Nice job man! Definitely an upgrade from the cardboard box! =D

Very clean and I'd digging the shallow depth.

Since my original post I finished the graphics on the bezel. Many thanks to Escape Pod for the printing and installation; they did an awesome job!

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Here's some pics of my cocktail arcade - I am no carpenter and messed up on the corners but overall satisfied with how it turned out!

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@AP1XABAN said in NES Themed Arcade (PICS):

that NES joystick/pad looks nuts!!

You put my thoughts perfectly into words. 😆

I see - in this case your project is just a regular RetroPie box (any case would do) and connect 4 external fightstick controllers - via USB (possibly you'll need an USB hub to not bog all 4 USB ports on the Pi) or Bluetooth.

@MattyL42 said in The Last Starfighter Arcade?:

I was just wondering is it possible to play it on Retropie?

It would require Windows. There's always the unreleased Atari800/5200 prototype. It's not nearly screen-accurate, but it is completely period-accurate and obviously the home version that Atari planned to release.

Hm, 720x480 is not quite 4:3, though CEA 2 is reported as 4:3

tvservice -m CEA Group CEA has 16 modes: mode 1: 640x480 @ 60Hz 4:3, clock:25MHz progressive mode 2: 720x480 @ 60Hz 4:3, clock:27MHz progressive mode 3: 720x480 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:27MHz progressive mode 4: 1280x720 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive mode 5: 1920x1080 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz interlaced mode 7: 720x480 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:27MHz x2 interlaced (prefer) mode 16: 1920x1080 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:148MHz progressive mode 17: 720x576 @ 50Hz 4:3, clock:27MHz progressive mode 18: 720x576 @ 50Hz 16:9, clock:27MHz progressive mode 19: 1280x720 @ 50Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive mode 20: 1920x1080 @ 50Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz interlaced mode 22: 720x576 @ 50Hz 16:9, clock:27MHz x2 interlaced mode 31: 1920x1080 @ 50Hz 16:9, clock:148MHz progressive mode 32: 1920x1080 @ 24Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive mode 33: 1920x1080 @ 25Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive mode 34: 1920x1080 @ 30Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive

@Kopfsturm Dude, this thing is awesome! What a beast!

Wooow!! I just shiver when i see all those classic machines lined up! What a place on earth!

@weirdh 😅 this pic is actually a week old, I have since then changed the monitor and the bezel..

@RedFarmer Out of pure curiosity, I asked the web about it:

Nice cab, I’d like to ask you for some help with mine, if you can.

I would like to know how to create this. I'm pretty savy but just got interested in overlays because I thought it would be too much trouble for my rotated cocktail arcade.

@mitu no, i did not...

@robertvb83 Thank you too for the elaborate answer, I may have similar decoders (if they show up as DragonRise in Retropie), but I never felt compelled enough to test their special ports.

I can absolutely understand your reasons for forgoing the door (yet). That said, I can recommend magnets for the back door. They can be mounted easily, and it would spare you the screwing every time.

The speakers are not that important. I am just curious what parts other builders use. So, you don't have to look them up just for me, but feel free to post their information here if you happen to stumble over it sometime.

I first tried some cheap speakers, too, but then I decided to go for reasonable higher quality and spent 70 € in total for these:

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My mini aplifier even has an output for a subwoover, so I may add one to the cabinet someday. :)

Can you share a script that will send the current game name to the LCD matrix? I ordered 3x LCD Matrix from AliExpress, size 64x32 px (192x32). I would like to display either a text with the title of a game or a wheel-playing game.

I will try to set up the settings according to these instructions: https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix/

I use this board to connect to Raspberry GPIO : https://www.electrodragon.com/product/rgb-matrix-panel-drive-board-raspberry-pi/

LCD Matrix AliExpress : https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1-16scanning-rgb-color-smd-module-p3-support-nova-linsn-card-p3p4p5p6p2p1-5p1-9p20smd-led-module/1000001136792.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.3cb24c4dk0tdj0

@jwshuler said in Custom Arcade Cabinet Build:

It is actually start to look like an arcade cabinet.

It sure does. :)

To each there own. I like the colored buttons! Well done my friend!

@mrmarblz The trackball will need an interface board. Some arcade trackballs are sold without that, so be sure you have a solution for it or add on the interface if you have that option. The controller board will accept the wires from the trackball and will connect to the Pi via USB and should appear as a mouse to the Pi. Same with each light gun. If your table is wired with AC power your USB hubs can be powered and plugged into AC inside the table, so you can add as many hubs as you need.

If the Servostik is just a USB device, it gets 5 volts that way. The current draw would be as much as any gamepad plus maybe more while the server is engaged. Why would this be a problem

I would definitely use a powered USB hub for all of these devices, as you don't want the power to come from the Pi's AC/DC adapter. You don't want the Pi to have power issues because of all of the peripherals attached, and powered hub(s) should take care of that.

In order for the removable arcade controls to connect via USB, they will need to be wired internally to some kind of interface. There may be good choices for this, but a cheap option might be to hack four gamepad controllers and just wire your controls to the buttons etc.

This is an ambitious project. Check out my 4 player cocktail system. Mine is a bit simpler, but I had different challenges. My only question for you is: Why, no spinners?

How are you, friend, I congratulate you, it is an excellent and elegant job, I am writing to you if you can help me with the measurements and the model of the rear part as it is, or if it is too much to ask, could you share the plans of your great machine with me?

squirrel..

yes those things that gather nuts...in fact the is what squirrel files are called ".nut" files ;)