Thank you, Building my own arcade has been a dream of mine. Trying to work out every "type" of machine. I like flashy arcades, and knew I wanted to be able to play multiple games on each.
Nice setup. It is awesome that you were able to tie in the trackball and guns for your Mame cabinet. I always wondered if that would work. Also your pinball, driving rig, and gun cabinet are great. You have the best of everything under one roof!
I love your stuff! I've looked around for any kind of part list for with your mame cab or pinball machine, but could not really find if you have that sort of stuff laid out. I just finished a preliminary build of my virtual pinball machine, but now I'm exploring adding the leds, nudging, plunger and solenoids. Any info on what parts you picked up for that would be wildly helpful. Thanks in advance!
Thank you :) For the pinball, I used a 46" TV, 26" back monitor, PIN2DMD for the dot matrix display. Zebsboards.com digital/analog plunger, buttons from paradisearcadeshop, 12v solinoids from ebay, 8 channel sainsmart usb relay board to turn on and off the solinoids, LEDwiz to control LED Flashers. soldered ledflasher RGB myself from pinball forums. Addressable 5v RGB strip lighting from ebay, and arduino nano to control them.
@@donannis Thanks for your reply! Would you mind telling me what solenoids you picked up and if you think it is worth it to have them in there? Could you also let me know the computer setup you are running? I have a modest PC running the show now, but I am open to exploring better if it actually yields a better experience. Also now that you have everything done, would you have done anything different with regards to hardware? Thanks again for your help/insight!
@@EpikYeti It makes the pinball sound very realistic, that with a combinations of Surround Sound Feedback. I'd put them in again if I was making another. any 12v solenoid will work, but I put the one I used below. also, you can use different materials for it to slap against to get the sound you want. I have the plungers thunking against wood, the slingshots hit plastic wire hangers, and the bumpers hit metal angle fasteners. gives it all the correct sounds, at least in my opinion . i'm using a pc with an i5 in it, and a gtx 780 off craigslist I bought for 100 dollars. and it works great. If I was to do it again, i'd do it with a 4k monitor and higher graphics card to support the 4k. But the 780 is perfect for a 1080p display.
Awesome job on it all I'm looking thru the comments on a parts list of everything for the driving can an haven't seen it or missed it.. what all did you use for it an how did you get the speedometer to work? How did you shape the surrounding panels those bolt holes look clean.. how did you get that deep look in the shooting cab?
You sir do amazing work. I have some ideas for one of the cabs that I have but I also have a custom one in mind. Is there anyway to contact you and pick your brain a bit??
Wow! I really enjoyed your video. You are lucky guy with all those wonderful toys. Where did you get the plan to build your racing arcade? I’m trying to build one myself.
Awesome. Is there any good tutorials on how to add the led lights and force feedback and solenoids to a pinball cab? I'm gonna get a cabinet from recroommasters and would want to add those things eventually. Thx
@@donannis very nice. I'm doing my 1st project and picked up a 2005 golden tee cab also...you wouldn't happen to have a printable button layout would You? Everything I found on Google was either ackward or not to correct size. Let me also add that digital pinball is badass. My 1st time seeing one.
@@sparx2169 check out this link, print it out as a poster using adobe reader or something and adhear it whatever your attaching it to, then run a jig saw over the template and hole drills.. should work great. static1.squarespace.com/static/56e8ad87e32140cc5d4e8231/t/57bf145f2e69cf01da3c5295/1472140383729/ControlPanel4PlayerBlank+copy.pdf
I think what you have done is amazing. I have lots of questions about the pinball and the racing cabinet. What was the software you used on the racing cabinet
@@Letstalkretro yes, they are aimtrak, also, i'm most likly going to make a new video on the guns, i just finished configuring everything, and now i'm done ;) I did preorder 2 sinden light guns, when they come in i'll have a good setup
How do the gages work on your racing cab? I noticed when under wii emulation they did not work, only pc racing games. Can you provide some info on that? Again, congrats on the machines, they are wonderful !
Geez....I don't think my wife would ever see me if I had an arcade room like THAT in our basement. I just got my feet wet building my own sit-down style arcade cabinet to play some of my favorite games from the 70s and 80s (having a ball with it), and have been researching a bit on virtual pinball machines. What emulator do you use with yours, and is it as difficult as it looks to me so far to find particular ROMs?
I had to litterally build my own mancave downstairs in the cellar before my wife gave her blessing, I had to make her a big clothes closet, but I also made a wet bar.. , otherwise It wouldn't be in the house. I use pinballX as the front end and vpinball, pinballfx and a few others. ;)
Dude, I absolutely love the meticulous attention to detail, this is a dream!
