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vurt




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PostPosted: Sat, 27th May 2023 09:52    Post subject:
Janz wrote:
looks great, where have you bought the "case"?

thinking of doing it too, but also not with a pi4. going for a cheap futro thin client which has much more power and costs the same (already bought one with celeron quad core as tiny home server for 40 euros. the ones with i3 costs less than euros)


company in Spain they are called Talentec, they're on Amazon, ebay, or you can buy on their homepage.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bartop-kit-stand-TALENTEC-of-24-in-MDF-Configurable-Arcade-machine-cabinet-/142971036726?_ul=DO

I think i'll try this front end

https://wagnerstechtalk.com/pc-batocera/

its Linux OS
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Janz




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PostPosted: Sat, 27th May 2023 10:04    Post subject:
a bit more expensive than i thought. but if the quality is good the price is reasonable

batocera is the way to go nowadays, yes.

right now i do not have the space for such things, but we are looking for a new house/farm and im planning on building a bartop and getting a pinball machine Smile
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vurt




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PostPosted: Sat, 27th May 2023 10:05    Post subject:
i went with buttons that lights up.

https://www.amazon.se/dp/B075DBJXR7?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

very good price. the buttons are not good at all though, unless you like buttons with a lot of resistence and clickiness, i want neither. I'll have to swap out parts for sanwa, maybe i can change the switches. The joysticks seems really good though, i could not really tell a difference from the sanwa i just got.

edit: ah, yeah a pinball machine would be ace... might be getting that Legends Pinball one in a few months..its electronic though, with a screen.
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Janz




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PostPosted: Sat, 27th May 2023 10:34    Post subject:
that set looks okaish, and it shouldnt be a problem to replace the buttons. most likely cheaper than getting everything separately.


not going for a virtual pinball machine. i want a real one, looking for tales of from the crypt or road show.
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vurt




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PostPosted: Sat, 27th May 2023 11:05    Post subject:
nice. those don't come cheap Very Happy most pinball machines here are €5000 and up.
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TheZor
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PostPosted: Sat, 27th May 2023 11:35    Post subject:
Looking good ! Very Happy

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vurt




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PostPosted: Wed, 31st May 2023 14:30    Post subject:
T-molding some painting + audio left. Was hoping i would get the t-mold package today but it was delayed. and i guess i will eventually get a stronger light source for the marquee, it's there but it's pretty vague.

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Amadeus




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PostPosted: Wed, 31st May 2023 14:44    Post subject:
Must be lit for MultiBowl! https://archive.org/details/Multibowl1.32
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vurt




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PostPosted: Wed, 31st May 2023 15:16    Post subject:
wow, that looks like a riot Very Happy must try!

Thanks for suggestion!
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vurt




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PostPosted: Fri, 2nd Jun 2023 15:13    Post subject:
95% done



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vurt




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PostPosted: Fri, 2nd Jun 2023 15:25    Post subject:
overall, fun build. learned a lot about buttons, switches, springs. i managed to improve those light-up buttons a lot (their feel was terrible, made a big "CLONK!" sound + hard to press down)..

next project will probably be to make my own (hand held) controller, very easy thing to do nowadays. need to purchase a 3D printer though!
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zekkere1




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PostPosted: Fri, 2nd Jun 2023 15:50    Post subject:
looks great, overall - is it worth it? i would kill for it 10-15 years ago, now i guess i can just try mame at pc/tv with game pad for hour and call it a day lol Very Happy

"We're different, bud. Remember that"
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vurt




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PostPosted: Fri, 2nd Jun 2023 15:56    Post subject:
For me, sure. Arcade games are, for me at least, also about the aesthetics and to be close to the machine and stand by the cabinet and play, preferably 2-player!

I've noticed with music i got far more engaged when i got my hardware modular system vs working in software. it's just a different feel to be close-up and personal, same thing here, i've noticed i'm more engaged + it replicates the arcade hall feeling almost perfectly vs using TV and a hand held controller.
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PostPosted: Fri, 2nd Jun 2023 16:29    Post subject: *****
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vurt




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PostPosted: Fri, 2nd Jun 2023 17:34    Post subject:
yeah, i will use red paint, it also needs a touch-up of some black paint, in a few places Smile
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Yuri




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PostPosted: Fri, 2nd Jun 2023 19:47    Post subject:
Nice build but where is a picture of you standing in the middle like one of those instathots Cool Face


1 and 2 are still amazing.
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vurt




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PostPosted: Sat, 3rd Jun 2023 09:01    Post subject:
Yuri wrote:
Nice build but where is a picture of you standing in the middle like one of those instathots Cool Face


I'll leave it to the duckfaces Very Happy
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