Hatsune Miku Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone Cabinet - Showcase

Now that my Project Diva Arcade Future Tone Cabinet is now fully up and running, I've made this new video showing all of it's features and internals, with a bit of gameplay too.
Since the last video, virtually everything is now working, from the Touchscreen to the flashing lights. The motherboard inside the Nu casing has been swapped for regular gaming motherboard with slightly faster CPU and graphics card. The startup time from switching it on to the title screen is about 30 seconds compared to over 5 minutes of system checks when using the orginal hardware.
It has multiple copies of the game installed; one with the english mod, one with the new Mega 39's songs and one for experimenting with different loaders and plugins.
It's also connected to my TV for mirroring the gameplay.
0:00 The Cabinet
0:18 Startup
1:10 Touchscreen
2:02 Artwork
3:13 Internals
4:05 Coin Box
4:27 Gameplay
5:06 Game Over

[@miaaluvcat]

Doesn't it feels good watching people live your dreams

[@igorgiuseppe1862]

not, im with fucking envy LOL but yeah, it feel good

[@sayakao5645]

I'm so jealoussss I don't even have any Vocaloid merchandise yet... y e t

[@sayakao5645]

@鏡音リン Actually, I got a Rin figure shortly after I wrote that LMAO I also have some manga now!

[@ShiggitayMediaProductions]

I'm stupid jealous of this setup! I wanna do something like this, sans the TV output. Great job!

[@7ten]

Woah. Hardly any of these in the UK, let alone a home setup and in such perfect condition. Great job and video.

[@N10248]

I was surprised by the condition too, as I hadn't seen any pictures of it prior to delivery. The control panel it came with had quite a bit of rust on it, was loosly attached and didn't match the good condition of the rest of the cabinet. I 'm guessing it's original panel developed a fault and the operator swaped it for the tatty one. The panel in all my videos is in fact the one I had previously as my stand alone controller as it is almost new in appearance.

[@7ten]

@@N10248 Sick job. You've achieved a 200% better result than the technicians I 've worked with at several major UK arcades lmao.

[@PikaBoyPl]

the Project Diva Arcade made with the same material that dreams are created

[@N10248]

Yes, but it's mixed in with quite a bit of steel and plastic too.

[@TheCorrellRoyHD]

This Is BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[@Zapdatt]

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

[@gojiateamtv7715]

Amazing, thank you

[@Alex-zf9il]

love this

[@sparklestar_1726]

I NEED this in my house

[@carlaemiliacastro7558]

2x

[@xmelek646]

I see that cabinet in aliexpress for 30 dollars but its looks like fake

[@chocotokenxreturns6126]

The touchscreen monitor is impressive! I keep forgetting the arcade cabinet has a harddrive. I can only imagine how expensive this would run up the electricity bill. I love the glowing buttons.

[@N10248]

It's fairy power efficient, the PC inside is quite low end, it's an LED backlit monitor, the lights use very little power as with most LED lights. The whole thing uses at most 230w according to the sticker on the back, and that would only be with the display on full brightness and all the speakers on full volume.

[@chocotokenxreturns6126]

@@N10248 One more question. Is that arcade cabinet, Windows XP? Ohhhh, I had to look up wattage usage for electronics such as a washing machine, and PS4 to compare.

[@N10248]

@@chocotokenxreturns6126 Normally it would be running Windows Embedded 8, but mine is using regular Windows 8.1 Pro.

[@regediit_]

OMG 💙💙💙

[@rinkooo6006]

Ahhh wow I’m so jealous! You’re so lucky to have an actual project diva arcade machine! How much did it cost?

[@Afk_Kun]

Hey awesome! I'm currently heavy on checking and buying parts for different Arcades (Mainly PD and Chunithm). May I ask where you got yours and for how much?

[@N10248]

The cabinet itself came via Ronnie at RKLOK.nl for £1600, I used my existing control panel as it was in better condition which came from eBay Seller "Tzsn_game" in Japan for about £270.

