My $300 Craigslist score! :D

johnodon

Parts included in the system:

ViewSonic Monitor
Reyann Happ Arcade Buttons
Sanwa 8-Way Joysticks
Raspberry Pi3
SanDisk 128MB MicroSD Card w/ PC Adapter
Custom Mrs. PacMan Graphics
Arcade Speakers w/ 180 Watt Stereo Amplifier +Bonus Unused Arcade Speaker Set
LED Backlit Display
MDF Cam-lock Cabinet
A box of extras.

I plan on ripping out the Pi3b and replacing with an Asus Chromebox.

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BJRetro

@johnodon wow you are really lucky that sells put together like that for something like $700 or more

johnodon

@BJRetro said in My $300 Craigslist score! :D:

@johnodon wow you are really lucky that sells put together like that for something like $700 or more

My wife doesn't understand... :)

I could not pass up this deal!

BJRetro

@johnodon easy just go to <removed scumbag resellers link> and practically that exact model is on there for $1089! Maybe if you show her that she will be happy! But maybe she is really just unhappy that now you will be playing it a lot! Ha.

813_Alex

I saw that deal on CL. Was hoping it would last through the weekend, as we were moving in to a new house. I guess I missed out.

johnodon

@813_Alex Sorry about that Alex (kinda). :)

Nice guy Sean. Met me at the Tampa PD near the stadiums which was about halfway for both of us.

John

ClassicGMR

THAT'S where I put that bartop. Thanks for finding it for me. PM me and I'll give you my address. :)

813_Alex

@johnodon No worries. I finished my own bartop about a month ago. This one would have been for dedicated 4-way joystick games.

Jste84

My question is what benefit is there to stripping the pi out for a Chromebox?

ClassicGMR

@Jste84 After looking up what exactly a Chromebox is I would surmise streaming and online capability would expand on what a Pi can do. It won't play any better emulators but it does become more versatile.

Personally I'd throw a Dell slimline in there if you're going to do a swap. But that's just me. I have a few lying around from work so it wouldn't cost me anything to do it.

johnodon

I also have a Lenovo M92P Tiny that I can use. However, this bartop will be dedicated solely to arcade platform, I have changed tactics and just ordered a Pi3B+. I really want to use GPIO for the controls so I can remove the USB encoder.

I will use a Lenovo T430 laptop connected to our main TV for console emulation (4x PS3 controllers). This has Intel HD4000 GPU so it handles most everything that I care about.

John