Been working on a new project recently for a customer so i thought id share details as could be handy for others. I am planning to sell these kits once ready.
The basic principle was to use a pc emulated system in an original cabinet to save a cabinet missing some original parts. I also had to create a new JVS board to interface with the original cabinet wiring and the emulated system expecting a home console joystick or keyboard.
There were multiple challenges for this type of solution and at first i wasnt even sure it would be possible but perseverance pays off!
Another benefit of this type of system is that you can setup some factory looking systems with selection screens for running a few related titles in the cabinet to.
For this project the customer's cabinet was a King of Route 66 so the games installed were
- King of Route 66 (of course)
- 18 wheeler
- Crazy Taxi
The JVS side was a challenge for sure, but i managed to find a previous project avaialbe and then manufactured some fully populated pcbs with arduino controllers on them. Have 10 JVS pcbs here now so can make at least 10 kits to start with when ready.
Also spent quite awhile working out how to map all the control properly for the 3 games
So now it's working pretty nice, needs testing in the real cabinet of course but here are some pics. Still a few things to sort out but coming along nicely.
PC build is using some hardware i use alot for other systems and a reasonable graphics card, with enough power to run this stuff ok
The basic principle was to use a pc emulated system in an original cabinet to save a cabinet missing some original parts. I also had to create a new JVS board to interface with the original cabinet wiring and the emulated system expecting a home console joystick or keyboard.
There were multiple challenges for this type of solution and at first i wasnt even sure it would be possible but perseverance pays off!
Another benefit of this type of system is that you can setup some factory looking systems with selection screens for running a few related titles in the cabinet to.
For this project the customer's cabinet was a King of Route 66 so the games installed were
- King of Route 66 (of course)
- 18 wheeler
- Crazy Taxi
The JVS side was a challenge for sure, but i managed to find a previous project avaialbe and then manufactured some fully populated pcbs with arduino controllers on them. Have 10 JVS pcbs here now so can make at least 10 kits to start with when ready.
Also spent quite awhile working out how to map all the control properly for the 3 games
So now it's working pretty nice, needs testing in the real cabinet of course but here are some pics. Still a few things to sort out but coming along nicely.
PC build is using some hardware i use alot for other systems and a reasonable graphics card, with enough power to run this stuff ok
