I finally finished my very own "arcade corner"! (lots of pics!)

[Deleted member 9290]

Cross-posting my reddit post here:

A couple of weeks ago i builded my own bartop, inspired by the Tokyo arcades I visited last year (Sega towers, hey arcade and some taito stations).
I builded everything on my own except the wood parts (got them as a kit from a local arcade seller). I also got me some furnitures, a custom made Sega foot mat (like the Sega towers have in the entrances in akihabara), a blue light, printed some old arcade advertisment posters (thanks waifu2x upscaling :D ) and even got a racing wheel for cheap (like 15 € used).

Playing stuff like F-Zero AX (you can mod F-Zero GX to unlock AX), Outrun 2006 and Crazy Taxi with the wheel is better than i imagined!

Hope you guys enjoy it!

Here are some pics from the building process:

First trying out if everything fits:

some speakers:

putting everything together:

stuffing some electronics in it! how does this all have space here?! (ryzen 3 3200G):

and done!:

Turning it on for the first time:

And here are some pics from my very own finished arcade corner:

Sega Bartop front:

Sega Bartop side:

2-Player Mode:

Racing Mode :D :

"Night Mode":

And the posters i printed:

 

[BareKnuckle]

Where did you get those high quality posters from my man?

Looks good!

 

[nsilvias]

Thats alot of coke piss bottles. use a real restroom op!
(nice setup op)

 

[5taquitos]

The posters are my favorite part, I need them all

 

[Deleted member 9290]

Where did you get those high quality posters from my man?

Looks good!

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there is a websitet that have them:

Flyers Arcade Museum

i put all pictures through the waifu2x (4x actually) upscaler.

Thats alot of coke piss bottles

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for the long sessions!

 

[Ferrs]

I want that corner too OP :(. Good job!

One day I'll do one of those too, but I keep moving lately so..

 

[Deleted member 28461]

Beautiful cab. I'm jealous.

 

[Deleted member 9290]

Beautiful cab. I'm jealous.

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Thanks! Was a lot of work but I'm really satisfied

 

[Kain]

I like the KOF2K1 poster for some reason

 

[KymTheSpud]

That's really nice, good job!

 

[StrangeRoboMemory]

Very dope, awesome work.

 

[B4mv]

This looks fantastic! Great job, love the posters and the black light, really cool touch.

 

[James3D]

What's the brand name of the cabinet kit you used? I looks great? Can you buy it in the US?

 

[JustinH]

That's freaking awesome, OP!

That must've been a project that felt really satisfying to finish up, especially since it turned out so great!

 

[8bit]

Good job! Those slippers though.

 

[Deleted member 9290]

Good job! Those slippers though.

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This is uncut footage :D no censorship!

 

[Deleted member 17210]

This is awesome. I love how the posters cover different generations. Having a couple from the '70s to early '80s would be perfect.

 

[8bit]

This is uncut footage :D no censorship!

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Haha! Where did you get the Sega carpet?

 

[Boy]

Great job. I recently got my arcade machine a while ago too, and that took a good amount of work to put together, so i know that building it from scratch probably took a shit ton of work.

 

[MysteryM]

Looks good, can't beat having a cab, I have a 4 player cocktail myself. What wheel is it? I was thinking of buying a G920 and use that for playing retro driving games.

 

[Robin]

Wow this looks great! You should be proud!

 

[Deleted member 9290]

Haha! Where did you get the Sega carpet?

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There are a tons of only shops who prints these

Looks good, can't beat having a cab, I have a 4 player cocktail myself. What wheel is it? I was thinking of buying a G920 and use that for playing retro driving games.

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Its a speedlink drift o z, totally cheap stuff but for my needs totally fine.

 

[ShinUltramanJ]

Sweet looking cabinet you got there!

 

[charlieman999]

It looks great and the posters too.

 

[A1an]

Very nice OP, the posters/art set it off very well.

For more inspiration you should check out "Last Gamer" on Youtube, he has been off for a few months but if you go through his playlist he has lots of arcade units as well.

