/vr/ - Retro Games

Ghost N' Goblins. I'd be rich.

IIDX

Hard to say. I'm not sure I'd like to give the time, money and space to just ONE arcade game. I'd definitely make it a candy cab though. I fucking love candy cabs.

>>2265792
this. THIS!

Go big or go home, Faggots.

X-Men, the double-wide version.

Those are nice contraptions.

But what is a good game to have in your man cave?

>>2265905
Why, the manliest game of them all.

>>2265931
I'm already dead.

>>2265931
I can't read moonspeak but that looks a lot like Fist of the North Star.

btw Any idea how the sensors work?

>>2265940
It's a punching game, you hit the different pads almost like whack a mole. This was actually released in the west. Kinda fun, probably the best/most authentic Hokuto game.

Sega R360.

>>2265931
What a tender lil' fella.

>>2265792
>dekotora of cabinets
not sure if want

>>2265940
>atatatatatata
like that

Original Mario Bros.
Then sell it off to some naive Nintendofag for ten times the profit.

Guess I'll post here.

Work in progress, MAME cabinet.
Taken with a phone hence the shitty quality.
Tell me why it's shit so I can make it not so shit.

>>2266195
It's not a sit-down cabinet.

>>2266195
Looks good so far. Just keep the control panel reasonable in terms of buttons/joysticks and don't give it some hokey looking decals. The decorating can be tricky. My choice would be to probably keep it plain black and maybe give it some colored highlights or similar. Maybe look at the (non-retro) Vewlix for ideas to decorate a cab without making it game-specific.

>>2266209
Well it's kinda too late to revise that, I think.

>>2266213
Yeah Vewlix seems solid, so now I'll probably do something like pic for the buttons and something to cover the edges of the cab where the wood isn't black.

>>2266238
Only one player?

>>2266334
Maybe, maybe not.
I'm considering having a stick for one player and a trackball for the other. Not gonna lie, not many people are going to come over and play arcade games, so it'll be fine, I think.

>>2266195
Don't ruin it with an awkward grid layout and a bat top.

>>2266238
>Well it's kinda too late to revise that
Use a baby booster seat

>>2265698
Pic related.

>>2265931
my local arcade has this game
>tfw I've never played it

>>2266349
Haha you got a point, I gotta mame cabinet and the second player controls only got used a handful of times.

>>2266569
You are given an opportunity to play when many others just wish to catch a glimpse of this game.
Don't waste it, go watch some Hokuto no Ken and return to be The Fist of the North Star.

>>2265698
I wouldn't make a replica. I'd make something better.

Any racing machine would be fucking awesome to build, though if I were to build one it would be more multipurpose, covering multiple machines, and featuring a way to simply swap out controllers, or at least inputs for certain controllers namely 3D Saturn, Super Nintendo, and Xbox 360 controller inputs.

>>2265938

yeah, die fag. go suck cocks in hell.

>>2267915
What the hell is that video?

>>2267915
Oh my god. This actually made me want to cry too. But I don't understand why.

>>2269660
PTSonicD.

>>2266209
>sit-down
no

something that can't easily be emulated via mame. Perhaps something you just can't get anywhere.

Galaga 3 or something of that nature.

>>2267915
went 2 fast

Sugar Rush

>>2272942

>>2265826
>Go big or go home
>Not galaxian 3

>>2267915
It's a show called Rectify. About a guy who gets out of prison after 20 years of being on death row.

Original Donkey Kong.

The real question is where the hell do you put this thing.

>>2277260

The garage.

>>2277260
REAL SCALE*

*1/100 SCALE

>>2277260
>1700 watts power consumption
OH LAWD
wonder if modern components would cut down on that power consumption (leaving the original arcade board alone)

>>2277815
My vacuum cleaner needs 1700w to work.

That's not the actual watt consumption per hour.

>>2277817
?

>>2277826
>12 hours of use per day
Good god, I thought my mum was a cleaning freak.

>>2279405
there wasn't an option for MASSIVE RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIGDE RACER arcade cabinet so I just put in the watts for the cab

I'm thinking either the crazy Afterburner II machine with the tilting seats, or the Mechwarrior sims. With the latter I'd have to get two, though.

>>2280176

>>2265698
jambo safari i love that game

but i'll settle for my mame cab i built back in 05

>>2281831
I loved Virtual World. Went to the one in Walnut Creek in '93 at least six times before it closed down. Would get all hopped up on Jolt and play four matches at a time. I found it odd that there was a giant robot fist hanging from the ceiling when none of the mechs had hands.

>>2281831
My god does that bring me back.

Galaga, they had it at my orthodontist.

