Project Arcade Build Your Own Arcade Machine
| Author/creator | Clair, John St Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Wiley [Imprint] Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated |
| Description | 504 p. ill 22.860 x 018.540 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Digital Lifestyle Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation 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.<br /><br />Start Here<br /><br />1. Plan for your space and budget<br />2. Design and build the cabinet<br />3. Construct the controllers<br />4. Build the console<br />5. Pick an old game′s brain<br />6. Install the emulator<br />7. Convince a PC it′s a game<br />8. Connect a monitor and speakers<br />9. Add a marquee<br />10. GO PLAY!<br /><br />Includes diagrams, detailed instructions, essential software, and more<br /><br />CD–ROM Includes<br />∗ Complete cabinet plans and diagrams<br />∗ MAME32 software<br />∗ Paint Shop Pro? evaluation version<br />∗ Links to hundreds of arcade cabinet projects |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004103159 |
| ISBN | 9780764556166 |
| ISBN | 0764556169 (Trade Paper, CD-ROM) Out of Print |
| Standard identifier# | 9780764556166 |
| Stock number | 00028608 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |