my TV!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8791504...in/photostream

[5FDP]

As someone who spent the better part of my youth inside dingy video game arcades feeding coin hungry machines, I'm also quite interested to see how this turns out. Best of luck rocman12

[rocman12]

Keen to see how you go with this!
Where are you getting your parts from?
If you're looking for Japanese parts at all, i've bought several times from Akihabara shop

I've actually sourced all the parts in australia, i got the buttons, joysticks and wiring harness from Melbourne and a guy in perth makes the shell.

http://www.arcadeworx.com.au

The main reason for the test run with the control panel was to see where to place the buttons and joysticks, i think i've got them to close to each other, next weekend i'll reposition them, once i'm happy with them i'll order the outer case

[blackie]

not going to make the shell yourself?

i considered making one ages ago, just decided i didnt have the space at home, might knock one up when i move out