Make your own retro Raspberry Pi Arcade!\r<br>For more info and a list of everything youll need visit\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>RetroPie linux distribution:\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>MORE PROJECTS, POSTS AND EVENTS\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>Want to support ILTMS? There are lots of ways .. find out more at \r<br>\r<br>\r<br>BUY A SHIRT, STICKER OR A HANDMADE ITEM!!\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>FOLLOW:\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>If youve been around my site for a while, this may look familiar. Thats because Ive written blog posts, here and here, about this ex build. If you look at those, youll get a MUCH more in depth look at the process that I went through to make the original version of this Pi arcade.\r<br>Im not one to repost content, but since Im starting to move toward building the full size arcade cabinet, I thought itd be good to make a video of this portion of the project, so that my newer audience members have the context.\r<br>While making this video, I ually found that the software that I use, RetroPie, has been updated and SIGNIFICANTLY improved! Its fantastic !! Kudos to those guys for making a really stellar package that is free for anyone to use!!! Since I made my original version, the controller board, IPAC2, has also been updated. The newer version has some new options, and looks pretty great, although I have no real reason to replace mine.\r<br>Obviously, this one isnt much to look at. Its just a prototype to explain how the controls go together and will be put into a much better package (and wired in a nicer way) in the final arcade cabinet.\r<br>\r<br>Heres what youll need:\r<br>(purchasing via these affiliate links supports ILTMS)\r<br>\r<br> - IPAC controller\r<br> - Raspberry Pi\r<br> - 8GB Micro SD card\r<br> - Female wire connectors\r<br> - Hook up wire\r<br> - Arcade LED Buttons\r<br> - Joystick\r<br> - Wire Stripper\r<br> - Wifi USB Adapter\r<br> - Power adapter (for Raspberry Pi)\r<br> - Silhouette Portrait\r<br> - Transfer paper\r<br> - Black vinyl\r<br>\r<br>Youll need a control board like this IPAC-2.\r<br>Also, a Raspberry Pi and a small SD card.\r<br>Using free software, add the disk image to the SD card, in one simple step.\r<br>Plug in the SD card, HDMI cable, USB keyboard and power to the Raspberry Pi.\r<br>It will boot right up and be ready to play with the keyboard.\r<br>Add your own games by putting them on a thumb drive and plugging it in.\r<br>The system will automatically add them.\r<br>I made button designs in Adobe Illustrator.\r<br>Then cut them out, in vinyl, on a craft cutting machine (Silhouette Portrait).\r<br>Cut and apply a piece of transfer paper over the vinyl.\r<br>Roughly cut out each individual sticker.\r<br>Take apart a button by twisting the switch.\r<br>Peel the back, apply the sticker to the button, and peel the front off.\r<br>It will leave behind the cut out shape.\r<br>Make a wiring daisy chain with one female plug per button.\r<br>Make three daisy chains in red, black, and green.\r<br>Make a single wire, with female plug, for each button.\r<br>Layout your control board (this was a very rough prototype).\r<br>Drill holes for each button and joystick.\r<br>Add a simple frame to lift it off the table.\r<br>Screw in the joysticks from the back side.\r<br>Drop in buttons from the front.\r<br>Screw on rings from the back to hold buttons in place.\r<br>Attach wires as shown on each button.\r<br>Also add wires to the joysticks (no LED = no red & black daisy chain)\r<br>Wire the joysticks and all buttons to relevant terminal on IPAC.\r<br>Attach the end of the green daisy chain to the ground terminal.\r<br>Daisy chain the right sides of each button (red) and the left sides (black).\r<br>Wire the ends of the daisy chains to a 12v power supply.\r<br>Plug it in for light up buttons!\r<br>Plug in IPAC to the Raspberry Pi (via USB).\r<br>PLAY AWESOME GAMES FOR HOURS!!! Second channel: bit.ly/iltms-2
