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iCade PC mod 1 2
by justinwebb- 29 replies
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Taking a break from working on my bartop I forgot I had this for my iPad and never use it. Decided to mod it up a bit and make a mini-itx fit along with a 10.1" screen. Havent really taken pics along the way as I just work on it here and there but its not too bad for just having spare parts laying around after I upgraded my HTPC. Specs: iCade 10.1" HDMI LCD with controller board Asus Z97I-plus mini itx Intel Pentium G3258 unlocked processor 8 GB ram soon to be 16GB 256 M550 SSD 1 TB 2.5" HDD 450 W SFX power supply. I-pac controller Added a few admin buttons near the screen since I didnt really know where else to put them, its a fight to get everything to fi…
Last reply by DeJotaGamer, -
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After a friend showed me Hyperspin I become very keen to master the programming and build my own arcade, I collect old games consoles so the next logical step was to own my own arcade machine I spent months and months trying to suss out Hyperspin and i'm not going to lie to begin with I couldn't get the simplest things to work, I almost gave up, Then all of a sudden something clicked and it all started falling into place, This is when I decided I wanted to build a Bartop arcade, Something I could easily take to friends houses for parties, I started this project by making a scaled Paper model Just so make sure all the components would fit in, The paper mo…
Last reply by Mobstar76, -
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Took far longer than I expected and I'm easily 60+ hours invested. Over 110 games are represented. The rules were: -Every game/series shown must have had an actual arcade machine at some point. -Use interesting art instead of game art whenever possible. -No CG art -All games must be iconic, classics or be important to me in some way. Obviously this is a low quality file. The actual image is 73" tall almost 40" wide, 300 DPI and over a gig in size. Time to have it printed! So what do you think?
Last reply by HazzardActual, -
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Starting to built up my first Arcade cabinet, looking for a good site (paid/non-paid) for Mortal Kombat High resolution picture/ART, 300dpi Any recommendations? Attached - my low-res (google) pics I found on the net...
Last reply by pacooka, -
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Hi, I just wanted to share my build with everyone here since you guys gave me the idea. I've always wanted an arcade but couldn't afford it and there's never a cheap cab in the area. I was bedbound and happened to discover hyperspin and decided to try building my own arcade. But I have a small house so it has to be something I can move around and even hide. I have never worked with wood but knew my computers so I decided to build the arcade inside a steamer trunk. I took apart some old pcs, bought some fans, and learned to build my own control panel. It was a lot of fun and took me 2 months, the hardest part was restoring the steamer trunk! I'm going to try building my …
Last reply by shitoken, -
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Hello all. Got everything ready to convert my virtual pin to LEDs and feedback with contactors. Also read the pinball 101 document and sorta have a handle on things. But I've got a few questions, I have a 12v supply for the LEDs. And a 24v supply for my 7 contactors and my knocker. The contactors I understand can run directly off the ledwiz and no need for a relay? My main question is how to wire the knocker. The knocker I know for sure I need a relay. I'm using the standard car relays. 87 87a 30 86 85 I'm just not sure how to wire it! It has the pins 30 which I think goes to my 24v power supply directly. 85 goes to ground. Here is the part I don't know. Does 87 o…
Last reply by arcadepcnut, -
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Does anyone one know of a good trusted site i can find illuminated "credit" or "coin" button?
Last reply by Anpanman, -
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Hi, So I'm making my first Arcade Cabinet and I have recently purchased the attached. I want to do my own artwork but was hoping their was a template for this particular cabinet. Does anyone know what this style of cabinet is called or if there is a template for it? Thanks.
Last reply by cowbells, -
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Hi Guys As you have maybe already read i am starting with the build of a bartop model arcade and i am looking foor some advice for the button layout and number. These are teh things i want to buy and wish to have: - IPAC 2 interface - 2 x Competition joysticks 8-way with chery 187" switches - convex ringsyle buttons and 1/ 2 player buttons concave model I want a two player setup each player with 6 buttons an one joystick 2 pinball buttons on the side and????? :banghead: I need some advise on how/where to connect the pinball buttons on the ipac Which buttons do i need more to controle the games and the frontend (Maximus arcade with mame, atari etc. of hyperspin) …
Last reply by faydra6410, -
Hi, I would like the spec of a laptop or desktop to use for my arcade cabinet that I'll be just running classic mame games example wonder boy and galaga to name a few..., the old school games. Nes,Sega,megadrive and supernintendo. Do I need a quad core processor? if so how much ram is 2gigs enough? or would a double core processor enough to run hyperspin and these old school game themes smoothly.? I don't want to spend too much as Ill be making another cabinet to run fighting games or higher demanding games and I'll be getting a good computer for that.so I just want a good enough old desktop to be able to run those basic old school games for a cheap price. Ill be maki…
Last reply by Metalzoic, -
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Hey guys, I've been an enthusiast for a while now but haven't gotten around to building a cabinet yet. Ive built a PC and loaded and configured Hyperspin the way I want it. Now its time to work out the details of my controls. I have a 5" touch lcd that i was thinking of mounting on my CB or under the bezel. Where its going isnt important. What I need to know is how to get it to show volume controls and possibly lighting. It would be cool if it displayed art of whatever game I was playing and when i tap it the screen would change to a volume control and then after a few seconds of inactivity it would go back to the "screen saver" So does anyone know if this is even pos…
Last reply by Fursphere, -
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One post to rule them all. I remember seeing a while back there was a post with gallery after galley of finished cabinet build pictures, on the same thread. It was quite a few pages with loads of amazing builds and I am pretty sure it was on this site. Any help with a link would be much appreciated.
