Build Your Own Arcade Machine.
Q) How cool would it be to have your very own arcade machine?
A) Incredibly cool! Your street cred would go through the roof and you’d have the ladies eating out of your hand! (Ok, this is maybe a slight exaggeration, but it would still be pretty cool to have your own.)
Well, if you do want one, there are two different routes to go down. The first of these is to just nip out and buy one for yourself. This is easy enough to do because there are several good suppliers online; but the downside to this is they are normally very expensive.
The other option you have is to make one. Now, don’t get into a panic, it really isn’t that tough. I would quite happily have a go at it; and if I could manage it then anyone can!
There is a handy link here (http://buildahomearcade.com/) that will show you exactly what to do. If you have an old computer then this is a brilliant way to give it a second life. It doesn’t even need to have a particularly good processor or graphics card. Whichever way it is you go about creating your own gaming unit you will need to look into ‘MAME’. This is a free program that effectively turns a PC into an arcade machine. Once you have this installed you will be able to play on hundreds of different classic games.
Have a look online at some of the machines that people have built. There are some really impressive ones that would look perfectly at home in any seaside amusement arcade.
Last thing before I go I think I should need to inform you all about the most bizarre art show that I went to in Clapham over the weekend, it was in substance a huge hall with loads of shutters in it. Very overpowering!