/diy/ - Do It Yourself

After being advised I should build a stronger internal support I started building one. This pic is that support half built~

After that I put some of the back panels on, in keeping with my impatience most of this is just propped together as usual.

The back was altered just a little bit and now features wheels. I anticipate the final cabinet being quite heavy so this should help me move it around.

>>594452
>I'm the guy building an emulation cabinet for his daughters.
>for his daughters.
lel'd

looks good mane

Looking good man.

Same view again just with the monitor in place.

Second last pic~

I put most of the parts in at this point. I'm using a different monitor for the moment because the HDMI-VGA converter hasn't arrived yet. This is so I can configure the software and have all parts ready for when it does arrive.

Last one.

I played some Mario on it for a bit, still needs more configuration but overall I'm happy with the progress.

>>594473
looks fine, but i dont get why you bought a HDMI-VGA converter for a heavy CRT monitor instead of buying a cheap lcd from ebay

Anti-chipboard fag here, looking good mang. Also, prev thread for those who missed the discussion.

> https://archive.installgentoo.net/diy/thread/S581947

>>594529
I would always go CRT over LCD for something like this for dat glorious, old school gaem cab feel, though I would likely use a CRT TV with a composite video link for ultimate raster goodness. Interested in OP's rationale nonetheless.

>>594538
I have a question. what is the laminate you apply over the chipboard called? how do you apply it? also, best not to have crts around children for fear of them falling on them.

>>594543
I'm not OP, I was just lurking his last thread. I guess you'd want an adhesive laminate of some sort, like the shit your mum used to cover your school books with but thicker. I would always suggest ply over chipboard though, stronger, lighter, easier to work etc.

I imagine OP will have the tube secured.. securely into the cabinet so it can't fall out. I would be gutting the monitor and affixing the front bezel to a piece of ply with an appropriate sized hole cut out, then painting it all black. But again, let's see what OP's plans are.

Looks great so far OP.

>>594529

I went with the CRT because I felt it was more authentic I guess. LCD would definitely be easier I just chose to do it this way.

>>594538

I was originally going to use a p4 for this and I'd been saving the monitor for ages for that purpose. I decided to use the raspi instead somewhere along the line but I went with the monitor still because it was easier than hunting down an old tv at a thrift store or something.

>>594543

The cabinets a lot bigger than the monitor and the internal frame is about as heavy. It's stable enough that I don't see it going anywhere unless moved by an adult.

>>594546

Ill have a piece of chipboard with a hole cut in it slightly larger than the screen with a bevel at an angle and I'll make a bezel out of styrene to close the gap between monitor and the front board. These pieces will get painted black. Over that I'll put some perspex.

OP has overbuilt the thing. there is absolutely no need to make an internal frame from sticks. i made a cabinet with drawers that holds 3000 DVDs (i.e. much more weight than an arcade machine), and it's just a box made from 3/4-inch press-wood using butt joints, with 1.5inch long screws.

>letting your pure daughter into the filthy male dominated world of video games

You sure you aren't building this for yourself? Just buy her a barbie man.

>>594452

Don't forget some ventilation. Particularly for that CRT.

>>594604

Don't listen to this shitwipe. You are an awesome dad.

>>594573
Solid plan.

>>594582
> i made a cabinet with drawers that holds 3000 DVD
Which does not need to withstand a child swinging excitedly from control sticks on the front. I'm glad flimsy suits your purpose, but if I were making something for my child that had a heavy-arse CRT in it, I would over engineer the shit out of it as well.

>>594604
Yes yes, gender roles, men aren't allowed to cry and women can't drive forklifts. For the sake of your future children, Evolve you fucking dolt.

>>594546
but the problem is that it makes the cabinet incredibly top heavy. and it's already quite narrow. easier to tip over.

if possible, find a 486/286 and an old ass 80s monitor. the old EGA adapters and monitors are best. emulators these days are great but they just dont play quite right. many of the older games "cheated" using what we would now consider bugs in the hardware to make things run smoothly. quite elegant how they did it really. the problem is that the emulators work too well.

>>595090
Jesus, and then

a) Spend all that time fucking about with IRQs and configuring DOS.
b) He can only run old DOS games.

