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quote:JoOngle wrote:

Excellent BluRay!

Maybe you could crush a few cans to make you feel better too?

Anyway, I'm heading for the basement (yeah, the basement!) to build myself an 80s Arcade Machine!


What what what what what? Building yourself an 80's arcade machine? I'm afraid this need a little further explanation! Speaking of 80's arcade machines, I've just recently seen "Wreck-It Ralph". Anyone knows this? I'll open a separate thread for this in the Cinema section.

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quote:RayPeterson wrote:

What what what what what? Building yourself an 80's arcade machine? I'm afraid this need a little further explanation!

Ok, I made a plan for it:



I've got the laminated pressed wood for it too now, so It's basically ready to be cut out according to the above plans.

Good luck with the build JoOngle. I myself is a huge arcade fan and have owned several cabinets in the past. Here's a few pics:



I just sold my Arcade cabinet when I moved. I refused to move that monster. It weighs close to 100kg and I was living in an appartment. Almost killed myself getting it up there.


I'm also working on building a setup in "my" room. It's pretty simple. Wallmounted LCD and a control panel sticking out underneath, kinda like those japanese lcd cabinets.



Here's a few pictures of builds I have done in the past
2010 - build a simple small cabinet with an xbox 360 fightstick


2013 - build a tabletop version from scratch


Now, until im done with the next project I have to settle for this iCade for my iPad that I modded to my liking



Anyway, it looks like it's getting hot today. Maybe not so hot that your underwear sweats and it crawls up the... anyway, not that hot. So I'm taking the family an hours drive north to the biggest amusement park in the country. I hope the crowds won't be that big. It's the last open weekend of the year, and summer vacation is over.

My kids sure are excited

Wow, this is completely awesome. Your kids are surely also having fun with these arcades. Which games are there? I recognize Metal Slug and Paperboy. Damn, I have absolutely no technical skills so I doubt I will ever be able to build something like this myself.

Can you get the ipad to play emulators, too? Or are you using the usual ios games?

quote:DavePeterson wrote:

2013 - build a tabletop version from scratch


 

That tabletop you built from scratch is friggin SCHWEEEEEEET!

quote:RayPeterson wrote:

Wow, this is completely awesome. Your kids are surely also having fun with these arcades. Which games are there? I recognize Metal Slug and Paperboy. Damn, I have absolutely no technical skills so I doubt I will ever be able to build something like this myself.

Can you get the ipad to play emulators, too? Or are you using the usual ios games?

Yea, my girls do enjoy playing the arcade games. Some favorites of theirs is Congo Bongo, Ms. Pac-Man and Puzzle Bobble. I sold most of my "real" arcade games, and only have Puzzle Bobble and Contra now.

I jail broke my iPad and installed an app called iMame4all. It plays most arcade games. I do have some ios stuff though. Atari Anthology and Midway Arcade. They have some good oldschool games.

The one I'm going to build will have all the games on a PC, so I will also have games like Fix it Felix Jr. and Robot Unicorn attack which I'm sure they will enjoy. It will have a trackball, so they can play angry birds and pinball controls for The Pinball Arcade.

JoOngle, thanks pal. I made a video that showcased some games.

quote:DavePeterson wrote:


JoOngle, thanks pal. I made a video that showcased some games.



Mwhahahaha... you sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger in that movie

But seriously, again - totally awesome. I did however notice that the speakers are notoriously small...you might want to improve the sound experience. Sound is half the game you know

Arcade games didn't have stereo Sound til the early 90's. I sold tha tone too and the new one might have a Soundbar and subwoofer

Remember...

...arcade games is ALL about the experience. Whatever gets your customer to sacrifice their precious coins...just for another round of amazing gameplay and visual experience.

It's kind of like going to the movies. If you're gonna spend 10 bucks on a film...you want it to kick ass. If it sucks...you're gonna feel ripped off.

One of those games that made me feel worth the money was the Star Wars game that you actually sat inside of a cockpit, it was awesome, and I even dreamed of it in my sleep. The graphics was simple by todays standard (Vector graphics without shading) but the sound was kick-butt and the immersion was total!

quote:DavePeterson wrote:

quote:RayPeterson wrote:

Wow, this is completely awesome. Your kids are surely also having fun with these arcades. Which games are there? I recognize Metal Slug and Paperboy. Damn, I have absolutely no technical skills so I doubt I will ever be able to build something like this myself.

Can you get the ipad to play emulators, too? Or are you using the usual ios games?

Yea, my girls do enjoy playing the arcade games. Some favorites of theirs is Congo Bongo, Ms. Pac-Man and Puzzle Bobble. I sold most of my "real" arcade games, and only have Puzzle Bobble and Contra now.

I jail broke my iPad and installed an app called iMame4all. It plays most arcade games. I do have some ios stuff though. Atari Anthology and Midway Arcade. They have some good oldschool games.

The one I'm going to build will have all the games on a PC, so I will also have games like Fix it Felix Jr. and Robot Unicorn attack which I'm sure they will enjoy. It will have a trackball, so they can play angry birds and pinball controls for The Pinball Arcade.

JoOngle, thanks pal. I made a video that showcased some games.



Indeed totally awesome. I'll consider jailbreaking my ipad, too. Until now I was kind of too afraid to mess up my system with it but I guess it's pretty safe. And if it's the only option to play roms on my iPad I guess I just have to try it.

Or I just buy an electric garage door opener and install it.

There's scorekeeping website called Retrouprising that let's you re-live all the arcade classics. They even have retro console stuff too.

If you're not a technical individual, this site is perfect. It's a highscore tracking site, but you don't have to post any scores if you don't want to, and you can play the games anyways. They beauty is, that to prevent cheating and keeping a level playing field, they have all the games at their end. All you need is 1) an account on the site and 2) an IE or Firefox internet browser

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I guess that's enough derailing for now, sorry DemonPrincess

We had a great time at the amusement park. It was nice weather, 23 degrees celcius and the sun was out all day. It was the last weekend they had open, there were next to no quests in the park. Most rides you could get on emidiately. The big rollercoasters had about a 5 minute line.
My oldest daughter turned 6 this july and was now tall enough to try some of the bigger rides. Last year the park got this really fast rollercoaster (80km/h) called Juvelen (aka The Jewel). I tried it last year and I found it a bit extreme, but my daughter insisted on trying it. You sit on these ATV looking things, strapped in with a safety bar ofcourse, and you have to lean forward to grab the handlebars. She could barely reach. She was all stretched out.
The look on her face when it went 0-80km/h in about 20meters She's such a badass. After the ride she didn't know whether to cry or laugh but when I told her how badass she was and asked if it tickled her stomach she laughed and wanted to go again.

That was the biggest highlight of our trip.

The month of Halloween is closing in fast. Have any plans? Do you decorate your houses?