RPi4 and Pi 400 are the newer systems and the are faster than RPi3B. You can find a comparison graph with all models here : https://socialcompare.com/en/comparison/raspberrypi-models-comparison

@GoldenBear Please open your own your own topic, you're going off-topic here.

@pjft said in Please help, arcade machine.:

If you're in the UK, the folks at https://www.arcadeworlduk.com/ were reliable, back then, and have everything you'll need.

I can second that for Germany, too, at least before the Brexit. But I guess it will only add the possibility of import taxes for Europe now. I got nearly everything for my DIY arcade cabinet from AWUK except for the cabinet itself, its screen, and the Pi.

You should also look here in the forum for threads about other people's cabinet builds. The next best thing to learning by doing is learning from other people's doing (and their mistakes). :)

edit: As for struggling, such a project can really help getting your mind off it. My cab did the same for me when I suffered over the temporary loss of a very close platonic friendship with my ex-girlfriend because her new partner couldn't bear it even after a couple of open talks with both of us. He's already history and we both have new partners by now, but that doesn't diminish the help I had from my project.