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09/17/2009
GameEx discount for BYOAC forum members!
[Link]Until further notice the good folks over at GameEx (www.gameex.com) in partnership with BYOAC are offering 15% off the price of the registered version of the software (normally $25) for all BYOAC forum members with more than 300 posts!To qualify you’ll need a post count of over 300 and to PM the author of GameEx (tspeirs) from the forums here ensuring to include a valid email address.
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Lightgun lovers give a cheer! Ultimarc presents.....
[Link]Andy from Ultimarc has done it again!
OK the wait is over...
Check out the discussion thread for more details!
We looked at all the requirements of users on here, and listed them out, then started designing from there.I think we got them all:
- Can be installed in existing guns
- Easy to calibrate and use
- Inexpensive
- Can be used with any monitor
- Usable at a distance of 2 feet (19in monitor) or 3 feet (28in monitor) or greater.
Also a few others which were not mentioned:
- No drivers required
- PC sees it as a mouse and moves the mouse pointer
- No software required for calibration
- 7 inputs configurable as mouse buttons or gamepad buttons
- Flash ROM storage of all settings
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New Section - arcadecontrols.com File Repository!
[Link]A new section has joined the main site, forum, and wiki here at arcadecontrols.com -- the File Repository!The file repository is a place to host arcade, pinball, and build-your-own related documentation, guides, pinouts, backdoor sheets, manuals, etc -- things to help the coin-op collector and the build-your-own hobbiest alike.
There's a lot of great information floating around out there on the net, but sometimes it can be hard to find or a site that you used to use has gone offline (this was prompted, by the way, by Geocities shutting down). BYOAC has been here for over 11 years now and won't be going away anytime soon. I hope providing a repository here will prove useful to the various communities.
I'm not interested in hosting arcade artwork (other than instruction cards, which I really consider documentation more than artwork), or ROMs, or warez of any kind of course. I'm open to suggestions on other categories of files to host, please let me know.
Anyone can upload and download files. Uploaded files will not be visible or downloadable until verified and approved by an admin. Registered users can vote, comment, and email postcards of files hosted on the site. User accounts are not related to the forum accounts, though I suggest you make them the same for simplicity.
Site's still in beta. The theme will be changing, and I hope to implement thumbnails shortly. Right now thumbnails are generic icons, but once implemented the thumbnails will be actual representations of the various files.
So far about 5 gigs online. Comments and feedback welcomed!
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09/01/2009
US Amusement Auctions Halts Arcade Auctions!
[Link]Received this in my email today, short and simple:U. S. Amusement Auction is out of business and no longer conducting auctions. The amusement industry has diminished to the point that there is not enough equipment available for sale to supply regularly scheduled auctions.
:(Thank you for the support you have given in the past.
USAA
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08/25/2009
New project - RAZRCADE
[Link]Added RAZRCADE to the examples page.The author had this to say about their project:
A full size upright MAME cabinet based on LuSiD\'s plans, with slight modifications.
This makes 1253
projects in the new database so far!
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New project -
[Link]Added to the examples page.The author had this to say about their project:
A homemade cabinet using a pentium 4 PC, 19" lcd monitor, 30-watt computer speakers and subwoofer, mini-pac encoder, two joysticks, eight gameplay buttons (including pinball flippers), trackball, spinner, six illuminated function buttons, and a custom-designed marquee.
This makes 1252
projects in the new database so far!
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New project - Galaga Themed Bartop
[Link]Added Galaga Themed Bartop to the examples page.The author had this to say about their project:
This is a bartop that I made for my father for Christmas 2008. When I was a kid, he used to take me to the arcade and Galaga was the only game I ever saw him play. The cabinet is vertical only and plays about 50-70 games. It is limited because of the 4-way joystick and single fire button but perfect for a man in his 60\'s.
This makes 1250
projects in the new database so far!
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New project - All wood bartop Pacman
[Link]Added All wood bartop Pacman to the examples page.The author had this to say about their project:
A bartop based on the Namco plg n play Pacman. (web site in french). Warning, bad language on top of page.
This makes 1249
projects in the new database so far!
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07/05/2009
Power-Up: GameRoom Magazine and RetroBlast Join Forces to Create New Gaming Site
[Link]Two retrogaming powerhouses have (re)joined forces: RetroBlast.com is merging with GameRoom Magazine to create the new GameRoomMag.com web site. The new web site is a fusion of both sites, with RetroBlast's daily news and reviews and GameRoom Magazine's 20-year strong collection of articles. In addition, the site features forums, a web store, and user galleries where game room enthusiasts can share pictures of their game rooms and games.The new site is kicking off with a giveaway, a GameRoom 20th Anniversary Digital Archives DVD (a $149 value). Just register on the site between now and August 6th, 2009 for a chance to win!
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06/11/2009
Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show June 12-14
[Link]Seattle, WA, June 2009 -- Thousands of pinball and arcade game fans from across the U.S. will be attending the 2009 Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show this June at the Seattle Center. The show is the biggest of this type of event in the Northwest. The 2008 show featured over 100 games and drew 2,000 visitors. 2009 promises to be twice as big, with over 200 pinball and arcade games, the most ever seen in one place in the entire Northwest. Featuring games from the 1950s to today, attendees can play all the games for free with the price of admission. The event will also include tournaments, raffles, guest speakers and over a dozen top level players competing for new world record scores.
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