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Quoted from pinmister:That is a work of art and really awesome. If you ever consider selling it or want to make another one lmk-Good stuff!
Thanks, I wanted something unique but kinda classic. I had lots of help getting it done and paid for it all most completely with beer and favours. It's painted with automotive paint using the original color codes from VW. I could never sell it.
As much as I would love to have a few real arcades, emulation is awesome. I do agree with some other posters there are a few things you have to have.
1.) Proper joystick and buttons I used two Ultrastik 360 and it's awesome lets me play everything.
2.) Proper cabinet
3.) Original screen or if you go modern it has to rotate. I went with rotating 4/3.
I added a spinner but not a track ball, I do wish I had a track ball but I don't have the room as I only went with a 2 player cabinet.
Also one thing to remember some original games are basically unplayable today. Double Dragon is horrific without emulation.
Quoted from DngrWillRobinson:OK, I'm new to all of this as previously stated. What is emulation and why is it bad? I thought that it was just a system that allows you to play multiple games on one machine?
Emulation is when you run the game on a different computer that is simulating the old hardware in software. The purist feel that its not close enough to the real thing. In some situations they have a point, the timing is slightly different and you can enable cheats and lots of other things. I suspect that vast majority of people would never be able to tell in a blind test.
The other side of the coin is you can make real improvement using emulation a game like Double Dragon runs a dreadful frame rate on real hardware. It stutters and freezes its basically unplayable. You don't realize how bad it was back in the day. On emulation it runs perfect buttery smooth.
Quoted from gweempose:Can you put it into 4-way mode? I hate playing a game like Pacman with an 8-way stick.
Its awesome you can change it on the fly, to any mode you like. You can use actual hardware locks on it to only allow the stick to move. I don't do that I just have it set up to change in software and it works perfect. You can play games like Sinistar with full 360 analog support then play pac man with super tight 4 directions. There is a little program so you set it up anyway you like. In my opinion its the best one size fits all solution. It was mandatory for me because I wanted Sinistar with a proper stick. They are considered to be expensive, I think they were $60 a pop when I got mine a few years back. I figured it was worth it but you can get old school sticks way cheaper.
Quoted from Utesichiban:I have 4 arcade games along with my 5 pins. My arcades are:
Punch Out
NBA Jam
Galaga
Arcade Legends 1
The Arcade Legends has over 200 games including all the Williams arcade classics. As some have said already, controls/buttons aren’t perfect for emulation for all games but it is pretty damn close on the Arcade Legends.
If you want some arcade games to compliment a pin collection, I think the Arcade Legends, etc with multiple games are the way to go. Who has room for 10-20 arcade machines?
That looks like a sweet Punch Out that is my grail cabinet.
Quoted from Cybergoonie:Every game ever made.
I don't see a spinner, no spinner no Tempest
Gorgeous cab though.
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