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Author(s): John St. Clair
ISBN(s): 9780470891537, 047089153X
Edition: 2
File Details: PDF, 11.32 MB
Year: 2011
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 047089153X

ISBN 13: 9780470891537

Author: John St. Clair

Interest in classical arcade games remains on the rise, and witha little money, older computer hardware, and a little effort, youcan relive your arcade experiences by building your own arcademachine. The hands-on guide begins with a description of thevarious types of projects that you can undertake. It thenprogresses to a review of the audio and video options that areavailable and looks at the selection of game software and cabinetartwork. Ultimately, you’ll learn essential troubleshootingtips and discover how to build arcade controllers and machines thatyou can enjoy at home with your PC.

  • Serves as a soup-to-nuts guide for building your own arcademachine, from the sheets of wood to the finished product
  • Addresses the variety of arcade controls, including joysticks,buttons, spinners, trackballs, flight yokes, and guns
  • Explains how to interface arcade controls to a computer
  • Shares troubleshooting tips as well as online resources forhelp and inspiration

Project Arcade, Second Edition helps you recapture theenjoyment of your youth that was spent playing arcade games bywalking you through the exciting endeavor of building your own fullarcade machine.

Project Arcade Build Your Own Arcade Machine 2nd Table of contents:

Part I Playing Your Games the Way They Are Meant to Be Played — with Arcade Controls

Chapter 1 Picking Your Path to Game-Playing Nirvana
Where to Start? Finding Your Muse
Choosing Your Goal
Building a Desktop Arcade Controller
Building an Arcade Cabinet
Buying Your Way to Gaming Nirvana
Thinking Point
Plan, Plan, and Then Plan Some More
Deciding to Build or Buy
Planning for Controls and Interfaces
Picking Software
Figuring Your Budget
Putting It on Paper
Summary

Chapter 2 Building Your Arcade Cabinet
Anatomy of a Cabinet
Determining the Things You Need
Assessing Your Woodworking Skills
Choosing The Wood
Choosing a Cabinet Plan
Getting Ready to Build Project Arcade
Setting Up Shop
Obtaining Tools And Supplies
Beginning Construction
Drawing And Cutting Out The Plans
Summary

Part II Designing and Building Your Dream Arcade Control Panel

Chapter 3 Pushing Your Buttons and the Joy of Joysticks
Buttons, Buttons, Everywhere!
Different Types of Pushbuttons
Joysticks
Types of Joysticks
A Look at Several Different Joysticks
Summary

Chapter 4 Taking Your Game Out for a Spin — Spinners and Trackballs
What Do Spinners and Trackballs Do?
Spinner Choices
Spinner Resolution and Sensitivity
Building Your Own Spinner From Scratch
Purchasing An Arcade Spinner
Trackball Choices
Computer Trackballs
Arcade Trackballs
Commercially Available Arcade Trackballs
Trackball Roundup
Summary

Chapter 5 Arcade Controls for Power Gamers
Steering Wheels and Pedals
How Steering Wheels Work
Buying A Wheel
Building A Wheel
Converting An Arcade Wheel
Putting The Pedal Down
Shifting Gears
Final Word About Steering Wheels
Flight Yokes
Buying A Flight Yoke
Building A Flight Yoke
The Star Wars Yoke
Arcade Guns
Positional Guns
Light Guns
LED Sensor Guns
Dance Pads
Buying A Dance Pad
Building A Dance Pad
Summary

Chapter 6 Building the Control Panel
Laying Out Your Design
Choosing Your Controls
Designing A Template
Design Philosophy
Putting What You’ve Learned Into Practice
Installing the Controls
Metal Versus Wooden Control Panels
Buttons
Joysticks
Spinners
Trackballs
Guns
Steering Wheels And Yokes
Dance Pads
Mounting the Control Panel
Multiple Control Panels
Attaching The Control Panel Box
Standalone Control Panels
Project Arcade Control Panel Design
Getting Started With The Plans
Cutting The Panel Pieces
Assembling The Control Panel Box
Laying Out The Controls
Drilling Holes? Not Quite Yet!
Definitely Time To Drill Holes!
Summary

Part III Hooking Things Up Under the Hood — Time to Trick the Computer

Chapter 7 How It Works — Turning a Computer into the Brains of an Arcade Machine
Digital and Analog
Digital Data
Analog Data
Mixing Them Together
Arcade Cabinet Wiring 101
Traveling the Arcade Circuit
Shopping List
Wiring Techniques
Grounding
Sharing Controls
Tapping Into Power
How It All Works
Summary

