a seminar by alex coetzee and ben ehrlich
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A seminar by Alex Coetzee and Ben Ehrlich. Build Your Own Arcade Machine. Build Your Own Arcade Machine: The History and Howto. In this seminar, you will learn: History of arcade games Basic understanding of arcade-wiring Theoretical application of power tools - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A seminar by Alex Coetzee and Ben Ehrlich
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Build Your Own Arcade Machine: The History and Howto
In this seminar, you will learn:
• History of arcade games
• Basic understanding of arcade-wiring
• Theoretical application of power tools
• How to build an arcade machine!
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Tennis for Two
In 1958, William Higinbotham created the first videogame, Tennis for Two. It was never commercially distributed, and nothing was patented.
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Space War!
In 1962, Steve Russel and a team of engineers created ‘Space War!’, a thrilling space game. Though it was a technological breakthrough, it was seen as a novelty, and spent years in
the basement of MIT.
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Which Came First?
Which came first,
A: Arcades
B: Home-Consoles
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Answer:
Ralph Baer.
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Ralph Baer
Ralph Baer is today considered the father of video games.
• ‘Oddysey’
• Channel 3
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1972: A Big Year for Arcades
• Pong released to masses
• Release of Ralph Baer’s Oddysey
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Pong - 1972
• A game of ‘tennis’
• Lawsuit with William Higinbotham
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Tank - 1973
“We started a football game called Xs and Os, but then we thought a game with tanks would be more fun, so we made that instead.” –Steve Bristow
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Night Driver -1973
• Arcade ‘dark ages’
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Breakout - 1976
• Still extremely popular today
• Marked beginning of ‘interchangeable paddle games’
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SPACE INVADERS -1978
• First videogame blockbuster
• Lead to the creation of the arcade token
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WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL GOLDEN AGE OF ARCADES!
1978 marks the official beginning of the first Arcade Golden Age
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Asteroids - 1979
• Another space game
• Legal action with the creators of Space War
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Star Castle - 1980
• First Cinematronics game
• Featured first* colored arcade graphics
• Stars in background pornography
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WELCOME TO THE REAL GOLDEN AGE OF ARCADES!
Though it is not widely accepted, it is debated that 1980 marks the actual beginning of the Golden Age.
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Crazy Climber - 1980
• What?
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Missile Command - 1980
• Created in heat of cold war
• One of first trackball games
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Pac-Man - 1980
• Do I even have to talk about Pac-Man?
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Interesting Fact!
In the mid 1980s, Atari invested in a new branch called Pizza time theatre.
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Centipede - 1981
• Scroller-shooter
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Donkey Kong - 1981
• Shigeru Miyamoto
• Made up for losses
• King-Kong lawsuit
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Frogger - 1981
• Never before was America so in love with an amphibian
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Galaga - 1981
• Best arcade game ever made (Fact)
• Ben Ehrlich is a beast at Galaga (Also Fact)
• Ben Ehrlich smokes chumps like you at Galaga (Very Fact)
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Interesting Fact
A KillScreen is a level in a game in which the game can not handle increasing the difficulty by any increment, resulting in internal confusion.
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Arcade Game Movies
The following arcade games were made into movies:
• Mrs. Pac Man
• Mario Bros
• Donkey Kong Junior
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Mrs. Pac Man - 1981
• First decent arcade sequel
• Featured more than one level
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Tempest -1981
• Astounding vector graphics
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Joust - 1982
• Flying ostriches!
» Nuff said.
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Pole Position - 1982
• Started arcade racing
• Faked 3D graphics
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Q-Bert -1982
• Massive release issues
• Caused ‘distributor freeze’
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DRAGON’S LAIR
• First Lazerdisc (precursor to DVD) game
• Featured animated graphics
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Mario Bros - 1983
• Quintessential arcade platformer
• Set presidents for future games
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Star Wars - 1983
• First game to make use of flight yoke
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And Then:
Nothing interesting happened for 11 years.
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The History: Conclusion
• Arcades, and game’s in general have gone over HUGE leaps and bounds over the last 30 years.
• Galaga is a really good game.
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Building an Arcade Machine
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What Makes an Arcade Machine Tick?
• What is a PCB?
• Can a regular computer run an arcade machine?
• How do joysticks and buttons get incorporated?
• Why is all this beef in my
fridge? I don’t even like
beef!
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PCBs
• PCB: Printed Circuit Board
• Primary storage medium
• Created a standard
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Can a Regular Computer Run an Arcade Machine?
• Yes, and they often do.
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What Do These Machines Have in Common?
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They’re All Run By Computers
• Computers are VERY popular in arcades today
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MAME - 1999
• In 1999 Nicola Salmoria programmed the groundwork for MAME
• The arcade emulator
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Building An Arcade Machine: The Game(s)
So you have two choices: A PCB, which can run one game but is specialized, or MAME, which can run multiple games, but requires a dedicated computer.
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How Does MAME Work?
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Frontends
• Seeing Microsoft Windows is a buzzkill
Options:– Premade– Custom
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Wood Working
An arcade machine is basically a wooden cabinet. None the less, construction can be difficult. Here’s a guide:
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The Right Tool For The Right Job
Here are some tools you should use:
• Circular Saw
• Jigsaw
• Drill/Screw Gun
• Clamps
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Building an Arcade Machine: The Plan
Arcade machines come in many different varieties. The most popular is the upright.
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Construction
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Marquee
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Coin-Slot
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Controls/Wiring
Diagram
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Arcade Wiring
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The Computer/PCB
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Coin-Slot
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Extra Time?
• Steve Wiebe Sets World Record For Donkey Kong
• The History of Twin Galaxies - As Told By Walter Day
• An Arcade PCB
Works Cited
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Steve Wiebe Sets World Record
BACK
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The History of Twin Galaxies
BACK
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Arcade PCB
BACK
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Sources• Demaria, Russel. High Score! The Illustrated History of Video
Games. Print.
• "The History of Video Games." Lecture. GameSpot Presents: The History of Video Games. Game Spot Presents. GameSpot. Web.
• <http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/hov/>.
• The King of Kong: A Fistfull of Quarters. Dir. Seth Gordon. DVD.
• Sellers, John. Arcade Fever. 6th ed. Vol. 1. Print.
• Bio, John. "Build a Home Arcade Machine." Home Arcade Project. Web. 23 May 2010. <http://www.homearcadeproject.co.nr>.