8man's Custom 2-Player Neo Station

8man's Custom 2-Player Neo Station (Pre-Build Design)

• 2-Sided (Two Back-to-Back 40" Video Screens)
• 2-Players (one player each side)
• Players can play against each other in the same game,
  or you can both play different games!
• Cup Holders
• Coin Slot
• Coin Counter
• Memory Card access
• Extra features will be added ... stay tuned!

Neo Station is under construction.

Click here for Animation showing 2 screens in action!

Pretty nifty! What is the platform for the games? MVS, AES, roms? Will you be adding an LED credit counter, and are there any plans for a marquee holding solution (albeit, a digital solution would make more sense)?

As I said, pretty nifty idea 8man

Looks like a demo kiosk.

SNKorSWM said:

Looks like a demo kiosk.

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I was thinking the same thing.

No CRT?

Why not get a versus city instead? Or a few proper SNK cabs like the MV-U4? Their monitors are said to be amazing. Or get 6 Super Neo 29 cabs in a row... one for each Metal Slug title on the Neo.

40" screens are much too big/wide for a project like this. You'd have to make the panel insanely deep just so the player can stay far enough away and see the whole screen. Also, If you really have to build something that big, then you should try to find two of those older 4:3 Panasonic plasma tvs.

If you want to get something really unique and the cash is burning a hole in your pocket, then i'd suggest to team up with NG DEV. Help them out with the monies and let them develop a new driving game that fully supports Tony's steering wheel mod. Once that's done you can build yourself a nice driving cab. Now that would be something.

16:9 screen for 4:3 games should be made illegal.

SNKorSWM said:

Looks like a demo kiosk.

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Was thinking the same thing too. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing, comes down to your personal taste. Like Shroom said, I don't think the 16:9 ratio really suits the Neo, though I do like the Versus City type head-to-head play.

Renmauzo said:

Pretty nifty! What is the platform for the games? MVS, AES, roms? Will you be adding an LED credit counter, and are there any plans for a marquee holding solution (albeit, a digital solution would make more sense)?

As I said, pretty nifty idea 8man

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Hey Ren, It will run MVS from each side (2 player games).
Since I'm a BIG AES fan, it will also have an AES setup (2 player games).
By putting 2 different systems, I can play different games on each screen.

All the hardware will be stored in the base.
Looking for individual top loading coin slots (on the top surface),
Already have the credit counters, and have plans on putting in a marquee.

SNKorSWM said:

Looks like a demo kiosk.

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Yes, this will be my personal "demo" kiosk.

supergoose79 said:

Why not get a versus city instead? Or a few proper SNK cabs like the MV-U4? Their monitors are said to be amazing. Or get 6 Super Neo 29 cabs in a row... one for each Metal Slug title on the Neo.

40" screens are much too big/wide for a project like this. You'd have to make the panel insanely deep just so the player can stay far enough away and see the whole screen.

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Doctor Shroom said:

16:9 screen for 4:3 games should be made illegal.

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I could buy any cab: City, MV-U4, Neo 29's.
But, "everybody" has them.

I already planned for the 4:3 ratio.
The 16:9 screen that I was looking at, has a ~36" diagonal (4:3 format).
(3-4" of black bars on the sides).

Check out the design of the top.
See where the black turns sharp to the left (where the dashed arrow starts)?
That was intentional. If you follow the curve to the left, 16:9.
Straight to the screen... 4:3 format.



I already tested a screen, playing at the distance I spec'd. It worked great!

The "demo" model that you see, is created from a CAD program.
All the dimensions are created to size.
I can produce plans and build from this model.

I'm old school. I sketch everything out by hand first.
Then bring the sketches into Adobe Illustrator (to size).
From there, the Illustrator files import directly into the CAD software.

All sticker/label work is created in Adobe Illustrator.
I can send these "vector" files direct to a vinyl cutter and have everything made.

That's some highly creative work there man!

A damn neat idea man. Gotta love the big red!

Hey, looks cool!

It portrays a "Demo/Kiosk" / "Console~ish" feel to it while incorporating certain elements of the iconic "Red" Cabs.

I could totally see that at a trade show or a convention or a major mall setup or something.

Nice work!

Sorry to rake up an old thread:

8man - please can you PM me? My emails to you are bouncing as they are being marked as spam.

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