ArcadeCab
3/28/05
Trackball update
Saturday I finally got around to making a needed
change to my personal control panel. The trackball has required some
attention for a while and Saturday was the day. I installed a
trackball with GroovyGameGear's replacement encoder wheels.
I am duly impressed. Check out the full 'review' of them on my
Projects page.
3/26/05
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Sal's Arcade Stick Something unique to this controller, per Sal's suggestion, was to include a different cable routing hole out the back to accommodate the larger plug that is used. The standard hole, which is sufficient for a PC PS/2 plug, just would not have worked. Now he opens the bottom, positions the cable out the hole, then reattached the base. This style is now being offered as an option on the single-player panels. Thanks, Sal. |
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3/24/05
Shoryuken.com
I've recently discovered a very interesting site, shoryuken.com, thanks
to
one of my customers. The forums
on this site spotlight fighting
games in addition to gaming consoles. Their Hardware
Technical Support forum is the one that most interests me
as it primarily focuses on arcade stick building,
modifications, and related hacks. These members create
some fantastic sticks as well as build very ingenious
interfaces from these sticks to their home gaming consoles
(Xbox, PS2, Dreamcast). Really nice work and a wealth of
information for anyone wanting to go that route. I
occasionally get questions from visitors how to connect
their Mame controller to their Xbox and now I have a
resource to point them to. Give it a look.
3/22/05
Additional Cabinet Ideas
Chris, of
ultrastyle fame, has recently
added a page of excellent cabinet 'enhancements' to mine (or any for that
matter) design. Wayyy back when he was building his cabinet, he discussed areas of
improvement to my plans. This page
lists those he included in his construction. Definitely worth checking
out as you begin the design process of your cabinet. You are
building a cabinet, right?
Speaking of cabinets
I know there are still many of you who have
completed cabinets from this design that still have yet to send in pictures
of your work. I really do enjoy seeing your work and showcasing it.
You continue to amaze me with the quality of the cabinets. The
Visitor's page is in the top
five pages
viewed on this site each month so you can be assured many fellow enthusiasts
will see your handiwork and be equally impressed. Don't be
embarrassed- just send in those pics.:-)
3/14/05
Updated Cabinet Dimensions
I have finally gotten around to making
more readable dimensions for my cabinet plans. These are currently just
the side dimensions but they more accurate, in my opinion, than
their predecessor. One version is in AutoCad so if you have it, or the
viewer, this one would be your best bet. The JPEG is a little
difficult to read still and I hope to have that corrected soon. Of
course the page these come from is the
Cabinet Dimensions page.
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3/5/05
Ben's Arcade Stick
Ben, one of my customers, sent me some pictures
of his populated control panel he just completed. He used a
Happ Competition joystick with a
GroovyGameGear Ball Top shaft,
Happ Competition Buttons (Convex), and a
Sony PS1 Dual Shock PCB
to control it. All these he installed in the
Single-Player Laminated Control box.
The last two pictures show his very clean installation. Very nice!
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2/27/05
Ronni's Cabinet
Today I received a few pictures of another completed
cabinet. Ronni, a visitor from Denmark, recently finished his
project and wished to share it with all of you. He made several
modifications to the basic plans that I thought were definitely worth
passing along. He used smoked glass for the monitor bezel as well as
making the monitor/glass a steeper angle than the sides, giving a very nice
look. The blue T-molding sets off the cabinet, too, in my opinion.
All around, excellent work!
Give it a look on the Visitor's page