What goes into a
Turnarcades arcade?
Every
Turnarcades machine is hand-built from the ground up by a small team of
builders. Around 50-60 man-hours go into the average complete arcade machine; a
combination of woodwork, joinery, electronics and programming skills that use
unique techniques developed over 7 years of research and 2 years of building
experience.
The Cabinet
Each cabinet is mainly
constructed from tough, versatile MDF, with thick timber support struts where
applicable for added rigidity and strength. The outer shell is finish in several
coats of weather-proof outdoor paint to resist scuffs and spills, and genuine
heavy-duty T-moulding to protect the edges from knocks and scrapes.
Every machine is designed to
have accessible internals so feature at least one access door, secured with an
industry-grade barrel lock. The monitor screening and marquee are made from
tough shatter-resistant acrylic and are much lighter than the toughened glass
found on commercial machines. All larger cabinets come with heavy-duty castors
for ease of movement and strong fixing nuts on those machines that require
separation for transport, whilst all smaller machines come with non-slip rubber
feet to avoid surface scuffing.
The
Controls
All cabinets
feature brand new, genuine arcade joysticks and buttons from leading
manufacturers like Happ, Suzo, Ultimarc, Seimetsu and Sanwa. Most arcades
feature 2 sets of player controls with 6 buttons each in a 'fighter' layout, as
well as 'start', 'coin' and 'admin' buttons (where applicable) as
standard.
All controls
are wired into a genuine Ultimarc i-Pac for easy connection to the PC via a PS/2
(keyboard) or USB port. On complete machines, the controls are all set up and
programmed for use with the arcade menu software installed.
The Software
Every PC is pre-installed
with a customised operating system that has been tweaked for maximum gaming
performance. All drivers and necessary system files are also installed, and you
get full backup disks for your machine.
Every MAME arcade needs a
good menu system to enhance the arcade experience. Thanks to an agreement with
software developer Minwah, all Turnarcades arcade machines now come
pre-installed with a modified installation of the excellent arcade front-end
software Mamewah. This makes each machine boot directly into an excellent arcade
environment and game selection menu system directly from power-up. This setup
includes a selection of legitimate games and is also fully customisable for
anyone who wishes to personalise their own menu system.
The Hardware
The actual hardware varies
from cabinet to cabinet depending on the physical dimensions and type of
cabinet. On complete machines you would have all the necessary hardware
installed to plug-and-play, which normally includes:
A pre-installed,
refurbished Pentium 3 PC or equivalent with spec of around: 800Mhz-1ghz CPU,
128-256mb RAM, 15-20Gb hard drive
A refurbished CRT
monitor, usually 17", 19" or 21" in size
High-quality stereo PC
speakers
An internally mounted
4-gang plug bank with all components plugged in, so each machine has only 1
external trailing plug
The spec of the installed PC has
been benchmarked to ensure excellent game performance without excessive cost.
All of these components are installed on an average complete machine as
standard, but can be upgraded at the customer's request. Which brings us
onto....
Standard Features and
Optional Extras
For the basic price, every
machine comes with your choice from a large selection of marquee artwork we
have. You can also specify any combination ofbutton colours from a choice of red,
blue, green,
yellow, black,
white or orange.
You also get a free mouse, keyboard and backup software should you ever wish to
modify or re-install the PC.
As well as these basic
options, there are a number of custom options you can choose from for an
additional cost, such as;
Lit marquee - £25
High-grade speakers
with wired volume and bass control - £40
Side-art - £20
Coin door with single coin
mech - £70
Sanwa/Seimetsu joystick
upgrade - £35
Trackball - £65 (Only
available on certain cabinets)
Monitor upgrades;
Larger 21" CRT
upgrade - £50 ('Master' and 'Cocktail' only)
Brand new 15" LCD
upgrade - £60 ('Bar-Top' and 'Mini' only)
Brand new 17" LCD
upgrade - £75 ('Bar-Top' and 'Mini' only)
Brand new 19" LCD
upgrade - £90 ('Master' and 'Cocktail' only)
Brand new 22"
widescreen LCD upgrade - £110 ('Master','Cocktail' and 'King' only)
32"+ LCD upgrade -
£Ask (Only available on 'Supreme' cabinet)
Please note these prices will
vary if you are having a fully customised design built, but can be used as a
guideline. Other modifications and extras are
available on request so if it is not here, just ask!
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