Mini Arcade Consoles
My son and I decided to update the Cigar Box Controller using some boxes from harbor freight. First thing was the artwork. Not my job… Probably why it came out…
Gaming
Cigar Box Game Controllers
My local library had a bunch of Cigar Boxes left over from a crafternoon. I had this idea for the next gamer night. Make some USB joysticks…. I used some…
Racing OutGauge to Real Dashboard – Update 2
That worked well so I got this R1 Motorcycle dash on Letgo and made a similar setup that should go nice with a logitech wheel…. Some Arcade pedals since the…
Racing OutGauge to Real Dashboard – Update
A quick test with static numbers Produces nice clean waves. Which almost hit the mark…. Just a little bit high but hats easy to fix…. The mileage is going up!
Racing Sim OutGauge to Real Dashboard
At one of our Albert Wisner Public Library Makers Meetings Roberto brought these great flight sim consoles. I was obsessed with building something like this for a racing simulator likeDirt…
Arcade Cabinet Joystick Controller
I made a few Atmega8 VUSB controllers and they work great. All digital for these. Still have to paint and skin the cabinets but I’d rather play…. So where to…
VUSB Proto Board
I’ve been building USB Joystick controllers for the teen group at the local library. Last time I made Midi controllers and they loved it. Especially using Garageband to play with…
Adding Bluetooth to a Computer Speaker
I made those encapsulated USB connectors for a simple project. A bluetooth speaker for the patio. I know you can buy these but I got some really nice sounding computer…
Retrofitting a clone….
I found this baby Atari 2600 clone at a hamfest for $2. I knew it would be perfect for a raspberry Pi arcade station. Same little PIC Microcontroller for USB.…
Fixing a Broken Joystick
Arcade Joysticks are pretty tough but sometimes they do get broken or just chewed up… Like this spacer… A 3D printed collar will fix that one… Or a chewed up…
Still Building a Joystick Adapter
First real snow day this year gave me a chance to make a joystick layout and cut it out on the CNC machine… Not too bad. The buttons are a…
Building a Joystick Adapter
We’ve been talking about building some custom arcade controllers. I had a bunch of buttons and jovsticks left over after my Mame cabinet build. Time to start on a layout.…