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SF2, Asteroids, Final Fight, Gauntlet, Centipede & more multi-game arcade cabinets for $299
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I imagine if this current lineup sells well you'll likely see it. They've already got the relationship with Capcom with the Street Fighter release.
These details are great, thanks so much.
I still want to know about modding before biting the bullet. I don't really have a great place for it (I already have a full size single player unit) butI kind of want it anyway.
I still want to know about modding before biting the bullet. I don't really have a great place for it (I already have a full size single player unit) butI kind of want it anyway.
That's okay, I suspected you'd probably be under contractual restrictions but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask.
Interesting. I would have bet money that all of the hardware was in the pre-assembled control deck. I'm surprised the actual computing hardware is mounted directly to the monitor. Now I'm curious what's in there lol. Thanks for answering my question!
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Yeah I'm guessing there is a standard gpio connection on the single board computer. Could be a pi in there.
If anyone else is interested in making your own arcade cabinet you might also find this useful:
Yep. It's like a whole new world. Such a great device with loads of support.
Saw someone point out elsewhere that the monitor for this thing is 1280x1024 (you can google the model name 170ETN01 from the pictures posted in this thread) which is a 5:4 monitor. So the aspect ratio is a little off here and you can kinda tell in the video reviews a bit.
Guess it makes sense - 4:3 LCDs are kinda uncommon.
Guess it makes sense - 4:3 LCDs are kinda uncommon.
Yeah, I have two Sony 5:4 monitors because...that's all I could ever find lol.
250 nits, 1000:1 contrast (supposedly according to that data sheet). Not the worst numbers ever.
Any chance it's IPS?
Sure didn't look IPS when I checked it out at Evo.
You can see the colors invert if you're off axis but for the most part the monitor is totally acceptable lMHO.
Yuck.
I'm super sensitive to aspect ratios and this would drive me nuts.
Definitely wasn't IPS. For the most part, the monitor was pretty good. I couldn't ever forsee myself trying to look at it from the extreme side much at all anyways.
Isn't 4:3 to 5:4 a very small difference though? Seems like 75 vs 80% width/height. Am i doing that wrong?
It is, but you could still see it on a circle or something like that. To be fair, it doesn't bother me (the difference to me is minimum when playing something like SF2). I would be bothered more if it was 16:9 and stretched. Then I would be upset.
4:3 is 1.33:1
5:4 is 1.25:1
4:3 would be 1280x960
5:4 would be 1280x1024
Google the model number above (from the review pics), you can find it at some Chinese e-commerce sites. It's a TN panel.
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Pinouts wouldn't be too hard to work out at all, I'm sure it would be pretty basic to knock up an adapter if you wanted to.
I would have jumped in for that Capcom bundle if released stateside. No offense to everyone, I love Street Fighter, but I don't need an arcade game with 3 different copies.
I would have jumped in for that Capcom bundle if released stateside. No offense to everyone, I love Street Fighter, but I don't need an arcade game with 3 different copies.
You know... I'm *really* wondering whether they just have the wrong pics on that listing for the Street Fighter cabinet... the last pic is of the Champion Edition cab and no where in the product description does it list what games are included. I'd say it's likely that they are mistakenly using old pics...
Possibly wrong pics *but* there is a Q & A section on the listing of that cab and the Argos staff member states that it has SF2, Final Fight, Strider and G'NG. They could always be wrong but I wouldn't be surprised if different territories do have different cabinets. There is a Space Invaders one listed after all when there has been no mention of it for the US.
Certainly a possibility. I asked them on Twitter, so hopefully I get a response...
Dang. I didn't think much outside gift cards had restrictions.
I've used it on items more expensive than these arcades in the past.
Man, that was my plan too...
Guess it's black friday special for me.
So if it's just a Pi inside, hacks will be a absolute doddle right?
The only thing I'm worried about is the interface between the joystick and pi....because for example getting an Xbox controller to work on my pi isn't easy, and infact does not work correctly (select doesn't work etc)
The only thing I'm worried about is the interface between the joystick and pi....because for example getting an Xbox controller to work on my pi isn't easy, and infact does not work correctly (select doesn't work etc)
It's not a raspberry pi. I'm sure it won't be all that difficult for someone to come up with adapter to hook it up to the monitor/controls, though.
Thanks. Least we somewhat know what to expect for modding sticks and buttons now.
The results of their poll for the next cabinet
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Alr1ght is right, she incorrectly said it was a pi. I've looked at it personally from our own review model and the box and board are much much larger than the size of a real raspberry pi. It might be a variant I'm not aware of it but it looks like a custom PCB that they designed in house. I believe that if someone wanted to mod the system it wouldn't be incredibly hard. There is plenty of room in the bottom and behind the LCD screen.
In terms of modding the screen you have around 10 inches of space behind the front plastic screen panel. You'll likely be able to fit some real CRT monitors in the unit but it would be a tight fit.
That is not a Pi or a variant. It looks like an in-house developed board.
After looking at the control panel, I can tell that these are all parts manufactured for this device. I've never seen those sticks or buttons before, but they're clearly Japanese style inspired. No cherry switches here.
I'm kind of torn now that I see what's inside and what looks possible in this thing. For the consumer that doesn't want to look for a cabinet and learn the ins and outs of arcade hardware, this might be a cool thing. For an arcade enthusiast, this is definitely not a product aimed at us.
I would not, under any circumstances, put a CRT in this machine. Wood looks thin and no mounting rails. The cabinet would buckle under the weight of the CRT instantly.
After looking at the control panel, I can tell that these are all parts manufactured for this device. I've never seen those sticks or buttons before, but they're clearly Japanese style inspired. No cherry switches here.
I'm kind of torn now that I see what's inside and what looks possible in this thing. For the consumer that doesn't want to look for a cabinet and learn the ins and outs of arcade hardware, this might be a cool thing. For an arcade enthusiast, this is definitely not a product aimed at us.
I would not, under any circumstances, put a CRT in this machine. Wood looks thin and no mounting rails. The cabinet would buckle under the weight of the CRT instantly.
I dunno, looking at the video I think it shouldn't be too much of a hassle to replace those buttons with proper screw-on buttons. The joysticks look like some generic version of a Crown or Seimitsu stick.
Those joysticks are some strange hybrid between Japanese looking hardware and wood-mounted American parts. If you want a sanwa joystick to sit at the correct height in this control panel, you would need to remove material from the panel thickness where the joystick plate would mount.
You could, but it'll operate and feel totally different. You might not even engage the micro switches before hitting the wood.
True. We will see soon. As soon as I get mine, I'll see what we can do with it.
