Arcade Talk Resources

Resources relating to Michael's MAME/Arcade workshop/talk.

Links

• my site! http://www.tecspy.com/arcade
• B.Y.O.A.C. Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum and Wiki http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/
• jakobud Arcade Cabinet Plans http://jakobud.com/plan-list.php
• K.L.O.V. (Killer List Of Videogames) http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_list.php?letter=A&type=Videogame
• ArcadeWorld UK http://www.arcadeworlduk.com/
• Ultimarc UK controls manufacturer https://www.ultimarc.com/
• etc.

Cabinet architecture!

Monitors, cabinets, amps & speakers, controls, artworks, bezel wheels and feet, coin mechanism, PC, interfaces, MAME. Front-ends and utilities, Controls latency and accuracy.

Parts

Buttons

• microswitch types
• leaf switches
• gold leaf module

Joysticks

• ZIPPYY (note spelling when doing eBay/Google searches) Cheap and cheerful: http://www.arcadeworlduk.com/products/Short-Shaft-Ball-Top-Arcade-Joystick.html
• Euro Stik
• Sanwa

Trackballs, spinners, steering wheels, flight yokes, etc.

Input encoders

• keyboard encoders - what they do, how they work, USB vs PS2
• USB Joystick HID
  • Minimus, KADE with LUFA
  • Arduino Mega
• PlayStation to USB
• Dance Mat encoders
• X-Box

Advice

• Get on the forums!
• Use what Hackspace has to offer
• Definitely go to arcades and look at machines. See what does and does not work well for you.