Arcade | Control Panel | Design | Hardware | LEGO
Wicked 80’s Flare – The Top Complete
In a rush to complete the top, I hurry to order more pieces. However, this time, I plan to finally give it some wicked 80’s flare, azure-colored tiles!
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The Finish Line is Ahead, the Last Brick
The finish line is ahead and now it’s time to work upwards, towards the back of the control panel. Most of the challenges are finally behind me.
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Arcade | Control Panel | Hardware | LEGO
The Final Expansion – Players 3 and 4, New Challengers
Players 1 and 2 are wired up, now it’s time for the final expansion. New challengers, players 3 and 4 join the party. Controls, button mapping, and more wires!
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Arcade | Control Panel | Hardware | LEGO
Building it Out – a Wiring Nightmare
Figuring out how to mount the buttons was a huge step forward. Now I can start wiring up players 1 and 2, which will be a wiring nightmare.
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Arcade | Control Panel | Hardware | LEGO
The Challenge of Mounting Buttons with LEGO
The challenge of mounting buttons with LEGO®.
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Arcade | Control Panel | Hardware | LEGO
Installation of the First Joystick
This will cover the installation of the first joystick. I also install the first circuit board, using only LEGO® brick, not screws. This controls the directional movement allowed by the joystick.
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Arcade | Control Panel | Hardware | LEGO
Beginning the Build of the Control Panel
Beginning the build is going to consist of a lot of LEGO® brick! So, I won’t go much into exactly what I order, as I’ll be ordering bits and pieces throughout this process. Instead, I’ll provide key points along the way as I attempt to build this massive structure.
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Arcade | Control Panel | Hardware | LEGO
Hope it Really Works, LEGO and Controls
The time has come to order and test the question, can we mount arcade controls into LEGO® bricks WITHOUT modifying the bricks? Likely it’s possible, but really what this will tell me is what difficulties I’ll end up potentially facing and if I need to rethink my strategy about the LEGO and controls.
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Building of the Computer for the Arcade
This is literally just an article on the building of the computer. There’s nothing really special here, it’s a computer; however, it’s still part of the process. There also may be some of you who are interested in what I used. I’ll also cover some things that I put into consideration while building the computer for the arcade cabinet.
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Arcade Software – A Lot of Tedious Work
Back when I started this project, I attempted to build an arcade emulator using a small computer called a Raspberry Pi. I got pretty far along in the creation of this device and setting up the arcade software with the emulators, but I quickly learned that this device wasn’t going to be able to accommodate some of the bigger games that I wanted to play, such as PS2. So I scrapped my plans on the Pi and decided to build a full-sized desktop computer instead.
