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Hey guys… I don’t have a cabinet, but I play with two monitors on my desktop and use a modified X-Arcade tankstick as my controller.
The tanksticks are on sale right now for $129… usually $199. I felt they needed some modification to suit me, but it was a good starting point, and especially at that sale price. I really wish it had been that price when I bought one.
Anyway… the reason I mention it is because I know there are probably some other guys that, like me, can’t have a cabinet due to space/cost/time issues and might want something like this as an alternative.
Here’s a picture of mine… I added better joysticks, an arcade spinner and a pinscape inside. It comes with two buttons on either side for flippers and nudging/magnasave, whatever.
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Great Heads up.
I always thought a desktop version of a pinball machine would be a neat project. Plunger, buttons, accelerometer for nudging.
I’ve seen a few like it, even could put a lockdown type bar across the top for that metal feel when playing
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Yeah, I don’t think it could ever be as good as a cabinet, but it’s a nice alternative. If you are into MAME, it’s a nice all-in-one solution too.
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I have pinball in my bar top. It’s great. Accelerometer and all.
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Really cool Stick, always wanted to buy it, but then i build – and have a Arcade Cab since 2013 ( Pin Cab since 2014 )
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this is my bartop
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Those are sweet.
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A buddy of mine makes these, uses the parts from and x arcade but makes everything else himself. The top is a little bigger than the x arcade, then the stand is below which the top can be removed from. He calls it a couch arcade as 2 people can sit at a couch and play. You can either put a CPU in the bottom, or can put a pi into the top allowing it to be portable.
I like the bartop Randr, does not surprise me with your level of detail in building. That lighting/gaming controller the wolf…. Does not seem to be available any longer, I like the lit up buttons with color matching for controllers I never had the desire to build with those until now…
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Ive had most parts to build an arcade bar-top cab for the last year, but it keeps getting ignored. Aim is 2 players with an eventual dynamic marquee(maybe, i like fancy things). I keep going back and forth as to whether to use a pc or a pi. Any feedback? Sorry to derail thread
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Derail away… that was all I had.
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RandR: Love your bartop. I’m new to this hobby. Had no idea so many consoles/devices could be played on (me coming into this) a “Mame Arcade”. Initially I hated the idea of having to learn so much about my original focus Visual Pinball. Now I find myself fascinated with how much more there is do do with these cabs. Way cool.
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Hey what’s wrong with a little off topic, on certain topics like this at least. I think we are all a little ADOS here, Attention Deficit Oh Shiney
@mnhotrod If you are looking for a combination type pinball and arcade check out terry red machine listed in builds. But yeah there is endless possibilities of emulators and designs out there
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Yah, I do have a somewhat…. mutant of a cab! …and I love it!
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If anyone is interested for a custom build:
<<<FOR SALE (2) Ultimarc Mag-stick plus 4/8 way Joysticks $70 shipped…normally $100 new>>>
My VP Pincab /MAME Arcade Specs: MSI Micro-ATX Z390m MOBO, Core I5-9600K CPU @ 3.70GHz, 16GB NVRAM, Nvidia 1660 Super,
40" PF Sony gaming LED TV, Dual 23" monitors in the backbox , Pinscape w. expansion board, Full DOF - Full MAME arcade support
My VP Pincab /MAME Arcade Specs: MSI Micro-ATX Z390m MOBO, Core I5-9600K CPU @ 3.70GHz, 16GB NVRAM, Nvidia 1660 Super,
40" PF Sony gaming LED TV, Dual 23" monitors in the backbox , Pinscape w. expansion board, Full DOF - Full MAME arcade support
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Hey Drybonz, I have a similar setup. 40in for PF, 22in for BG and X-Arcade Tank Stick for controller. Some day, I will build a cab. You mentioned that you modified the x-arcade tank stick. What did you modify/change?
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@stevo from the image it’s clear he changed the two joysticks, and added a spinner, this does not really affect the x-arcade IO card because they are all USB components, but that being said he still could of swapped the IO card with an i-pac.
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Yes… sorry for the slow response, but I added two Ultrastiks and a Turbo-Twist spinner… this is for arcade stuff, obviously. They are all USB so I didn’t have to change the board, I just added a USB hub inside so that I only have one wire coming out of the box to the PC. I also added a Pinscape inside for pinball nudging.
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I’ve considered getting an X-Arcade tankstick, but I didn’t even think about adding pinscape inside. This is a nice budget-friendly idea for me.
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