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[ArMaGeDdOn]

[floam]

http://cmdrtaco.net/jubei/ <--- great tutorial, if you understand linux

[M3_DeL]

ok so I am curious if anyone out there has made one for xbox or pc or anything. I am talking about making an actual arcade machine....I would love as much info as I can get.

      I have a old non-working arcade game.....Jungle King (crapiest game around) and I gutted it and everything....The only part I am not sure about is if I would be better of wiring buttons and joysticks I have and figure out how to make them work with the xbox or if i should go with the x-arcade stick and install that in the box.....xgaming.com is where that is at.

      And has anyone used the x-arcade stick yet? I would like to know if it is a good setup. Besides that I am just gonna have an empty box make a secure spot where I can put my xbox and hook it into a monitor and the joypads? is this all I would need for this setup? Anything else I should do to enhance this setup? any input would be greatly appriciated and I mean any:)

-M3

[opjose]

I saw a link to an Xbox arcade machine a few weeks ago.

The guy was originally using a PC, but then went with an Xbox instead.

He had a custom controller set up with it. It looked very nice.

[M3_DeL]

POST IT POST IT MAN (THE LINK THAT IS)

i WANNA MAKE MINE ALL SNAZY AND STUFF WITH BLINKING LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING. IT SHALL BE A NICE ADDITION TO MY LIVING ROOM

[M3_DeL]

dude..................thanks a bunch much appriciated  

[Demon]

I created a PC arcade machine and made custom joysticks out of a keyboard.  It would probably work for running Mame from your XBOX, too, if Mame supports a keyboard.  If you need any help "hacking the keyboard", let me know.  It isn't difficult, just time consuming.

:d:

[M3_DeL]

any pics? web pages that are real helpfull in this area? I want all the facts first ....I wanna know what I am getting into here? is the x-arcade just a bad way to go?

[opjose]

QUOTE (M3_DeL @ Sep 17 2002, 11:48 PM)

POST IT POST IT MAN (THE LINK THAT IS) i WANNA MAKE MINE ALL SNAZY AND STUFF WITH BLINKING LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING. IT SHALL BE A NICE ADDITION TO MY LIVING ROOM

                                    Try this:

http://pages.infinit...le/hypermoe.htm

[M3_DeL]

i could only pray mine will turn out as cool as that one. This makes me all excited inside.....now I just need to find more time so I can get it done fast....Ill also try to document my progress with pics

Edit: Also it would be cool to figure out a way to make Mame coin-op. the machie I gutted has the coin-op still on it.....I'll have to play around with it

[M3_DeL]

ok now I am having trouble finding schematics of mapping the arcade buttons to a controller.........neone know a link that gives this info out??? do I nned to sacrifice a controller and map the buttons to that? Links anyone??? Thanks in advance

[kkattfish]

holy shit, that is one of the coolest things i have ever seen in my life, big ups to that guy, hope he comes to these forums.

[Oldie]

M3_del -

The coin-ups are pretty simple to do.  Tou need to find the contacts that register the coin inserting and wire them to the appropriate button.  My MAME cabinet does that, and I have the coin inputs wired to keyboard keys (IIRC) 5 and 6.

Don't know about the controller for the Xbox though.  That's going to require some more detailed customization.   I'm sure it can be done, though.

For a keyboard, since the signals are not discrete in a normal keyboard, it's easier to use an encoder module like this one:

http://www.hagstrome...om/modules.html

Later,
Oldie

[opjose]

Some of the cabinet sites are already posting electronic wiring diagrams for Xbox mame cabinets.... heh.

[opjose]

QUOTE (DJ Fusion @ Sep 30 2002, 03:38 AM)

That guy has a ridiculous button configuration.

                                    Yes in a way.

Now that the Xarcade stick is available, why wire the way he did?

I'd just buy one of the Xarcade controllers & strip off the bottom. Instant cabinet controller!