[@Afk_Kun]

@@N10248 Thank you for your fast response! Did they luckily have the cabinet in stock or did you contact them if they were able to get their hands on it? Because the cabinet itself is the most important part right now for me as I currently am trying to get a PD nu for the IO-Card and the Controller for about 100€ each on an japanese yahoo auction. :D

[@N10248]

@@Afk_Kun I contacted him last September, it took him a while to find one in Japan but I got it in April, he has another according to his most recent newsletter email.

[@thongchat457]

Nothing better than listening to an Arcade booting noise on top with Miku version of the "SEGA'" iconic sound... Nice Setup overall!

[@EchoRoblox]

imagine being the 136,005th person to put a coin there

[@chalupa3002]

I hate to be the person asking for help in the comments, I really appreciate your channel, it's driven me to buy my own Diva arcade cabinet. I have the cab and I have the PCB (computer, which I had to buy separate on YAJ), I have no idea how where to get help with the software. If you could happen to point me in any direction regarding that it would very appreciated! keep up the great work

[@N10248]

Yay another owner! Unless you were very lucky and got a keychip with it too, using the original hardware and software freely can be quite difficult, and hacking it can be risky, that's the main reason I went the route I did, ie swapping the motherboard and using the available rip of the game instead of the original. Might be a good idea to sign up at ProjectDiva.net and go through what you have and how far you have got with it all.

[@tomasl.9782]

I need this on my life

[@jackxonlee8193]

I wish there's a custom arcade cabinet that you can change the controllers to play many different games like using Keyboard and Mouse for PC games,Divaller for Project Diva,Arcade Stick for Street Fighter/Mortal Kombat like that

[@pasteladream]

How in the world did this mad lad manage to get this!?!

[@elliekittymeow]

im gonna make my own one of these

[@Venus_Eclipse_]

What I would give to own a project diva machine, let alone have megamix songs on it

[@shihatsune3060]

IM SO JEALOUS 😳😳😳 I’ve seen the controller for the tv that looks like the arcade setup it was expensive!!! I can’t imagine how expensive this was!!!!

[@N10248]

£1600, which is quite good considering the seperate controller I made previously cost about £350.

[@BlueVestGaming]

Want to know the Japan text? Jay just made a patch that make everything English!

[@shihatsune3060]

Also did all the parts show up at the same time or different days?

[@N10248]

It arrived complete, I spent 2 hours taking it apart to get it into my house.

[@cryoatix]

is the IC card feature enabled? i've been thinking of buying a cab but i dont know if i can use my IC card on it

[@N10248]

It's not usable without the All.net connection, cards can be tested in the test menus. It may be possible to use one if you connect the cab to your own or a public "Aqua" server, which emulates Segas online servers, but this wouldn't have your existing progress on it.

[@Monado6]

thats really cool was it expensive?

[@N10248]

It was £1600, which was a lot less than I was expecting when I started looking for one.

[@codexgameing1151]

Hey I have a few questions. 1. does the sega Nu has DVD player or whatever it call. Because I seen people selling like a copy of the disc. Which is probably updates of the game. 2. Network switch board when you bought the arcade cabinet. Has that been use. Because I never seen project diva arcades use together or something like that. Is probably a feature I haven't seen. Probably multiplayer?. 3. Since you have the arcade cabinet with the touch screen working. Did you had to Recalibrate the screen. And if you did was it on the test mode and touch panel setting?. The reason I'm asking is because touch panel is disabled for me. Because I don't have a touch panel and I want to learn more on that setting and Options it has.

[@N10248]

1: The official way games get installed on the Nu is by using the Lindbergh DVD Drive Unit "U-Type", you have to use a different power cable for the drive though, as the Nu has a 4-pin square power connector instead of the 6-pin JST conector that the lindbergh used. The base game comes on 4 dvds (i think) and the extra songs get downloaded from All.net. 2: The network switch is used to join up to 4 cabinets together. 1 cab is set as the "Server" (set via dip-switch 1 on the Nu) and 3 others connect to the switch in that one (the switches in the other 3 cabs are not used). the server cab downloads game updates only, and then the other 3 get updated by the server. there is no multiplayer and if the server cab is off the other 3 won't work. 3: the touch screen needed calibrating when I first got it working, it was only slightly wrong. I think the calibration settings are stored on the JVS card in the Nu, as the calibration remains across multiple installs of the game. Its calibrated in the games service menu, you press certain points on the screen.

[@codexgameing1151]

@@N10248 I see. 1. I have seen people in Japanese websites selling the disc's 1 and 2. But Idk about 3 and 4 disc's. 3. Is it ok if you can show a video or pictures on the touch panel Recalibration on how to do it. If you can do it. Also my research on this I found the Sega Mechanics website. Which you can download a lot of things form different arcades they do. But manuals and other stuff is lock for I'm guessing top mechanics. If you would like the website I can give it to you.

[@N10248]

@@codexgameing1151 I'll make a video at the weekend showing this and a few other interesting things about it

[@codexgameing1151]

@@N10248 oh ok. Well thank you for answering my questions. I will ask again if I need to. Thank you and take care.

[@N10248]

@@codexgameing1151 New video added showing the calibration process... kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJfKo42gp7Bsd7M

[@EthanGrey08]

Is the “SEGA” that Miku says on the Nu startup added in? I was at an arcade that had AFT, and it rebooted after I finished a game. I never heard the “SEGA” on the Nu startup screen.

[@N10248]

Yes, it's a vbs script I added that plays the sound on bootup, as changing the Windows 8.1 startup sound isn't that easy, so I used a script instead. The real arcade doesn't do it.

[@Darkenchantswife]

This is a need

[@snowiedesu3558]

wow

[@addiiskai]

i just have to ask! where did you get all this stuff to make this?

[@N10248]

The Nu itself came with my cabinet, but I made the descision to swap it's M-ATX motherboard for my own to make it more practical to use in a home environment - the original hardware has many security features that would have to be bypassed to make it playable.

[@BlueVestGaming]

I just really want one!!! I found one about $2600 CAD! Where else can I get one?!?!

[@N10248]

That works out less than I paid for mine at the current exchange rate

[@jetleegg6733]

I’m so curious about this🤣 Can you use AIME card for this machine at your own place?

[@N10248]

The card reader works and can be tested, but without the All.net connection it has no use.

[@YabokuRUS]

do mega mix songs have to be in the arcade?

[@N10248]

They are a mod added that is not available in the real arcades. It would be good if they were though

[@YabokuRUS]

@@N10248 How did you install the mod on a real arcade machine? Is everything done the same way as on a computer?

[@N10248]

@@YabokuRUSThe hardware i'm using isn't completely original, and i'm running the arcade rip of the game so I can easily add mods and extras to the game.

[@nakhuyoshi]

0:44 when i wake up to play arcade this scared me 3:19 auto the internals exploded

[@DoinStuff4Life]

how did you do the mirroring on the TV? I want to do this with my Chunithm cab

[@N10248]

Just connect the TV to the other DVI connector with a DVI to HDMI cable and the image will be mirrored.

[@DoinStuff4Life]

I tried that and it causes chunitim to throw and error and fail to load

[@N10248]

@@DoinStuff4Life Odd - you could try a DVI splitter of some sort but that might do the same.

[@Doodoovessel]

Bro I need this

[@automate-skull-666]

how is the aime reader connected to the pc? what are the cables and ports?

[@N10248]

The reader is a Zixsys TN32MSEC003S which connects to one of the serial ports on the rear filter board. COM10 is used for this. it just uses 3 pins Tx, Rx and Ground, the reader unit is powered by 12v.

[@automate-skull-666]

@@N10248 haha thank you, shame on me for not knowing even the one word of these)))) but I will learn more about arcade cabinets because I am interested in this. So, can I buy this thing and just somehow connect it to my pc? I have a common b450 motherboard

[@N10248]

@@automate-skull-666 It might work as long a the board has a serial port or header. Not sure where to find one though, theres very little info on the online.

[@automate-skull-666]

@@N10248 just googled serial port, isn’t it VGA? seems very similar

[@N10248]

@@automate-skull-666 Same size but different amount of pins; 9 for serial and 15 for vga, if the board doesnt have the physical port it may have a header called COM1 which you can get a cable to connect to make the port.