The vast majority of stuff he'll want to play will almost certainly work fine in an emulator on modern hardware.

>>595090
You're fucking retarded.
Go and die in a housefire.

>>595090
stupid is as stupid does.

>>594543
There are a lot of laminates, pick one. But when you attach it, use contact cement. Make sure it's aligned well and trim the edge with a router or "laminate trimmer". Pick a dark color.

Looks a lot like the one I built!

Excellent project, and I built mine out of stuff I mostly had sitting around.

Factory seconds MDF at $8 for a 9'x5' sheet, a couple sticks of 2x2 I had left over, and an old computer running Windows 98.

I just had to buy a used coin door (I wanted a functioning coin mech for MAME games), new Happ controls, and a $25 dollar controller bored (Because I started soldering up a keyboard, then got pissed when I had ghosting issues while testing halfway through soldering), and a piece of Lexan.

All said and done I had less then $100 and a saturday tied up in the whole thing. Plus a full week of evenings setting up the front end and emulators.


I wish I had a better pic on my computer. This one was taken before I designed the marquee and keypad graphics, and had a friend airbrush the sides. I'm actually thinking I didn't have the final coat of paint and clear on it yet. Originally built it 3 years ago, but I'm going to overhaul it in the next few months. I already put in a slightly newer computer (A 20 GB HDD wasn't cutting it, as I also use mine as a jukebox), now at 120 GB and windows XP (Nothing special, but I like putting old computers to use). I'm going to tint the lexan on the front, and hopefully find a bigger CRT. I'll probably redo the keypad graphics (To incorporate some of the menu controls), and put a sheet of lexan over them for a finished look.

I have a seven year old brother with a passion for retro/vintage video games and I can't even express how unbelievably jealous he'd be of these builds.

>>595492
If you have a monitor/TV lying around you aren't using, building an arcade cabinet is pretty cheap and easy. A RPi works great as a retro emulator powering the thing, too.

>>594452
Nice, one suggestion though, don't you think you need to turn those right angle control panel into something more round?
I know kids have an itch to bump their heads into every sharp corner.

>>594604
>You sure you aren't building this for yourself? Just buy her a barbie man.

I asked my eldest daughter which she prefers, videogames or barbies, she told me she likes both in equally. My youngest daughter likes Ben10 and Ninja Turtles far more than Barbies and baby dolls. Kids like what they like mang, it's not a bad thing.

>>595088

It's solid enough that I have trouble tipping it.

I mounted most of the electricals today, last bit is the lights for the marquee then I can finish assembling it. Pictured here is a powerboard.

>>595444

Thats a nice looking cabinet! How often does an issue arise where you have to access the internals? I think I should have a door or two but idk

Also pictured here is the amplifier (kit), speakers and the mounting for the lights (salvaged cupboard lights)

Last pic, closeup of speakers and power distributor for the lights.

>>595082
>Evolve
Kek, gender-roles are a result of evolution rahter than your personal feels.
Either way vidya games are hardly specific to any gender.

I can deeply appreciate raising young on the core classics that put gameplay above all else.

Buildscharacter/10, good job, anon.

>>595648
> dat nasty electrical tape

Get some zip ties OP. That will be a gooey mess in a matter of months.

>>594457
> decide to check /diy/ for cool projects
> see picture of myself holding friends project together
> feelsgoodman.jpeg

>>595669
>hey guys biology is deterministic, I figured it out with my completely rational gut feels based on my misunderstanding of what I call evolution

I let them have a go on it now its almost finished.

They love it.

>>598039
Did you only plug in the blue and green channels?

>>598042
What do you mean? I think the colour is messed up because of my camera.

Only a few games on it so far.

All in all. Very cute. Can't wait to finish it.

>that button layout

nigga what are you doing

>>598039
>>598050
>>598052

good job, that's great

>>594452
Shitty fathering skills , daughters guaranteed to end up on stripper poles in the future, thats your only job as a father to keep em of the pole

>>599537

lel what

Awesome shit OP

Also bitchin' ride you got there! What's the story on that? Running? Summer driver? Sitting project?

>>599554

It's my fathers. It's a 69 Ford Fairmont v8 but that's all I know about it. It runs but it has a few problems, he drives it to like car meets and stuff

you should show us what it looks like under the controler