Arcade 1Ups replica cabs thread

CiDeRmAn

Looks like the stand they are selling will be essential, if anyone except children are going to use it

o1s1n

Japanese arcade stool, be grand!

brianregan09

Really thought someone was going to make a bad joke about the girl being on her knees........Nevermind haha , but yeah seriously these are way smaller than I thought they'd be

banie01

This is exactly what IKEA Lack tables are for

Chardee MacDennis

banie01 wrote: »

This is exactly what IKEA Lack tables are for

or two Lacks maybe.

CiDeRmAn

Sure, we were turning the Lacks into arcade machines!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f30XXhCYQ_4

Doge

Am I only the only mother****er in here who got out his measuring tape and measured 4 feet high? Shame on ye for thinking they'd be a lot bigger! :P

Doge

Doge wrote: »

Am I only the only mother****er in here who got out his measuring tape and measured 4 feet high? Shame on ye for thinking they'd be a lot bigger! :P

I only use real units,
metric

o1s1n

BrownFinger wrote: »

I only use real units,
metric

I generally use metric but ****ing hate metres as a measurement.

Feet are great as they have a relatable size, a foot. Twenty feet? Ah, twenty of my feet.

Wtf is a metre? A little over half a person? How is that a measurement?

Any time I've used that argument with people for metric they generally go 'its three feet' - well then just use feet ffs!!

J Mysterio

DaveyDave wrote: »

Wow I didn't think these cabs would be so small. I was expecting something like the Space Invaders cab in Token where I have to duck to see the screen. Nope, much smaller. Suppose it isn't all bad as it's more likely to fit in a bedroom or something.

Is that your lady friend? You've done well!

super_furry

I'd nearly cut the bottom off and use it as a bartop.

Doge

J Mysterio wrote: »

Is that your lady friend? You've done well!

She's a friend of Metal Jesus Rocks and is his videos quite a bit.

She even has her own retro gaming shop in the States!

Doge

BrownFinger wrote: »

I only use real units,
metric

I think I had to convert to metric also when I measured as the measuring tape I have in that room is metric only. A friend gave it to me as a novelty gift one day.

DaveyDave

J Mysterio wrote: »

DaveyDave wrote: »

Wow I didn't think these cabs would be so small. I was expecting something like the Space Invaders cab in Token where I have to duck to see the screen. Nope, much smaller. Suppose it isn't all bad as it's more likely to fit in a bedroom or something.

Is that your lady friend? You've done well!

I wish, but only because that would imply that would be my game room and I wouldn't say no to bookshelves of games and rare consoles such as a Virtual Boy and Hello Kitty Dreamcast.

As Doge says she's a friend of Metal Jesus. She's a big fan of Pokemon, WonderSwan, Amiibos and Japanese Imports! Knows her stuff so it's always interesting when she's in his videos. There was a 20 minute video about fake Nintendo cartridges that was interesting.

frasr

already a youtube video on how to use the cab with a rasp pi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09DQCOr6zQM
& there will be a future one on using a Pandora's box

no.8

o1s1n wrote:

I generally use metric but ****ing hate metres as a measurement.

o1s1n wrote:

Feet are great as they have a relatable size, a foot. Twenty feet? Ah, twenty of my feet.

o1s1n wrote:

Wtf is a metre? A little over half a person? How is that a measurement?

o1s1n wrote:

Any time I've used that argument with people for metric they generally go 'its three feet' - well then just use feet ffs!!

Rightttt... Except it has little relation to the length of human feet in reality, unless you are shaquil O'Neill + it is hardly a standard. Better would be to go by hands, at least they're close dimensionally.

Sorry had to comment here on that. The setups on offer today are fantastic, really reviving the genre

Doge

frasr wrote: »

already a youtube video on how to use the cab with a rasp pi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09DQCOr6zQM
& there will be a future one on using a Pandora's box

The video we've all been waiting for!

Worth noting that he says the joysticks on the Arcade1UP are absolute muck also.

CiDeRmAn

I wonder what I might be able to do with the spinner based Tempest machine?
Could be interesting, I guess.
But it's a lot of money, in the initial layout, for a MDF box and a monitor, with some graphics applied.
I think a compact form factor PC might be better, for me at least, to use at the heart of one of these, certainly for the purposes I'd want.
Then, in would go Tempest 2000 via emulation, and Super Hexagon!

Inviere

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

But it's a lot of money, in the initial layout, for a MDF box and a monitor, with some graphics applied.
I think a compact form factor PC might be better, for me at least, to use at the heart of one of these, certainly for the purposes I'd want.
Then, in would go Tempest 2000 via emulation, and Super Hexagon!

I'm exactly the same. I can't justify buying one just to rip the guts out. €400 for a wooden box with an lcd monitor in it? Nah

o1s1n

Be better spent trying to save a little extra and buy a Dinoking I reckon.

Skerries

Inviere wrote: »

I'm exactly the same. I can't justify buying one just to rip the guts out. €400 for a wooden box with an lcd monitor in it? Nah

yeah something like this that you just your own Pi or PC

https://www.recroommasters.com/19-Xtension-Alpha-Cade-for-Raspberry-Pi-and-PC-p/rm-xt-alpha-emulation.htm

edit: ah you also need a monitor as well

Cybersausage

I got the street fighter cab pre ordered for €300.. there was a 25% off all loot offer in GameStop on the day. I've ordered all the gear yer man has added in the video.. The pi, Flirc case, sticks/buttons, amp, 64gb card and HDMI board. It's working out about €450 for the lot. I could probably cancel my pre order and buy a flat pack bartop shell, monitor and speakers and save a few quid and have a better quality build.. not sure what to do now..

Skerries

I've pre-ordered the Space Invaders one as I love the art and I have thrown everything from the mod video into Amazon except the sticks/buttons
my question is do I need to add another button to use select on the Pi or is there another solution as I don't want to go into too much modding using drills etc.?

deadl0ck

Skerries wrote: »

yeah something like this that you just your own Pi or PC

https://www.recroommasters.com/19-Xtension-Alpha-Cade-for-Raspberry-Pi-and-PC-p/rm-xt-alpha-emulation.htm

edit: ah you also need a monitor as well

Looks a little cramped for 2 players

o1s1n

deadl0ck wrote: »

Looks a little cramped for 2 players

Just generally horrific looking tbh. Awful button layout, 16:9 monitor, even the colouring is ugly. Anyone who knows anything about design knows you don't put the three primary colours together like that.

deadl0ck

o1s1n wrote: »

Just generally horrific looking tbh. Awful button layout, 16:9 monitor, even the colouring is ugly. Anyone who knows anything about design knows you don't put the three primary colours together like that.

LOL - don't pull any punches @o1s1n

Skerries

o1s1n wrote: »

Just generally horrific looking tbh. Awful button layout, 16:9 monitor, even the colouring is ugly. Anyone who knows anything about design knows you don't put the three primary colours together like that.

Sir Clive Sinclair disagrees

CiDeRmAn

No maligning the Spectrum now!

o1s1n

deadl0ck wrote: »

LOL - don't pull any punches @o1s1n

In my defense, I'd drank a bottle of wine before posting that

Skerries wrote: »

Sir Clive Sinclair disagrees

There's a reason he included thr strip of green

Inviere

Maaaan, that Defender button layout