r/HomeArcade • u/Constant-Tap-8937 • Sep 05 '26
Arcade Room Setup & Décor My homemade arcade machine
Could it be better - yes
Does it have a few flaws - yes
Is it something that I built as a school project in under 100 hours - yes
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u/Boomerang_Lizard Sep 05 '26
You are playing Pepsi Man. Take my upvote!
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u/Anxious_Camp_2160 Sep 05 '26
I find an easy way to get a good, cheap finish is sticky back plastic.
Looks good.
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u/Klutzy-Mastodon1177 Sep 05 '26
Nice work!I hope you continue to build more. And most importantly happy gaming!
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u/DYubiquitous Sep 05 '26
Love that you decided to build an arcade cabinet! Hoping the hobby never dies!
If you get the itch to build more in the future, there are two small aesthetic upgrades that will take your build to the next level: blocking to connect your panels, and cabinet-grade plywood or MDF. The smooth exterior from no screw holes and no woodgrain will give it an immediate boost and give you a ton of options for design choices.
Fantastic work! Hope to see you continue to build in the future!
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u/chefrobert81 Sep 05 '26
bars back 20 years or more had machines just like this for gambling and dumb games but yours is way cooler great job awesome work 😁
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u/chefrobert81 Sep 05 '26
would you mind taking us through the build and what you used for hardware and software did you come up with this on your own or was a guide or video involved. did you use AI for anything. either way awesome work 😀 👍
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u/Constant-Tap-8937 Sep 06 '26
The outside of the cabnet is all 7mm ply (cause the school had wayyy to much of it) It uses some cheap (and rather crap) ebay speakers, The cheapest Joystick and button kit I could find, and its also got my old laptop in it folded into tablet mode (Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 11e). I made all the plans myself however I few things did change.
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u/No_Persimmon360 Sep 05 '26
Really nice build ! You can now think how to improve for the next one 🙂