Making A Custom Arcade Table Out Of A Raspberry Pi 2 Model B+

[Jack_Sparrow]

I'm making a list of things i need, and i need to ask a few questions,

1. How many buttons do i need to play most MAME games?
2. Is there anything else you would recommend me buying?

Here's my list so far of what i need:

1. 
   
   Joystick: http://www.adafruit.com/products/480
   
2. 4 Buttons for actions: http://www.adafruit.com/products/471
   
   
3. 2 Red LED buttons for start/ select buttons: http://www.adafruit.com/products/1192
   

4. Wood ( Or a recycled Table)

5. Raspberry Pi Breadboard (for the connecting of pins)

6. Button Wiring: http://www.adafruit.com/products/1152

7. Joystick Wiring: http://www.adafruit.com/products/793

8. Electrical and Duct Tape

9. TV/ Monitor (Preferably HD , size depends on what table we use)

10. Extension Cord

11. Power Strip

Any ideas would be great! Thank you!

 

[TotalInsanity4]

What kinds of games are you planning on playing? You may also want to throw a steering wheel into that list, maybe something you could wheel up to it and plug in when you want to use it?

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

What kinds of games are you planning on playing? You may also want to throw a steering wheel into that list, maybe something you could wheel up to it and plug in when you want to use it?

I have USB ports on the side, so if i can find a USB steering weel that'd work, mostly MAME games and NES/SNES

 

[demon33]

I made mine with an old PC. all the wires are linked to a keyboard that I had. Works well up to PS2 but PS2 games are more fun with joystics.
took my parts from : http://www.multicade.ca/
I use maximus arcade for the frontend & of course emulators.

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

I'm modeling mine like this:

 

[demon33]

Nice look , always depend on what you wish to play with it

I have more pictures but I get a "file too big" when I upload them...

Keep up the good work !

 

[Deleted User]

That looks awesome
I was going to ask if you were considering making it an arcade cabinet style, because then you could just use a CRT, but as you'd like it like that, what will you use for a screen?

EDIT: Ensure it has net access, and SSH (because who doesn't want SSH?) and, if your budget can afford it, a small monitor connected to the HDMI section of a Pi, routing it to a small monitor and a wireless mouse/keyboard.

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

That looks awesome
I was going to ask if you were considering making it an arcade cabinet style, because then you could just use a CRT, but as you'd like it like that, what will you use for a screen?

A 24 inch LCD monitor

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A 24 inch LCD monitor

With LED backlight

 

[Deleted User]

Ah. Also, please look what I added onto it

IMO, a CRT would look more authentic but it's your decision

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

That looks awesome
I was going to ask if you were considering making it an arcade cabinet style, because then you could just use a CRT, but as you'd like it like that, what will you use for a screen?

EDIT: Ensure it has net access, and SSH (because who doesn't want SSH?) and, if your budget can afford it, a small monitor connected to the HDMI section of a Pi, routing it to a small monitor and a wireless mouse/keyboard.

Using emulation station it should be able to browse the web, send emails, etc.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

I made mine with an old PC. all the wires are linked to a keyboard that I had. Works well up to PS2 but PS2 games are more fun with joystics.
took my parts from : http://www.multicade.ca/
I use maximus arcade for the frontend & of course emulators.
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Interesting! How did you wire the joysticks and buttons to a keyboard? I'd actually be interested in doing something like that in the distant future

 

[Deleted User]

You could use the GPIO of a RasPi instead

 

[demon33]

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