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 run a retro gaming elective and have really wanted to build one (or more) of these for it. I think I’m finally ready :)
pi4’s are coming down at least here in the UK it might be worth reaching out to the community see if someone is near the store and if that wors out a bit cheaper. I would reccomend everyone keep a dedicated backup of their roms it’s becoming a bit of a faff to replace corrupted copies 🥧 🐷
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 :)
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.
Pretty sure the ball bits are always screwed on (Archer: Phrasing!). If it’s coming loose some locktite or nylon plumber’s tape should hold it in place.
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 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 think in order to have it in a convenient location it needs to transform from typical furniture. has anyone made a stealth Mame box yet?