Chapter 8 Using the Keyboard Connector for Arcade Controls
Hacking a Real Keyboard
How Keyboards Work
How To Hack A Keyboard
Multiple Keyboard Connections
Keyboard Splitters
USB Keyboards
Keyboard Pass-Through
Customized Keyboard Encoders
The ButtonBox
Groovy Game Gear
Hagstrom Electronics
InterfASD
MAMI 24/48
Ultimate Arcade Controls
Encoder Wrap-Up
Summary

Chapter 9 Arcade Controls Using the Mouse Connector
How Mice Work
Mechanical Versus Optical
Optical Encoders
Mouse Buttons
Hacking a Mouse
Physical Hacks
Electrical Hacks
Hacking Buttons
Purchasing Optical/Mouse Encoders
Groovy Game Gear OptiWiz
Happ Controls USB Trackball Interface Kit
Hagstrom Electronics
Ultimarc Opti-Pac
Optical Encoder Wrap-Up
Multiple Mice
Multiple Ports
Mice Splitters
Switchable Mice
Recommendation
Summary

Chapter 10 Miscellaneous Bits of Arcade Trickery
Gaming With the Gameport
How the Gameport Works
Game Pad Hacks
Wrapping Up The Gameport
Using the USB Port
USB Features
Connecting to the USB Port
Other Miscellaneous Tricks
Dual Strike V2 Interface
Ultimarc Rotary Joystick Interface
Game Console Controllers And Adapters
Summary

Part IV Putting Together the Final Pieces

Chapter 11 Audio — Silence Isn’t Golden
Speaking of Speakers . . .
Choosing PC Speakers
Other Speaker Choices
Speaker Recommendations
Mounting Speakers
Volume Control
Arcade Jukeboxes
Building An Arcade Jukebox
Jukebox Software
Summary

Chapter 12 A Picture Is Worth a Thousand . . . Tokens?
Cathode Ray Tubes — The CRT
Electrical Warning
A Basic Understanding of CRT Monitors
Anatomy of a Monitor
How To Handle A CRT Monitor Safely
Proper Care And Feeding Of A CRT Monitor
CRT Monitor Types
CRT Televisions
Computer Monitors
LCD Monitors
How Do LCD Monitors Work?
LCD Monitors And Your Arcade Cabinet
Choosing A Monitor
Monitor Mounting
Bezels
Monitor Orientation
The Project Arcade Monitor
Summary

Chapter 13 Installing the Computer
Configuring Your Computer for Total Arcade Immersion
Picking A Computer
Setting Up Your Computer
Sights, Sounds, And Themes
Launching Your Games
Installing The Computer In The Cabinet
Reasons To Take Your PC Apart
How To Mount A Disassembled PC
How To Mount A Complete PC
Special Consideration — Mounting USB Ports
Summary

Chapter 14 Choosing and Loading Software
All About Emulators
How Does An Emulator Work?
Emulators You Should Try
Are Emulators Legal? The Ethics And Laws Behind Obtaining ROMs
Commercial Arcade Software
Microsoft’s Arcade Series
Atari’s Arcade Titles
Digital Leisure’s Laser Disc Arcade Games
Street Fighter IV
Shareware and Other Great Games
Summary

Chapter 15 Buttoning Up the Odds and Ends
Decorating the Cabinet
Artwork Philosophies
Finding Artwork
The Marquee
Side Art
Control Panel Artwork
Bezels
Instruction Cards
Lighting Effects
Protecting the Cabinet
Other Odds ‘n’ Ends
The Coin Door
Powering The Cabinet
Summary

Part V Like the Concept but Not Sure You Have It in You?

Chapter 16 Stuck? Frustrated? Out of Quarters?
Troubleshooting Tips
Cabinet-Building Conundrums
Software Snafus
Getting Help
How To Get Help, And How Not To
Helpful Web Sites
Newsgroups
Giving Back
Build A Web Site
Join The BYOAC Community
Summary

Chapter 17 Buying Your Way to Gaming Nirvana
Kits
Arcade Controllers And Cabinets
Using An Arcade Machine
Game Console Controller Adapters
Summary

Chapter 18 Online Places to Go
Inspirational Projects to See
Great Places to Get More Information
The Project Arcade 2 Finale
Summary

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