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    • Y

      Problem pairing DIY joystick controles

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      Star Wars themed Arcade Cabinet

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      @windg & @mitu you spotted it. It's the image on the front door.
      I was mounting the vinyl with the door on my workbench and did not realize that it was 180 degrees rotated. Bummer!
      Moving the hinges to the other side is unfortunately not easy for several reasons, so I have decided to order another printed piece of vinyl and cover it again.
      Waiting to be delivered ...

    • DipkidD

      DIY Candy Cab Arcade.

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      DipkidD

      Reskinned / Customized a 240p / 480i ES theme to fit the cab;

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      Jack of all trades controller needs

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      mituM

      @Omay said in Jack of all trades controller needs:

      What buttons would I need to be able to run just about any game that RetroPie supports?

      Supporting 'any' game is a tall order, since imitating a PS1/Xbox style controller may not work so well with a cabinet style panel - operating 2 joysticks for 3d game while at the same time having to push buttons is a bit cumbersome.

      For an arcade style cabinet you may want to use a traditional arcade cabinet with an analog joystick + 6 buttons for actions (A/B/X/Y + LT/RT) + 2 buttons for Start/Select. Optionally, you may want to add a separate button for the 'Hotkey Enable' button used by most libretro emulator - that one can function also as a 'Menu' or 'Exit' button for other (non-libretro) emulators.

      You can also use an external (Wired/Wireless) gamepad for more modern games - i.e. PS1/Dreamcast games which require a joystick + D-Pad.

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      Need advice on thumbstick selection for DIY portable

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      @celly Thank you for the info, I will look into that!

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      Has anyone here attempted to make a Racing Cabinet with a Pi?

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      ClydeC

      @crush Hah, I have the same one for more than 10 years now. Its a great wheel and still works perfectly. 👍

    • omission229O

      How to make Gameboy Zero

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      lostlessL

      @omission229 The question should not be will it work, in electronics the question should be how can I make this work? The only limiting factor is your drive to learn and how much work you want to put into a project.

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      Need a way to track high scores, progress, tourneys, etc. in a group setting

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      @wstanek That's a nice idea, but you have no way of downloading the database of information.

    • K

      Where to find Bartop Arcade Kits In Europe

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      BuZzB

      @kitarist https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/picade

      (8 and 10" models). I have a couple of these.

    • DipkidD

      Wall Mounted Cab 2.0

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      lipebelloL

      @dipkid Awesome work!

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      cabinet project

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      @m2306 said in cabinet project:

      I used an lcd screen but regret not going with a crt for a more authentic retro feel. The crt would have made it super heavy though.

      and a lot larger ... mostly depth wise

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      P2 joystick reversed

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      Generally doesn't matter as long as you map them correctly in emulationstation and/or the emulator itself.

      Probably should fill out the information from the link below first for better help. I think some of the cheaper usb controllers out there that support 2 player sticks/buttons have to be setup exactly the same as each other and maybe that is causing your issue.

      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

    • AshpoolA

      CP2020 - my DIY 2Player/Trackball Control Panel

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      As mentioned in Post#1, we are now opening chapter: Curse of Configs

      @Ashpool said in CP2020 - my DIY 2Player/Trackball Control Panel:

      Since my last visit, the Page for the I-Pac got a major overhaul and the new Firmware 1.55 is now called "Multi-Mode" [... ...] the old "Gamepad enabled" FW139 is now called "Alternative Firmware (Mixed Mode)" [... ...] they are mentioning now:
      "This is an alternative firmware version [... ...] Retropie does not work with this configuration. The standard multiMode version (above) enables one device type at a time on the host (plus mouse) and this is required for Retropie. [...]"
      Sadly, that was the Firmware I've build my concepts on (and had tested on a PC, never thought Retropie couldn't cope with it).

      Well, I've tried on a fresh retropie-buster-4.6-rpi4.img install with my old IPac Configuration (Joy(1/2), Buttons(1/2)1-7 + Start and Select as Gamepad and (1/2)SW8, (1/2)A and (1/2)B as keys and it was working just fine (Quicktest on some 2 player games in lr-mame2003: Both Players Gamepad Functions where fine (upon start the messages detected I-PAC2 on Port 0 and detected I-PAC2 on Port 1 flashed up and the keyboard keys where accepted fine from mame (ie. 1A (Button M in Post #9) set to TAB opened the Mame Menu). ... What I hadn't considered (as I had not assigned any "shifts" so far) was: The assignment of a switch to act as Gamepad, Keyboard or Mousebutton is a general one, so it cannot act as Gamepad (unshifted) and as a keyboard (shifted) [though I bet that would only be a Firmware-thing] :/

      This would have been my intended configuration:
      Seufz.jpg

      As using Hat-(UDLR) and Buttons 8,11+ (WinIPAC can assign Buttonnumbers 1-28) as shifted assigns ain't going to be of any use (i believe?), I think i heed the advice from @theink in his wonderfull guide to setting up the IPAC2 as a keyboard controller and stick to keyboard only (though his argument that the I-PAC is only recognized as one controller in gamepad-mode appears (to me) to be void nowadays [at least for the Retropie Install mentioned above with an I-PAC 2 (Firmware 1.39) configured in WinIPACV2 (V1.0.8.12)])

      Edit: And I haven't tried wether it is possible to assign keyboard keys as hotkeys (no hotkey-enable button set) or not... so that could have been the next boobytrap laid out for me within this battle ;>

    • Z

      Selfmade Wooden Handheld Console

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      Z

      @Clyde I kinda wanna keep it for myself :D ...gonna have to build another one

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      Is there a way to make a wired controller wireless?

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      Very likely, it wouldn't be ideal for serious gaming. Maybe only for emulation with rewind enabled :P

    • theissdevT

      Cocktail Cab Project

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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!

      IMG_7089.jpg IMG_7105.jpg IMG_7104.jpg

    • stahl80S

      My portable & modular RetroPie project is done! (pics)

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      My first bartop, a Metal Slug bartop of course

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

      Thanks!!!

    • karmathingK

      Custom Build Atari themed cabinet

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      ClydeC

      @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.

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      NES Themed Arcade (PICS)

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      @AP1XABAN said in NES Themed Arcade (PICS):

      that NES joystick/pad looks nuts!!

      You put my thoughts perfectly into words. 😆