This Arcade Machine is hidden in plain sight! And This is how I Built It!
I’m making a fully functional 2 player arcade machine, discussed as a sleek piece of furniture!
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A couple of videos to help you out:
installing retropie:
running games from usb:
programming a power button:
List of all the things you’ll need for this build:
Raspberry pie:
Monitor:
button and joystick:
clicky buttons:
USB extension:
HDMI cable:
USB stick:
micro sd:
Power supply:
The actual speaker I used:
A similar speaker from amazon that could work:
Crimp terminals:
Crimp tool:
Wire stripping tool:
Spring:
brass rod:
closest switch I could find:
Momentary switch:
Some of my favorite tools:
favorite 3d printer:
super glue:
Small vacuum forming machine:
Japanese hand saw:
Olfa knife –
machinist square –
combination square –
Pocket hole jig:
Biscuit jointer:
Orbital sander:
Track-saw:
Drill:
Impact driver:
Jigsaw:
Biscuit jointer:
Mitre saw:
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I don’t see the point, why not just play games on a laptop if you don’t have space ?
beautiful wall mountable emulation device! =D
(stands and applauds)
Nice, but if I were to play a serious 2Player fighting game on this, I'm sure I would break that Wooden Hinge with ease 😅😅
Very impressive and looks great, though there is the issue of old games such as the one you demonstrate (Donkey Kong) having been designed for a different aspect ratio.
I like my arcade machines loud and big
Good craftsmanship! I do not like retropie personally, I find it laggy and awkward. I also could never play Donkey Kong horizontally, let alone on a 16:9 display. But looks nice.
pretty awesome.
looks ugly, something someone from California would like
I would put hidden gas lift arms on the swing out controller panels so it can slowly flip out. Great work!
Kreg jig > biscuit joiner almost every time. People be crazy.
generation y and z has clearly no idea on how an arcade machine works and looks.. this piece of firewood is disguisting
It´s really cool and really well made, but jeez, calm down a bit 🙂
you makes me have vertigo….. may be some effect not sure or nervous energy.
I think "AWESOME" would be the name of this project. I love when you give a Chinese touch on it 17:22 haha. Great job!
Fabuloso, eres un máquina
amazing! 🙂
the one thing I'd change is use some name brand automotive speakers
Youre a genius!!! 👍👍👍👍
first and foremost, I hate you, why you asked, well is because THIS IS FREAKING AWESOME! and dont have any carpenter skill nor do i own anything above a drill oh and i dont have a room fool of tools to play with wah wah wah
Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow really loves this project! Got me thinking about how many more interesting things you can make when you start introducing electronics, computers and screens!! 👌🏽👌🏽 amazing
We like this! It'll be up on the Raspberry Pi blog next week 👍
amazing video
This is gorgeous and so much fun!
Simply AMAZING!!!
I NEED This
Very very cool! Would brass rods in the hinge pins make them stronger? How much force can that shelf with the push buttons hold…manly because I have kids and they will be somewhat over aggressive with them I am sure!
Otherwise what an INCREDIBLE design and build and low profile! Great job!
Very nice.
Love your enthousiasm, thats what makes you stand out of all the comparable channels for me.
Imagine having tools precise enough to remove the thickness of edge banding
God praksis når du kobler "DIY" prosjekter til AC-Mains hvor det (selvfølgelig) ikke godkjennes av f.eks NEMKO, er å putte på et "EMI Filter".
Du får f.eks kjøpt IEC kontakter med innebygd filter for elektromagnetisk interferens, og sikringsholder. Bare søk etter "IEC EMI Fused".
Selvfølgelig ikke nødvendig så lenge du bruker en hyllevare strømadapter og ferdig byggde høytalere da, men greit å vite om hvis du skulle finne på noe litt mer custom!
(Hører du støy fra høytalerne hvis du skrur de på sammtidig som et 240v verktøy med spinnende motor?)
What a great project, are you sure wooden dowels will hold up to the button mashing?
SOO GOOD!
I actually bought his plans and made this. I'm a novice wood worker at best; it was a fairly challenging build for me but I like the way it turned out. I ended up customizing it a bit to fit in some melamine cabinetry, so it looks like part of the built ins. Really slick looking and everyone loves it. Thanks for the video. Also really enjoyed the 3d printing aspect and now I'm starting to customize my own 3d parts. If anyone is interested in seeing my build, give a like here and I'll post it to my channel. Also if anyone has any questions feel free to ask. I made a ton of mistakes and learned a lot.
I see that rema1000 bag! 🇳🇴
Seriously well done on this project, this is wife friendly ☺
That's amazing! I can imagine myself playing kof 2002 or marvel vs capcom against my boyfriend and friends on it, plus it saves a lot of space in my living room
nice idea but tbh everyone who wants an arcade machine wants to show it off for everyone
18:30 where can I get the drawing for that 3d part??
With the way I play fighters, that hinge is gonna break xd
This is fucking awesome
Check out my modern wall hanging cabinets at Umbrella Arcades 🙂
am I the only person who skipped to the end to see the final result
What a great project. I just got the plans and can’t wait to start mine!!!
what gauge wires did you use to extend the volume control?
This I wanna make, nice one bud.
the 16:9 screen makes the games stretched and weird, are there plans for fitting a 4:3 monitor?
Love the build amazing work!!. But do you have to use an expensive monitor or could you go for a cheaper 1080p monitor
This is insane man, the fact that you can build so much just in your shop. The force is strong with this one.
This is really impressive! Nice build!
hola como estas . excelente trabajo .como pudiera tener los planos del mueble soy de colombia te agradeceria mucho