[@saraafrina169]

I want too

[@Jimslegacy]

Is yours offline and if so how come it’s doesn’t show an error code that stays on the scream unless you start playing. mine is currently off mode and I’m tired of looking at that message

[@N10248]

Is yours an unaltered cab with a keychip or are you using something like Mikubox?

[@Jimslegacy]

@@N10248 yeah I’m not sure what it’s using but it’s playing off-line without no Internet doesn’t have a key card

[@N10248]

@@Jimslegacy It's probably been modifued just enough to work offline. The ability to hide the errors is possible when using Mikubox (which would give online features too) or if using a rip of the game and a tool called PD-Loader.

[@Jimslegacy]

@@N10248 I’m planning to get MIKU box. Do you have a Instagram or Discord?

[@dimitrialexandreblaiddyd1858]

I'm so jealous

[@davidhastoomanyinterests6361]

[@N10248]

Thanks, yours is pretty cool too. I was contemplating making one from scratch before pursuing this one.

[@xuanbachpham9752]

If I'm not wrong, you forgot to introduce the touch slider but okay :(

[@N10248]

True, there's a good look at it in this video however... kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2aqiIdmmadsntU

[@teret3488]

how did you get all that 🙀

[@nataliapaez4193]

WHERE DID YOU BUY THE MACHINE I NEED TO KNOW

[@N10248]

It came from www.rklok.nl, a Netherlands based arcade importer.

[@meow477]

OH MY GOD IM SO JEALOUS

[@user-jw1pd2hq6k]

I bought one, too. There's a keychip. But I can't play the game because I can't access all.net. What should I do if I want to do it offline? This is South Korea. Help me.

[@N10248]

How long have to left it running, does it stop with error 8005?, I'm not sure but it may eventually time out and load the game. otherwise you may need to create a server running something like "aqua server" which emulates an allnet connection.

[@user-jw1pd2hq6k]

@@N10248 I want to run a cabinet offline. Do I have to do a patch to run offline? There's a key chip on the Nu board. I want to do it in offline mode. I don't know how to do it. Help me.

[@N10248]

@@user-jw1pd2hq6k I'm not sure how to patch it myself, but you could ask either KZbinrs @GameSaru as he has some of these cabs too, or @Janet-vc2 as he had one. You are lucky to have the keychip though, they are very rare.

[@tw3nz0r]

I have this running on a bitlocker decrypted drive, with the original Nu hardware in full.

[@Sebastian-cu2zq]

can you connect to the server ? afaik only arcades can connect to the server right ?

[@N10248]

No, it's all offline. The All.net service only works in Japan via a subsciption service paid for by the arcade owners.

[@Sebastian-cu2zq]

@@N10248 can individuals pay for it ?

[@N10248]

@@Sebastian-cu2zq As far as I know, no. It's likely only an option if you are renting the machines from Sega in a Japanese based game center, as they take a cut of the money earned on the machines and the All.net service is part of the deal. There are open source alternatives that emulate the service, one is called Aqua Server and the other is called "minime".

[@Sebastian-cu2zq]

@@N10248 damn, okay

[@JKGAMER-uz3rk]

How much is the machine?

[@N10248]

Including delivery It was £1600.

[@whiskerlickens7317]

IM SO JEALOUS

[@renatolorenzo9404]

What is the base operating system for this arcade?

[@N10248]

Normally these use Windows Embedded 8, but I'm using 8.1 Pro on mine.

[@lillybell2068]

how much did that cost to ship to england

[@N10248]

€175 from the importers location in Netherlands to me.

[@ibwinter]

How did you boot without a key tip?

[@N10248]

The mortherboard of the Nu system has been swapped out for regular PC one running the rip of the arcade game.

[@ibwinter]

N10248 Do you know where to get the software?

[@N10248]

@@ibwinter There are links around on youtube try searching "how to run project diva"

[@ibwinter]

Thank you！ Do you just download the software and replace it with the base?

[@N10248]

@@ibwinter I have just regular windows 8.1 installed, the game files, and PD-loader which you can get from here... notabug.org/PDModdingCommunity/PD-Loader

[@inteleonthelizard8338]

how do you change the volume on the cab?

