Wiring Encoder
Arcade, Hardware, Linux, Raspberry Pi

Setting up Arcade Controls in AdvMAME and AdvMENU

Now I connected the Keyboard encoder to the RaspPI. You can find a review of this encoder on Youtube. I’m using 10 buttons and 1 joystick. On the top of the Arcade Controller, I’ll have the joystick on the left side and 6 buttons one the right side, using the Japanese Layout from Slagcoin’s joystick templates. I’ll have […]

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

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