 

[Issen]

Great stuff. I would only suggest an upgrade to that steering wheel. No need to spend too much, just a nice mid-range wheel that has screw mounts and force feedback.

 

[Deleted member 9290]

Great stuff. I would only suggest an upgrade to that steering wheel. No need to spend too much, just a nice mid-range wheel that has screw mounts and force feedback.

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This thing has force feedback, and it also doesn't move an inch because I designed a special table for it. It's totally fine for my needs.

 

[eXistor]

That's damn awesome op, congrats! I'm sure you'll have many hours of fun in there.

I have a pretty large open space in my kitchen intended to be an arcade corner, but I don't have the know-how to even start it in any capacity. I might just splurge for a pre-built one. One day...one day.

 

[Deleted member 9290]

That's damn awesome op, congrats! I'm sure you'll have many hours of fun in there.

I have a pretty large open space in my kitchen intended to be an arcade corner, but I don't have the know-how to even start it in any capacity. I might just splurge for a pre-built one. One day...one day.

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I was so overwhelmed when I got the wooden parts from the kit. Just take your time. Almost every day I did a little bit, step by step. Think about it as a long term project. You learn a ton of stuff (I learned at least).

 

[Soupbones]

Nice work - looks amazing.

SOME might say putting Taito Space Invaders on a Sega cab is blasphemy though.
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I would be one of those people. ;-)

 

[Deleted member 9290]

Nice work - looks amazing.

SOME might say putting Taito Space Invaders on a Sega cab is blasphemy though.
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I would be one of those people. ;-)

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If you look closely on the controller panel it also says "hey arcade" :)

 

[Psyborg]

Force of habit convinced me to tap on the pics to "like" them. Excellent work. 👍

 

[Soupbones]

If you look closely on the controller panel it also says "hey arcade" :)

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You're a monster.

 

[DRULYBXA]

Looks awesome! What screen did you use and what are you using to power it (PC?)

 

[MikeProtagonist]

Getting into arcade machines is really easy these days. You can start with one of those mini cabs and put anything in it, or you can track down an original cab. Or you can build one from scratch.

I kinda wish my cab wasn't such a huge beast because it's really unwieldy and one day that 20+ years old CRT monitor will just die. But it's also kind of amazing.

 

[Deleted member 9290]

Looks awesome! What screen did you use and what are you using to power it (PC?)

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Its a samsung s24f356f, got it for about 100€. Great screen for that price.

The PC is powered by only a ryzen 3 3200g. It even runs tekken 7 kinda good. All the emulation stuff works flawless.

 

[Nolbertos]

Thats one of my dreams when I buy a house, have my basement turned into a retro arcade hangout with Neogeo cabinets and of course can't forget Street Fighter 2

 

[trugs26]

How's the viewing angle in racing mode?

 

[chanman]

This is pretty impressive; how long did it take you?

 

[Anthony Hopkins]

Nice

 

[Just Some Rando]

Looks good, man. 😎

 

[Deleted member 9290]

How's the viewing angle in racing mode?

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Not perfect but totally fine for what it is. It helps that the monitor has a big viewing angle. You are adapting to it really fast.

This is pretty impressive; how long did it take you?

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About 3 weekends and some evenings in the week.

 

[BareKnuckle]

there is a websitet that have them:

Flyers Arcade Museum

i put all pictures through the waifu2x (4x actually) upscaler.




for the long sessions!

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Thanks lad

 

[retroman]

That looks really cool. Nice work!

 

[neon_dream]

That's a great looking machine, OP. Great job. Wish I could play a game or two there.

 

[VeePs]

Looks great OP!

 

[Jaxar]

That looks fucking awesome. Nice work!

 

[skycamefalling]

Right on! This is good stuff. Congrats, OP!

 

[FRANKEINSTEIN]

That looks great. I always think about doing something like this or build a pc and it just looks to daunting and I know I'll fuck something up.

 

[Biteren]

Nice!!! Im hoping i can do this later on when get a bigger living space (and stop being a huge loser)