Idea for a "portable" cabinet

Zero Cool · Post by **Zero Cool** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:14 pm

Basically, it's a miniPC running MAME, crammed into a homemade control panel.

The actual controls consists of one 8-way sticks and 7 buttons. There's also 4 USB ports. Three of them are for additional players.

The nature of the fourth one is not as simple. Basically, one can switch between the on-board controls or another control scheme (or device). Besides being compatible with XBCD (an Xbox-to-USB driver), it can also be used for extra devices. These devices include:

* LCD Topgun lightgun for shooters
* Trackball module
* Tron module
* Flight module
* Racing wheel
* Keyboard/mouse, for upgrading, gaming, etc.

Besides MAME, I also wanna run ZiNc, Kawaks (or a better CPS1/2 and NeoGeo emu), Daphne (possibly), and possibly others.

Besides arcade, I also wish to add:

* non-arcade emulators, such as Gens, ZSNES, Atari, etc.
* DOSbox with games Duke Nukem, Commander Keen, etc.
* FPS games like Doom Trilogy, Hexen, Heretic, etc.
* other games that can run at 640x480

Granted the most I've ever done is an Xbox-to-USB adapter.

As for the display, it will work with most televisions and computer monitors.

And the reason I wish to use a miniPC is because I heard that they are really small and lightweight. I wanted to use a laptop, but I heard that they have a tendency to overheat and I don't wanna use a real PC because the power supply is way too heavy and I don't want it to weigh too much.

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:49 pm

sounds like a cool idea but scrap the light gun that would just be annoying to carry around.

Zero Cool · Post by **Zero Cool** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:35 am

gamemasterAS wrote:sounds like a cool idea but scrap the light gun that would just be annoying to carry around.

Actually, I may actually create a carrying case for it. And without it, how can I successfully play games like Area 51?

ZN13 · Post by **ZN13** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:39 pm

Touchscreen.

Just throwin in an idea

So Many Kinds of Bagels · Post by **So Many Kinds of Bagels** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:46 pm

They did that in a Popular Science magazine.

It had instructions to.
I can give it to you

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Edit: But yours is way more beefed up.

ZN13 · Post by **ZN13** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:53 pm

I think i remember that one, it was a table, right?