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Atari System 1

This is my scratch-built arcade machine based on Atari's System 1 design, which housed a handful of games including one of my favourites, RoadBlasters. Note however this was designed around the components I wanted to use and therefore is not an accurate replica of the original design.

Cabinet:

18mm MDF construction
Plywood monitor frame
4x castors
1 piece monitor/marquee glass
Perforated metal speaker grille
Removable PC board
Integrated Happ throttle/brake pedals
Integrated P1/2 Start + pause (shift) buttons
Functioning Atari/Happ coin door
Custom artwork

PC Hardware:

P4 2.8GHz 800FSB
Silent PSU
SATA HDD
Ultimarc ArcadeVGA AGP graphics card
Hantarex Polo/3 21" 15khz arcade monitor

 PC Software:

Windows XP Home
MAMEWAH
MAME (Commandline)
KEGA Fusion
ZSNES

Control Panel #1: Joystick (2 Players)

J-Stik
6 Buttons
(x2 players)


Interface: Ultimarc IPAC		 Control Panel #2: Analog

Ultimarc Ultrastik
Happ 3" Trackball
Tornado Spinner + Oscar Controls Tempest Knob
3 Buttons

Interface: Oscar Controls Mouse Hack (x2) + Ultimarc IPAC
Control Panel #3: 360deg Wheel (see pics below)

Pole Position Wheel hardware + Super Sprint Wheel
Hard Drivin' 4-speed Shifter
3 Buttons

Interface: Oscar Controls Mouse Hack + Ultimarc IPAC
 Control Panel #4: Yoke

Star Wars Yoke
Hi/Lo Turbo Shifter


Interface: Ultimarc APAC