Project Arcade: Build Your Own Arcade Machine. - Softcover

St. Clair, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047089153X ISBN 13: 9780470891537

Publisher: Wiley, 2011

Synopsis

The bestseller returns—completely updated to include thenewest hardware, software, and techniques for building your ownarcade

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.

About this title

About the Author

John St.Clair, like most children of the '80s, spent endless youthful hours feeding his allowance into arcade machines. He grew up to be a network engineer, but remains a game fanatic who created Build Your Own Arcade Controls (BYOAC) at www.arcadecontrols.com, a gamer's paradise where arcade game builders can swap plans, experiences, tips, and ideas. John wrote the first edition of this book in 2004.

From the Back Cover

Remember wishing you could live at the arcade?

Was it Pac-Man at the corner convenience store? Street Fighter at the arcade in the mall? Recapture the fun, if not the quarters, by building your very own arcade machine! Make it complete with joysticks, buttons, trackballs, spinners, guns, sound effects, eye candy, and all your favorite games. Have your name flashing on the marquee. Customize your cabinet to have your very own dream arcade machine!

Do we have your attention now?

Follow these steps for building the cabinet, designing the control panel, finding the software, installing speakers and a monitor, and putting it all together. The arcade's back, this time at your place!

Déjà vu how-to

• Choose a cabinet plan
• Calculate your budget
• Design the control panel
• Build a spinner
• Explore flight yokes
• Pick your guns
• Connect the brain
• Hack a mouse
• Install the monitor
• Load up on software
• Add bells and whistles

CD-ROM includes

• Classic cabinet designs and instructions from the first edition
• Brand-new plans for cabinets and devices
• Shareware games and software utilities
• Arcade control panel templates
• High resolution color photos, links, tutorials, and more!

See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047089153X
• ISBN 13: 9780470891537
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 552