It all started a few years ago when I discovered the book Project Arcade: Build your own Arcade Machine! I have always been a closet old-skool gamer and so I bought the book. As soon as I had devoured its information, I began designing my own.
It flopped. Quickly. I never got out of the planning stages for the machine. There was no room at home, and it would end up costing too much. But I did order enough buttons for a two player panel, and the extremely expensive (but high quality) iPac encoder. I ended up drilling a few holes with a spade bit and plonking it all on a piece of wood that I sat between two boxes. That thing was hideous. Continue reading ‘HIDeous Arcade: its not that ugly, is it?’