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Hey guys, New poster with a lot of ideas and not much clue how to execute yet Firstly I just wanted to thank the Hyperspin community at large for the ridiculous amount of resources that are available here. I suspect I've saved hundreds of hours through things like Hypersync and examples of work here. Secondly, I wanted to find out how people have tackled the challenge of a multi system standup arcade cabinet from a physical design point of view. I'm hesitant to try to serve too many goals with one box - I've got about 1sqm of floorspace to play with for my retro gaming and it's tempting to try to make an arcade machine that also emulates every console ever made and h…
Last reply by Lenin Stimpy, -
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So my 1st build was about 4yrs ago and have been happy with it until I saw pixel hunter arcade build on byoac and I knew i was going to build one out of hardwood this was about a year and half ago . So it's was planning time first thing to get was the tv or tv's and I wanted a monitor marquee but price was killer but I found one on ebay for a good price on lg 29" strech monitor and he was local so picked it up next was a 32" TV for display. I planned on using pixel hunter's mission control build look for mine I found some black walnut and started going here's the pictures I'm still in building process and designing/changing as I go Here my original one I built Sta…
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Trying to figure out the maximum monitor width/height in inches or millimeters, so I can figure out what monitor I can buy. If possible, I'd like to get a 20" monitor so I can get true 4:3, instead of a 5:4 19". Thanks
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I'm really stumped. I'm failing to find ANY 19" LCD monitor that is truly 4:3. All the 19" monitors I'm finding, though labeled 4:3 in the description, have a resolution of 1280 x 1024, which is 5:4... Can someone link me to a truly 4:3 19" LCD monitor?
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I need to decide on some buttons for my bartop. I am thinking of going with the CLASSX buttons from GGG for my player buttons. I am looking for some nice buttons for player 1, 2, coin, escape, pause, etc that I can add a graphic insert into and will compliment the CLASSX buttons. I appreciate any feedback
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I decided to build a cabinet, but I had very little budget for tools and parts. So I took my jig saw, and some spare parts from a desk hutch. Old 17" monitor, cheap ebay controls/encoder (buttons are branded happ, but joysticks are 'happ competition style'), Pentium G3220 + ASRock mobo + 4GB of RAM, old HD, USB powered amplifier (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C4N410G/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) powering drivers recycled from $1 garage sale HK computer speakers, Vesa mount (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003O1UYHG/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1), and had to buy a melamine shelf as the base. Someday I might do a nice cabinet, but …
Last reply by xman72, -
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Hey Guys, I wanted to share this hyperspin pedestal I built. Sorry, the video is 11 min long to show most of the features. Get a coffee or beer.Some additional information on it Dual Guns from Arcadeguns.com Trackball from GameRoomSolutions.com 2 Player LED Control Panel kit from GameRoomSolutions.com Logitech G25 and G27 Wheels Integrated House of the Dead Games on PC Driving games on DreamCast Shooting and Driving Games on PS2 (pcsx) XBMC for media center Also using controllerremap to scan usb devices so enumeration stays correct and peripherals do not get out of sync. Thanks, Ryan GameRoomSolutions.com
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I made it from a .78¢ poster, hot glued all of the inside flaps to make nice edge joints. I may not even paint it. I'm not sure yet. The whole outside will be covered by glass and a vinyl bezel. Eventually.
Last reply by Natdiamond, -
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Here is the beginning of the construction of my other cab, this is the second of 2 custom vewlix cabs based off of the Kraylix and Donnovan Myers Vewlix cabs Kray is building the Control Panels for both cabs and should be done in about 3 weeks... http://www.kraylixarcade.com/ http://www.donovanmyers.com/ here is the link to the vert slim 1 player build http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13030
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Hey guys, I was wondering if you knowledgable cabinet builders could link me to some very nicely done instructions for building cabinets and modifying old cabinets with hyper spin. What are your sources that you know of that really walk you through the process well? Thanks so much, Steve Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Hi Guys, Thanks so much for your ongoing help as I grapple with my first bartop. I see a lot of people recommend 4:3 monitors, but I also see people talking about emulating with HD graphics. Are 4:3 monitors compatible with HD graphics? What resolution should I be shooting for with a 4:3 19" monitor? Thanks!
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I am now ready to install buttons on my control panel and I am thinking of going RGB. I am looking at using the Ultralux RGB buttons with a PACLED64 so I can have some fun with it. I would like to hear back on how well the Ultralux hold up to playing fighter games (this is what I mostly play) How are the Ultralux buttons for playing games. I was going to go with the CLASSX buttons (or maybe the chromalite buttons) from GGG but I am just not sure and need some help to make my decision. Please help in my decision
Last reply by rascaluk, -
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Hi, I'm from Spain and I want to show you my two Hyperspin home-made Cabs. The first is my "Paper Mario Dual Screen Arcade": The 7" screen it's really useful when playing the Nintendo DS emulator, having the primary screen in the 21" and the secondary in the 7". Also with Future and VPinball, having the DMD in the 7". In MAME the screen shows marquees, flyers and snaps of each game with cpwizard app. The other one is a NeoGeo MVS inspired Bartop. I've also done an arcade controller: So that's all. I hope you like it. Sorry if my english isn't good at all.