>>2284462
>they had it at my orthodontist
That is brilliant!

>>2284440
I takes you back, it does not bring you back.

On topic, I'd really love a Centipede machine.

>>2266195
its not a cockpit

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3151112/all/Mechwarrior_Cockpit

>>2284512
*It
goddarnit

>>2265698
pic related, plus a DTX and 2 GuitarFreaks ASC's, for all my GFdm needs.

>>2265792
Not my cup of tea, but still a good choice.

>>2266195
this >>2284536, you could make it look like a worn piece of army equipment, washed gray and black, faded yelow stripes, a few bullet marks, maybe a big number on the side and a small pin up girl like an old battle damaged airplane.

I'm buying one of these with a burnt out board from my old work and installing one of my spare computers to serve as a MAME

>>2284536
I actually wanna do this for steel battalion.

>>2289408
>no shoulder room between the two control clusters

>>2289408
>flat panel
>positioned so you're most certainly far off-axis vertically
>either going to be a laggy IPS or a near-inverted TN
jesus fuck, think before you build this shit

>>2286293
>putting a PC in a genuine Neo cabinet
Sell the Neo for $$$$, buy a cheap convert-a-cab, molest that instead.

>>2277506
This is 1/100 scale you retard

>>2293649
... is that actually functional? The electronics could just about fit in that much space, so it would be possible to, I dunno, set up a working linux + MAME installation on that.

>>2293821
It looks like its made out of a phone with an emulator on it.

I built this one.

Now that I've got vertical games covered, I just need to build an upright cabinet. I've never found any decent plans for an upright though.

>>2294906

Is that an extreme sitting stool?
Your execution is very polished btw, I've always wanted a cocktail cabinet

>>2294906
Glorious, you must be bringing in reams of pussy with that bad boy

>>2295004
That type of stool is what every bathroom in Australia had growing up in the 60s, 70s and 80s. At the time they won design awards and were the largest single injection molded item ever made. They were manufactured by Caroma in South Australia. They are 2-piece, so you can pull them apart, the end-caps also come off to allow storage of stuff (like lego!).

In the 80s, they became the stool of choice for milk-bars and arcades because they were cheap, rugged, and readily available.

Nowadays they are a bit harder to come across, although there is a steady supplying coming through eBay at the moment. I have 2 stools, and I think they cost me $30-$40 each!

They really add to the authenticity of the experience when using my cocktail cabinet.

>>2295047
Funnily enough I do pull a lot of milfs with this thing. They get all moist when they see it, and nostalgia hard. It also makes a great conversation piece if I'm out, and lets me finish the night with "hey, why don't you come back to my place and have a game or two on my arcade cabinet..."

;-)

>>2294906
>>2295981
>>2295989

Why does this need to be so wide? It seems like the controls should be on the other ends and the screen should be orientated the other way.

>>2296048
You are meant to put drinks on it. It is a table after all.

>>2296048
Dunno. I just copied the original Hankin design - ask Hankin Manufacturing.

>>2265698
1941 Counter Attack

>>2295989
just stopping by to say I think this cab looks amazing, especially the t-bars for feet.

10/10 would copy design for myself

My favorite arcade game

lucky and wild was probably the best arcade game i ever played.

but if not id probably go with a neogeo cab.

>>2296976
my aunt used to drive and let me wield dualies. during the summers we'd spend 40 bucks a week in arcades together

>>2266209
Can't he just use a bar stool?

>>2266195
Got a link to the plans?

>>2293970
It's made out of an SP

>>2265698
Aero Fighters.

Hell, it's not too expensive the last time I checked on prices for boards, but I have no where to put a cabinet right now.

>>2267915
>Sonic has passed
He and others will forever be in video game hell.

>>2302017
entirely irrelevant - the franchise consistently failed to overcome the banality of its commercial function

>>2291026
it ain't real scale until they get the whole map

>>2295981
what is the name of the stool?

>>2306461
"Caroma Stool"

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=113447

>>2294906
Absolutely delicious.

Okay, thinking about building a NES cabinet, here's my plan:

The brain: Acer Aspire One with Tiny7. It's a shit computer, but it runs NES emus and boots realllly fast, and I've set it up that the first thing it does is runs a batch script so I get a custom NES-ish ROM selector.
The screen: A bigass CRT hooked to the laptop's VGA port
The controls: Two NES Advantages attached to the deck, hooked to the laptop's USB port with a NES->USB dongle
Sounds: Some speakers I guess
The shell: Fuck, I dunno. I've got a woodworking friend who could probably make one for me if I provide the plans (I have 3D modeling background, I guess I could do that), but I have no clue how much that shit oughta cost. From what I gather I should use MDF board because it's cheap and sturdy
The look: I can paint it
The power: Good question. I want the cabinet to have only one power button, so I need to figure something out. It would be logical for me to hook both, the CRT and the laptop to an extension cord with a power switch and somehow make it so that once I push that switch on, it also boots up the laptop and the CRT. Though, I'm not entirely sure if the power button in the CRT is a on/off one so technically the CRT could always be on.
DEBUG: If something goes wrong or I need to fix something, that laptop could stand inside the cabinet, neatly on a pedestal so if you open a secret door on the side of the cabinet you get easy access to it.

