My Supergun

[aryssoR]

Been working on this fella this weekend.

Disabused with the clunkyness of my previous supergun, I wanted something that was basically an arcade-in-a-box... A nice box. I hate having all the bits lying around like a computer exploded.

Half the battle was finding an enclosure I liked. I settled for a 'Rugged Case' from Maplin - £20

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun1.jpg

It had to be big enough to fit in an ATX PSU, line level audio converter, the 310-in-1 Blue Elf 2 and the loom

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun2.jpg

I was initially going to to a step-by-step but realised it wouldn't be showing much, so instead here's the holes cut to mount the PSU and vent out the hot air, using my trusty holesaw/bench drill. It's a bit off-centre, but never mind, it's not that noticeable with the grill on, and not enough to bother me

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun3.jpg

I left plenty of length in the looms so that if necessary it can still be used outside of the box for any of my other PCBs

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun4.jpg

And it all packs in nice and snugly

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun5.jpg

I love those illuminated buttons from Maplin, this one is a Push On/Push off locking type for the power button

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun6.jpg

The connections are 2 x Neo Geo compatible controller ports, with buttons 5 & 6 wired on pins not needed by the Neo Geo, for use in my custom sticks and games that support 6 buttons (connected to unused pins on the jamma loom as well). 1 x RGB scart with sound (passing through the line converter so it can be output by conventional means). The red button is coin.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun7.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun8.jpg

I reckon I've spent £30-£40 total making this, not including the Blue Elf (which was £110).

I'll post a vid of it running tomorrow maybe, 4.40 am right now :crying:

[Parris]

Have supergun...will travel!

[3do]

Nice work and it actually look descent as well.

[ASSEMbler]

Just don't take it to the tube they'll shoot you in the head if they see that...

[aryssoR]

Just don't take it to the tube they'll shoot you in the head if they see that...
:lol::lol::lol:

I did think while I was building it there's a level of irony putting it in a travel case, when it would never actually get through security.

I once got stopped at Birmingham airport because I had a Gameboy Advance and a bottle of wine in my hand luggage, they made me show them it playing to prove it wasn't a bomb. (this was long before you weren't allowed liquid in the cabin). The guy held up the cartridges and and asked 'WHAT ARE THESE!?!' as if they were full of narcotics. The GBA wasn't even that new at the time, I guess it hadn't reached Birmingham yet.

SO yeah I can picture the scene where my box of wires and metal goes through the x-ray followed by me getting wrestled to the floor... 'IT'S A WHAT GUN!?!?!'

[Jamtex]

It's an arcade PCB test rig...

[retro]

Heh, nice stuff!

Hahaha, I'd love to see that on the tube!!

I hate the term Supergun being used, anyway. Tell them it's a JAMMA test rig ;-)

[3do]

Heh, nice stuff!

Hahaha, I'd love to see that on the tube!!

I hate the term Supergun being used, anyway. Tell them it's a JAMMA test rig ;-)

I bet someone who heard the word JAMMA would immediately think of it as some king of slang word for a Jammer.

[l_oliveira]

Great stuff bro !
Until I get creative like you, mine will look like this (quite ugly though):

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7gb_iXk1QbMQwN0Oxnme4Q?authkey=Gv1sRgCMuBmdKfnOzFI g&feat=directlink

[aryssoR]

Great stuff bro !
Until I get creative like you, mine will look like this (quite ugly though):

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7gb_iXk1QbMQwN0Oxnme4Q?authkey=Gv1sRgCMuBmdKfnOzFI g&feat=directlink

Pretty nice job building your own converter PCBs :thumbsup:

You've got the exploded computer look goin on though :crying:

[drakon]

uhm, where exactly do you plug your pcb into this thing?

*edit* oh a 310in one......isn't the point of a supergun to use the actual hardware? Anyway looks nicely made

[aryssoR]

uhm, where exactly do you plug your pcb into this thing?

*edit* oh a 310in one......isn't the point of a supergun to use the actual hardware? Anyway looks nicely made

Evidently not in this [portable] project...

However if you read above the loom is long enough to connect normal PCBs

[aryssoR]

Some pix of it running on my Philips CM8833-II

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun11.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun12.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun9.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun10.jpg

[l_oliveira]

Looking great !

By the way, what exactly is that BLUE ELF2 ? A sort of multi game board ?
Also, does it fit inside the case along the rest of the supergun hardware ?

[aryssoR]

It's the black cartridge you see in this pic (yes it fits in the case)

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/gun4.jpg

It's basically a scaled down PC in a case running a front end for MAME as far as I can tell with a standard JAMMA i/o fingerboard, with 310 games on an SD card inside it, largely the most popular MVS, CPS1/2/3 and some shmups and a few other bits and bobs

CPS 3 runs far too slow on it though

[graciano1337]

Man, that's one of the coolest Supergun's i've seen!

[Parris]

Polish this up a bit, have a CP that attaches to the case and perhaps a flip up screen and you Sir have a very portable and sellable little unit....

[aryssoR]

Polish this up a bit

Like Mr Sheen? Or like Warsaw?


sellable little unit

WHAAAT!??! sell it? no way! Ok maybe...

[Parris]

Like Mr Sheen? Or like Warsaw?

WHAAAT!??! sell it? no way! Ok maybe...

Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of you producing a few for a select band of nutte... customers! :nod:

[Jamtex]

It would be nicer to get a proper arcade PSU as you can get them much smaller then a ATX PSU, then get something to sit on top and put control ports on that, a bit like the arcade prizes that computer magazines used to give away....
ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/YourSinclair/Issue22/Pages/YourSinclair2200060.jpg

[aryssoR]

It would be nicer to get a proper arcade PSU as you can get them much smaller then a ATX PSU, then get something to sit on top and put control ports on that, a bit like the arcade prizes that computer magazines used to give away....
ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/YourSinclair/Issue22/Pages/YourSinclair2200060.jpg

That link doesn't work for me, connection refused

What difference would the arcade PSU make? That PSU I have is already pretty small, about half the size of a standard ATX...

Like most of these projects, it was built out of what I had to hand, not necessarily the best possible parts money can buy ;-)

[MottZilla]

Looks pretty sweet to me. Nice work. Also I'd never heard of Blue Elf before. Interesting and looks nice in that black cause which I thought was a bootleg MVS cart. :p

[8bitplus]

Very nice work there. Looks great with the monitor on top. I used to have a screen just like that for my Amiga 1200. Wish i'd not got rid of it now :(

[Segata Sanshiro]

Inspiring work, are the 56pin connectors readily available? I'm planning to build a supergun box for an MVS.

Really excited now too because I've only just started becoming familiar with a soldering iron making an arcade stick.

[aryssoR]

They're often on eBay, I got 4 in a job lot of arcade wiring and spares

[Aypok]

are the 56pin connectors readily available? I'm planning to build a supergun box for an MVS.

I bought some from here: http://www.jammaboards.com/store/56-pin-card-edge-connector/prod_9.html. Although it probably isn't very economical to order a single connector from them, given that they're on the other side of the pond.

If you just want the one, it's probably best to check eBay - as aryssoR mentioned.

[Segata Sanshiro]

I managed to grab a few off eBay and PCB mounting feet. Looking to build a supergun for a MV-1FZS and mount them on a MDF board, like the Naomi is mounted, but as a base for surfaces.