RetroGaming

I do a bit of voluntary work in a place that has the full size version of these. My main gripe is the joystick. The ball bit is screwed on, not joined to the stick, so the ball keeps needing to be screwed back tight. Also I'm not sure if I'm just remembering things differently, but I'm sure the original sticks were longer. These feel too short for me.

I made one of these a few years ago, but I used an Odroid XU4 instead of Raspberry. For the system image (and games) I got it from ArcadePunks.com

I made one of these, albeit not a very good one - the exterior is made of stained wood but hey, I'm still proud of it :)

Made one for my brother! Super fun, albeit a bit buggy. Nowadays Roms can be a bit tough to come by, and I've been meaning to upgrade him to a pi 4 but they are super expensive due to shortages.

I built a stand up retro arcade machine a few years back with some spare parts and wood I had. I never finished making it look "pretty" but tye functionality was there.

Here's the thing, I kept it in the garage and because of that it wasn't in the most super convenient location. It barely got used. But it sure took up a lot of space. I was ready to take it apart but my interests have switched to building something else and with that change I'm using the cabinet as a monitor stand instead.

I love it because it's an arts and crafts project and a computer project all packed into one. I definitely want to try this. I think instead of buying something with RetroPie already installed I'd just get a cheapy mini computer and install it myself. You could totally get away with using old hardware from a pawn shop or yard sale, even.

Anyone know of a good bartop kit? This looks good but it's 6 years old.