I am pretty sure Chad built this one.
On 10/22/2016 09:09 PM, James Keener wrote:
Not to poo-poo anyone, but is the Arcade ours or just on loan from
Jeremy? If it's ours, I'd be OK upgrading it:) I like playing it from
time-to-time when I stop in.
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 9:04 PM, Eris Symms <eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Missed the USB controls part. Either way, I can drop off the pi
tomorrow.
Eris
On Oct 22, 2016 9:03 PM, "Eris Symms" <eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I can provide the pi 3 and the retro pie image but I don't
know much about mapping the physical buttons via gpio.
Eris
On Oct 22, 2016 9:01 PM, "John Lewis" <oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I think we should replace the whole thing with a Raspberry
Pi 3. I am
willing to go in for half of a New Pi and a hdmi to vga
converter.
On 10/22/2016 08:33 PM, Simon Heath wrote:
> So I've figured out how to take the arcade machine apart
enough to
> actually do stuff to it, if we want. Turns out that the
computer in
> it is *really* old, like, Pentium 4 with 512 mb of ram.
I'm kind of
> amazed it still works at all. But I tried at least
seeing if I could
> get Linux or something to boot on it, and it's too old
to boot off of
> a USB drive. And I don't really feel like burning a CD
just to see if
> that thing is salvagable. It's running an old version of
software
> called Maximus Arcade.
>
> There's a pile of custom wiring to get all the inputs
and outputs
> connected to the computer, but it LOOKS like the
joysticks end up
> plugging into a USB input, the monitor is VGA and the
sound is just a
> 3.5 mm jack.
>
> So the question is, what do we want to actually do with
it? Our
> options seem to be:
>
> * Just update the software to a new version of the same
thing
> * Keep the same computer but put Linux on it running
MAME or something
> (maybe http://www.lakka.tv/)
> * Just replace the thing with a RPi
>
> I'll play around with different programs and see if I
can find one
> that works significantly better than what we have.
>
> On the more hardware-y side, I really want to cover the
gaping holes
> next to the coin acceptor with something... maybe
plastic with cool
> laser-cut designs and LED backlighting. The sides of
the thing are
> also just aching for paint and/or decals. Anyone have
any good
> suggestions there?
>
> Simon
>
>
>
