Project Arcade
Table of contents
Introduction
- About the
Author
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- About
This Book
- Where to
Start? Finding Your Muse
- Choosing
Your Goal
- Plan,
Plan, and Then Plan Some More
Chapter 02 - Building Your Arcade Cabinet
- Anatomy
of a Cabinet
- Determining
the Things You Need
- Getting
Ready to Build Project Arcade
- Beginning
Construction
Chapter 03 - Pushing Your Buttons and the
Joy of Joysticks
- Buttons,
Buttons, Everywhere!
- Joysticks
Chapter 04 - Taking Your Game Out For a
Spin -- Spinners and Trackballs
- What Do
Spinners and Trackballs Do?
- Spinner
Choices
- Trackball
Choices
Chapter
05 - Arcade Controls for Power Gamers
- Steering
Wheels and Pedals
- Flight
Yokes
- Light Guns
- Dance Pads
Chapter 06 - Building the Control Panel
- Laying
Out Your Design
- Installing
the Controls
- Mounting
the Control Panel
- Multiple
Control Panels
- Project
Arcade Control Panel Design
Chapter
07 - How it Works -- Turning a Computer into the Brains of an Arcade
Machine
- Digital
and Analog
- Arcade
Cabinet Wiring 101
- How It
All Works
Chapter 08 - Using the Keyboard Connector
for Arcade Controls
- Hacking a
Real Keyboard
- Multiple
Keyboard Connections
- Customized
Keyboard Encoders
Chapter 09 - Arcade Controls Using the
Mouse Connector
- How Mice
Work
- Hacking a
Mouse
- Purchasing
Optical Encoders
- Multiple
Mice
Chapter 10 - Miscellaneous Bits of Arcade
Trickery
- Gaming
with the Gameport
- Using the
USB Port
- Other
Miscellaneous Tricks
Chapter 11 - Audio -- Silence Isn’t Golden
- Speaking
of Speakers
- Arcade
Jukeboxes
Chapter 12 - A Picture is Worth a Thousand
. . . Tokens?
- Electrical
Warning
- A Basic
Understanding of Monitors
- Monitor
Types
- Mounting
Monitors
Chapter 13 - Installing The Computer
- Configuring
Your Computer for Total Arcade Immersion
- Installing
the Computer into the Cabinet
Chapter 14 - Choosing and Loading Software
- All About
Emulators
- Commercial
Arcade Software
- Shareware
and Other Great Games
Chapter 15 - Buttoning Up the Odds and Ends
- Decorating
the Cabinet
- Lighting
Effects
- Protecting
the Cabinet
- Other
Odds 'n' Ends
Chapter 16 - Stuck? Frustrated? Out of
Quarters?
- Troubleshooting
Tips
- Getting
Help
- Giving
Back
Chapter 17 - Buying Your Way to Gaming
Nirvana
- Kits
- Arcade
Controllers and Cabinets
- Game
Console Controller Adapters
Chapter 18 - Online Places to Go
- Inspirational
Projects to See
- Great
Places to Get More Information
- The
Project Arcade Finale
Appendix A - Where to Find Arcade Parts
for your Project
Appendix B - The Great Debate --
Preserving Versus MAME’ing the Past
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