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So I have finally bit the bullet and decided to build my own arcade cabinet. I want to build a 4-player cab with trackball and spinner. Here is my control panel design. I have ordered 8-way competition Bat top Joysticks and concave buttons from suzo-happ. Got my spinner and trackball and i-pac 4 encoder (Before i saw the kickstarter for the howler arcade controller, that thing looks insane!!). I went with the red knob for the spinner and heavy flyweight. Got my coin door and wiring harness's from Austin Amusements (Aussie company). Started building the box for the control panel over the weekend, here are my progress pics so far.
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Hi Guys, I'm getting ready to order parts for my Retrocade bartop using Tippers27's 2 Player MDF kit. Now that I've got my head somewhat around the kit construction, I was hoping for some help with the internals. I'm more familiar with AMD, so I plan to use their hardware. Bartop Kit: Tipper27's 2 Player - http://ebay.eu/1mOYbjl MOBO: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX - http://bit.ly/1cr1GIL CPU: AMD A10-7850K - http://amzn.to/1hSfI6G RAM: AMD Radeon R9 Gamer 8GB DDR3 2400 - http://amzn.to/1n2rm6X GPU: None to Start Joystick: 2 Ultimarc ServoStiks Buttons: TBD I might use single-colored LED buttons, but I'm still deciding. I want make sure there is enough wiggle room in I a…
Last reply by mikekim, -
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Hi all, This is my first post here. I've been lurking for a little while and thought now that I had started my build I'd post a build thread. I've been wanting to build a MAME cabinet for years and the perfect opportunity presented itself when a friend with a partially finished cab decided to sell it during his recent move. He had bought a lot of the parts he needed to finish the project, but life got in the way and he ended up abandoning the project. I have a fair bit of computer experience but not a lot of woodworking skill, so remaking an existing cabinet was definitely the right choice for me. Here's the cabinet. Not sure what it started its life as, but it …
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This belong to anybody here?, that's if you're brave enough to own up http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=261471406853&globalID=EBAY-GB&alt=web Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Hey guys, I have spent the last year building this Barcade. I have browsed this thread for a while now looking for inspiration and have yet to post anything on my project. So here it is! (so far...) The idea behind this build was to have a fully functional bar with a retractable arcade screen using a linear track actuator. I wanted to tie-in all my AV into the bar and of course add some hidden doors. I also wanted this thing to be mobile, so I added casters. I will update you guys later with more pictures, however here are some teasers for now. I am not done by any means and this is still a work in progress. If you have any suggestions, questions or comments please let…
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Im considering picking these up but trying to figure out what cabs these are, so I can find some art for them.. Also what do you think they should be worth each, the pacman needs some monitor work..
Last reply by ebarlow99, -
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Looking for some high quality HyperSpin logo decals to print and adhere to my cabinet. Are there any good files out there? Illustrator files would be ideal, but I'd take anything decent.
Last reply by rascaluk, -
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Hey everyone, First time poster...be gentle. I FINALLY finished my first cab. I totally suck at DIY/joinery/carpentry/building things. Basically, if there's a way I can screw it up, I tend to find it! But, I'm really happy with the way it turned out and as a learning process, it was fantastic. A lot of folks were advising me to just purchase a pre-configured cab from eBay for £600-£700, but the PC I have in here is decent enough to play most of the games I want to play via Steam as well. Reckon it's all come out to less than £600 anyway! I've left it bezel-less so that there's a bit of extra airflow going through. As I painted the inside of the cab black as well, th…
Last reply by bigbigspoon, -
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Looking for advice guys. Been building my first bartop. It's mdf and I painted it with a gloss mdf paint. I have a friend who owns a print shop and he printed me some art I designed on adhesive vinyl and it looks awesome. I applied it carefully squeezing the air out as I went but now find it's peeling off from the corners. It's still as sticky as it was it just won't form a decent bond all over. I'm after advice to get it to stay on really. Are there any adhesives that would work without ruining it. I'm sure it's me and not the vinyl, has anybody else found anything similar. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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Hi guys. Ive taken the plunge and ordered a flat pack bar top kit from The Bay, and a twin joystick and button set thats half wired for simplicity lol. Looking forward to getting started on it this week when it arrives. Im sure ill het stuck so planning on being here a lot!
Last reply by Silverback, -
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Crikey. After starting playing around with Hyperspin last Oct I almost have a working bartop cab and I am buzzing with it. Just waiting for my mate to deliver my two final bits of artwork tomorrow and I will be virtually good to go. Have taught myself basic woodworking and electronics over the course of this! I've had two small "fires" from burning wires lol that the missus wasn't impressed with but I think it's safe now hehe. Two player, full rgb LedBlinky set ups, PC built into the cab and the kids love it. It will realistically never be finished due to tinkering but it is fully my pride and joy. Will posts pics later this week! Sent from my iPad using Tapatal…
Last reply by rascaluk, -
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Hi Guys, Finally after many months of planning and designing I have finally finished my custom pair of external LS30 Rotary joysticks. This was a joined project so a very big thank you to my good friend Langersld for helping in the fabrication, the design of the graphics and mdf boxes used in the joysticks. Both of us are building a set of 2 sticks. The LS30 joysticks are brand new (NOS) which I recently picked up from ebay. What an amazing find. Using Druin's rotary interface, IPAC2 and Sanwa buttons. The Joysticks are connected via a DB25 connector for 2 player action. I decided to do this so that I only have to rely on 1 rotary interface only and required 24 wire conn…
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