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Authentic '''Controls''' and '''Control Panels''' give you that original arcade feel. The main purpose of building your own cabinet or control panel is to interface real arcade controls to your computer with the correct [[software]] to get the total arcade experience. This page includes some possible control layouts and control types. Here's the reason most people enter this hobby; to play the games you love with actual arcade hardware, just as they were intended. There's a vast array of different controls out there... | Authentic '''Controls''' and '''Control Panels''' give you that original arcade feel. The main purpose of building your own cabinet or control panel is to interface real arcade controls to your computer with the correct [[software]] to get the total arcade experience. This page includes some possible control layouts and control types. Here's the reason most people enter this hobby; to play the games you love with actual arcade hardware, just as they were intended. There's a vast array of different controls out there... | ||
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| + | ==Control Panels== | ||
| + | * [[Control panel|Control Panel Overview]] | ||
| + | * [[Static Control Panels]] | ||
| + | * [[Swappable Control Panels]] | ||
| + | * [[Rotating Control Panels]] | ||
| + | * [[Modular Control Panels]] | ||
==Arcade Control Hardware== | ==Arcade Control Hardware== | ||
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* [[Light Guns]] | * [[Light Guns]] | ||
* [[Driving Controls]] | * [[Driving Controls]] | ||
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| + | ==Pinball Hardware== | ||
| + | * [[Pinball Plungers]] | ||
| + | * [[Tilt sensors]] | ||
==Interfacing Controls== | ==Interfacing Controls== | ||
Hooking up various arcade controls to a home PC can be a daunting task. Here are some of your options... | Hooking up various arcade controls to a home PC can be a daunting task. Here are some of your options... | ||
* [[Keyboard Hacks]] | * [[Keyboard Hacks]] | ||
| + | *[[Mouse Hacks]] | ||
| + | **[[MS Intellimouse 1.1 to Happs Trackball]] | ||
* [[Encoders|Encoders]] | * [[Encoders|Encoders]] | ||
** [[Keyboard Encoders|Keyboard Encoders]] | ** [[Keyboard Encoders|Keyboard Encoders]] | ||
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* [[USB Game Pad Hack]] | * [[USB Game Pad Hack]] | ||
** [[Dual Strike Hack]] | ** [[Dual Strike Hack]] | ||
| + | * [[JAMMA]] | ||
| + | * [[Rotating Monitor]] | ||
| + | * [[4way to 8way Auto-switching Joystick Mod]] | ||
| + | * [[Wireless Hot-swappable Trigger Stick Mod]] | ||
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| + | ==How To Videos== | ||
| + | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSdH2w1SJN4 Wiring an Arcade Control Panel for Beginners] | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | * [[Basics]] | ||
* [[Technical design software|Software for Control Layout]] | * [[Technical design software|Software for Control Layout]] | ||
* [[Software]] | * [[Software]] | ||
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[[Category:Portals]] | [[Category:Portals]] | ||
[[Category:Controls]] | [[Category:Controls]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Basics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:57, 18 April 2012
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Authentic Controls and Control Panels give you that original arcade feel. The main purpose of building your own cabinet or control panel is to interface real arcade controls to your computer with the correct software to get the total arcade experience. This page includes some possible control layouts and control types. Here's the reason most people enter this hobby; to play the games you love with actual arcade hardware, just as they were intended. There's a vast array of different controls out there...
Control Panels
- Control Panel Overview
- Static Control Panels
- Swappable Control Panels
- Rotating Control Panels
- Modular Control Panels
Arcade Control Hardware
Pinball Hardware
Interfacing Controls
Hooking up various arcade controls to a home PC can be a daunting task. Here are some of your options...
- Keyboard Hacks
- Mouse Hacks
- Encoders
- USB Game Pad Hack
- JAMMA
- Rotating Monitor
- 4way to 8way Auto-switching Joystick Mod
- Wireless Hot-swappable Trigger Stick Mod
How To Videos
Wiring an Arcade Control Panel for Beginners
