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[http://www.projectarcade.com Project Arcade - The Book!]
 
[http://www.projectarcade.com Project Arcade - The Book!]
  
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==The Basics==
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==Table of contents==
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* [[Arcade Cabinet 101]]
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* '''Chapter 01''' - [http://www.projectarcade.com/sample.html Picking your path to game playing Nirvana] (sample chapter online)
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* [[JAMMA]]
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** Where to Start? Finding Your Muse
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* [[Restoration]]
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** Choosing Your Goal
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** Plan, Plan, and Then Plan Some More
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* '''Chapter 02''' - Building Your Arcade Cabinet
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** Anatomy of a Cabinet
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** Determining the Things You Need
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** Getting Ready to Build Project Arcade
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** Beginning Construction
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* '''Chapter 03''' - Pushing Your Buttons and the Joy of Joysticks
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** Buttons, Buttons, Everywhere!
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** Joysticks
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* '''Chapter 04''' - Taking Your Game Out For a Spin -- Spinners and Trackballs
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** What Do Spinners and Trackballs Do?
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** Spinner Choices
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** Trackball Choices
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* '''Chapter 05''' - Arcade Controls for Power Gamers
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** Steering Wheels and Pedals
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** Flight Yokes
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** Light Guns
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** Dance Pads
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* '''Chapter 06''' - Building the Control Panel
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** Laying Out Your Design
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** Installing the Controls
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** Mounting the Control Panel
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** Multiple Control Panels
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** Project Arcade Control Panel Design
  
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==Building Materials==
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* '''Chapter 07''' - How it Works -- Turning a Computer into the Brains of an Arcade Machine
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* [[Wood & Wood products]]
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** Digital and Analog
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* [[Paint/Stain]]
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** Arcade Cabinet Wiring 101
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* [[Laminate]]
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** How It All Works
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* [[Plexiglass/Lexan/Acrylic/Polycarbonate]]
 
  
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==Table of contents==
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* '''Chapter 08''' - Using the Keyboard Connector for Arcade Controls
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** Hacking a Real Keyboard
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** Multiple Keyboard Connections
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** Customized Keyboard Encoders
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* '''Chapter 09''' - Arcade Controls Using the Mouse Connector
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** How Mice Work
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** Hacking a Mouse
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** Purchasing Optical Encoders
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** Multiple Mice
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* '''Chapter 10''' - Miscellaneous Bits of Arcade Trickery
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** Gaming with the Gameport
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** Using the USB Port
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** Other Miscellaneous Tricks
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* '''Chapter 11''' - Audio -- Silence Isn’t Golden
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** Speaking of Speakers
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** Arcade Jukeboxes
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* '''Chapter 12''' - A Picture is Worth a Thousand . . . Tokens?
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** Electrical Warning
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** A Basic Understanding of Monitors
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** Monitor Types
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** Mounting Monitors
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* '''Chapter 13''' - Installing The Computer
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** Configuring Your Computer for Total Arcade Immersion
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** Installing the Computer into the Cabinet
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* '''Chapter 14''' - Choosing and Loading Software
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** All About Emulators
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** Commercial Arcade Software
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** Shareware and Other Great Games
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* '''Chapter 15''' - Buttoning Up the Odds and Ends
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** Decorating the Cabinet
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** Lighting Effects
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** Protecting the Cabinet
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** Other Odds 'n' Ends
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* '''Chapter 16''' - Stuck? Frustrated? Out of Quarters?
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** Troubleshooting Tips
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** Getting Help
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** Giving Back
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* '''Chapter 17''' - Buying Your Way to Gaming Nirvana
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** Kits
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** Arcade Controllers and Cabinets
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** Game Console Controller Adapters
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* '''Chapter 18''' - Online Places to Go
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** Inspirational Projects to See
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** Great Places to Get More Information
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** The Project Arcade Finale
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* '''Appendix A''' - Where to Find Arcade Parts for your Project
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* '''Appendix B''' - The Great Debate -- Preserving Versus MAME’ing the Past
  
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==Sample chapter==
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* '''Appendix C''' - What's On the CD-ROM

Revision as of 15:02, 24 February 2006

Project Arcade - the book!

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Project Arcade - The Book!

Table of contents

  • 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
  • Appendix C - What's On the CD-ROM
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