@grant2258 Just tried Demon Front and I really like it! Hardly inspired in Metal Slug. Some years ago I played and enjoyed Mercenary King on PS4. It's available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and Switch. It's based on Metal Slug too but you can buy and create weapon parts to create the perfect gun for you. I recommend it.

@chubsta try https://www.arcadeworlduk.com they sell good arcade parts at reasonable prices and they do have kits ready to assemble, both flatpacks and joystick/button kits.

Mostly not at 4:3 or 5:4, as I said, because they haven't been manufactured in bulk in almost a decade. It is actively hard to find a brand new 4:3 or 5:4 LCD panel. 99% of new monitors are 16:9 or 16:10.

Right I've solved the problem and now have everything working correctly. Many thanks for everybody's help with this. I thought it might be useful for future reference to close with a summary of the issue and how it was resolved. Problem Summary 3.5mm audio output on Rasperry Pi causing hiss and interference from RetroPie sound output. System info Rasperry Pi Model: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Distro: Rasperian 9 (Stretch) RetroPie Version: 4.3 Solution Disabling the on board 3.5mm audio jack and using a USB sound card (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07MNRRT84/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) to connect the amplifier and speakers. USB sound card installation steps Disable the on board 3.5mm audio jack in /boot/config.txt: Change the line: dtparam=audio=on to: dtparam=audio=off Under Sound Settings within Emulation Station select: Audio Device: Speaker OMX Player Audio Device: Local Note, you may also wish to turn up the system volume however this is down to personal preference. Optional step to enable sound in Splash screen videos Update the script: /opt/retropie/supplementary/splashscreen/asplashscreen.sh change the line: omxplayer -o <option> -b --layer 10000 "$line" to read: omxplayer -o alsa -b --layer 10000 "$line"

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

@ClassicGMR @robertvb83 Okay, I can accept kids as "most hazardous environments". 😉 edit: Hm … maybe a slightly electrified wire mesh instead of the glass … but I digress. 😈

What a superb work man! I always dreamt of doing something like that

I wanna know if the gifts was a success? :)

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

Nice job. squints "That wiring looks familiar" I may have my carpentry skill down, but I am always in envy of the artistic skills other people can display. It's a shame about the one side but that is what first runs are for. One other bit of advice. Be sure to give the outside a few coats of polyurethane or something to protect it after all that hard work on the art.

Very nice!

Nice suggestions from both of you. Thanks! @caver01 There IS a recess/gap of about 2 cm, so you idea about a square piece of wood that fits the inside of the edges is quite brilliant. And would be very, very easy for me to do. It would be steady from sliding to the sides at least, and I can probably attach something on the back and/or front, so that is also keeps it from sliding back and forth. The best part of that idea is almost that the recess/gap was probably going to look a bit strange on the stand (because the bartop bottom can't be flat on the stand), but this solution can actually hide that gap when it's on the stand, making it look more like a full size cap!

@hellasius said in Neo geo Rom weird graphics: A small other question, is there any way to avoid the green screen when starting a neogeo rom? No, this is present in original hardware. I know there is a trick to hide it, perhaps i'll look into it the day there won't be things more important to do in the emulator, which means probably never. I don't mind if someone try to add a core option for this and make a PR though. @AndersHP no, unibios has it too.

Pixel Theme for me! :D

Very classy. :)

Nice job buddy! I have finished my large cab too and was thinking about doing a small upright like this. I like how you have the shape and it's not the same as every other generic bar top...looks original. Do you have it booting straight into Pac man?

@BJRetro You can download from the link on the first post and install it manualy on retropie

@herman27d said in Bartop - Donkey Kong themed: @edmaul69 I bought a wood kit and it came with a 1 player panel and also a 2 player panel. ...didn’t think I would have 2 people playing it at one time very much so went with the single player option. ...it’s only a 19” monitor so not super huge I did the same thing, but for different reason: my button layout uses 12 buttons and 0 joystick. For second player, I put an USB controller.

@rkoster said in New kind of bartop... Arcade Vertical: @nasp2000 @caver01 I made a hacked version of Metapixel that is vertical, for my little cab (it's an iCade with a Pi in it, I should do a build thread). Yes, please do! Also, have you shared your theme? Might be that others could use it or take it as a basis for further development.