Hello Guys, I decided to share with you my Arcade Cabinet Plans. It’s available here, and through the Downloads section. You have pictures with the dimensions in centimetres, and the Sketchup file. Also, the bezel and marquee on it’s original sizes (TIFF files). Added to the the ZIP file, the X-Arcade Tankstick Template, to personalize […]
An Arcade Cabinet DIY guide. This document explains how I built my first arcade system back in 2009–2010, using Windows XP 64-bit and a SCART TV. If you have an old PC that’s compatible with Windows XP and/or a SCART-equipped TV, this guide will help you build a retro arcade system with ease.
Well, I actually did it! The Arcade Project was finished before Christmas and the child liked it a lot (it has the games she likes playing in “Perdigao’s Multiple Arcade“: Pac-Mania, Out-Run, and all the others). In terms of system configuration, the only thing I added was background music to AdvMENU, you can do this by
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
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
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!
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
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
