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    • Emulatre71

      RetroPie Arcade Cabinet Monitors
      General Discussion and Gaming • arcademonitor arcade cabinet build cabinet • • Emulatre71

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      jamrom2

      @adamguest1985

      If you're good and comfortable with house wiring, I've found the best way to build a cabinet is to install a powerstrip internally then open it and extend the switch to a 20a 120v hard-mounted external switch, like the original cabinets had. In fact, you can actually use the original switches to be honest, they ran on 120v systems. I normally replace them just for reliability sake.

      Once you do this, everything is left as "wake on power", or left switched "ON". Even the Pi can work this way, but will need a proper shutdown process to turn it off. Everything else in the cabinet will remain off when power is off, then immediately turn on when the main power strip is energized (Lights, LEDs, Audio, Monitor.. etc... just like an original cabinet did. When I build a cabinet, my goal is Old School.. I like it all on at once, and ready to play...all discrete and hidden so you can't tell it's a PC or modern electronics.

      Again, not saying to do this, but I am very comfortable designing and working with power, so it's not an issue for me.

      Best,

      JamR

    • LandyVlad

      What theme would you choose for a cabinet?
      General Discussion and Gaming • cabinet table theme decals • • LandyVlad

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      Clyde

      @landyvlad said in What theme would you choose for a cabinet?:

      Let's say for the sake of argument that you were to build an arcade cabinet for your retropie... what theme/decals would you choose?

      Well, I actually built one and chose to design it like the original Asteroids cabinet:

      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17268/my-asteroids-themed-diy-upright-cabinet

      I wanted a single, classic design with a black background and vibrant, high-contrast colours to emphasise the retro character of the cabinet.

    • aechadwick

      Upright Arcade Build
      Projects and Themes • cabinet custom build retro arcade • • aechadwick

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      i added a (re)Action Cam, a fisheye lens mounted inside the bezel.

      it shoots out so you can watch faces people make while playing—more fun than staring at backs.

      the camera is connected to the direct interface slot of the pi that controls the LED marquee, running the RPi Cam Web Interface; the feed can only be viewed inside my house's network, it is not connected to the internet. It's just for fun.

      IMG_6167.jpg

    • mindwave

      Looking for cabinet construction help
      Projects and Themes • cabinet build cabinet help plans • • mindwave

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      mindwave

      @h2805270

      WOW these look great'

      thanks

      BTW this interface is taking some getting used to so if i double post, i apologize in advance, took 4 tries to get the first one :)

    • MortalWombat

      MAME query re: picking characters on 4-player games? (TMNT, Simpsons etc)
      Help and Support • multiplayer character selec credits cabinet configuration • • MortalWombat

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      IanDaemon

      @yfzdude said in MAME query re: picking characters on 4-player games? (TMNT, Simpsons etc):

      Rampage also matters. (3 Players)
      [I think the order was George/Lizzy/Ralph.]

      They made sequels to Rampage. (After ten years) But they were basically the same gameplay with different characters.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampage_(1986_video_game)

    • MadDogHoek818

      Why does your trackball not have buttons?
      Projects and Themes • cabinet control panel trackball • • MadDogHoek818

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      MadDogHoek818

      I decided to update my question, just in case someone comes back to look at this asking the same question I was.

      I'm using joystick encoders instead of a keyboard encoder. What I found is that retroarch allows you to setup a mouse for use with the game. So my trackball goes in as mouse 1. Since I do not have a UI running on my setup, I don't actually need mouse buttons. I only need the trackball input for the games.

      What all this means is that the retroarch setup will use a joystick along side the trackball... meaning the buttons going through the joystick controller work along side the track ball and I don't need extra buttong for left and right mouse clicks.

    • james.milroy

      Homemade Star Wars Upright Cabinet
      Projects and Themes • star wars yoke vector cabinet advmame 3.9 • • james.milroy

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      james.milroy

      I've recently grabbed myself a GRS fight yoke from Amazon US. I am going to swap out my Alan-1 yoke and usb adapter for the GRS and will be upgrading the Pi3b+ to a Pi4. I am still getting audio glitches when destroying the Death Star. Hopefully, I'll be able to get rid of these with the extra power of the Pi4 and a more up to date emulation. I'll post more when I get the swap done.

    • joesnow81

      Arcade Cab Power Questions
      Help and Support • cabinet power button • • joesnow81

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      alruf

      @joesnow81 said in Arcade Cab Power Questions:

      Also need to buy another button anyway as currently using a spare arcade button.

      While each switch may have its specific bouncing characteristics, I don't think it will eliminate the issue. I believe bounce is just a normal characteristic of mechanical switches.

