I want everyone to know that my pipe dream of cabinet only became a reality because of the PiPlay project and the RPI. Ive been wanting to do this for about a decade now but the cost of all the electronics and cabinet were very prohibitive. I still need graphics for the marquee and sides but the hard part is behind me. Thanks to you all who work on this project and have helped me with my noob questions along the way.

http://subefotos.com/ver/?f64e3f4a63587d1d2fded90dc17df3a4o.jpg


http://subefotos.com/ver/?dae8de98ce89e13f3d178143885ebaa1o.jpg

Here is mine, currently running .7, but I'm planning on upgrading it as soon as I get everything working on the new distro

http://imgur.com/a/rcu7A?gallery

Not sure if you can see it but that's my bar top build

http://photos-f.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xfa1/10570046_489397254529045_617436089_n.jpg

@mholgatem - Yes, they are quite difficult to find in Sydney. The ones they sell are typically T-shaped rather than the flat stick on ones.

Trying to source some from Spain and waiting to hear back from them. (the shipping cost to send from US is ridiculous)

i took this picture right now and i love it :)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bfqsbrdr6gryg29/20140808_222513.jpg

This is the William's Arcade Machine I made!

http://s118.photobucket.com/user/wwagler/media/Williams Arcade Machine/IMG_7360.jpg.html

http://s118.photobucket.com/user/wwagler/media/Williams Arcade Machine/IMG_7362.jpg.html

http://s118.photobucket.com/user/wwagler/media/Williams Arcade Machine/IMG_7361.jpg.html

We've been working on our project but no cabinet yet - probably a week away, but a lot of other work done :) We've been trying to track our progress.

Thrillhouse Arcade Blog (check the links for photos):
http://thrillhouse-arcade.blogspot.com.au/

Really nice builds here, we've been getting lots of inspiration :)

haha, we have audio from that clip during the boot-up ;)

heres mine:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zp92w3aaoun5zp2/AAAJ6u645_TRs17RuCFmYaGwa/20141130_180027a.jpg?dl=0

That's awesome! I was thinking of doing something similar so that I can bring it over to my parents place for all of the kids.

This represents my very first attempt to make an arcade cab. Enjoy!

My Burgertime themed bartop.
Still in progress, but it's almost finished. Today or tomorrow i'll add the artwork on the sidepanels, finish the t-molding, and repair some paintwork. It's all wired up and works.

https://flic.kr/p/qjcfFC

Small update. My Burgertime theme bartop is finished. There is 1 small thing i have to do. That's the artwork for the marquee. I've made a mistake with the size, so have to make a new one.

There are some things that could have been done better. But in the end, i'm happy with it. Next year i'm going to build a full-size cabinet. And powered with a PC instead of the Raspberry Pi.

https://flic.kr/p/pPu3on
https://flic.kr/p/pa4DQE
https://flic.kr/p/pUtPCc
https://flic.kr/p/qdp61D
https://flic.kr/p/qdfeCh

These are all bloody brilliant! Good job ;D

BTW I've moved this thread into the Custom Builds category

Here is a quick vid of mine. Still not done yet.https://youtu.be/uMoGcbYK16Q

Nice builds!
@Krayzielilsmoki. Grabbing some beer from the cabinet? That's brilliant! :)

I recently switched over to PiPlay and after a little futzing, I'm liking it a lot better than RetroPie. Here's the build I made last year for that system that I'm using now with PiPlay!

http://techytenor.com/mini-arcade-machine-project/

It's a custom-built wooden case, I-PAC controller and more!

Thanks! I've been pretty happy with it.

Good luck with yours!

Here's my "completed" 2 player system. I'm using a slightly customized version of PiPlay's menu. Been great playing retro games from my childhood with my 6 year old.

http://bit.ly/1Ivst44

Thanks, I'm just proud I didn't lose any fingers during constructions. I'm much more comfortable hacking software than cutting MDF :-)

muhauhaa heres one of my cabs. gg to all :)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t34.0-12/10927897_865641336792188_410292074_n.jpg?oh=a0a7017f2db8e83998933652ce3dbab5&oe=54B1C318&__gda__=1421012039_e47379860356a31fbda989e1495d1603

Here's my build with instructions. I included links back to the forum for some of the steps:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Donkey-Kong-Bartop-Arcade-Powered-By-RPi/

Bringing back an old thread, I'm almost done with a mini-mame. I still need to make the marquee (need some white LEDs) but the rest is done. Another thread I posted about the custom buttons- those are 3D printed with a mouse microswitch, which is pretty much the only way to play joust on something this small. The kids like TMNT, Kung-Fu, and Gauntlet. The joystick is a little expensive at $15, but the screen costs about $15 too- it's one of those LCDs intended to be a backup camera bought off of Ebay. I've got an ebay 5V amp in there with some 1.5" speakers too. Banana for scale.



Here's a video of Jake playing.

nice! I love it! looks like you need a suction cup mount (or a really heavy base) to keep it from moving around.