Last reply by chrisvond, -
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So after 2 years o my build being in progress, halfway through life problems popped up and it spent half a year in storage, I've finally given up and just called it done. Only has 8 systems but they are all up and running. It's basically just a big box with 2 player arcade controls and 2 usb snes controllers for console games. Had to be portable to take over for parties and whatnot. Would post pics but it's atrocious..lol. Has anybody else got to a point and just threw in the towel no matter how ugly it looked?
Last reply by JSinn, -
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It mainly took so long due to the fact that as soon as it was playable I just played it rather than finishing. But now I have the finishing touches on it. I designed the cabinet myself.
Last reply by adriano_scorpions, -
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My custom cabinet tell me your opinions Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Last reply by spirosdredd, -
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Thanks to a lot of member feedback and guidance with Hypersin, I have my MAME arcade up and running. Of course the arcade is using Hyperspin to work and wanted to share this video for those interested in how it looks, plays, etc. Something special (IMO) is that I've connected it to my xbox one for Killer Instinct (of course). Great to play that game the way it was intended - in an arcade! Also show off driving wheel and light gun.
Last reply by spirosdredd, -
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Ok i have almost completed my Bartop , i Bought the Cab Flat pack off ebay, i got the artwork printed loacally for a good price although not the highest quality it actually suites the style of graphics, which i just googled and sent the pics to be printed. Specs:- 2 x Ultra 360's Illuminated Buttons IPac 2 21.5 inch 1080p Monitor Gigabyte Micro ATX Motherboard (Not Mini ATX) AMD FX 8320E 8 Core CPU Radeon R9 270 Graphics Card 8 Gig DDR3 Corsair Hydro 55 Liquid Cooler 1 x 250 Gig Boot Drive (I had it lying around) 1 x 3T HyperSpin Drive XFX TS 750W Power Supply To Do:- Monitor Bezel Fit Speakers/Amp ETC Fit Button Harness's to Ultra 360's when the h…
Last reply by tonycrew, -
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I'm trying to find plans for the ArchAngel build. The link in his post is no longer valid. If anyone has another link to them or could direct me to where I could find them, I would greatly appreciate it
Last reply by lordmata, -
It's probably about time I posted some progress on my latest project here. The only major gaming setup I'm missing (aside from a virtual pinball table) is a setup for space/flight sims. With the beta release of Elite, my juices started flowing and kicked me into action. The idea is to create an integrated solution to a 'space place'. I have VR in mind as I'm construction this. The overall design will look something like this: It will take many design cues from previous projects in terms of general style and materials used so expect to see a lot of this sort of thing: To cut to the chase, here's what I have currently. The side pods for the throttle and stick have …
Last reply by hyperdennis, -
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Here are a few images of my soon to be complete (fingers crossed) "Grounds 4 Divorce" cab and some of the artwork I'll be using. Hoping to have it done in time for christmas A4 print from my epson for test fit on these three. The cab itself, around 75%-80% complete. The Control Panel with rgb leds. I changed the ball tops for colour coded ones. The Artwork for the upper monitor. The Artwork for the main playing field. The white cross section allows for a rotating monitor The disc that will rotate when attached to the monitor. Rotated for vertical games. And for horizontal games. And the instruction sticker at the bottom of the main playing fi…
Last reply by Imagamejunky, -
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Greetings all I have this old cabinet that use to be a devastators cabinet. It was gutted so I decided to use the box for my custom machine. Ive had some trouble finding a template for the side art. I saw some posts on here about printing services, Id like to be exact on the art, would anyone have a template file for this type of cabinet? link to my cabinet http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7573 any help is much appreciated!
Last reply by rodrigopbqp, -
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Hi all, I am in the process of getting together 2x 5TB drives dedicated to Hyperspin and my aim is to have them set up within a HTPC/Console case rather than having the drives sitting stand alone externally connected to PC connected to HDMI/TV etc. What are some other alternatives that I could consider? Cheers
Last reply by dougan78, -
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I had a pieced together cab running Maximus - I am wanting a bit more of the Arcade legends cab feeling I see at the game stores. I stumbled across the Hyperspin forums searching over youtube for a good front end. I hope to have something half as good as some of these other cabs soon..
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My NES PC 1 2
by nespcbuild- 46 replies
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I'm brand new to this forum. I joined mostly for help setting up hyperspin on my new project PC. Since I have no experience with Hyperspin I'll probably need all the help I can get. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to log the progress of my build here as well. Since I currently live in a small apartment, a full cab is out of the question. Instead, I'll be building an emulation/HTPC inside of an NES case. Here are the main components I've chosen for my build: ZOTAC H67ITX-C-E mobo Compact board with all of the features I need for the build Core i3-3240 LGA1155 3.40G processor I didn't do my homework on this one before I purchased it and it may need to be upgraded f…
Last reply by nespcbuild, -
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Hi, her some pics of my Atari 7800 Mod. Found a rusty Atari 7800 (it was under water) and a broken ASUS Eee PC 1215B. It´s 12,1" size, now the board connections on both sides! Needs only a few modification to bring it in Atari case! Next step is a changeable 2,5" Hdd. The Hdd goes into a orginal Cardridge. I have decided to "ET the Game" The best Game ever Images from the current state.
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