@Brandon Braxton A fine try advertising for a less secure internet traffic. A tip for you: Try a secure internet medium and do not give irrelevant advise when not asked for.
Use a bottle of soapy spray to install the vinyl like the pros do. A little spray on the panel first and you can manoeuvre the vinyl. Flatten out any air pockets and the water will evaporate leaving the vinyl stuck in place. 👍
I purchased and assembled the arcade in your video from the Minnesota location. Before retirement I built furniture with this stud and cam lock system as a side job. You are better off to put a high quality wood glue in every joint. I also put a light behind the upper display. My system did not include games and I am currently researching games for my grandchildren to play with me. The options you show were not available last year. Thank you for the tips.
The ONLY good thing about living in So Cali, is the Micro Center in Orange County. I hope Micro Centers make it through this covid crap, cause (my go to store) Fry's Electronics just went out of business. 😣
You can use a heat gun along the edges to permanently bend the wrap and cover the sides. If you don't use the heat gun, the bent portion of the wrap will start peeling off the edges. There are several tutorials on UA-cam on how to apply it on a vehicle.
A heat gun would be OTT and dangerous. You are better off using a hair dryer it will produce enough heat, but not as much as a heat gun so a lot safer.
hey man, you dont bent anything at all, just cut the edges and use a trim an actual heatgun, like i use in my garage would destroy the vinyl layer within seconds (2-3)
Very cool that they also offer full size. My brother recently got a new house and huge entertainment area in the basement, wanted and arcade cab but the only stuff he could find at the time was way too expensive. This might be much more affordable!
Was literally talking about cutting an arcade cabinet in half and stuffing a computer in there and some plugs for optional controllers or hit boxes. Then I see this, the internet is an incredoble place.
Chile here, we have sone sgores but it is pretty expensive. For my first amp i couldn't find one and suddwnly i found one in a city over 800 kms 😆, at least it worked.
Like what was mentioned earlier. I owned a sign shop for years and did alot of vinyl lettering and graphics. Clean surface thoroughly and use either full strength Windex or soapy water and soak the area your applying decal, position and using a soft plastic or rubber squeegee starting in the middle work out to the ends to get out air bubbles. Any bubbles left pierce with pin.
Ironically, I was JUST a Microcenter yesterday. That place is a fricking computer candyland. It's like Newegg, but in meatspace. It was all I could do to stop myself from spontaneously SQUEEEing after seeing walls of motherboards, processors, hard drives, SSDs, cases, monitors, etc. I consider myself fortunate that my "local" Microcenter is only an hour away.
I have just the microcenter Atari 2 player stick with no trackball and no rasberry pi. Took the single encoder out and put in two PS3 encoders. Works on everything now thanks to converters. Love using it on my Dreamcast the most.
I don't like those visible screws for the joystick, it's just as easy to fit them from the back and conceal them although with this being pre-drilled you don't get that choice, my favourite Atari games are vertical so this is counterproductive for me, I built my own bartop a few years ago but the only artwork on it is on the control panel and marquee, I like that side art that comes with this kit
Great video! I've been looking at building a bartop arcade for a while, and being able to also play n64 games with a controller would be a huge plus. A couple notes for a second video: 1) Please install a Pi 4 (overclocked, see 2) into this 2) Add a couple fans to the rear for cooling 3) Run through a couple of options for monitors - maybe maximum dimensions for best fit? 4) Add a couple of USB ports to the front for controllers
I feel a 12 minute video didn't do this segment justice. Actually enjoy watching construction from scratch and time-lapse of the process but thanks for the video anyway. It was enjoyable still.
$450 for everything, including the monitor, is nuts. Wish I had a Micro Center near me. You'd think of all places, the Raleigh triangle (i.e. east coast nerd capital) would have one.
They have a prebuilt controller setups . No screen. The "Atari Dual Fight Stick with Trackball ". Its pretty nice quality and even has little hydraulic hinges and a lock oddly. Its cheaper (not cheap) but the build quality is decent. (I have it without a pi., though they sell that too. mine has a spot to mount it inside. ).
