2015 | D.S の Space

Finally, A Page that Tell the Tales About D.Sync (Well... Partially...)

in about me - on 1:01 AM - 46 comments

I've always wanted to have an About Me page that describe myself and share my experience with the netizens, and I've finally done it! At long last, I've publish my About Me page which you can now find at the top menu bar. It is now in text written format...

My First RC and First Crawler - The Axial SCX10 (First Unbox) [Part 1]

in axial, rc, scx10, unboxing - on 9:37 PM - 23 comments

My first RC crawler, first Axial product :-) Decided to plunge my $$$ on this one to get myself know more about RC (Radio Control) vehicle. I never thought that I'll be spending even more $$ after this purchase for more upgrades in the weeks to come....

Understanding a Pinball Cabinet System (Part 1)

in cabinet, overview, pinball - on 12:16 AM - 21 comments

* This is a Part 1 writeup that gives a quick general overview about pinball cabinet systems, pinball emulator/simulator and pinball front end when I'm setting up my Pinball arcade system on my Desktop setup * ** Stay tuned for Part 2 if you...

My Complete Illustrated Experience to Mod X-Arcade TankStick (Part 2)

in arcade experience, arcade mod, featured, mod, x-arcade tankstick - on 12:25 AM - 132 comments

This is the SECOND of the THREE part posts that I wrote to share my experience to mod my X-Arcade TankStick. The X-Arcade TankStick came with a very sturdy cabinet and offers a lot of room for modding. Search on Google and you'll find numerous mods...

Purchasing Arcade Parts to Mod My X-Arcade TankStick (Part 1)

in arcade experience, arcade mod, featured, x-arcade tankstick - on 12:20 AM - 41 comments

This is the FIRST of the THREE part posts that I wrote to share my experience to mod my X-Arcade TankStick. See Part Two - My Complete Illustrated Experience to Mod X-Arcade TankStick to see a complete pictures showing you my progress of mounting/installing...

Turning Mouse/Spinner Into Steering Analog Input for MAME, Arcade and Other Games

in analog input, freepie, mouse, spinner, steering, tutorial, virtual joystick, vjoy - on 1:31 AM - 20 comments

It is possible to turn your mouse or spinner such as the Ultimarc SpinTrak into a virtual analog device detected by various emulator (arcade) as well as PC games. Only two softwares are needed: vJoy - Create virtual joystick on your PC. You'll need...

Setting Up Playstation 3 Controller and Qanba Q4 RAF Arcade Stick on RetroPie

in controller setup, playstation 3 controller, qanba, raspberry pi, raspbian, retropie, tutorial - on 5:24 PM - 103 comments

Although RetroPie support some of the hotkeys for joypads right out of the box, I decided to modify it to include the commonly used hotkeys. Also I found that the default joypad configuration for the Qanba maps the button incorrec...

Mapping X-Arcade TankStick to Multiple Emulators (AHK Script)

in ahk, arcade stick, autohotkey, featured, program, script, tankstick, tutorial, x-arcade - on 8:38 PM - 63 comments

Since the TankStick is recognized as Keyboard input device here is a script that allows you to use it with a wide variety of emulators. You may also find similar topic in HyperSpin official thread here. *Require premium member privilege to view...

An Overview of Arcade Parts and My Arcade Purchase/Modding Experience

in arcade experience - on 4:36 PM - 14 comments

This is a quick write-ups on my journey of getting know more about arcade parts. As time goes I will be attempting to perform better mods for my arcade parts...

Qanba Q4 RAF Thorough Review From An Arcade Stick Newbie!

in arcade, arcade stick, product review, qanba - on 4:31 PM - 14 comments

The Qanba Q4 RAF Ice Red Limited Edition (with frosted finish) This is a thorough review of the Qanba Q4 RAF arcade sticks (and a partial comparison writeups with the X-Arcade TankStick) from someone with little to no arcade playing experience. I...

[Tutorial] A Comprehensive Pictorial Guide to Install Custom Bubbles on PS Vita 3.36 on TN-C and TN-V11!

in featured, ps vita tutorial, tn-c, tn-v, tutorial - on 1:52 AM - 13 comments

Foreword This is a tutorial written as a result of my personal readings and experience on installing custom Bubbles on PS Vita running OFW3.36 and using NUMBLAST US exploit and running TN-C and TN-V11. I've decided to write this since I found no one...

[Tutorial] The Missing Guide to Install TN-V11 on PS Vita using Numblast/Quatron Exploit and Upgrade from TN-C

in ps vita tutorial, tn-c, tn-v, tutorial - on 5:55 PM - 41 comments

I have to say that there aren't many guides out there that provides a clear example on how to install the latest and greatest TN-V11 CFW on PS Vita. Reason I'm switching from TN-C to TN-V is for the PSX sound emulation support, which is lacking in TN-C. [Supplementary...

Sourcing and Downloading the Best Possible ROM Dumps (My Sharing + Workflow)

in download, rom dump, roms, sharing, workflow - on 2:37 AM - 369 comments

tldr: I'm in desperate needs to download those classic ROMs for first to fifth generation game system! Otherwise my front-end will just be an empty shell. This post shows how I manage to meet my needs. While setting up my front-end entertainment...

A Full Guide on Integrating RetroArch with HyperSpin and RocketLauncher

in hyperspin, retroarch, rocketlauncher, tutorial - on 1:57 AM - 104 comments

This is a full tutorial showing how to integrate RetroArch with HyperSpin and RocketLauncher. Foreword RetroArch has become the choice of emulators for many players now and is increasingly popular since its launch few years ago. Its main reason is...