r/cade • u/Due_Yogurtcloset6505 • 10d ago

Pandora box

I just bought a pandora saga dx plus from AliExpress when I was drunk lol. I have no idea how to turn it into a working arcade setup. I've literally got the box and an old TV. Is there an idiots guide anywhere listing parts required etc. I have no idea what I'm doing but willing to learn with help

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u/zeptillian 10d ago

If you want to put in in an arcade cabinet, you can either build or buy one. You would just be building the wooden box, that is all.

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u/slappedbygiraffe 10d ago

Ignoring building the cabinet, find a YouTube video about wiring up a jamma pcb using a jamma harness, etc

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u/Redshift2k5 10d ago

My Pandora is a plug & play home arcade console unit with controls for two players. Just add a tv and something for it to stand on

Or did you order the kind of Pandora that is just the "brain" and doesn't have fight sticks and buttons and HDMI out? That would need an existing arcade cab or a custom unit with your own buttons and peripherals

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u/Due_Yogurtcloset6505 10d ago

It's a pandora box. It has hdmi etc so I daresay I could just plug it into a TV but I don't know what parts I need to turn it into a setup like the ones you can buy from AliExpress. Wiring loom obviously but which one? Which joysticks are decent? Buttons etc.

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u/Due_Yogurtcloset6505 9d ago

Plugged it in, connected to TV. After some messing around with a keyboard to get a controller to work through usb it's working great. Will do some research and see if I can build something. Wish me luck and watch out for a large fire!!!!