![]() ![]() They offer a much more lightweight install. If you wanted to go totally commando, you could go with Gentoo or Arch linux. If it is a beefy PC (2 gigs of ram or more) I just use Ubuntu, so they get all the Compiz special effects on the desktop. It is tiny and leaves more ram for the emulators to run. They even sell plans, and kits for mame systems. Happs is the best place to buy the buttons and joysticks too. Well, I hope you choose a PC over your NES. Psx2 for playing playstation2 games (dont even need to dump roms, can play from the games you bought) Zsnes to play super Nintendo games flawlessly and with a few ways to tweak the graphics.ĭaphnie to play old laser disk arcade games like dragonslayer games Use mameplus,or mame32 (google it) you are a n00b. MAME to play every coin opperated arcade game in existance. Remember, you must own that game to possess the ROMS, so please dont break the law and make the ultimate gaming cabinet. If you play your cards right, you can have your PC be the “nuts” of the system. Use your PC, or buy a new PC, and run emulators “this way you do not need to manually change cartridges” you can use things like MESS, or MAME. Just look at the specs, you will learn names of adapters you can google and buy cheaper elsewhere. They actually use a hacked Playstation2 for the emulation the only reason you get 200 games is because that is all the PS2 DVD can handle.They actually own rights to re-distribute quite a few other games. You can “borrow” ideas for your own system. Oh, also, what material did you use to make the outside enclosure? I’m probably going to be using MDF (maybe 1/2"?) I’ll post progress as I work on it in the off topic chat ![]() If I find a cheap NES/SNES console maybe I’ll jam that into it aswell (and just switch inputs on the monitor) but that’s not planned ATM. Thanks for the site, but I’ll make everything I need from scratch (including a backlit marquee for the top :D) It sounds like a lot of work, but I’m looking forward to it I love projects like this. Then I’ll just boot the computer into a linux terminal and choose the game (I’ll be creating a pull out drawer from where I’ll stuff a keyboard. Rig a joystick and 4 buttons to the computerĬreate 2 USB inputs in the back along with 2 SNES controller inputs Purchase the internals for a cheap computer rig Put the monitor up top and enclose it in (d’oh) Here’s what I’m thinking about most likely doing:īuilding a full sized arcade cabinet (I already have the materials) ![]() Taco: I believe I may be doing a SNES console actually, I’m not positive. ![]()
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