Ness

Thank you Pitbull! I will keep you guys updated (This weekend is going to have more progress then the last 6 months )

Well, I have not posted here in a LONG time and I wanted to keep you guys up-to-date. My Mom recently passed away so this project has been put on the back-burner. But today I had a great shortcut! I work at a cell phone store and we were throwing away a ATT wireless promo cabinet. I was looking at it and realized that I can use the top part as the control panel for the arcade! With this I should be able to jump-start the project all over again! Its good to be back! - Ness

Hey, for the arcade project (That should have been done, that WILL be done) I fixed my paddles with one insulin syringe of my dad's. What I did was take a unopened bottle of rubbing alcohol and used the seal as a bladder to fill up and inject the alcohol into the pot. After a few applications and moving them around they turned out to be as good as new! I realize you may not have accsess to a syringe but I figured I would post on how I did it Happy New Year to ALL!

Acutally when I get more money, The sideart for the system I was thinking was going to be just a big red Atari symbol decal on both sides. I love this hang-on cabinet because the contours of the unit are very retro and fit the 2600 great! Also, that Arkanoid 2 - revenge of Doh cabinet I found last night is in working order! It has the monitor, PCB and a switch on the front that inserts credits!!! I cant belive someone threw it away!

The unit I am using now is a 2600 jr hooked up through a direct coxaial to RF cord setup. The first 2600 jr I had I attempted to modify to RCA video and audio(I used the instructions on this site) and it did not work out, I had video but no audio, then I tweaked it more and got audio and no video and the last time I tweaked it It just busted. The picture quality is good enough the simple way I have this unit hooked up. On a separate note, tonight I got a phonecall from a friend that someone by his house was throwing out an arcade machine. I took a ride over and realized that It was a great condition empty Revenge of Doh cabinet. I got my friends truck and picked it up! What a find!

I saw this on www.killsometime.com I thought I should share http://www.killsometime.com/games/game.asp...=Name-That-Game

the TV has static becuase the atari was not hooked up. if you look at the crappy digital picture closely, you will see the AV plug and the power plug poking out from the center. I hope to have it finished soon, but It probaly wont be for some time

I think with the cabinet I was going to just have it painted black. The guy who makes my marquee's (http://www.emdkay.net) can make great looking sideart, but right now money wise, its not worth it

Ok! its taken much MUCH longer than I hoped, but I am ready for the last few steps in finishing the Atari 2600 arcade cabinet. Here are some pics of my progress. This is the hang-on cabinet with a new TV built in. The control panel will be built around the big 3 holes in the front. This is the guts of the unit, all wired and ready to install All I need to do is construct the panel and sand and paint everything. I will post when I finish it up!

Here is a diagram I whipped up in photoshop long before I even got the project started the D spot has become a AUX port for different controllers since then.

First off, AMAZING avatar Icecold! Earthbound all the way! I am going to mod the atari, the way this website describes to hook it up to RCA cables. I have mesured the cartrdige slot and with a little help from a dremel tool I will be able to get the cartrdiges in perfectly.

Actually, I am using a Atari 2600 JR. and the Hang-On cabinet has a black and steel design, so the whole system will be black, steel and red (buttons) Luckly the trak-ball that I got had a black ball, so I am using as much original equipment as I can. If you are wondering how the button/controller setup will be: The left player slot will have a 9-pin monitor cord going to a 1 input/output 4-way monitor switchbox with a manual switch. Spot one will be the left player HAPP joystick, connected a Atari joystick chipboard. Spot two will be both player one and two's paddles and the buttons for the joysticks will double for the paddle buttons. Spot three will be the trak-ball set on joystick. 2 happ buttons on top left/right Spot 4 will be another 9pin monitor cord with a male connector coming out the side of the unit for an AUX connection. The main atari will be fixed on the top part of the unit, with only a woodgrain atari's cartdrige slot showing. (this was on a old unit I had, I removed the plastic cartdrige slot so I dont have to use the top of the atari JR) The difficulty A/b switches for both players will be (toggle swithces) on the side of the unit along with the AUX input and the joystick selector The power switch will be a toggle switch on the left of the cartdrige slot. The Select game and reset buttons will be 2 red happ arcade buttons on the right of the cartdige slot Wow this is a long-winded post. This system is easier said than done

I used brand-new 19 inch TV's in both of my cabinets. The nintendo one's bezel is just a black border, and the TV is sunk into the system. The SEGA hang on cabinet has many layers I am using, Plastic frame, plate glass and a outer design bezel all make it look factory.

The hang-on cabinet was empty when I got it, It only cost me 20 dollars. I am creating this because Atari 2600 was my first game system ever. I enjoy doing things different, I am considering a MAME cabinet, but for now I am focusing on this. Here are some pictures of my Nintendo cabinet:

Hey everyone, I am new to the forum- and I figured this would be the best place to announce the project I am working on. For the last few months, my obsession has been converting a full-sized SEGA Hang-On standup arcade machine to an ATARI 2600 arcade. The setup will be perfect, real arcade joysticks, buttons and I am using a set of paddles and a brand-new in box trak-ball in the center. I've hit a couple of roadblocks during the process, but overall its coming together very nicely. My questions are as follows: 1) Have any of you in this forum ever heard of someone making a stand-up ATARI arcade? 2) I am looking for really good Paddle and Trak-Ball games on eBay, I was wondering if you could help me out with some titles. When I start really putting the system together I will upload some pictures. Thanks for your help!