Arcade, Hardware, Linux, Raspberry Pi

Configuring Raspberry Pi, booting AdvMAME and AdvMENU

Well, first idea, add a custom splash screen. I followed the instructions at https://yingtongli.me/blog/2016/12/21/splash.html The splash screen appears correctly, works perfectly! Then, I ran AdvanceMenu for the first time to create the default configuration: advmenu Got all the snapshots of the games from http://www.progettosnaps.net/snapshots/ and uploaded them to the PI at /home/pi/.advance/snap/ After that, I wanted to remove […]

Arcade, Hardware, Linux, Raspberry Pi

PI OS and MAME – Take 2

Well, the Moebius project seems stoped since a year ago, version 3.0.0.is still in beta state, no OS updates, and the latest advanceMame doesn’t install correctly because of missing libraries… I got myself a microSD Card with 64GB, and I’m going with the latest raspbian stretch lite. To delete Moebius, I went (in Windows 10) to

Arcade, Hardware, Raspberry Pi

PI OS and MAME

Hello! The first obvious solution was to go with Retropie. Pros: everything is there, from ZX Spectrum to Arcade and 80’s and 90’s consoles emulation, PC/DOS emulation and you can also add Kodi and connect it to your room TV for absolute fun for all the family. Cons: too much stuff… for this project all I

1-Player Arcade Control Panel
Arcade, Raspberry Pi

Control Panel Planing and Prototyping

Hi, I Finally got the measurements done, built a cardboard prototype and did some woodwork for the tiny control panel. I’ll post the final measurements when everything is cut and assembled. Here are some pictures of the development: Cheers, and Happy Holidays!

Arcade, Raspberry Pi

New Raspberry Pi Arcade Project!

Hello there! I just planned a new project, that has to be done before Christmas 2017! Yep, a Christmas present for someone very special. 3 to 4 days project. The scope is: – Single Arcade Controller containing Raspberry Pi (haven’t decide yet if going version 2, zero or 3), 1 Sanwa 8-way joystick, 10 Sanwa

Arcade, ZX Spectrum

Press Player One

Press Player One If you grew up between the 70’s and the 80’s, long time before powerful gaming consoles and GPU’s, you’ve might feel a little bit nostalgic about those gaming cabinets that swallowed coins for credits. You remember the 3 letters used for inserting your name on the game’s high score table. You still

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