      There might be another issue causing this too... If you use a digital low to trigger something, the digital line on the RPI should be "pulled high". This is because the input may float up/down causing false triggers. If you pull the input high (3.3V in case of RPI), it will always sit far from its low threshold (around 1V for RPI). When you push the button, it will be pulled down to zero. To pull a digital line up high, you would typical use a resistance between the 3V rail and the digital input unless the board does so itself.

      This video says RPI can be configured to do so, therefore I must assume the script you are using configures the input with a pull up resistor, if not, then that might be the issue.

      @joesnow81 said in Arcade Cab Power Questions:

      Press it again and the pi starts, half way through the splash screen it then shuts down again.

      Sorry, I want to double confirm this... when this other undesired shutdown happens, what happens exactly? 1) graceful shutdown 2) power just turns off suddenly 3) it reboots

      From what you've said, it would be #1 as you see the shutdown messages, but I wanted to be certain.

      What button are you using? Does it have 2 or 3 pins? If it has 3 pins, which ones did you use? You might find 'C', 'NO' and 'NC' labels. A picture of the connections and or labels would help. I haven't tested this but I am wondering whether you connected C and NC, instead of C and NO.

    • webodan

      How to run RetroPie as a standalone custom Xsession on PC?
      Help and Support • retropie xsess standalone cabinet • • webodan

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      webodan

      @webodan I found my own solution in this github post. All it took was adapting his SwitchToKodi script to kill Xorg after emulationstation was dead instead of having a user switch.

    • BJRetro

      Cool tool for capturing builds?
      General Discussion and Gaming • cabinet builds • • BJRetro

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      VictimRLSH

      That is actually pretty cool!

    • Null Reference

      Table Top Arcade
      Projects and Themes • build cabinet wiring pi 4b woodwork • • Null Reference

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      Null Reference

      @Clyde I'm not sure yet, I only took a moment to map because I'm waiting for an image to come out. Then I'll take the time to map properly.

      @UDb23 thank you!

    • Bluescreen2001

      Key binding for MAME cabinet
      Help and Support • key bindings mame cabinet • • Bluescreen2001

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      mitu

      Didn't you already asked this a couple months ago ?
      You got an answer on how to set-up your keys in Emulationstation - did you try applying the steps there to configure your controller ?

      Another question: can I switch of the emulator type display in favourites, that thing in brackets:
      MOON PATROL [MAME-LIBRETRO]

      I think this should be possible for custom collections, though your version of Emulationstation is a bit old for that. How did you install RetroPie ?

    • karmathing

      Custom Build Atari themed cabinet
      Projects and Themes • arcade retro pie diy cabinet build cabinet • • karmathing

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      Clyde

      @wstanek Not every vertical game is 4-way, though. Many arcade SHMUPs are vertical and 8-way. But with either the xboxdrv (item 2D) or switchable Joysticks like the Ultimarc Mag-Stik Plus (I have two of them built into my upright cabinet, see my review here), that wouldn't be an issue.

    • 77slevin

      Retropie asks for password every 1st game I start. Annoying when running in arcade cabinet w/o keyboard.
      Help and Support • retropie linux mint 19 sudo arcade cabinet • • 77slevin

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      rael_gc

      As from time to time I still have the sudo password prompt hitting me back on a system where I can't change /etc/sudoers and this is one of the first Google results: sudo password will be requested if you changed the runcommand configuration to set the CPU governor to something that is not default. It'll request password during game launch and after the game ends (to restore previous value).

      So, solutions are, like described above, add entries to /etc/sudoers or change runcommand config to not touch CPU governor.

    • Skinsey

      My custom arcade cabinet. Who's got dibs on player one?
      Projects and Themes • custom case cabinet cabinet build project player 1 • • Skinsey

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      Skinsey

      @Clyde

    • 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.

    • ChristianG

      4 player cabinet advice....
      General Discussion and Gaming • tmnt 4 player retro cabinet build • • ChristianG

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    • DorkVonWaterfall

      Alternative PS1 case
      Projects and Themes • cabinet case ps1 • • DorkVonWaterfall

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      cyperghost

      @danielmewhouse said in Alternative PS1 case:

      don't forget to put something under the Pi to isolate from The metal case.

      Use some spacers and for full heat dissipation fill the case with sunflower oil
      Veggie-Pie

    • dirty_monkee

      My Arcade Build
      Projects and Themes • build arcade cabinet build cabinet • • dirty_monkee

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      DanPNE

      Impressive, the design looks great.

    • Darkseal

      Yet another Arcade Bartop Do-It-Yourself guide to build your very own Cabinet (with Raspberry Pi and RetroPie)
      Projects and Themes • arcade arcade bartop cabinet build cabinet retropie • • Darkseal

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      Rion

      @darkseal

      Great craftsmanship and detailed explanation.

      But for those that don't have access to power tools or can borrow from a friend or nabor a pre cut DIY kit are not always expensive.

      Google search: rich's bartop Arcades