This arcade project is a modern approach to the retro arcade cabinets, as I’m building the arcade system myself I’ll have full control over how many players or what ‘features’ it will have. Everyone with a basic woodwork skill, average PC skills and an admiration for arcade and retro gaming can build one themselves.

(not actual build)

Available Features (avg Pricing):

• Player arcade cabinet
  • Paint
  • Wood
  • Drills/Dremels
  • Special CNC
  • T-Strip
• Player Controls (100$ per player)
  • Joystick + buttons + USB (90$)
  • Extra function keys
  • USB LED Controller
  • USB Trackball + LEDs
  • Light gun (EMS Topgun) (50$ per player)
• 4TB Disk (100$ per player)
  • Medium/High computer (500$)
  • 80+ Emulated game consoles (many manhours)
• 38″ LCD (250$)
• Sound system (60$)
• Artwork
  • Printing
  • Arcade front door
  • Ambient LEDs

This is the list I’m planning to make, as I advance in the project, guides will get added.

Guides:

• Introduction (current)
• Design your own cabinet
• Designing your control panel
• Building your Cabinet
• Hyperspin Setup
• List of retro game consoles + recommended emulator
• Artwork & Finishing touches

• Flynn’s Arcade – Build Log – Photo Album
• Retro Arcade – Build Log
• ColdBeanGames – Build Log
• SolArcade – Build Log
• GameRoomSolutions – Software Guide
• The dream arcade – Build Log
• All Lightgun Games – List
• The Dream Machine – Post
• Borderlands 2 Cabinet – Link

More to come…