[TriLUG] Raspberri Pi MAME Centipede

[Chris Knowles]

Heck, there are virtualbox VM versions of the pi.  You can even work out
the config and control kinks without a pi.  ( Not sure how modern this is,
but I did get things to boot using a VM like the one here:
http://ediy.com.my/index.php/blog/item/52-virtualbox-raspberry-pi-emulator*)
*

I started looking into this many moons ago, but pi was brand new back then,
so the support forums weren't populated with anything other than "I want
one" yet.

I'm Very interested in your progress.  I had made a control only cabinet
meant to plug into the keyboard path on a computer for MAME use long ago.
(Ps2 - *that* long ago.)  Was thinking of updating it, and having the
control box have the computer inside of it.  $kid likes playing elevator
action.

CJK


On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:22 AM, Jonathan Mainguy <jon at jmainguy.com> wrote:

> Hey Greg,
>
> Seems like a fun idea. What do you perceive to be the challenges you are
> not comfortable with? The Pi supports usb, and hdmi out, and running
> Centipede in MAME should be possible with the Pi. USB Trackball mouse, hdmi
> screen, need to physically build the cabinet (Never built something out of
> wood, but looks like a lot of fun), and then getting MAME to play nice with
> the USB Trackball mouse for the game. You should be able to work out the
> kinks before building the cabinet.
>
> Jon
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 11:38 PM, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'd like to build a fractionally sized Centipede game using a Raspberry
> Pi
> > and a trackball mouse for a friend but I'm well outside my comfort zone
> in
> > many areas.  Is anyone else interested in working towards this common
> goal?
> >
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