mini mame cabinet (1 foot high)

noideawhatiamdoing

Hi all,

A build from someone who has absolutely no idea what they are doing

The goal of this project is to build an arcade cabinet that is;
- No bigger than a foot tall (my foot anyway).
- USB powered.
- Street fighter arcade configuration (6 buttons).
- Cabinet looks old school (Wood grain decal).

Due to my lack of knowledge and skill;
- With the exclusion of the joystick, I am not soldering anything.
- All components (cabinet, monitor, joystick controller, etc) are off the shelf products.
- Everything is connected via USB.

Components
- Reversing Car Monitor $27 http://r.ebay.com/pFEV5G
- Joystick Contoller $14. http://r.ebay.com/6Q6CmP
- Arcadie Ipad Mini Cabinet $39. http://r.ebay.com/zyLoAf
- 8 Mini Arcade Buttons $35. http://r.ebay.com/hXHADn
- USB speakers $4 (dollar store)

The raspberry pi and monitor are screwed to a perspective box that i had lying around the house.

My progress so far.
http://s29.postimg.org/5n7h62kev/20140222_195413.jpg
http://s8.postimg.org/cr2gyl7kl/20140222_195537.jpg
http://s7.postimg.org/jbit6jtcr/20140222_195354.jpg

What left
- Explore battery power
- Replace decals with woodgrain (to look something like this http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/118/118124210849.jpg)

Conno123009

Nice idea, good luck with it :)

SSilver2k2

Looking really nice so far!

octubrq

fantastic. I'm interested in doing something, but I have some questions. You can only move through menus with the joystick? as you turn out the raspberry pi when you finish playing?

noideawhatiamdoing

Thank you conno123009

noideawhatiamdoing

Thank you ssilver2k2 for the kind words

noideawhatiamdoing

Octubrq, Actually i forgot to mention this on my to do list but ill be adding a on off switch, should be added at the end of the week. In regards to the menu, I have it auto booting to fb. Fb workd natively with the joystick

octubrq

ok . Im noob in linux . how i can install fba with auto booting please ?

fo0t

that looks pretty badass!
As for wood grain decals, i work at a sign/vehicle graphics shop and ive seen something that might interest you. 3M makes some awesome vinyl films that not only mimic the look of wood grains but also the texture. if you can find a supplier it might be worth trying. here is a link for more details
http://solutions.3mcanada.ca/wps/portal/3M/en_CA/architectural-markets/home/interior-exterior-finishes/

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