Arcade gaming complete with buttons and joysticks can be a do it yourself project. This is how we took an Intel NUC and made it the heart of a table-top arcade cabinet.
The main goal of our project was to play a handful of our favorite indie games from Steam, so we knew that we would need a little more kick than a Raspberry Pi could provide, as well as a full version of Windows if we wanted complete compatibility.
Our second goal was to make sure the whole system could be booted up by anyone who wanted to play without a lot of time or effort, which requires more than tweaking a few settings in Windows.
Finally, we wanted a system that could be self-contained, but that could also hook up to a spare projector or TV if desired.
Since the games we wanted to play were the highest barrier of entry, we started there. The games we had in mind were titles like Nidhogg, TowerFall Ascension, Samurai Gunn, Divekick, and OlliOlli. They’re all great indie games that are easy to pick up, with only a few buttons each, and high replay value.
The retro aesthetic has been popular lately, so these games have relatively low system requirements. We evaluated the highest requirements for each game, and discovered we needed at least two gigabytes of RAM, a processor clocked at 1.4GHz or higher, and integrated graphics supporting DirectX 9.
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this is really ugly
Using a 4K monitor for something like this is really cringey, there's absolutely no need.
Hey, I was wondering if you can help me. If you have to pick one which one would you buy and why? Monster arcade launchbox big box mini arcade or mini arcade extreme 114 in 1.
Thanks
do you sell these?
What games can you play on steam with this arcade cabinet? How do you make them compatible?
Use a mask when cutting mdf.
4K Resolution Arcade Machine is there any more pointless resolution to run MAME at
When you can get USB encoders for less than 10 usd(Including wiring).. why even bother with arduino?
Whatever advantage you thought you had over the RPI is lost with the 4K monitor.. And playing windows games.. I wouldnt go for a intel nuc..
What is the game being played at 0:16? I played it as a kid, but can't remember the name…
the Nuc and the MDF frame are the only really user friendly options here, The arduino and 4k tv are not worth the time or money. Like some people have already said…why use a 4k tv when most of your games are arcade/console games from the 80s and 90s, and any modern games will not run on a Nuc in 4k….now you can go to a thrift store a pickup a cheap 19 inch widescreen LCD screen for under 30 bucks and both IPAC and Xarcade sell control boards and a wiring harness for the cost of what they have maybe even less and its plug in play and nativity supported in MAME (these facts have been true since 2010 at least btw :P) PS. Coding an arduino only seems to make it work like a controller limiting the kinds of games you can play, with either IPAC or Xarcade they are setup like keyboards making every game on a PC playable, and for an added bonus the Xarcade board is supported on the ps3 and ps4 (and other systems with adapters)
You can buy a control board that converts the joystick and button output to usb which is much easier and requires no soldering or programming.
Real arcade cabinet should look like the real thing. It should be full size, be able to withstand bashing, have a nice paint-job (stickers) and have a CRT, because it's better for low res arcade like games.
Sorry, but this looks like a cheap imitation. Just a fancy monitor stand with built in controls.
Whats the point in wasting your time and money, on building something that does not look or feel right?
I used an iPac2 for the encoder. Using an Arduino feels unnecessary.
FUCK STEAM !
i would just put the buttons on top of the keyboard and the stick on the mouse
nice job! what cpu model are you guys using???
why no crt?
currently in the process of setting up one of these, i planned on also running a 4 port USB hub in the front in the flat surface below the main control panel, for connecting retro USB controllers up. i.e Sega Genesis, NES, N64 and PSx/ps2.
lol, a 4k display for games that run natively at like 240p. Go dig an old CRT out of the trash. It will look better than any fancy 4k screen for these games.
4k is nonsense to use for this. I'm planning to build a bartop and even using a 1080p screen is a little much but if I were to make a full size cabinet, I would totally like to use a 27 inch crt that I have laying around for authenticity.