World's Smallest Arcade Machine (Guinness Record)

[Art]

Now I know why you are advised not to attempt a record until it's approved.
Because if you begin, and fail to meet the guidelines that I just received, you'd be back to scratch.
There are guidelines are for every record, then more for a category (smallest of something),
and then more for the record itself (smallest arcade machine).

The game has to be based on a real arcade machine,
and the arcade machine made from the same material as the arcade machine (I'm glad that's mostly ply then).
and joysticks to correct scale of the arcade machine.

Nothing about coin slots or credit counting.
Maybe I can use a mercury tilt switch and shake it for credits.

[HenrikOlsson]

Accelerometer instead of mercuryswitch?
Let me know if you need any parts CNC-routed, ply, plastic, aluminium etc.

[Art]

Thanks for the offer Henrik
If I had my own way, it was going to be a driving game in the style of Pole Position.
So I could have taken you up on a steering wheel with a bead on the shaft for microswitches!

Finding out what I did today does undo a bit of what I had planned.
In light of that, it should be considered that if you were really going for the smallest thing,
it could be something simpler and classic like Space Invaders with a mono screen,
or even Pong if there was a Pong machine, so long as the machine was made authentic.

The current record doesn't appear to be based on any particular machine though,
so I'll have to look into that.

[ruijc]

Hi there Art,

Congrats for your idea

My current project is making a small arcade machine cabinet but instead of game function will have a humidity and temperature sensors, rtc for time display and a few more goodies.

The display will be a nokia 3310 display.

Anyway...the cabinet i made with my cnc machine and it looks great.




You can take a look at some more pictures here...

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/ruijc/Arcade1.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/ruijc/Arcade4.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/ruijc/Arcade2.jpg


Since you mentioned this type of cabinet, here is my project that you can take some ideas if you want.
Also, if you need the plans for the cnc i can provide you .

Regards
Rui

[Jumper]

If anyone needs any 3D parts in ABS printed I can do that if you pay the shipping to where you are in between jobs. I have 2 small 3D printers in Beijing that can handle 10x10x10 cm parts as maximum size. STL files are used for the printers.

[Art]

This is great!
I will try to find the original wording when I applied for the record,
where describing what my motivation was.

[Art]

ruijc, I must ask why you would not go for it?
The current record for 2013 is a machine built in 2009,
so I doubt it was done to create the record, but he applied for a new one.
2013 is the first for this record. Hence why I think it can't last.

If it is about the smallest machine, mono monitor and minimal chip is the way to go,
it's just a shame going lower tech looks like a cop out.

[Demon]

...
and joysticks to correct scale of the arcade machine.
...

That leaves out joystick and pots, pretty much only buttons using a stylus.

Galaga; with left-right-fire.

Oooooh, asteroids!

Robert

[ruijc]

I don't think that the buttons and joystick will be a problem.

The ones I use in my cabinet are normal "through hole" ones and the caps are a bit big because I wasn't looking for scale detail for this.
instead I was looking for some great looking buttons with the ability of backlight.

Anyway...

There are many miniature tactile buttons and joysticks on the market today. And these joysticks have 5 positions ( left/right/up/down and click center ) The center contact can be ignored and a couple of miniature tactile buttons can be added next to this for fire or any other function that the game will need.
Just look at the ones used for cellphones. The button/joystick cap can be custom made easy.

Art,
I have the cabinet designed in cad with the measurements already scaled to the size of my project.
I can send you the files for you to take a look and check.

Will send you a PM regarding this.

Regards
Rui