Basics

BYOAC Portal Basics

BYOAC is all about building arcade cabinets and controls to capture that arcade feeling at home. A lot of people will look at an arcade cabinet and say "Hey, that looks easy- it's just a screen, some wood and some buttons.", but arcade cabinets aren't quite as simple as many people think. Here's a good place to start learning about the various ins and outs of arcade machines in general.

• Arcade Cabinet
  • Control Panel
• Basic guide to build a cabinet
• No space for a full cab? Try a desktop control panel
• The Bemani/Dance arcade experience
• Connecting a PC to an Arcade Cabinet (an overview)
• JAMMA
• Restoration

See Also

• Site Index
• Building
• Controls
• Software