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Hi Guys, Does any one know if www.turnarcades.co.uk are still operating in 2015 at all? I sent them an email and got a standard holiday and moving to new premises but their website has not been updated or some of their posts are from a year or more ago. Any information would be great. Regards Mark
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Hi all, I'm going to build a cabinet but i have some questions about the control panel. I will be trying to use systems like mame, nintendo, playstation, sega, etc with Hyperspin as the frontend. What i am going to use: 2 joysticks (4/8 way) 2 coin buttons / 2 start buttons and make use of the shiftbutton (I-pac) for Enter, Esc, Menu 2 buttons on the right side / 2 buttons on the left side (for pinball games) USB connections for analog gamepads (like xbox controller) What i am not sure of and need your help with. Should i add a spinner or trackball? Are there many games that use them? If i add one or both should i put some buttons with them? Do i need an analog …
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Hey Folks !! i m very happy to show you my arcade machine, that i m build! now i m just finish with the electronic. but i have there al little problem. i hope someone can help me. when a friend and me are playing a two player game we first set die bottom config in each emulator. but for some reason when player two press some buttoms it has actions for player 1. and otherwiese. i m very sure i did the cableing on the ipac good. i m thinking maybe its because i did a own daisy chain for player one and player two. ""player one has is own diasy chain, and player two has its own daisy chain"". i m sorry for my bad engl. but in my country theres not such szene like …
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My Jaleco Pony II Pimped Cab is up and running! A few friends heard the news and came by
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This is a project I took on. I traded about 15 Super Nintendo Games for the cabinet. It was already setup with a laptop with Mame and Mala front end and a Xin-Mo two player board. I gutted it and after lots of hard work now have a new pc in it running Hyperspin. Anyone able to tell me the origin of this cabinet. I've tried to find some info on it but can't find any pics of a Neo Geo with chrome t-molding on it. Still a work in progress.
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This has been my special project over the last month on my spare time. Once I knew they were releasing the new Mortal Kombat without a cab, I knew what I had to do. Thanks! to Netherrealm Studios for their super hard work in making such a great game, this really brings me back to the old days with a modern twist. This machine is based on a more modern design, I like the style of the newer Aliens game so I made this machine using that design but with some added features. The machine will be on display at California Extreme next week for those that are going you can come see it. Its 10 times better in real life. Wish I had a better camera. The pics I'm posting here are …
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Ok, so I got one! Had this posted in another forum, but I figured since it was going to be housing Hyperspin I might as well post it up here as well. Astro City Shell, in excellent condition only real problem is how dirty this thing is. Nothing a little TLC and soap wont fix. Cab came with everything bezels, new set of locks and 2 keys, all the stickers were still in place, monitor mounts not that many dings in the cab either. Control Panel Monitor Bezel Main Cabinet Housing Pics of the Stickers on the back CoinDoor/Control Panel piece Shortly after the pics were taken, shes been fully stripped of of all the parts and pieces. I've removed …
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Thought it was funny...... This is what I have done so far......
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Hey all, Just thought I'd share my completed slimline cabinet. Originally I had a Killer Instinct cabinet. I refurbished it and added Mortal Kombat 2 artwork. Altered the control panel to accommodate a trackball and some extra buttons. This can be seen below - However I had to move house at the end of last year. The bitter pill to swallow was that i couldn't fit the cabinet in the new house. The front door and hallway were just too slim! Not to mention it took 4 people just to pickup the thing. Alas I thought my cabinet days were over. Until I saw a video on Youtube with people experimenting with LCD marquees. This regenerated my interest, So I decided to build an a…
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I am looking to purchase additional buttons and a USB controller for said buttons. I already have the x-arcade 20 button do it yourself kit but I would like some additional (non-black) buttons and don't really want to have to pay $50 for more buttons and switches than I need. The other thing I would really like to have is a spinner of some kind that I can use to scroll through the wheel. Any recommendations would be great.
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Hello all, Im working on the CP of my cabinet and toying with the idea of putting in a trackball. I like the look and size (and price!) of the mini illuminated trackball on Arcade World UK, here http://www.arcadeworlduk.com/products/Mini-Illuminated-Trackball.html Problem is, I cant seem to find much info about it. Im pretty sure I don't have a ps2 connection (im running a dell optiplex that I bought from Amazon), so I guess first question is can I use a PS2 to USB converter to connect to the PC? Also, has anyone got any experience using these? It'd mainly be for Golden tee, marble madness and centipede? Thanks in advance
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hello again to everyone! times ago.. i've seen around here , some one that published a detailed tutorial on how to build up an arcade cabinet such THIS ONE... could someone help me to get the infos i'm looking or just tell me the name of that cabinet? thank you! OH! last question, could someone tell me what kind of light gun to use with a similar arcade project? .. i mean.. all the light gun i've used have several problems in calibrating ... if someone taller or shorter than me wants to play, i have to recalibrate everything... it sucks!
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Ok so i'm on the vinegar stokes now on my last build (Atari Machine), and so couldn't help but snap up these over xmas: x2 ex bookie cabs with beaut touch screen 19's... Yes I know I haven't finished my last one yet (as the wife keeps reminding me), but I couldn't resist... So my plans: colour scheme - not sure yet? But I love some of the simple colour schemes on the candy cabs website (very similar shape) http://candy-cabs.com/4.html May get this over to my folks garage and get my spray gear out... emulators - not too mad, mame/snes/megadrive at least pc - replace current under spec'd P4 with something with a little more grunt (maybe just a P4 HT + 120gd HD (cu…
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I have installed a trackball on my bartop arcade. It has a PS/2 connector and four wires (red, white, yellow and black). Black color is for ground and the other three are for the buttons. I wonder if I can use other buttons located in the control panel so I don't have to buy and install three new buttons on it (no much room for them). How do you map these buttons?
