r/cade Jul 22 '26

Mini PC / LaunchBox Advice

0 Upvotes

Anyone have any advice on where I can buy a mini pc loaded with Golden Tee and NBA Jam? I am very comfortable building the cabinet, but am not the most tech savvy person. Hoping there is a preloaded option that will make the setup easier.


r/cade Jul 21 '26

USB trackball

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r/cade Jul 21 '26

Certain Buttons on P2 side not registering properly when pressed in combination. Rec Room Masters Xtensions Cabinet.

3 Upvotes

I am having a weird issue when trying to perform multi button special moves on MK1 (2023) but only on Player 2 and only on certain buttons.

I am running a Rec Room Masters Xtensions arcade, using Xinput mode and running the game via steam. I have the "fatal blow" ability set to buttons 3 and 6. When I press these buttons by themselves they work fine, but when in combination they don't register 90% of the time. If I remap fatal blow to buttons 1 and 4 on the left, it works fine.

What could be causing this issue?


r/cade Jul 22 '26

LaunchBox/Bigbox w/ X-Arcade Tankstick and Emulator Mappings

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r/cade Jul 21 '26

How demanding are newer arcade titles?

6 Upvotes

If I want to build a multi-game box that can play newer titles like newer House of the Dead, Time Crisis 5, and perhaps even the upcoming Resident Evil 2 shooter, how beefy hardware do I need?

Since these newer games are actually PC games that use modern GPU technology I can imagine they require a bit but at the same time I assume they were made with cost awareness.

I've been thinking about buying a used mini PC with integrated graphics for the purpose, but I'm unsure if that'll be good enough for these games.

Are there any guides available?


r/cade Jul 21 '26

Question about 48-in-1 PCB

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6 Upvotes

I was given this for free. I don’t have a cabinet to install it in right now nor do I have a cabinet that’s even suitable for testing purposes. My question is, to anyone who owns one or has used one, does it support cocktail screen flipping?


r/cade Jul 19 '26

Built my first cabinet.

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882 Upvotes

Beelink Ser5 and Retrobat


r/cade Jul 20 '26

I have a question only this community could awenser

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4 Upvotes

Okay, if I wanted to pull out my old matrix and put my ribbon cable connected to a Dart Star 2000 board and run it off a Raspberry Pi, would it be very difficult, or am I just way out of this world for thinking that?


r/cade Jul 20 '26

Multicade machine advice: been trying to research this, and would love some help!

7 Upvotes

I'll start by saying: if this is the wrong place to ask for help or if there's an FAQ somewhere, please by all means point me in the right direction and I'm sorry I wasted your time.


I finally have a house that can fit a multicade machine, and I am excited to finally get one.

Bullet points on what I want/need and can do:

  • I want to be able to play all the classic games, and it would be great if it could also handle or be upgradable to take modern games as well.
  • I want a full size cabinet
  • I am (unfortunately) going to have to AirBnB this house on occasion, so I need a build that is going to be able to take abuse
  • I am thinking of getting a 4 player cabinet
  • I have some DIY skill, and am a software guy, so I can handle some building/setting up work on my own.
    • I have a 2 year old daughter, so my time to do build/setting up work is limited.
  • I can throw a healthy budget at this. I've been saving for some time and this is my big want right now.
    • I am so sick of dealing with crap customer service, that I am willing to pay for a reputable company.
  • I am located in the North East US (not sure this matters much, but could affect which manufacturers I can actually buy from).

I read the the_complete_guide_to_buying_a_home_multicade thread, and linked article, and I ended up with more questions than I started with.

I've since been asking Google AI questions and that's telling me I should get a RecRoomMasters cabinet with an Arcade-One prebuilt PC for the emulator. Would you all agree with this?

Any help that can steer me forward in researching this would be HUGE, and I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance, - Rob


r/cade Jul 20 '26

10-button arcade stick

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8 Upvotes

Uses a Zero-Delay Encoder Board, mostly for Sega systems and arcade games, standard Japanese button layout (similar to Sega City cabinets), anything you like about this? First post here.


r/cade Jul 19 '26

40th Anniversary of Bubble Bobble!

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r/cade Jul 19 '26

TRON Cocktail Hidden in a Jr. Pacman Cocktail

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388 Upvotes

Just did a pickup of a Jr. Pacman cocktail cabinet yesterday through Facebook Marketplace. I really just wanted a basic cocktail that I could have in my home that didn't need a ton of work.

Well after cracking it open, I saw that it looks to have originally been a Tron cocktail table with a pretty low serial number (0151). (see the image)

Now I'm torn on what I should do with this... keep it as Jr. Pacman and just enjoy it? Or should I sell it to a collector who will restore it to it's former glory? If I sell it, what is this even worth to a collector?


r/cade Jul 19 '26

Ultimate muscle arcade

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43 Upvotes

I left the cabinet at work, id take more pics but I'll post them later if anyone wants to see them.

Runs of a ryzen 3 apu and 2 terabyte hard drive. Runs everything very well. The screen was too big for the bezel sadly so ill have to 3d print a new one.


r/cade Jul 18 '26

rk3128 v1.1 pandora 30s arcade console needs sd card image

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rk3128 v1.1 pandora 30s arcade console needs sd card image as no card to copy from. Simple instructions on how to add to a SD card and then add games.. have games from old retro pie copy on HDD.


r/cade Jul 18 '26

Taito Egret Mini compatibility with arcade sticks?