A little tip to apply such decals without any hassle is to spray the wood with dish soap water, place the decal on top and then scrape/push out the dish soap water with a credit card or something similar.
Not a shill, but I live right up the street from one of the OG Microcenters and I'm there at least once a month getting SD cards on the cheap. They also have Pi prices that are $10 less than Amazon's cheapest. They also sell Bawls if you want to feel like it's a 1999 LAN party.
@@seanjohnsovic Yep! Do some digging around, and you'll find some controversy over these MC cabs. (Do your google homework) Anyways, the plans to build this exact cabinet are all on the web.
@@dishwasherdrew9287 yes i heard but im one those who loves to go into tech store to see all the new stuff, micro center looks like what Frys used to be back in the days I miss that.
7:09 squeeze some wood glue on that split MDF and clamp the sides. If you do it before you apply the edging, shove some wallet cards in the groove so you don't squash it.
@@velara314 lmgtfy.app/?q=MDF It's the "wood" this whole thing is made of. And the corner nearest the camera at the noted time stamp is separating. Either from shopping damage or moisture absorption.
If I didn't already owned a bartop arcade, I would have definitely ordered one of these. It looks pretty cool. What maybe they should include in the future, is an option to add a coin mechanism. Mine has one. It adds to the realism, and nostalgia.
@@phabeondominguez5971 Simple, mine bartop is big enough to hold the coin box inside. The PCB board is screwed on the wall of the cabinet. The coin box is on the left of the cab. And the coin mechanism is at the front. Is a simple design. The cabinet is made of metal, not wood.
There is an abundance of i3/i5/i7 used mini pc's out there for less than 60 bucks; I'm surprised, no one has thought about repurposing those to design something similar to these bartops with say Batocera. I would gladly pay 400 to 600 for something that has more the ample power for emulation.
Currently building a vertical arcade cabinet for the older school games like Pacman, Q-bert, various scrolling shooters etc. My next project is going to be closer to this I think.
and the cheap looking screws holding the joystick on is a no no ! I've been building and rewiring full size cabinets since 1982 and never finished a control panel like that all me days :( (See my comment also)
Seems very cool. There's a Micro Center across town here in Columbus OH I like to go to occasionally. I recall that MC also was selling around Christmastime USB spinners...if you're gonna play games like Breakout and Tempest, they're better with spinners. As small as this seems to be, I suppose a trackball (for games like Centipede. Millipede and Missile Command) is out of the question. But other than that, this seems like a really cool option.
Wow thus arcade machine looks cool I miss playing Marvel vs Capcom 2 really bad and prices just to high and disappointed I rather try this out 4 free at any game stores before buying this little arcade cabinet cause it be blast of fun than paying higher prices for ps5 and Xbox series consoles.
why did you not mention the split wood you can see before adding the trim ? check it out at the 7mins 9 seconds mark, left hand side of the cab where the control panel would mate with is it because they are paying for this advert ?
Did you add games to the SD card that it came with? Or did you install a different SD card. I bought the 3/4 cabinet and looking to add more ROMS. Thanks for the great video!
We can only ship to the 50 United States and Washington, DC. We cannot ship any U.S. territories including Puerto Rico, Guam or the Virgin Islands. We cannot ship internationally to other countries. This includes Canada... I am screwed too. I might go in November to US and bring one back...
@@Nickbaldeagle02 You have personally sent something to Canada from Micro center? They dont have any options from them. If you want to do like a shipping redirect( they mail to US address then redirect it to Canada)- which is way more expensive than it is worth. In addition, they only offer only pick up for this model. Not sure about the rest
Wish this was available in Canada. I'd like a bartop. I have a Raspberry Pi 3 that I havent used for much yet. But I dont know what to buy to get arcade switches connected to it as two compatible gamepads. Not to mention zero wood working ability to make the cabinet myself.
