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Dec 4 2017 05:30am
https://www.arcaderewind.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arcade-Rewind-60-in-1-upright-machine-img2.jpg

something like this. i got an empty case of an arcade machine with bubble bobble printings.

i wish to play more than 1 game tho. lets say old streefighter, and maybe pacman and bubble bobble.

i thought about a raspberry pi as base.

where do i get buttons and sticks? should i take a led screen or one of those super old curved things with the thick glas and this huge thing in the back of it (sry only know the german word braunsche röhre XD)?

anything else i need? can i power raspberry and screen with one plug?

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Dec 4 2017 08:02am
If you're using component/HDMI cables, HDTV If you're using composite cables, CRT.

Totally doable if you run it as an emulatopr but due to sites policies we can't help with that part.

CRT is ideal for gen 5 consoles and prior but new rasp pi's don't have analog video output so an adapter is a must.
You buy kits for the controllers unless you make/design your own. Also an Ipac board for the controls.

The big thing is called a tube and it used an electron gun at the end of it.

1 plug each sure, not both on a single plug with out more work.
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Dec 4 2017 08:06am
holy shit im hyped XD

just got an almost new panasonic crt in my size.

bought 12 buttons and 4 joysticks here: https://www.arcadeworlduk.com/products/Low-Profile-40mm-Arcade-Button.html

shit looks cheap and awesome as well lol
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Dec 4 2017 11:57am
enjoy your 5Hz crt display

This post was edited by JohnMiller92 on Dec 4 2017 11:57am
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Quote (JohnMiller92 @ Dec 4 2017 12:57pm)
enjoy your 5Hz crt display


they make crt with that low hz fresh rate?

oh wait johnqqmiller with another shitpost

This post was edited by yupitsmeh on Dec 4 2017 12:19pm
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Quote (King Atrhur @ Dec 4 2017 07:02am)
If you're using component/HDMI cables, HDTV If you're using composite cables, CRT.

Totally doable if you run it as an emulatopr but due to sites policies we can't help with that part.

CRT is ideal for gen 5 consoles and prior but new rasp pi's don't have analog video output so an adapter is a must.
You buy kits for the controllers unless you make/design your own. Also an Ipac board for the controls.

The big thing is called a tube and it used an electron gun at the end of it.

1 plug each sure, not both on a single plug with out more work.

Rpi3 has analong video. Just need a 3.5 to uellow white red cable
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Dec 4 2017 08:37pm
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Man how cool is that. I hope they bring arcades back or make new arcade games.
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Quote (NinjaSushi @ Dec 4 2017 08:37pm)
Man how cool is that. I hope they bring arcades back or make new arcade games.


A friend of mine built a mame cabinet from scratch a few years ago. I don't remember what the guts were (I think it was a micro-ATX x86 build). I think it had like 70-80 games.
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