Attract-Mode Layout – SDArcade 4.0

Attract-Mode Layout – SDArcade 4.0


Attract-Mode Layout – SDArcade 4.0

SDArcade is the PERFECT Attract-Mode front end theme for lower resolution arcade monitor setups and this newest version adds plenty of options to customize your front end the way you want to! Originally made by JediOne for the PC version of Attract-Mode in the vein of the ArcadeSD arcade multigame system, Dee2er converted it for use ..

Attract-Mode Layout – SDArcade v2.2

Attract-Mode Layout – SDArcade v2.2


Attract-Mode Layout – SDArcade v2.2

SDARCADE v2.2: The original SDARCADE theme is one of the first I used with my arcade cabinet and one I really like.  It was originally created by Jedione over at the attract-mode forums who was inspired by the ArcadeSD’s front end, but it didn’t work with the Pi.  Dee2er modified the theme to work with the ..

Attract-Mode Layout – SDArcade V3.00

Attract-Mode Layout – SDArcade V3.00


Attract-Mode Layout – SDArcade V3.00

SDArcade is the PERFECT Attract-Mode front end theme for lower resolution arcade monitor setups. Originally made by JediOne for the PC version of Attract-Mode in the vein of the ArcadeSD arcade multigame system, Dee2er converted it for use with the Pi. It’s been through a number of changes since then. Version 3 brings to the table ..

Attract-Mode Layout – Shuffle

Attract-Mode Layout – Shuffle


Attract-Mode Layout – Shuffle

SHUFFLE: A simple general-themed layout that utilizes the conveyor_helper modules “Coverflow” option that enables art components to “shuffle” … in this case, the video snaps.  It’s a pretty cool animation effect and was quite surprised at how well even the Pi 3 handles it.  All modules necessary are implemented in to the layout itself so ..

Attract-Mode Layout – Vertical Sphere

Attract-Mode Layout – Vertical Sphere


Attract-Mode Layout – Vertical Sphere

VERTICAL SPHERE: This theme actually started as a Data East Logo.  If you look at the shape of the circle and then the marquee section below,  you can see it.  It features what I think is a pretty cool “sphere” effect for the preview videos.  Marquees slide across the bottom left and right smoothly thanks ..

Attract-Mode Plug-in: Now Loading

Attract-Mode Plug-in: Now Loading


Attract-Mode Plug-in: Now Loading

NOW LOADING is a plug-in for attract mode that was born of necessity.  I was having an issue with my newly built MAME PC rig oddly “freezing” right at selection before going to a black screen.  Even using the fadetogame plugin,  for whatever reason,  with my video card plus CRTEmudriver plus Attract-Mode,  at selection it ..

Capcom Anthology Custom ARpiCADE Setup

Capcom Anthology Custom ARpiCADE Setup


Capcom Anthology Custom ARpiCADE Setup

Many of you may (or may not) have read my write up for the Capcom Anthology cabinet that I have in the arcade.  It's running Darksoft's multi CPS2 kit in it,  and until recently,  I've also been running a Pandora's Box (first it was a PB3 then more recently a PB4) with all games disabled ..

How To Edit ARpiCADE ROMLIST Files

How To Edit ARpiCADE ROMLIST Files


How To Edit ARpiCADE ROMLIST Files

Over the last year or so that I have been tinkering with the ARpiCADE, one thing has become increasingly clear. One of the biggest hurdles to people creating their own custom lists of games or those wanting to change emulators for a particular ROM is the ‘ROMLIST’. Some folks don’t have any idea what they ..

How To: Setup ARpiCADE Updates for Larger (16GB,32GB,64GB) Memory Cards

How To: Setup ARpiCADE Updates for Larger (16GB,32GB,64GB) Memory Cards


How To: Setup ARpiCADE Updates for Larger (16GB,32GB,64GB) Memory Cards

PLEASE NOTE – YOU WILL BE USING PROGRAMS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OVERWRITE DATA YOU WANT/NEED IF YOU USE THE PROGRAM IMPROPERLY.  I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE/LOSS AS THE RESULT OF FOLLOWING MY INSTRUCTIONS (CORRECTLY OR INCORRECTLY).  IF YOU DON'T AGREE TO THIS DON'T FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS AND ALWAYS WORK WITH BACKUPS ..

M.A.M.E. (Horizontal)

M.A.M.E. (Horizontal)


M.A.M.E. (Horizontal)

1st  M.A.M.E. Cabinet: Data East “Bad Dudes” Cabinet 2nd M.A.M.E. Cabinet: 3-Koam JAMMA Cabinet M.A.M.E… it’s a word that is very decisive in the arcade collector community.  It stands for Multi Arcade Machine Emulator.  Basically,  it’s a project that emulates the hardware that arcade game code runs on.  There are two very polarized opinions on ..

Multipede (ArcadeSD Multigame)

Multipede (ArcadeSD Multigame)


Multipede (ArcadeSD Multigame)

Cabinet Manufactured by Atari (c)1980 Game PCB Manufactured by Clay Cowgill (c)2011 Condition When Purchased: C- Current Condition: . UPDATE: 8/2/18 B+   I picked up this Centipede cabinet back in 2008 or 2009 with the idea that I was going to use it as a multigame.  I had a spare 60-in-1 at the time ..

PC Cab (Vertical M.A.M.E./Jukebox)

PC Cab (Vertical M.A.M.E./Jukebox)


PC Cab (Vertical M.A.M.E./Jukebox)

Cabinet Manufactured By Atari (c) 1982 The one cocktail cabinet I own started life in 1982 as an Atari Dig Dug.  My the time I picked it up,  it had already been converted more than once and had just prior been a Rally-X I think it was.  When I got it,  it had no PCB ..

Vertical Multigame

Vertical Multigame


Vertical Multigame

Cabinet Originally Manufactured by Atari © 1988 Condition When Purchased: D Current Condition: B Somehow,  over the last 10 years and 100 games or so (75 plus having been sold)… I had yet to have a single one of them come back to me.  Whether this speaks good or bad of the quality of the machine ..