You need an encoder board to convert the arcade switches / joysticks to USB. You can buy a complete kit with the controls and the board. If you just need the board search for something like USB Joystick Encoder
Considering what it comes with, I'd say the price is justified. I dont see why ppl wouldn't get this over arcade1ups
with Amp sound, this cabinet assembles to form a fantastic game experience.
@Brandon Braxton A fine try advertising for a less secure internet traffic.
A tip for you: Try a secure internet medium and do not give irrelevant advise when not asked for.
Use a bottle of soapy spray to install the vinyl like the pros do. A little spray on the panel first and you can manoeuvre the vinyl. Flatten out any air pockets and the water will evaporate leaving the vinyl stuck in place. 👍
I tried that and it didn't stay stuck on mine :/ All the stickiness was gone
the raspberry pi is such an amazing little board
I purchased and assembled the arcade in your video from the Minnesota location. Before retirement I built furniture with this stud and cam lock system as a side job. You are better off to put a high quality wood glue in every joint. I also put a light behind the upper display.
My system did not include games and I am currently researching games for my grandchildren to play with me.
The options you show were not available last year. Thank you for the tips.
You should leave excess on the vinyl, it gets pinned under the t-molding and this will prevent the vinyl from peeling off over time.
Excellent tip.
Same as the folds under the buttons ;)
The ONLY good thing about living in So Cali, is the Micro Center in Orange County. I hope Micro Centers make it through this covid crap, cause (my go to store) Fry's Electronics just went out of business. 😣
i went there last year for my computer parts, and built my current gaming rig!
Micro center makes $$$ they sell computers for u to build and I always see people buying parts for there computer $600+ sales
@General Riley 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@Likwidfox not anymore
@General Riley i agree. So how do we proceed?
You can use a heat gun along the edges to permanently bend the wrap and cover the sides. If you don't use the heat gun, the bent portion of the wrap will start peeling off the edges. There are several tutorials on UA-cam on how to apply it on a vehicle.
Can and Should
A heat gun would be OTT and dangerous. You are better off using a hair dryer it will produce enough heat, but not as much as a heat gun so a lot safer.
@@marknorville9827 Agreed, the MC build video recommends cutting the molding. Works like a charm! The instructions are terrible.
hey man, you dont bent anything at all, just cut the edges and use a trim
an actual heatgun, like i use in my garage would destroy the vinyl layer within seconds (2-3)
Very cool that they also offer full size. My brother recently got a new house and huge entertainment area in the basement, wanted and arcade cab but the only stuff he could find at the time was way too expensive. This might be much more affordable!
Fry's is dead. Hope Microcenter survives.
I hope so, we had tiger direct years ago and they also shut down. I don’t want to buy my PC parts from Best Buy
@@ETAPRIME Canada Computers is still competing around where i live
@@ETAPRIME Microcenter didn't seem to be going anywhere here in SoCal, business is very strong every time I go
Man I am soo bummed about Fry's Amazon is killing niche stores .
RIP Fry's. Would be nice if Micro Center would come to replace them in the Indianapolis area.
I'm really happy I have a Microcenter by me. I hope they keep expanding so everyone can see why they're so great.
Was literally talking about cutting an arcade cabinet in half and stuffing a computer in there and some plugs for optional controllers or hit boxes. Then I see this, the internet is an incredoble place.
Me watching the video: "Damn i should go to a MicroCenter."
Also me: * Lives in Germany *
Same here, but I live in the US, just nowhere near a MicroCenter. They really need to consider expanding into the Pacific Northwest.
Yup, UK here :-( :-(
Chile here, we have sone sgores but it is pretty expensive. For my first amp i couldn't find one and suddwnly i found one in a city over 800 kms 😆, at least it worked.
i feel your pain , from belgium
@@Damaniel3 they dont ship,?
Like what was mentioned earlier. I owned a sign shop for years and did alot of vinyl lettering and graphics. Clean surface thoroughly and use either full strength Windex or soapy water and soak the area your applying decal, position and using a soft plastic or rubber squeegee starting in the middle work out to the ends to get out air bubbles. Any bubbles left pierce with pin.