[@N10248]

There's two seperate volume dials inside the coin mech door for the speakers directly above the screen and the main higher ones. I also use a small wireless keyboard to alter the windows volume level too, which is useful if i need to mute it for something like the phone ringing etc.

[@inteleonthelizard8338]

@@N10248 also, how did you connect the cab to the network and where did you get the cab?

[@N10248]

@@inteleonthelizard8338 I imported it from Japan via RKLOK.nl, it's running offline via a program called PD-Loader.

[@inteleonthelizard8338]

@@N10248 how do i actually buy arcade cabinets from them? they still sell stuff on ebay, but i don't see a button that allows you to buy cabinets from them. do i have to contact the owner or something? also, do i need a converter for me to plug in the cabinet?

[@N10248]

@@inteleonthelizard8338 Yes you'd have to email him (Ronnie), and see if he can get what you want. From asking to receiving mine it took about 6 months. You would need a step down converter, I use an Airlink one.

[@frogii3155]

Howmdo you get 1 of these

[@N10248]

Try researching if there are any arcade importers in your area / country, maybe register on some arcade related forums like Arcade Otaku etc, as many will have marketplaces and you may be able to find somone able to aquire one. If you are in Europe try contacting Ronnie at RKLOK.nl

[@MelCMlol]

GIVE IT TO ME

[@chekai7408]

windows 10 arcade check!

[@N10248]

Nope, good old 8.1 Pro.

[@birb6486]

How did you even get this?

[@N10248]

It took about 6 months from the begining, I contacted an arcade importer and after while he found me one, then another couple of months to get it to me from Japan

[@TITANONEOONE]

How wide is this thing in inches?

[@N10248]

36.5" at it's widest point, I've posted many of the other measurements here: projectdiva.net/community/threads/i-bought-a-project-diva-arcade-future-tone-cabinet.2307/page-3

[@TITANONEOONE]

@@N10248 thank you! Found a crazy deal on one of these that I can’t pass up. Need to make space!

[@Jimslegacy]

How can I buy one

[@N10248]

Have a look into local arcade importers, one example in the US would be Game Saru (he has a youtube channel here too) and imports and sells load of machines.

[@Jimslegacy]

@@N10248 thank you for the response I just purchased me one and should be able to pick up within two months.

[@N10248]

@@Jimslegacy Ooooo, exciting! You'll love it.

[@Jimslegacy]

@@N10248 i just got mine this week and i love it.

[@N10248]

@@Jimslegacy Great news!

[@jojofurryoso2508]

Shut up and take my money

[@hatsnemikuregi]

在哪能够买到

[@N10248]

I'm not sure where you could get one in China, but you could ask Yaton Arcade (yatonarcade.com).

[@amirulaiman8673]

I'm curious is it online?

[@N10248]

Unfortunately not, Sega's All.net service is only available in Japan.

[@amirulaiman8673]

@@N10248 I see....May I ask how much the cabinet costs?

[@N10248]

@@amirulaiman8673 £1600 with delivery.

[@Celestiiiaaa]

how much it cost

[@N10248]

Including delivery It was £1600.

[@kellyscorner1319]

Hm, total cost?

[@N10248]

£1600 for the complete working cabinet, maybe £300 ish on extra bits to get it how it is now - I replaced the motherboard and drives and added some extra artwork which involved getting a plastic bracket made.

[@kellyscorner1319]

@@N10248 I made the conversion to € and it's like almost 1800 for the working cabinet. Hm, it's gonna take a while but I'll do my best to get it! Thank you!

[@kittikorn6674]

what's the spec of original?

[@kittikorn6674]

nvm just checked it's absolute potato what's the specs of your custom nu?

[@N10248]

@@kittikorn6674 An i3 4170 instead of 3220, a 750Ti instead of the 650Ti (750Ti is also the standard card in a Nu 1.1), just a single SSD instead of the SSD and HDD combo used originally. Having anything more powerful would create more heat and put stress on the 250W PSU which also has to power all of the side lights, buttons, slider, card reader and I/O.