Yet Another Bartop Arcade Cabinet

AndersHP

@greenhawk84 video previews can be scraped with Universal XML Scraper. After you set it up, goto options -> visual -> video -> yes.

nanotone

Wow, what a nice cabinet. Congrats!

glennlake

You say this is you first wood working project? I must say it looks as good as any I've seen. Great Job!!

Newellj79

I'm in the early stages of my first build. Was going to go 4:3, but I'm seriously considering 16:9 now.

glennlake

I've never tried it but maybe you could use overlays to fill in the sides when you run the narrower games?

goyney

@newellj79 Do it. The custom bezels add so much more charm to the build. I'm still going through and tweaking the ones I created. Like, here's my latest Donkey Kong.

goyney

Updated the first post to include a small video of the build in action!

SgtJimmyRustles

I like the intro video and theme, and how it all ties in together. And also the overlays make everything look nicer. Very well done here.

caver01

@goyney I really love your build, which is why I hope you can also hear some constructive criticism about the overlays. Perhaps you are aware of this and you are OK with it (which is fine—to each their own) but the Donkey Kong overlay example is the wrong aspect ratio. It is a vertical game (like Pac-Man, Dig Dug and a bunch of other classics). Consequently, it should be 3:4 not 4:3.

May people are OK with that, so if that’s you, no biggie, but since you are already using bezel overlays, I figured you might want to explore the proper look for this and other vertical games.

goyney

@caver01 Good catch. I actually have bezels made in the 3:4 ratio, I just messed up with Donkey Kong. Thanks for the find!

lilbud

Could you upload the background image you use in the theme/loading screen?

leoniom

Hey @goyney if you don’t mind me asking what’s your config for the buttons?

I’m trying to build a similar machine and just wondering how the 6 x Hori fighter buttons on the control panel are configured and the 2 on the front?

Thanks!
Leon