Ironically, I was JUST a Microcenter yesterday. That place is a fricking computer candyland. It's like Newegg, but in meatspace. It was all I could do to stop myself from spontaneously SQUEEEing after seeing walls of motherboards, processors, hard drives, SSDs, cases, monitors, etc.
I consider myself fortunate that my "local" Microcenter is only an hour away.
I have just the microcenter Atari 2 player stick with no trackball and no rasberry pi. Took the single encoder out and put in two PS3 encoders. Works on everything now thanks to converters. Love using it on my Dreamcast the most.
I don't like those visible screws for the joystick, it's just as easy to fit them from the back and conceal them although with this being pre-drilled you don't get that choice, my favourite Atari games are vertical so this is counterproductive for me, I built my own bartop a few years ago but the only artwork on it is on the control panel and marquee, I like that side art that comes with this kit
Great video! I've been looking at building a bartop arcade for a while, and being able to also play n64 games with a controller would be a huge plus. A couple notes for a second video:
1) Please install a Pi 4 (overclocked, see 2) into this
2) Add a couple fans to the rear for cooling
3) Run through a couple of options for monitors - maybe maximum dimensions for best fit?
4) Add a couple of USB ports to the front for controllers
That's a great DIY kit for the price. Just build and play. I prefer the old school cabinets, but the weigh a ton and take up way more space.
They have a full size kit as well, don't even think it costs much more than this.
I feel a 12 minute video didn't do this segment justice.
Actually enjoy watching construction from scratch and time-lapse of the process but thanks for the video anyway. It was enjoyable still.
"Alright. So let's check out this Atari bar top cabinet." Proceeds to play MAME...
MAME includes lots of Atari, Namco, Bally, Midway, Sega, Konami, etc
$450 for everything, including the monitor, is nuts. Wish I had a Micro Center near me. You'd think of all places, the Raleigh triangle (i.e. east coast nerd capital) would have one.
They don't ship store pickup only. That sucks!
yea I agree. I can see not wanting to ship the bigger items, but the bartop , there's no excuse
Oh, if I'm spending that kind of scratch, it better be fully built.
They have a prebuilt controller setups . No screen. The "Atari Dual Fight Stick with Trackball ". Its pretty nice quality and even has little hydraulic hinges and a lock oddly. Its cheaper (not cheap) but the build quality is decent. (I have it without a pi., though they sell that too. mine has a spot to mount it inside. ).
@@AramComjean That's more like it!
This feels way too much like Ikea for my taste...
honestly, it coming as a kit doesn't bother me, it makes it less likely to break in shipping if you get it shipped.
rather blasphemous to put a centipede vinyl on a unit with a joystick
I noticed that speaker issue also glad you caught it.
There are so many cool Raspie Gadgets
A little tip to apply such decals without any hassle is to spray the wood with dish soap water, place the decal on top and then scrape/push out the dish soap water with a credit card or something similar.
Didn't work for me with this vinyl
If you’re into DIY, I make a wall mounted cabinet with a steel frame for Umbrella Arcades.
I soooo want one of these, looks and sounds amazing
OMG, the hours and $$$ dropped at the MicroCenter in Cambridge, MA... I love you MicroCenter.
This is awesome! Should see a bunch more images floating around the net for Raspberry pi!
Keep making cool images!!!!
I LOVE
Micro Center
Not a shill, but I live right up the street from one of the OG Microcenters and I'm there at least once a month getting SD cards on the cheap. They also have Pi prices that are $10 less than Amazon's cheapest.
They also sell Bawls if you want to feel like it's a 1999 LAN party.
Poppoman tools are a good value, 90 bucks for a brushless drill with a metal chuck and gear box
Windex the cabinet and apply the vinyl "wet" and squegee the windex out to apply it best..
Will this make the cabinet smell like Windex?
