Yea maybe if I was better at GUI development. Right now the GUI is probably going to be a 630x470 window with a list box on the left half, a 300x200 picture box in the upper right corner where a "game image" will be displayed, and some labels in the lower right corner that will give info such as CPU,RAM,HDD,Version,etc.Cool idea. I wish we could get the NesicaXLive frontend but that seems a bit unrealistic.
I messed around with making a TypeX theme with Mala but abandonned it because I wasn't satisfied with the end result.
The only suggestion I would have would be to be able to change games without having to reboot.
Yea pretty much, the system is essentially a PC running 32bit WindowsXPe.This sounds awesome. Sorry, I am not as familiar with the Taito X2 setup - trying to do some research on it right now. From what I can take on it - it is a PC based system (such as Sega Lindbergh) but is much more open to other uses such as emulators (MAME) to be run from it. So basically, with Niko's setup here - you add the roms and basically the Taito X2 will run all the Taito X2 games, MAME - any version you want, and any other emulator that is PC based?
Is there a complete list of Taito X2 games that will work with the multi-setup somewhere?
In the end; you get a multi-game setup with original Taito X2 hardware to run the Taito games (through JVS) as well as a PC that an run any emulator (MAME, etc.) all from the same front-end and run through JVS to be used with a JVS I/O (Jamma) - same as used for Naomi/Chihiro/Triforce? If so - that is awesome. Thanks for clarifying.
No it wouldnt boot, and even if it did you would need some way to accept JVS input.Thanks for the info. Perhaps another dumb question - will the multi freeware work on "any" PC or does it "have" to be the original Taito X2 hardware? Since it is essentially a PC running Windows XP - if I happen to have an extra Windows XP PC around with similar specs - can I load the freeware on a SSD drive and basically run the full Taito X2 setup/games by adding the roms and other emulators such as MAME?
That gorgeous case is an Apevia X-QPACK3-RD Micro ATX Cube Gaming/HTPC Case. Its perfect for the TTX2.What case are you using for your custom X2, looks pretty sweet?
Yep that's the case.That gorgeous case is an Apevia X-QPACK3-RD Micro ATX Cube Gaming/HTPC Case. Its perfect for the TTX2.What case are you using for your custom X2, looks pretty sweet?
Niko, did you have any issues using/adapting the EVGA PSU?
Nice, can you please verify. I have an extra TTX2 on the way and I am thinking of doing the same thing.No problems using the PSU, everything was standard. Only real issue was adapting the "front panel". Normally the front panel header goes to the JVS card but if you want to use the power button and power/hdd leds you need to bring pins 1,7,8 (i think, I'll have to double check.) off the header into the JVS card otherwise you get an I/O error.
Ok, So this is what the front panel header of the motherboard looks like. The 3 pins marked in red have to be connected to the JVS card or you will get an I/O error. Fortunately they have nothing to do with the lights, or buttons so you dont need to tap into them or anything. I just used a male to female jumper wire like you would use with a breadboard.Nice, can you please verify. I have an extra TTX2 on the way and I am thinking of doing the same thing.No problems using the PSU, everything was standard. Only real issue was adapting the "front panel". Normally the front panel header goes to the JVS card but if you want to use the power button and power/hdd leds you need to bring pins 1,7,8 (i think, I'll have to double check.) off the header into the JVS card otherwise you get an I/O error.