Adding digital game indicators to a Neo Geo arcade cabinet

[wraggster]

http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/neogeo.jpg[George] is a Neo Geo aficionado, and among his collection of paraphernalia, he hasa MVS-Mini game console. (http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?194768-Custom-DIGITAL-marquee-for-MVS-mini-with-pics) His mini “Multi Video System” is a 2-slot model, meaning that it can hold two game cartridges at a time, which are indicated by plastic cards inserted in the cabinet’s face plate. Instead of swapping those cards out each time he changed cartridges, he thought it would be far cooler to install digital displays instead.He scoured just about every retail store he could before finding a handful of small 5” digital picture frames that looked to fit the bill. After some careful cabinet modifications he had them wired up and ready for display. The frames don’t hold a ton of pictures, but they do support the use of SD cards. [George] says that he’ll likely just buy a ton of small SD cards, swapping them out whenever he changes games, though over time that might become as tedious as swapping out the plastic cards.We would love to see [George] take his new digital display up a level, so be sure to share your ideas in the comments. Perhaps we can persuade him to automate things a bit.

http://hackaday.com/2012/01/19/adding-digital-game-indicators-to-a-neo-geo-arcade-cabinet/