This is awesome dude, the best option having my own bartop arcade without power tool, thanks for the share
What an awesome project! Not a fan of the button panel artwork though. Very busy.
You won't believe me but only yesterday I was looking for new arcades to buy
Is there something like this that exists that has shipping available?
Just make it yourself
I'm sure they'll ship, it's all a question of money. There's no problem that can't be solved with money.
Game Room Solutions.. But they are double the price.
@@seanjohnsovic Yep! Do some digging around, and you'll find some controversy over these MC cabs. (Do your google homework)
Anyways, the plans to build this exact cabinet are all on the web.
Check etsy. Theres a bunch of cheap bartop kits.
Hell yeah, this is absolutely badass! I'm getting this very soon.
Love the Mircocenter here in Dallas, TX.
LOL, that video of GPU's on the shelves made me chuckle for sure.
No doubt! I gave up looking for a replacement for my 770 and figure I'll just wait it out.
Wish they would build a Micro Center in Arizona
I guess you never heard of ordering off the website
@@dishwasherdrew9287 yes i heard but im one those who loves to go into tech store to see all the new stuff, micro center looks like what Frys used to be back in the days I miss that.
That's a very nice setup
Awesome video bro! As always ... thanks for posting 😎👍✨
Somehow, I really really love this one :D
7:09 squeeze some wood glue on that split MDF and clamp the sides. If you do it before you apply the edging, shove some wallet cards in the groove so you don't squash it.
What is MDF?
@@velara314 lmgtfy.app/?q=MDF It's the "wood" this whole thing is made of. And the corner nearest the camera at the noted time stamp is separating. Either from shopping damage or moisture absorption.
Wow I did a good job with the one I made . Mirco center is a cool store , I was just there this weekend
now microcenter needs to sell virtual pinball cabinet kits minus the displays and computer.
Oh man, I really want this thing!
How is possible that MVC2 smooth in a 3B+ ?
If I didn't already owned a bartop arcade, I would have definitely ordered one of these. It looks pretty cool. What maybe they should include in the future, is an option to add a coin mechanism. Mine has one. It adds to the realism, and nostalgia.
How tho, this is a bartop, so no cabinet area for the coin slot...
@@phabeondominguez5971 Simple, mine bartop is big enough to hold the coin box inside. The PCB board is screwed on the wall of the cabinet. The coin box is on the left of the cab. And the coin mechanism is at the front. Is a simple design. The cabinet is made of metal, not wood.
@@lexsteel12 that sounds legit, got a pic?
Nearest Microcentre is 3185 miles 😟
There is an abundance of i3/i5/i7 used mini pc's out there for less than 60 bucks; I'm surprised, no one has thought about repurposing those to design something similar to these bartops with say Batocera. I would gladly pay 400 to 600 for something that has more the ample power for emulation.
Love the video ... Hate that Micro Center does not ship this .. you have to buy in store :(
Agreed!
Yesss this is the content I followed you for mostly
nice machine
Currently building a vertical arcade cabinet for the older school games like Pacman, Q-bert, various scrolling shooters etc. My next project is going to be closer to this I think.
Another great video!!!!
I would love the get a hand on something like that in Europe, to install my Raspberry ;)!
I wish micro center was in florida
It always looks good up until the price.
and the cheap looking screws holding the joystick on is a no no ! I've been building and rewiring full size cabinets since 1982 and never finished a control panel like that all me days :( (See my comment also)
@@maxmixer oh wow since 1982? That's awesome!
Seems very cool. There's a Micro Center across town here in Columbus OH I like to go to occasionally. I recall that MC also was selling around Christmastime USB spinners...if you're gonna play games like Breakout and Tempest, they're better with spinners. As small as this seems to be, I suppose a trackball (for games like Centipede. Millipede and Missile Command) is out of the question. But other than that, this seems like a really cool option.
Can’t beat the price for what you get. Way better than the GRS overpriced kits and their customer service.
