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    • eddybigdude

      Bartop arcade graphics
      Projects and Themes • bartop • • eddybigdude

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      cnoto

      @eddybigdude What are you looking for? Artwork for the outside of the cabinet? Game art?

    • RamenRaiderY95

      Reworked Convertible Bartop/Full Height Cabinet
      Projects and Themes • cabinet build synthwave bartop coin acceptor • • RamenRaiderY95

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      RamenRaiderY95

      @clyde Thanks! Over the years I had a lot of time to think about creative solutions to problems in the build. I never anticipated taking it as far as I eventually did (you can tell the original design was quite simple). But I'm happy with it now. Maybe someday I'll try something more advanced, like rebuilding a classic cabinet in need of saving or something.

    • cnoto

      Neo Geo Themed Bartop
      Projects and Themes • bartop 5-4 resolution neogeo • • cnoto

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      RamenRaiderY95

      @cnoto Cool! I did something similar with the speakers in my cabinet, but I think yours turned out even better. The speaker covers were a good choice.

      There are actually several MAME roms that are essentially video pinball machines. The coolest thing about them compared to console or PC pinball titles is that they actually prompt for coins (like any other arcade game) and keep real high-score lists (also like most other arcade games). Some are better than others, FYI. Time Scanner is pretty good, as is Pinball Action, Speed Ball and Grand Cross (which is really unique).

      http://mamepedia.com/game/category/pinball

    • maschine

      Help with Bartop Button Mapping, Coin Button
      Help and Support • bartop button coin mapping • • maschine

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      maschine

      Just a quick update, and maybe a helpful suggestion for others.

      I ended up hard-wiring button pairs in parallel and attaching them to the same port :

      Controller 1 (numbering according to the above diagram)
      J1_8 and J1_5 => left shoulder
      J1_9 and J1_4 => right shoulder
      J1_7 and J_11 => select
      J1_6 and J1_10 => start

      Controller 2
      J2_6 and J2_8 => select

      Thanks to everybody for help!

    • maschine

      Custom Artwork for Bartop Project
      Projects and Themes • bartop artwork • • maschine

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      maschine

      @cnoto Thank you very much. This database looks awesome! I will surely find the right stuff for my bartop.

    • Luddo183

      My Street Fighter Bartop
      Projects and Themes • arcade bartop arcade cabinet bartop street fighter • • Luddo183

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      @ReadyPlayaWon
      Not "really finished", just need to to put a piece of MDF on the hole

    • johnodon

      Disable 'Back' button in ES but not in emulators?
      Help and Support • arcade bartop • • johnodon

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      This worked well. :)

      I commented out the back button mapping in es_input.cfg.
      I used Notepadd++ to inject <kidgame>true</kidgame> on the line just before </game> for each entry in the gamelist.xml.
      I set ES to start in the arcade system.
      I set ES UI Mode to Kid.

      The only buttons that now work are Launch (A), Random (X), Page Up (L) and Page Down (R). Connecting a keyboard (already mapped) or exiting Kid mode gives me full UI control again.

      This is the solution I have been looking for all along! :)

      John

    • trippy86

      Bartop vinyl designs
      Projects and Themes • bartop vinyl bubble bobble arcade • • trippy86

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    • Sepsism

      My first bartop, a Metal Slug bartop of course
      Projects and Themes • bartop arcade metal slug diy • • Sepsism

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      Kitarist

      @sepsism wow it looks great!! Which cabinet plans did you use? Do you have any more information how you did this?

      Thanks!!!

    • chubsta

      Want to make vertical pi bartop, anyone know anywhere in the UK that sells kits?
      Projects and Themes • bartop • • chubsta

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      Halvhjearne

      @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.

    • teufelskrapfen

      Arcade build tips: monitor, stand
      Projects and Themes • arcade bartop cabinet monitor 4x3 • • teufelskrapfen

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      rkoster

      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.

    • rogerdodger

      Help with interference and hissing problem on speakers and amplifier for Bartop project
      Help and Support • bartop speakers amplifier sound interference • • rogerdodger

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      flatmax

      One solution to noise and ground loops is to use an isolated sound card for the Pi.

      If the sound card is magnetically isolated, then noise and hum (ground loops) from the Pi can't get to the acoustic pathway.

      Matt

    • johnodon

      My $300 Craigslist score! :D
      General Discussion and Gaming • retropie bartop • • johnodon

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      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

    • caradebalde

      Just finishing my first Bartop :)
      Projects and Themes • bartop project • • caradebalde

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      Clyde

      @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. 😈

    • borgish

      My First Bartop Build
      Projects and Themes • arcade bartop retro pie first timer • • borgish

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      ppuspfc

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

    • Speerdo

      2x Bartop X-Mas Gifts
      Projects and Themes • bartop diy cabinet build trackball hot glue • • Speerdo

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      RedFarmer

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

    • Kopfsturm

      Bartop Arcade "Retronator" on Raspberry Pi 3 model B
      Projects and Themes • arcade cabinet bartop arcade arcade bartop raspberry pi 3 • • Kopfsturm

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      WeirdH

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

    • Mc78

      Nostalgic bartop build (first one)
      Projects and Themes • bartop • • Mc78

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      Lurker

      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.

    • Kazt

      Bartop Theme
      Projects and Themes • themes bartop concept • • Kazt

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      celly

      Very nice!

    • SteffenBrauner

      An easy, discrete, flexible way to secure a bartop to a stand?
      Help and Support • bartop stand • • SteffenBrauner

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      SteffenBrauner

      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!