How To Build A Bartop Arcade Machine With A Raspberry Pi

I have wanted to build an arcade machine for a long time. I’ve watched several makers in our community build their own, including Bob Clagget from I like to make stuff. With this inspiration I have decided to finally make this project a reality.

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[dafrog]

step 1 HAVE YOUR OWN FACTORY AT HOME.. ;)

[hosamorfali]

This is one of the most satisfying videos I've ever seen in my life, good job sir, you are a genius

[DerekDavis]

The pacing, film angles, and narration are all excellent. Great video!

[EternalSaber]

I've really come to enjoy all the arcade build videos all over youtube. If I had the materials, making a bar top that converts to a full size free stand cabinet would be cool.

[MichoOussama]

Dude has all these crazy tools but can't find a pencil sharpener.

[mrdpwr]

Great work! My buddy bought an old empty arcade cabinet and refurbished it. He put a large monitor on the flat and two monitors on the back as well as a tilt sensors, vibrating motors, etc. He has a ton of pinball machines games installed that utilize all the features when they were built. It's pretty awesome.

[mikesinclair]

Love how you gave an in-depth tutorial on the physical construction of the exterior!

[FollowTheLion]

Cool project, and really affordable. Couple of minor criticisms.
When soldering the wires to the lugs, you you pass the stripped wire through the hole, come back and wrap the end around the longer wire once. Then add solder. This gives you a tough connection.
And there are really cheap connectors you can use for the GPIO header to avoid heating up your controller and to make it all pluggable. The extra time to do that would offset the time wasted on a difficult soldering job and the heat shrink you had to use, so not wasted effort.

[danielfonseca]

Making my first arcade build : ) this video was great

[jacobkeller]

Dude, your doing all of the projects I want to do. Love fusion 360.

[jublywubly]

Awesome! Thanks for making this video. I really like the barcade size. They're big enough to play on while being small enough to be portable.

[MichaelAlm]

This is great Zach!! I'll be watching this 10 more times while I build mine 🤣Thanks for all the info!

[teez]

i’m not surprised people are still watching this more than a year on it’s so intriguing and entertaining to watch and a great project especially during this pandemic. sad MDF is so hard to get hold of tho

[McCucumber]

I have nostalgia for bartop arcade machines, played one at my dads 40th birthday in 1986, I have more nostalgia for tabletop arcade games. Used to go to our local Pizza Hut almost weekley and the highlight besides the pizza was playing on the table top arcade system they had. Fatal Fury 1, only 3 characters but great childhood memories. Back in those days our school would give the kids a free personal pan pizza for reading so many minutes. Me and my brother always read just to get the free pizza and a trip to Pizza Hut. The Pizza Hut we went to is still there, and basically the same on the inside, except no video games. The late 80s and early 90s were truly a magical time to grow up.

[modembuddy]

Impressive! The attention to detail with the marquee really makes it stand out.

[sirraymondluxuryyacht]

I like that you used the blue rubber trim....means you don't need to be an expert woodworker to have nice edges...also the 3D printer ARCADE sign is really nice

[paulgerrard]

One leasson i learnt after many many years of struggling with straight cuts....Buy decent tools! junk that Ryobi and get a dewalt or Makita and you will be amazed by the difference it makes ;) Build came out great none the less!

[chrismooney]

Excellent work! The arcade cabinet looks fantastic. I'm jealous 😉 You certainly know your stuff, well done and keep up the good work.

[svenp]

"keep in mind you should only use roms you actually own". Lol!

[carflipz]

That coin operated table saw joke had me in stitches