The problem with click-bait titles, besides the fact that they make the reader feel cheated and maybe a little bit dirty for reading the article, is that they leave us with nothing to say when something is truly outstanding. But the video of [Tiburcio de la Carcova] building up a mini-Galaga cabinet (complete with actual tiny CRT screen from an old portable 5″ TV) is actually the best we’ve ever seen.
Plywood is laser-cut. Custom 3D printed parts are manufactured and assembled, including the joysticks and coin door. Aluminum panels are cut on a bandsaw and bent with a hand brake. Parts are super-glued. In short, it’s a complete, sped-up video of the cutting-edge of modern DIY fab. If that’s not enough reason to spend four minutes of your time, we don’t know what is.
[Tiburcio] has also made a mini Space Invaders, and is thinking of completing the top-20 of his youth. Pacman, Asteroids, and Missile Command are next. We can’t wait.
There are (ahem) a couple of Raspberry-Pi-powered video game emulators on Hackaday, so it’s a little awkward to pick one or two to link in. We’ll leave you with this build that also uses a small CRT monitor to good effect albeit in less-fancy clothing.
Did that guy just whip out a mini-joystick from scratch?
Hi Endre, The mini joystick was mostly 3D printed. I used the case of this model (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:704142) as a base and I modified it to add a metal stick and a couple of springs to make it more responsive. The ball is also printed, coated in epoxy and painted. Cheers!
I guess the fact that I am almost 42 and I live in France will not help to convince this person to adopt me
I would think the France bit would help actually. So all you need now is to get a fake birth certificate. And the market for those is probably large and they are widely available I bet.
Oh and you need to make sure you look cute.
Anything to play galaga all day long :-)
+1 !!!!!!! Very funny!
Remember when HaD was about hacking stuff instead of making artsy crap?
No. When was that? And when did hacks stop being art, and vice versa?
Case in point: Exactly 10 years ago to this day, Hackaday featured a model build with plywood and spare parts.
Your turn, Sir.
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haha, I take your point. Well maybe this will calm you down. For the CRT i’m currently hacking it by injecting straight RGB signals directly into the neck to get true RGB and avoid the composite. First I tried to inject the RGB to the OSD but this particular TV chip it only have B-G inputs so was not a chance. That this part qualify as hacky enough Monsieur?
So wher is it wretten that a hack needs to look like a POS, not a well fished project?
Great project, well executed, but – and this isn’t meant as a slight – I’d love to see some arcade cabinet builds that involve modern games that were never and will never be in an actual arcade (arcades are all but dead here in England anyway, except in more touristy seaside towns). I would *love* to see a well-executed Nuclear Throne arcade cabinet.
Miniatures are not my thing, but this is impressive nonetheless.
I love the Mac SE’s sitting on the bottom shelf in the back of the room (right at the end of the video). :-)
Then you will like a tour to the workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqz5nHAWoO4
I miss the Galaga game.
this might help you: http://mamedev.org/
This isn’t a hack this is a full on friggin’ build, very nice. Also I wish I had this guys workshop but considering I also don’t have this guys talent it might not be worth while.
Where is “buy it” or kickstarter link? I want one but too lazy to get my hands dirty, because I have not much time after changing daipers.
Well, it’s clear you have way too much time on your hands.. And you’re my hero! A joystick from scratch? That’s hardcore.