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A project log for Super Famicade - Hardcore SNES Arcade Hack

Think Neo Geo MVS 4 Slot, then think Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Put 'em together and you've got yourself a Super Famicade.

dackrDackR 11/02/2014 at 00:300 Comments

Background:
I've been an avid Nintendo fan since I was a kid in the 80s. As a kid, I developed a love for the Super Nintendo and many of the games designed for the system. I find that no matter how old I get, I always find myself pining for these classics.

I was the day-dreamy type of "youngster" and one that I still to this day imagine is--- my pick of SNES games in an arcade cab with custom controls, custom hardware, artwork, etc. (ala Playchoice, or Nintendo Super System, but using original SNES hardware, games, etc as a base-- hardware from damaged and/or mistreated consoles.)

The story so far:
The idea originally came to me back in April of this year (2014). I've been accumulating the materials required to make this a reality and testing different components of the system in my spare time.

In April, May and June I worked on various cabinet designs and eventually settled on a style similar to Japanese Candy Cabinets. I changed my mind a few times on different features, but finally decided on the current configuration of 4 SNES consoles that share 2 Arcade style joystick controls and optional snes control pads accessible by 5 controller ports (supporting up to 5 players total) located near the bottom of the control panel.

I've done some of the wiring, and some of the cabinet assembly. I hope to have pictures up very soon. (I'm very lazy.)

Stay tuned.

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