Am I missing something? Seems like a solid plan, only thing I'm worried about is the shell itself and the power setup to a lesser extent.

>>2307681
You will run into issues hiding the controllers or taking the stick and buttons out to put them into a proper board.

Wiring real controllers isn't hard, you just need a USB connector with breakout board. The wiring is two daisy chains and one line to each trigger, no soldering required because everything crimps.

And buying real arcade controllers will not only be much more durable, but also feel more authentic.

>>2307692
>You will run into issues hiding the controllers
I don't see how, but I'll keep this warning in mind

>>2307692
>buying real arcade controllers
Maybe I'm not googling hard enough but all I find are arcade controllers with a stick and 9001 buttons, when all I really need is A, B, Start and Select. They're also very pricey, when an Advantage costs only like 5 euros

But thanks a lot for your insight

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

>>2307681
Keep in mind that most older arcade games expect a joystick, 3 action buttons, and one start button. You may want to build a control panel that gives you A/B/C/Start and use one of the action buttons as Select when emulating NES.

>>2307697
>but all I find are arcade controllers with a stick and 9001 buttons
Build your own. Depending on the style of controls you want, it varies from pretty easy to completely trivial.

>>2311004

That voice.

Cannot deal.

This fucker right here.

>>2311421
Does it have pedals on the floor?

>>2311421
FUCK YEAH

Off Road is the tits. Great fun with buddies.

genpei toumaden

>>2265698
I'd build an empty shell of an arcade machine, and inside I'd have an emulator for everything /vr/ :^)

>>2266569
You'll never know how manly you truly are till you've played this with no gloves. Went on holiday when I was about 14 and the camp we stayed at had the fist of the north star game but most of the covers and the foam on the pads had worn away (no idea how old the cabinet was) by the end of the week my knuckles were cut to shit from hitting the wood and screw tips poking through. Totally worth it.

>>2265698
I'd make a MAME machine and play anything I damn well wanted to.

It's nothing super rare or cool to you guys probably, but I've always wanted to try this machine at least once.

If only because it's one of my favourites, The House of the Dead. Too bad SEGA lost the source code for the arcade version...

>>2320962
Did you go ATATATATATATATATATA when you did it?

>>2265698
>time
>resources
Can I have the talent, too?

If so, the answer would be "any".

>>2325535
You don't need much talent to screw a joystick and some buttons into a bit of wood.

You can basically buy flatpack arcade cabinets that only need a screen, some buttons, and a PC.

>>2324364
Dammit Japan stop hoarding all the cool rhythm games

>>2325636
You can play the only one that matters, IIDX, at home.

>>2320962
The only way to actually be good at that game is to play without the pads.

Also
>punching the pads

Palm strikes work a thousand times better.

>>2325645
I love Bemani games too but DDR was the one that mattered most if we're going to argue about stuff like this.

>>2267915
>pushing up in sonic
>ever
God dammit I hate video games in movies/tv

>>2326769
>not pushing up to look at Robotnik as he comes down

>>2265698
If I fort some reason could play only one game on it I would certainly choose a fighter. KoF UM or one of the Samurai Shodown games probably.... maybe V special.

How about arcade basketball or shufflepuck?

>>2326769

>>2324285
Retropie or PiPlay?

>>2265931
Holy crap this looks like awesome way to let off steam

>>2265931
I've wanted to play this ever since I saw a short article about it in Tips & Tricks way back when it came out. I didn't even know what HNK was at the time.

>>2330624
lets go jungle is a certified blast

not a single mention of a sega R360

fucking casuals.

>>2336054

I did. No one said anything. See
>>2265953

>>2336064
Us kids, we don't know shit!

>>2336064
sorry man, i was so focused on the hukto no ken machine i didnt see it ;w;

>>2336054
4 industrial stepper motors should do the trick. The rest is carpentry and software. Do modern game engines have a variable for acceleration like they have for light?

It won't give you a real dogfight experience though, as the most it can do is 1g, and those things turn at 9g IRL. It COULD do a pretty good car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shdS-hynLHg

MvC2
Astro City Cabinet head-to-head