Thank you, Building my own arcade has been a dream of mine. Trying to work out every "type" of machine. I like flashy arcades, and knew I wanted to be able to play multiple games on each.
I pivoted my display just to watch this. I am in tears. You Sir, are my hero :'(
Haha, sorry about the angle, i wanted to get the tall arcades in the picture. I need to do an updated one
@@donannis no no, the angle is great! I enjoyed your projects in their full glory. Plus it's a pleasure to watch on a phone too.
Dude, you are living most peoples dream. This is awesome!
Nice setup. It is awesome that you were able to tie in the trackball and guns for your Mame cabinet. I always wondered if that would work. Also your pinball, driving rig, and gun cabinet are great. You have the best of everything under one roof!
That's the best outrun setup I've ever seen!
Only just found this. What an incredible set up. Would love to know a bit more about the driving arcade cab setup.
Amazing, you have everything I want... WOW and you really went above and beyond on the detail
Thank you, I still build here and there, but don't really have a workshop, i'm in process in building another pinball for a guy i know.
Everyone of these cabinets are absolutely gorgeous, I especially love the animated Marquee on the make cabinet
Awesome machines! Thanks for the arcade room tour :)
Oh. my. god. That pinball machine. Must... have... it.... but I can't :(. Needless to say, beyond amazing job.
That racing rig is awesome!
🤔👍nice
My dream arcade. Great job man!
wow man I have 9 arcade cabinets , your ones are pretty cool love to see whats involved in the car sim cabinet love that one , great video m8 awesome
Thank you! always adding new stuff. hope to have another unique arcade coming up soon.
Holy crap, amazing work, dude.
I love your stuff! I've looked around for any kind of part list for with your mame cab or pinball machine, but could not really find if you have that sort of stuff laid out. I just finished a preliminary build of my virtual pinball machine, but now I'm exploring adding the leds, nudging, plunger and solenoids. Any info on what parts you picked up for that would be wildly helpful. Thanks in advance!
Thank you :) For the pinball, I used a 46" TV, 26" back monitor, PIN2DMD for the dot matrix display. Zebsboards.com digital/analog plunger, buttons from paradisearcadeshop, 12v solinoids from ebay, 8 channel sainsmart usb relay board to turn on and off the solinoids, LEDwiz to control LED Flashers. soldered ledflasher RGB myself from pinball forums. Addressable 5v RGB strip lighting from ebay, and arduino nano to control them.
Also 5 Exciters and a secondary sound cart to control the Surround Sound Feedback 3D sound internally. and like 3 2.0 mini amps
@@donannis Thanks for your reply! Would you mind telling me what solenoids you picked up and if you think it is worth it to have them in there? Could you also let me know the computer setup you are running? I have a modest PC running the show now, but I am open to exploring better if it actually yields a better experience. Also now that you have everything done, would you have done anything different with regards to hardware? Thanks again for your help/insight!
@@EpikYeti DC12V 10mm 0.8N Push Pull Type Frame DC Solenoid Electromagnet Magnet www.ebay.com/itm/DC12V-10mm-0-8N-Push-Pull-Type-Frame-DC-Solenoid-Electromagnet-Magnet-JF-0837ZP/311996265292?hash=item48a46d334c:g:f~UAAOSwKfFbl4Q~
@@EpikYeti It makes the pinball sound very realistic, that with a combinations of Surround Sound Feedback. I'd put them in again if I was making another. any 12v solenoid will work, but I put the one I used below. also, you can use different materials for it to slap against to get the sound you want. I have the plungers thunking against wood, the slingshots hit plastic wire hangers, and the bumpers hit metal angle fasteners. gives it all the correct sounds, at least in my opinion . i'm using a pc with an i5 in it, and a gtx 780 off craigslist I bought for 100 dollars. and it works great. If I was to do it again, i'd do it with a 4k monitor and higher graphics card to support the 4k. But the 780 is perfect for a 1080p display.
please could you do an in depth video on how to set up the dynamic marquee? That's the dream right there haha
Awesome job on it all I'm looking thru the comments on a parts list of everything for the driving can an haven't seen it or missed it.. what all did you use for it an how did you get the speedometer to work? How did you shape the surrounding panels those bolt holes look clean.. how did you get that deep look in the shooting cab?
so you managed to make all those amazing cabs and you recorded vertically. both things blow my mind.
