Xbox Arcade, It Took 3 weeks and was worth it Options

[Lamer123]

This has probally been done before , but I spent alot of time on it and figured you guys might appreciate it .

Specs

v1.0 tsopp (rednoani xecuter2 bios)
40 gig wd upgrade
128 meg ram upgrade thanx to Perplexer ( he is the man get your ram upgrades from him )
added 60mm fan to top of box to keep it cool
soldered the power on contacts for always on feature
23" tv
2 pelican arcade sticks tournoment edition

Cost

wood , screws , and filler: $60
xbox: $70 shipped (error 16 off ebay)
ram upgrade: $80 ( well worth it ,added about 400 games to my mame list)
23" tv: $70 ( clearance at bestbuy)
2 pelican arcade sticks: $90 (after tax at gamestop)
Black enamel paint 1 gallon: $25
40gb hard drive: free ( sitting around )
light for marquee: $10
marquee vinyl print: $40
plexiglass: free ( friend hooked it up )
switch, wire , and power strip: $15
lock for back: $5
Advice of forum members here: free , thanx guys

Total: $465

It all starts with a flick of a switch that I mounted on top of the machine . That provides power to the power strip and then everything turns on automatically ( tv, light, and xbox ) . It then boots into a custom skinned avalaunch that provides you with options for all the emulators and some full version games . Everything has been tested and works perfectly ( thats a lot of games to play , lets just say that it is under 5000 ) .

Here are some pics


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[Lamer123]

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[Lamer123]

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[Lamer123]

Gotta represent the scene



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[aepuppetmaster]

just fucking amazing , this is one of the swetest mods i've seen. cheers man cheers

[Heet]

Holy damn!!!

[Mattie]

Very nice and clean case!
And although some might say you should have taken apart and built in the controllers,
I like the fact that you just put the entire controllers in there and keep
everything reusable. Always good to keep future modding options open

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[Masterkizz]

Oh man! - Love it love it love it.

I am a Massive 2d fighter fan - and that baby would be sweet.

Top marks from me.

[zweef_jr]

that is the shit man.

arcade all the way.

[Agrooreo]

Good job. Ive seen this down before but never seen anyone make the cab themselves I dont think. Good job. Man keep us posted on your next mod.

[Mr.Sci-Fi]

Awesome job! Did the particle board not take the paint well? It looks rough. DId you primer it?

[chillyduk]

i think i just creamed my pants

[waqas]

OH MAN....that is fucking baaaad ass....idd jus love to play super street fighter 2 on that!!

[xbox_crazy231]

dude very nice but doesn't that partical board make it weigh a ton

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[atomheartmother]

Awesome work man I love building xbox arcades with real arcade brand joysticks. heres a bit of info though, it looks and plays even better if you remove the real arcade switches on the inside and replace them with genuine cherry brand switches (its soo easy to do) and I recommend actually taking the whole arcade sticks apart only use the components trash the casing and install them in a solid control panel then use col cathodes from underneath them to light the buttons since they are clear. Awesome job man!!