Diy Tabletop Arcade Cabinet Plans

Constructing the retropie bartop arcade cabinet step 1.

Diy tabletop arcade cabinet plans. I combined all 6 videos into one long film. Retropie arcade cabinet cocktail style. If you are old enough like me you may remember spending too much cash on these machines while have a drink in the local pub. Using a pi keeps the cost weight and complexity to a minimum but the cabinet could also house a more powerful pc based system to play more modern games.

Layout the side panels. Route the t mold slot. The galactic starcade is a diy retro bartop arcade cabinet for two players. Cut out the side panels.

If you d like to build a bartop arcade you should check out our bartop arcade build video and get the bartop arcade cabinet plans here. Install the front and back panels. Basically if you have a wood desk with a large drawer under the desktop you can hack a simple form of arcade cabinet. This involves drilling holes in the desktop for installing the buttons and joysticks or cutting a larger opening for dropping in a 2 person gaming.

Draw in the curves. Transform a standard desk into an arcade cabinet facsimile. The pacade bartop arcade the pacade bartop arcade was created to resemble a very iconic bartop arcade found in many bars and casinos in the late 1970 s. Retropie diy arcade cabinet the geek pub provides free plans for creating a retro arcade cabinet detailing both electronic and woodworking requirements.

I d like to show you a design and build project to make an arcade cabinet. It can sit on top of a desk table or bar. The first video shows the construction of the arcade cabinet which is made of plywood and mdf. Finally here is the video for the bigger bartop arcade.

It is powered by the raspberry pi micro computer and plays multiple types of retro games primarily nes snes megadrive and arcade mame games.