Hello all! It's been 10 years since I last posted here...I haven't had a lot to say, I guess. :/
In any case, I've just recently discovered the Rhea/Phoebus mod that allows our Saturns to run games from an SD card and after recently building a Retopie machine, I can't help but think that a dedicated Saturn in an arcade bartop would be fantastic!
My general thoughts are this: I'd sacrifice a pair of Saturn controllers and wire them up to a control panel. I'd have to do the same for the reset button as well....the power button would simply stay on and I'll add an on/off switch to the entire assembly.
I'd also like to "exit" the game and get back to Rhea's game menu to select a different title...From what I've seen of Rhea, there is a button physically on the mod that is used to select the title. I'd have to somehow hack that to an external button.
So while I'm waiting on the Rhea/Phoebus preorders to open up again, I'm in research mode and I figure this is the perfect place to ask.
1. Is there a guide online to hacking the controllers as I want to do?
2. I've decided to use an LCD screen...I've recently bought the SCART/HDMI adapter so I'll put that to use unless a easier/better option comes to me...any recommendations.
3. Do you think that cooling will be an issue? I am hoping to make the case free of fans.
Thanks to all! Good to be back!
In any case, I've just recently discovered the Rhea/Phoebus mod that allows our Saturns to run games from an SD card and after recently building a Retopie machine, I can't help but think that a dedicated Saturn in an arcade bartop would be fantastic!
My general thoughts are this: I'd sacrifice a pair of Saturn controllers and wire them up to a control panel. I'd have to do the same for the reset button as well....the power button would simply stay on and I'll add an on/off switch to the entire assembly.
I'd also like to "exit" the game and get back to Rhea's game menu to select a different title...From what I've seen of Rhea, there is a button physically on the mod that is used to select the title. I'd have to somehow hack that to an external button.
So while I'm waiting on the Rhea/Phoebus preorders to open up again, I'm in research mode and I figure this is the perfect place to ask.
1. Is there a guide online to hacking the controllers as I want to do?
2. I've decided to use an LCD screen...I've recently bought the SCART/HDMI adapter so I'll put that to use unless a easier/better option comes to me...any recommendations.
3. Do you think that cooling will be an issue? I am hoping to make the case free of fans.
Thanks to all! Good to be back!