Yes Sir, how else can I going to fit all the goodness of those vertical cabs into camera! Sometimes, you just need to video vertically.. ;)
@@donannis seriously, great job! i mean..3 monitors, ffb, ledwiz, just thinking to make all those things work at the same time is frightening!
Wow... Just.. Wow
Where did you get the marquee screens? Love the setups! Especially that pinball table.
Marquee screen was from chinese company call vitrolight. Google it up, should have a site. Shipped was 400ish with shipping included
I would like a kit like that please!!!!!
You sir do amazing work. I have some ideas for one of the cabs that I have but I also have a custom one in mind. Is there anyway to contact you and pick your brain a bit??
Heya, just message me on facebook. facebook.com/donald.annis.14
Gorgeous work...What type opf screen is that in the middle? The smaller one...?
on the arcade machine, it's a 10.1" IPS lcd, from ebay. Eyoyo i think it was called. it's been removed from the case. so hard to remember ;)
What front end and theme do you use for your arcades?
what a legend!
Wow! I really enjoyed your video. You are lucky guy with all those wonderful toys. Where did you get the plan to build your racing arcade? I’m trying to build one myself.
Awesome. Is there any good tutorials on how to add the led lights and force feedback and solenoids to a pinball cab? I'm gonna get a cabinet from recroommasters and would want to add those things eventually. Thx
www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=36156
directoutput.github.io/DirectOutput/installation.html
www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=36184
Awsome work. Is that mame machine from a golden tee cabinet? Your cp is to die for.
That is from a goldent tee cab, ;)
@@donannis very nice. I'm doing my 1st project and picked up a 2005 golden tee cab also...you wouldn't happen to have a printable button layout would You?
Everything I found on Google was either ackward or not to correct size.
Let me also add that digital pinball is badass. My 1st time seeing one.
@@sparx2169 check out this link, print it out as a poster using adobe reader or something and adhear it whatever your attaching it to, then run a jig saw over the template and hole drills.. should work great. static1.squarespace.com/static/56e8ad87e32140cc5d4e8231/t/57bf145f2e69cf01da3c5295/1472140383729/ControlPanel4PlayerBlank+copy.pdf
Awesome!
I think what you have done is amazing. I have lots of questions about the pinball and the racing cabinet. What was the software you used on the racing cabinet
Hi, for the racing cabinet, I used a Driving Only setup of Hyperspin.
Don Annis Is it just ran on a pc? And how about for the pinball. Where do you get the different games
@@jonathanmatity2042 Yes, all 3 run on a PC with different software packages
;)
Awesome! Can you tell me the software you use in the First Cab? Thank's
Hi, in the first Cab, it's Hyperspin, with Led blinky and HyperMarquee add-ons
@@donannis thank you :)
Hi great video how do you link your lightguns to the Pi?
I don't use raspberry PIs they are underpowered. This is pc based
Are they amtrack guns?
@@Letstalkretro yes, they are aimtrak, also, i'm most likly going to make a new video on the guns, i just finished configuring everything, and now i'm done ;) I did preorder 2 sinden light guns, when they come in i'll have a good setup
@@Letstalkretro They are Aimtrak guns, just made a new video testing them out on Teknoparrot.
How do the gages work on your racing cab? I noticed when under wii emulation they did not work, only pc racing games. Can you provide some info on that? Again, congrats on the machines, they are wonderful !
the program SIM hub connect to the game , interfaces with an arduino and the arduino controls the gauges. :)
do you sell this? would love to buy. or at least if you could post how. thank you
Geez....I don't think my wife would ever see me if I had an arcade room like THAT in our basement. I just got my feet wet building my own sit-down style arcade cabinet to play some of my favorite games from the 70s and 80s (having a ball with it), and have been researching a bit on virtual pinball machines. What emulator do you use with yours, and is it as difficult as it looks to me so far to find particular ROMs?
I had to litterally build my own mancave downstairs in the cellar before my wife gave her blessing, I had to make her a big clothes closet, but I also made a wet bar.. , otherwise It wouldn't be in the house. I use pinballX as the front end and vpinball, pinballfx and a few others. ;)
Where u guys getting your stretch LCD screens
Question in your driving cabinet do you have Ridge Racer? Love the vid new subscriber.
Hi, I have Ridge Racer on the driving cab, yeah, works great!
Where are you sourcing your Marquee monitors from?
I purchase them from vitrolight.com i send an email to sales ;)
Are you selling any of them?
nice amazed
Everyone of these cabinets are absolutely gorgeous, I especially love the animated Marquee on the make cabinet