The Arcade Designs and Builds Thread

[Sahadd Prawser]

This is a place where you can post resources on how to build your own arcade and concept ideas for finished products. I have most of the parts I need to set mine up but still have to build the box. I'm looking at a "pedestal" style arcade for space reasons. In the future you can always add a box and screen to it later so it is a nice option but for now I will hang a tv on the wall. I have some resources put together on my home computer with websites that offer measurements, blueprints etc and will get to posting those later.

Here is a link to a pedestal build:

https://imgur.com/gallery/2MfZ6



And here is one you can just buy ( I'm not affiliated with any business or get any incentives to promote anything) :

http://retroactivearcade.ca/4-player-pedestal/   (Canada Based)

http://centerpiecearcades.com/ (USA Based - An affiliate with Chris Shaw Drive as listed on https://www.hyperarcadesystems.com/)

[Sahadd Prawser]

This is the most impressive one I have seen yet, aspire to greatness my friends...

[JustMarioBros]

This is the most impressive one I have seen yet, aspire to greatness my friends...

I'm assuming this is what you were talking about. wow... So this is the Ferrari of arcade cabinets. It's always good to have something to look up to for inspiration.

[Sahadd Prawser]

Indeed

[JustMarioBros]

At least this confirms that you can use USB devices for flight games and racing games. I just need to know what he means with "modified".

[Sahadd Prawser]

There are some q&a in the comments I think the main mod was he made the guns wireless.

[Marcux]

This is the most impressive one I have seen yet, aspire to greatness my friends...

I'm assuming this is what you were talking about. wow... So this is the Ferrari of arcade cabinets. It's always good to have something to look up to for inspiration.

I dunno, I still like mine better, I still have a dynamic marquee and a controls screen over that guy. He has no spinners or coin slots on that!. I have wired guns with kickback (why they are not wireless) I have the steering wheel and foot pedals, but I don't want to connect it to my control panel and scratch my cp plexi

I didn't want o put led lights everywhere because I wanted it to look like an arcade cabinet, not an amusement park..

I put mine into the cabinet build forum on here.

[JustMarioBros]

I gotta say I love me some arcade amusement parks lol.

[Marcux]

Lol, i'll have to add LED backlighting to mine then

[Sahadd Prawser]

New post full of pictures and / or video or it doesn't exist Marcux! oh wait you did create one!

This is the most impressive one I have seen yet, aspire to greatness my friends...

I'm assuming this is what you were talking about. wow... So this is the Ferrari of arcade cabinets. It's always good to have something to look up to for inspiration.

I dunno, I still like mine better, I still have a dynamic marquee and a controls screen over that guy. He has no spinners or coin slots on that!. I have wired guns with kickback (why they are not wireless) I have the steering wheel and foot pedals, but I don't want to connect it to my control panel and scratch my cp plexi

I didn't want o put led lights everywhere because I wanted it to look like an arcade cabinet, not an amusement park..

I put mine into the cabinet build forum on here.

[Sahadd Prawser]

Here is an excellent site discussing components, builds and templates you can use to design your arcade:

http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick.html

Site with different builds and arcade cabinet plans

http://www.arcadecab.com

How to install Utrack trackball

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/?topic=83988.0

[JustMarioBros]

Slagcoin is a lifesaver. Anyone who wants to build their own project has to have that bookmarked for sure.

[Sahadd Prawser]

Here are instructions on how to build a 2 player arcade

http://www.thegeekpub.com/2505/how-to-make-an-arcade-machine-part-1/

part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yX3rQG89M0

part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIWwMtdzOH0

part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YYYkqSyQSw


Here is a copy of the blueprints / plans

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3G0G9X1vlmaMlRuUllFMmlJSjg

[James M]

I saw this video years ago, the "modified" part is his amazing controller he built that does LED light + Rotary + TopFire.... incredible. He also did a super cool gun mod that looks legit.

I tried msging this guy, would love to see his work how he did the custom stuff.

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