Is there a way to build a Arcade machine from a old computer and monitor? The computer runs Windows XP (which makes it VERY slow) and has the AMD equivalent of Pentium 3 (this is my old computer, I have a much better one now!). I have heard of programs to make a computer run as a arcade interface that hides Windows and controls that will work with common games (must work with Tron!) but I would like links and info on that. Also where can the arcade games be found?


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Thanks! So would MAME work with a slow Pentium 3 and not make slow games?
Also where could I find the Tron arcade ROM?

people have used MAME inside arcade cabinets. i can't remember if they used controllers or the cab's joystick/buttons. it could be possible to have an all in one arcade control layout. as far as a rom, try *link removed*.

CB2001 Wrote:But keep in mind, controlling the TRON ROM is going to be difficult/impossible (as the game originally required the spinning dial as one of the controls for your character. There's no setting for such a control using the keyboard).

That's why I thought there would be arcade controls you can buy that plug into a computer.
And is there controls that have spinning dials and the normal controls for other games?
And any links for these?

trekking95 Wrote: CB2001 Wrote:But keep in mind, controlling the TRON ROM is going to be difficult/impossible (as the game originally required the spinning dial as one of the controls for your character. There's no setting for such a control using the keyboard). That's why I thought there would be arcade controls you can buy that plug into a computer. And is there controls that have spinning dials and the normal controls for other games? And any links for these?

There are places that sell parts for arcade machines, some of them even for MAME cabinets. Some eBay users sell parts and pieces, but it really depends on what you're going for. My dad took a non-functional Karate Champ arcade machine and is making it into a MAME cabinet. Since Karate Champ was played with joysticks only, my dad ordered buttons that light up for his cabinet off of eBay, and gutting a game controller to use for the wiring up the joystick and buttons (he did it because he is pretty much the "masterblaster" when it comes to electronics and since he had most of the parts already like the monitor and the motherboard, found the arcade cabinets at one of the dumpsters here in my hometown {yes, I said "cabinets" as more than one, and in a small town at that}, getting a Logitech gaming joystick from Goodwill for $7 to gut out made sense and to keep to the low cost of the overall project low).

For the controllers you mentioned, yes, there is a company called X-Arcade (aka X-Gaming) that sells controllers. The problem with them is not only their pricing (if you're putting more than $500 into your cabinet, then there's no problem. They also sell individual parts, but they're also pretty pricey), but there's a small number of commercial game parts. For a Spinner, should you decide to include one, you'd end up paying a lot for a spinner. Some suggest just making one. Of course, building one requires some electronics know-how. But, BYOACWiki has info on both.order abortion pill morning after pill price where to buy abortion pill

trekking95 Wrote:Thanks for the link! I will likely go for the DIY spinner since I am not putting that much into it. And when you said gutting the joystick what did you do with it after that? Also how do you wire all the buttons, joysticks, spinners, etc. into the computer?

He's got the joystick gutted but hasn't wired the buttons up yet. Basically, inside a joystick, there are a series of sensors that when you move a joystick or push a button, it makes contact with a sensor on this board and its transmitted through a USB cable to the computer. Basically, when you're playing a video game with a joystick, if you push forward, the computer would read the action as up (or forward). So, basically, he's rigging these sensors so that they can be read by the computer.

We haven't gotten to wiring everything, but if you look around online, there may be a few resources that discuss how to wire things, including Instructables (which I've linked before) and Build Your Own Arcade Controls.

trekking95 Wrote:So if the joysticks send the single to the computer just by plugging them in, why would they need to be changed to have the computer read it?

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trekking95 Wrote: CB2001 Wrote:The changes are for making the typical arcade push buttons to work with the joystick electronics. So your making the contacts from the joysticks into push buttons? Also in searching for info I read that not all arcade games work with USB controls. Is this true?

Actually, we're making the push buttons work with the contacts (you push a button, it makes contact with the board, sends the signal to the computer, telling it "hey, this button was pressed, so this action needs to be done).

I don't know if any of them work with USB controllers or not. All I know is that the games work using typical keyboards for sure. But as for if they work with USB controls, I'd have to ask my dad (as he's done more research and playing around with MAME than I have).

trekking95 Wrote:So how would the computer know that when the button was pressed it was not still a joystick command? And is this joystick you have a USB one?

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Thanks for the links but wow are they expensive!!!!
Is it better to try and make some of it like the spinner?
Also are coin slots necessary?