World's Smallest Arcade Machine (Guinness Record)

[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.

[ruijc]

Hi Art,

My goal is different.
I just want to build a home humidity and temp meter with a funny enclosure.

The game cabinet was my idea to make it look different and fun.

It has a splash screen ( intro screen ) from pong but no gamming capability.

Also, making the cabinet design, cutting with the cnc and assemble all the pieces was a lot of fun.

The project is almost done and I can send you the final pictures if you like.

I just thought about sharing it here because of the enclosure and thought you might like it.

Regards
Rui

[Art]

Can you post a schematic? and would you be happy to use a joystick if it were provided free?
How would you feel about my re-applying in the forum's name as a group?
Your hardware is already better, and you know it, and people have already volunteered to manufacture parts.
What if a decent game was written for you, to run on your hardware?

I didn't do this without knowing I can follow through, but looking at that, it seems ridiculous.

I have thought about asking some existing copyright owners for use of their property
for the sole purpose of a record attempt.
It seems unlikely, but sometimes things happen just for asking.
I got to use our government's topographic maps in an iPhone App, and in another App,
I got to legally use a system ROM of the Commodore Amiga for an emulation, and that's just in 2013.
Some things like that seem like it wouldn't happen, but sometimes it's not the case.

Knowing what the rules are, even though I don't like them, I would opt for Space Invaders.

[Art]

I haven't written Space Invaders, but I ported it to Canon Digital Cameras:



I would see what I can come up with on a test board,
but there might be trouble if licensing for that game and it's cabinet graphics wasn't granted first.