0:58 - LOL
1:03 - LOLOLOL
1:06 - ROFLMAO
Microcenter is awesome, but that's not what those shelves look like right now...
Actually they r pretty stocked on processors
Please do a Raspberry Pi tutorial for adding games on this specific one or point of us newbs in the right direction to find out how 🙏
Looks pretty cool. Too bad they don't ship; the closest store is 200 miles away.
I feel the lack of a paddle on an Atari styled system is a missed opportunity. Nice otherwise.
Do some emulation test on xiaomi mi 10T pro
as a sign maker, watching you peel the whole thing off had me losing my mind
Cool AF!
i wish they still sell this kit
given the games surprised this didn't come with a track ball
Would be great to do something like this for European products!
I go to the MA location. It glorious! Thankfully it's about an hour away. If it was any closer I'd be bankrupt
Looks decent, man. Really liking the decals.
What version of marvel vs capcom 2 are you running?
All you need is the player two
Wow thus arcade machine looks cool I miss playing Marvel vs Capcom 2 really bad and prices just to high and disappointed I rather try this out 4 free at any game stores before buying this little arcade cabinet cause it be blast of fun than paying higher prices for ps5 and Xbox series consoles.
Please come to Delaware, Microcenter!
why did you not mention the split wood you can see before adding the trim ?
check it out at the 7mins 9 seconds mark, left hand side of the cab where the control panel would mate with
is it because they are paying for this advert ?
Wow, this is pretty awesome.
Did you add games to the SD card that it came with? Or did you install a different SD card. I bought the 3/4 cabinet and looking to add more ROMS. Thanks for the great video!
today we are looking at arcade machine running widows 10
That is awesome
Dang, wish Micro Center shipped to Canada UnU
Offer them some dollars.
We can only ship to the 50 United States and Washington, DC. We cannot ship any U.S. territories including Puerto Rico, Guam or the Virgin Islands. We cannot ship internationally to other countries. This includes Canada... I am screwed too. I might go in November to US and bring one back...
@@garybefrank rubbish. Ever heard of UPS or FedEx?
@@Nickbaldeagle02 You have personally sent something to Canada from Micro center? They dont have any options from them. If you want to do like a shipping redirect( they mail to US address then redirect it to Canada)- which is way more expensive than it is worth. In addition, they only offer only pick up for this model. Not sure about the rest
Central Illinois here. No Micro Center around here. Wish there was.
How Central? Brentwood,MO isn't that far over the border.
Chicago and Westmont, IL have microcenters
Do you have the wiring layout for the buttons/joystick to the control board?
the white buttons @ 5:22 are those the P1 & P2 buttons? what are the red and black buttons on the front @ 11:54?
Wow, exactly nothing pre-assembled..
Twood be a good size project to build..
Looks cool tho..
Dang Just wish you would of talked about how the buttons and sticks feel. Those sticks seem to be Industrias Lorenzo 8-Way Joystick clones
Did you add a different Retro Pie Image for the Non-Atari games or run those on the Atari Retro Pie image?
I dont see why it wouldn't be able to be made work
@@the_retag Just asking because I just got the Fight stick and that is my first pi
Awesome! I'm getting one
Wish this was available in Canada. I'd like a bartop.
I have a Raspberry Pi 3 that I havent used for much yet.
But I dont know what to buy to get arcade switches connected to it as two compatible gamepads.
Not to mention zero wood working ability to make the cabinet myself.
You need an encoder board to convert the arcade switches / joysticks to USB. You can buy a complete kit with the controls and the board. If you just need the board search for something like USB Joystick Encoder
Great video. Did you overclocked the pi for mvc2 to run smoothly? It's lagging as shit on min raspberry 3b
So wish they still sold IL Sticks instead of those Chinese Happ Super KOs
Nice machine. Would they ship to Australia
Man that vinyl around the controls is a bit...busy
How does the monitor turn on and off? Is there a way to get to the buttons for the monitor?
Looks great! Shame its only US ;(