Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 10: RetroPie
The bartop arcade cabinet is finished. The only thing that is left to do is to install the RetroPie system on the Raspberry Pi 3.
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Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 9: Marquee and LEDs
To finish up the cabinet we will place a marquee sign and connect the LEDs buttons on the control panel. In the end we will also add a protective plexiglass sheet in front of the screen.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 8: Back panel
It is time to close the opening on the back of our cabinet and add a cooling fan. A while back we cut out a panel that will function as the back door and predrilled some holes to attach the hinge. We can now finish that task.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 7: Power system
As doctor Emmett Brown "Doc" in the movie Back To The Future stated: "Marty, I'm sorry, but the only power source capable of generating 1.21 gigawatts of electricity is a bolt of lightning". Fortunately we will not need as much power for our arcade cabinet and a 12 Volt, 2.1 Ampere power supply will be more than enough.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 6: Audio system
An important aspect of gaming is sound. For that purpose we will need a set a good speakers and an amplifer that will connect directly to the Raspberry Pi audio.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 5: T-molding
T-modling gives the arcade cabinet that nice finish on the edges. I have chosen bright red that match the joysticks.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 4: Control Panel
The most important and fun part of the arcade cabinet is the control panel. It consists of two joysticks and eight buttons per player. On the sides of the cabinet there are two additional pinball buttons.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 3: Skeleton
After all the boards were cut I could proceed to construct the skeleton of the cabinet. It turned out to be a time consuming task.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 2: Cutting the boards
With the finished design I could proceed with cutting of the boards to correct dimensions.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 1: Design
After deciding to build a bartop arcade cabinet I had the option to buy a prebuilt kit or create everything from scratch. I have chosen for the latter as I though that it would give me more freedom in design and in the end more satisfaction.