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My Bartop Arcade
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 11:44 pm
by oliddell
Hey guys just showing of my bartop arcade...anyone from Australia who was a teen in the 1980s and 90s will know where I got the marquee name from.
Re: My Bartop Arcade
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 9:31 am
by Thump52
Nice job, I do a couple bartops myself.
Re: My Bartop Arcade
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 3:38 pm
by RarinImp
Very nice setup. Did you cut the cabinet yourself, or was it a flat pack? I ask because I'm considering making a bartop with some salvaged laptop lcds but all the flat packs I've been seeing are for 17,19 or 21/22 inch monitors.
Re: My Bartop Arcade
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 3:45 pm
by wermy
Very nice! What do you have running it?
Going to move this to the project show-off area where more people will see it.

Re: My Bartop Arcade
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 12:50 am
by oliddell
RarinImp wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2017 3:38 pm
Very nice setup. Did you cut the cabinet yourself, or was it a flat pack? I ask because I'm considering making a bartop with some salvaged laptop lcds but all the flat packs I've been seeing are for 17,19 or 21/22 inch monitors.
Thank you very much. I did cut them myself, not sure if i can post direct links to what i based it around, but I found most of the things i need on
http://www.instructables.com/
Re: My Bartop Arcade
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 1:00 am
by oliddell
wermy wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2017 3:45 pm
Very nice! What do you have running it?
Going to move this to the project show-off area where more people will see it.
Thanks for the reply. I used a Raspberi pi 3 with Emulation Station. For a screen I cannibalized an old 15 (or 17?) inch monitor. For controls I bought:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Player-Arca ... SwYIxX4lGl (Surprisingly good quality)
If i want player 2 i have an XBOX 360 wireless controller dongle connected and configured
For audio i bought a cheapo €15 amplifier and €10 speakers
As for tools all i used to cut the wood was a jigsaw and MK1 eyballs nothing elaborate (sandpaper,screwdrivers etc)
Re: My Bartop Arcade
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 1:03 am
by oliddell
Thump52 wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2017 9:31 am
Nice job, I do a couple bartops myself.
Please share if able. Thanks.
Re: My Bartop Arcade
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 8:34 am
by wermy
Here's one I put together a couple years ago using an ion iCade as the housing:
https://instagram.com/p/BUUqVhjF8dL/
Still works great, upgraded it with a pi 3 recently.

Re: My Bartop Arcade
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 10:25 am
by oliddell
So cool and original, what screen did you use ?
Re: My Bartop Arcade
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 1:13 pm
by wermy
Thanks! It uses an old, used 12.1" Dell laptop LCD panel, along with a controller board for it (I think it was about $50 together, so not too bad). Also uses one of these for the controls:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251241991403?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT