I never understood why people take these into their shitty driveways to take a picture of it. Do they have little kids locked in cages inside their house and they don't want people to see?
@Sean Scrooby Grube: They probably keep them in their garage, and it's easier to wheel them out to the driveway to take a pic than to maneuver them through all the child cages in their living room to take a pic.
I built an arcade cabinet and some games for my thesis project. It was really easy and cheap. A few Happ Joysticks, Buttons, an Arduino and some software and that was it.
@monkpod:
While I commend your work I have to question the logic behind the tiny porthole screen and the low unit height considering that you and/or your friends are too tall to play that comfortably.
And here's the Arcade Coffee Table.
It cost me a whopping $200, but that because I wanted quality 2-player arcade controls from X-Arcade, which run about $100... it would probably cost less to wire your own but I lack the skills at the moment...
Whenever a friend or family member wants to throw a working old computer and CRT monitor out in the garbage (!!!!) I snag it and make and arcade :)
@Shlomo Zachary Snyder:
I've seen reviews of the X-arcade and they're not great especially at its price point. Building your own would probably run half the cost. As long as you know how to solder the wiring is dead simple (and well documented online), only tricky part is making a case for the controller but if you have the tools you can do it with some reasonable woodworking skills.
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And every foosball table should have leveling feet; less wasted coasters as impromptu shims.
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At least it LOOKS like the game in the apartment of the rich guy who got whacked....
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I built an arcade cabinet and some games for my thesis project. It was really easy and cheap. A few Happ Joysticks, Buttons, an Arduino and some software and that was it.
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While I commend your work I have to question the logic behind the tiny porthole screen and the low unit height considering that you and/or your friends are too tall to play that comfortably.
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It cost me a whopping $200, but that because I wanted quality 2-player arcade controls from X-Arcade, which run about $100... it would probably cost less to wire your own but I lack the skills at the moment...
Whenever a friend or family member wants to throw a working old computer and CRT monitor out in the garbage (!!!!) I snag it and make and arcade :)
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I've seen reviews of the X-arcade and they're not great especially at its price point. Building your own would probably run half the cost. As long as you know how to solder the wiring is dead simple (and well documented online), only tricky part is making a case for the controller but if you have the tools you can do it with some reasonable woodworking skills.