Project Arcade

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Project arcade.jpg Project Arcade - The Book!

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

Buy the book

You can buy the book from:

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