When I originally put this together the computer was a fairly powerful CPU, with a minimal graphics card.  I found that this setup was good enough to run most games and it included: AMD Sempron 3000+ 1 GB of Memory 64MB Asus Radeon A7000 ATI Video Card I've since modified this rig a bit, and am looking at a newer Intel CPU, moved to 4 GB of Memory (it's cheaper than it ever was, and why … [Read more...]

Building the controls was probably the most exciting part as it means I can actually play games with that arcade feel.  All the buttons went in smoothly as I usesed a drill bit to make perfect holes, and then the buttons just slid in and screwed on.  The joysticks also lined up perfectly by using some paper templates to make sure the holes were drilled in the right place. The only regret I have … [Read more...]