Product Description

You can go back, and here′s howRemember the days––and quarters––you spent pursuing aliens, fleeing ghosts, and gobbling dots in that beloved arcade? They′re hiding in these pages, along with diagrams, directions, plans, and materials lists that will enable you to build your very own arcade game. Construct joysticks, buttons, and trackballs; build the console and cabinet; install and configure the software; crank up the speakers; and wham! Step across the time–space continuum and enjoy all those classic games, plus dozens of new ones, whenever you like.

Start Here

1. Plan for your space and budget
2. Design and build the cabinet
3. Construct the controllers
4. Build the console
5. Pick an old game′s brain
6. Install the emulator
7. Convince a PC it′s a game
8. Connect a monitor and speakers
9. Add a marquee
10. GO PLAY!

Includes diagrams, detailed instructions, essential software, and more

CD–ROM Includes
∗ Complete cabinet plans and diagrams
∗ MAME32 software
∗ Paint Shop Pro? evaluation version
∗ Links to hundreds of arcade cabinet projects

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #340226 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 504 pages

Review
“…breathtaking detail…the passion is infectious…” (Edge, December 2005)

Review
“…breathtaking detail…the passion is infectious…” (Edge, December 2005)

From the Back Cover
You can go back, and here′s howRemember the days—and quarters—you spent pursuing aliens, fleeing ghosts, and gobbling dots in that beloved arcade? They’re hiding in these pages, along with diagrams, directions, plans, and materials lists that will enable you to build your very own arcade game. Construct joysticks, buttons, and trackballs; build the console and cabinet; install and configure the software; crank up the speakers; and wham! Step across the time–space continuum and enjoy all those classic games, plus dozens of new ones, whenever you like.

Start Here

1. Plan for your space and budget
2. Design and build the cabinet
3. Construct the controllers
4. Build the console
5. Pick an old game’s brain
6. Install the emulator
7. Convince a PC it’s a game
8. Connect a monitor and speakers
9. Add a marquee
10. GO PLAY!

Includes diagrams, detailed instructions, essential software, and more

CD–ROM Includes

• Complete cabinet plans and diagrams
• MAME32 software
• Paint Shop Pro® evaluation version
• Links to hundreds of arcade cabinet projects

Customer Reviews

Fantasic resource - a MUST for the emulation enthusiast
If you like arcade games and are in any way interested in owning a slice of history, this book is a must. Complete with detail guides to interface a PC with an arcade cabinet to get literally 1000's of games running as originally intended.

Relieve the joys of PAC-MAN, Donkey Kong, Galaxians, Space invaders and many many more in the privacy of your own home :)

A must for any MAMER
I bought this book because I wanted to build my own arcade machine. All I can say is it was money well spent. The book includes plans you have to scale up. I have successfully built a fully working machine with very little know how before I started. Ideal if you are a novice to the MAME world with handy links to great websites that are bursting with advice. So in a nutshell if you fancy recreating the 80's arcade experience for your living room here is a great place to start.