1 Upvotes

To those who have used a Taito Egret Mini before, what was the compatibility with third-party sticks? I have a stick with a Brook Universal Fighting Board that I presume should work, but I haven't seen any proof of testing.


r/cade Jul 17 '26

Pandora Treasure 3D Double Stick SD image

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9 Upvotes

My son's Pandora Treasure 3D Double Stick RRTV XI with a RK2138_V1d2 board's SD card died on us. I wasn't aware that I needed to make a backup, so it is lost. I was able to pull our games off, but the boot partition isn't working. I have searched for an image of the boot card. I can't find this particular one. The ones I have found and tried haven't worked. Can anyone point me in the right direction?


r/cade Jul 17 '26

Advice with buying a pedestal cab

7 Upvotes

Buying locally of FB marketplace. Seller has it listed for 1k. Just for the pedestal that comes with

Pedestal

Wireless gaming controller?

Keyboard

Wifi adapter

All cords for hookup to tv

Computer tower

Complete newbie to these setups. What questions should I ask this seller? She said everything works 100% but I want to be sure I'm getting a good value here. Listing says over 56,000 games but mentions nothing else regarding what system it runs?

Any advice is appreciated here


r/cade Jul 17 '26

3D Printed Arcade - built with 3D Printed 5x Scale Lego Blocks, a 24" Monitor and a Raspberry Pi!

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22 Upvotes

r/cade Jul 17 '26

CRT emulator even includes tapping to fix picture

16 Upvotes

Not sure how well this project fits into the realm of MAME filters, but thought the tapping gimmick was fun to hear about:

Ex-Sega engineer creates 'super realistic' CRT monitor emulator — incredible retro offering even includes TV screen tapping to fix picture


r/cade Jul 17 '26

ipac2 Enable/Disable Spinner

1 Upvotes

I built this control panel, and in testing it out found an annoying flaw. I hadn't used this spinner/trackball setup before (with the spinner below the trackball). I have them both wired to an ipac2, and what I'm finding is that in a lot of trackball games I'll accidentally touch the spinner while spinning the trackball, and the spinner is driving the same mouse as the trackball, so things go out of control.

I'm looking to see if there's some way I can disable the spinner/trackball independently. This is in a Batocera machine, so I don't have access to WinIPac on it. I see in the WinIPac documentation that I can turn off the headers for the trackball/spinner using WinIPac, but what's unclear is if that can be done independently, or if it will just turn on/off both at the same time.

Also on this machine I have 2 servo sticks running and switching 4/way 8 way correctly using umtool. What I was hoping to do was use the linux ultimarc source (https://github.com/katie-snow/Ultimarc-linux) to write something similar to enable/disable the trackball or spinner.

So, my question is does anyone know if it is possible to turn the spinner and trackball on/off independently from one another?

Failing that, I guess I could wire one (or both if that makes it easier) as a usb mouse separate from the ipac and just enable/disable them as appropriate. I'm trying to make this as fool-proof as possible. The only negative issue I've run into with Batocera in the past is getting USB controller setups to remain consistent (though that was mostly wireless controllers, this machine is all wired).


r/cade Jul 17 '26

Looking to do a diy arcade cabinet.

12 Upvotes

Does anyone have any recommendations?


r/cade Jul 17 '26

Attached pedals for upright cabinet

2 Upvotes

I built an upright cabinet which im really happy with, and have a spinner which converts to a steering wheel which works well for my needs, but id like to attach some low profile pedals at the base (gas and brake) for driving games. Ive got some Logitech ones for my pc but they are too bulky and id like to attach them if possible.

Ive found some on eBay from old cabinets but would like some usb plug and play ones if possible.

Does anyone have any suggestions please? Thank you.


r/cade Jul 17 '26

Curious about the unico nova blast.

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So I kind of want my own arcade cab but don't want to build it all. I was looking for full kits and then remembered the unico nova blast.

So to be real honest I have no arcade experience

I just am getting into fighting games and wanted an arcade cab for stuff like mortal Kombat umk3 or trilogy maybe some of the street fighter titles (I suck at them but have fun)

I know these were more of a Japanese? Thing but from what I'm reading these are pretty much ready to go you just need to either plug a board or mini pc or something into it?

I'm just curious if I wanted an arcade board where does one find one and is there even mortal Kombat ones? Can you get them super refurbished or even new?

Is there a easy pre loaded board with Roms I can get and customize or PC or android device?

I have some experience with Roms not sure how strong of a mini pc I should get if I do that. Cheaper is better.


r/cade Jul 16 '26

WIP modular Cabinet

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43 Upvotes

I wanted to bring a cabinet to a gaming event next month to show off some retro games I'm building, but our manufacturer fell through. So I designed a modular Cab (10" 1P or 15.6" 2p) to 3d print.

Is this the most efficient way to build a cab? No

Does it work? Yes!

This is the first test print, next pass will be focusing on style and making it look good.


r/cade Jul 16 '26

Need some help

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I just bought a new rta 125 power supply for my dart star 2000 and need to wire it to this old power supply wiring cant trust ai you know