A miniature arcade cabinet in MDF, designed in 2D and laser-cut. It houses a mini-ITX computer, a 10" screen, Sanwa controls and emulation of classic systems up to PlayStation. Built during 2018 and 2019.
DIY Mini Arcade Cabinet
A tabletop arcade machine, designed and built by hand.
Technical sheet
General
- Type
- Tabletop mini arcade machine
- Year
- 2018–2019
- Design
- Original, drawn in 2D
- Size
- Approx. 34 × 28 × 20 cmheight × width × depth
Structure
- Material
- 3 mm MDF (medium-density fibreboard)
- Manufacturing
- Laser-cut from original plans
- Assembly
- By hand, with individually sourced components
- Marquee
- Original design, screen-printed and translucent, with a clear PVC bar«La Makineta · Multi Arcade Machine»
- Lighting
- LED tube behind the marquee
Electronics
- Computer
- Mini-ITX board with an x86 processor
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 GB HDD
- Screen
- 10" (iPad size), with its own controller board and VGA inputApprox. 1024 px wide
- Sound
- 2 built-in 5 W speakers
- Power
- Built-in power supply
Controls
- Joystick
- Sanwa arcade joystick
- Buttons
- 6 professional Sanwa arcade buttons
- Side
- 2 buttons for pinball games
- Front
- 2 menu navigation buttons
- Ports
- Side USB adapter (Lenovo): headphones, microphone and 2 USB, for two-player games
Software
- Operating system
- Windows XP
- Front end
- HyperSpin
- Emulation
- Up to PlayStation 1
- Systems
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- MAME
- Neo Geo
- Nintendo
- Super Nintendo
- Game Boy Advance
- Sega
- Capcom
- Atari
- PlayStation
The process
Step 01 The laser-cut MDF parts and the first assembly of the case.
Step 02 The joystick and buttons on the control panel.
Step 03 The marquee lit by the LED tube.
Step 04 The computer, power supply and wiring inside.
Step 05 The finished machine, up and running.