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We had a break, but now we're back...........The bartop isn't even finished yet and we've started the next project it will be free standing, have a green/black hyperspin theme, and two nes controllers so we can play nes! we're thinking of having a remove-able cartridge as well...... watch this space.
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Hello All, This is my first post to the forums, so not sure this is in the right place (apologies). Let me start by thanking you all for the invaluable source of info during the build of my first cabinet, many thanks! I thought I'd post a few pics of the cab, very much in its raw state, but its been fun documenting the process, so why not share... Im getting to the point of adding sticks and buttons now, and have a specific question regarding button mapping that I cant seem to find an answer too. Basically, I want to have a save and load state button as part of some admin buttons on the cab, but am struggling to assign a button command to a single keystroke from all t…
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I have been a reader of the forum for a bit, but this is actually my first post. It amazes me how so many of you have acquired skills in programming, woodworking, design, and electronics. However, I only have the skills to setup and configure hyperspin. But, I have all the passion in the world to build a bartop cab and a budget of about $1k (US). My hyperspin setup is on an external drive and ready to find a home in a cab Of course, I'd love to customize my cabinet as much as possible, but what things should I consider without having woodworking or limited electronics skills? I also have my wife's sony vaio pcg-384L laptop running vista that she said I can complete…
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Hi Guys, Have a strange issue in Hyperspin where after exiting an emulator and returning to the sub-menu I can no longer return back to the main-menu to choose a different emulator. Thoughts? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks - Jase
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Hi I am currently looking for full art work for my cab but i don't know where to start,i live in the uk and want to keep my costs down as much as possible,i am looking for multicade art but would like to design it myself if possible however i would also be happy with artworks that have a varied amount of character art,example mario sonic ken ryu,pacman,vic viper ship,daytona usa car,sega rally car,just many different gaming characters and would like that as side art,then i have no idea for a marquee maybe something similar but less busy with a main heading title ? and something again similar for a control panel. The problem i have is a supplier and i have no ideas o…
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RANDR's bartop 1 2
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Been working on these for a while thought I would show a progress video. I cannot tell you how cool the wolf ware pcb's are! I have used ipacs/ledwiz's since they came out years ago but this wolfware pcb is probably the coolest thing! Anyways bartops are 22" touchscreen just a small video showing lights I just got almost done
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Hello All, I was thinking of purchasing an Xtension Arcade Pedestal but the price comes to around $372 after shipping. Does anyone know any cheaper options or have any plans for something similar and how much something like this would cost to make on my own? Thanks in advance for any help. Here is the link to it: http://www.recroommasters.com/Xtension_Arcade_Pedestal_Arcade_Cabinet_p/rm-xt-ped.htm
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Hello. I don't have Hyperspin yet. I've known of Chris Upchurch, Hyperspin, and Hyperspin Doom from Youtube for possibly a year. Right This Minute is an American Broadcasting Company reality show where they show caught on tape, funny, or amazing viral videos. On the second episode for October 7, 2014, they show men putting together a Hyperspin coffee table with Super Mario All-Stars and all sorts of other games. The hosts acted surprised as if they've never heard of Hyperspin. I looked online today and I can't find today's footage yet. Speaking of Super Mario All-Stars, I have gotten 7-7-7 in the Super Mario Brothers 2 slot machine 2 or 3 times over the years. I j…
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In September the gf and I got a new house. I talked the gf into letting me put my games in one of the rooms in the basement. I have 10 cabs, area 51, big buck hunter, nfl blitz, modded daytona usa 2, emergency call ambulance, my refurbished 27" vert, mame/console based 27" lcd, 2005 mega force touchscreen, jvl orion with touch 7 and my silverstrike bowling. I also installed target toss pro bags, golden tee 2005 and a mame pc inside the silverstrike. I have a video slot touchscreen cabinet that I am also working on. For consoles, I can either play on my 60" dlp or my 100" projection screen. Checkout the video and let me know what you think, thanks!
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So I picked up this cabinet from a friend. In its previous life it was a system that allowed pay-for-play of XBox 360 like one of these... It already came with a miniITX motherboard in it and monitor so I upgraded the CPU to just about the fastest compatible (athlon x64 dual core @ 2.6ghz) and upped the ram to 1.5gb As soon as I saw HyperMarquee I thought it would be cool to put a monitor in the header of the machine so after some measuring it turned out that a 22" 16:10 uncased LCD monitor was a PERFECT fit. Just had to cut out the extra bezel that went over the original LED matrix display. Also, it turned out that the control panel was a bit high so I remove…
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Hey guys, I have a quick question. I am wiring a 4 player control panel for my home built arcade machine and I have bought a pre crimped set of wires. The ground wires came pre daisy chained which was awesome, but I started on the left most player (Player order: 4,1,2,3) and got to finishing up player 1 only to notice that the daisy chain crimp next on the line wouldnt reach over to the player 2 slot. The next crimp on the chain fits but the one before it will be hanging. I just wanted to know if thats cool or not? I could tape it to the control panel so it dosent hit anything else, or would it not work at all if its not connected to something? Thanks -Mike
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