Im a truly 90's Kid and grew up with all those Consoles from the past. Since i had some Parts laying around and wanted to build some Cool Case to run those Arcade Games from it was no question to Print it out of my 3D Printer.
You can use the Bartop Completly without additional Controller or Displays. If you have a Powerbank, run it from that to have it portable. For best Experience i recommend to use a Bluetooth Controller (8BitDo or Playstation Controller will work fine). Additionally you can Plug in the Pi to a bigger Screen with the optional HDMIout Backplate.
The Printing of the Parts will take some time, but every Part should Fit a Standard Prusa or Printers with same Build Volume. The Parts are designed to Print with several MultiColor Techniques. Feel free to choose your favourite one. I used the Colorizing Feature of PrusaSlicer and made it with a single Extruder. (These Manual Filament Changes are very tough, but its worth it)
Now Have fun to Build your own cool Arcade Machine. If you have any Questions or Tips, feel free to Contact me and show me your Makes!!
Attention:
The Whole Assembly Process and Bill of Materials is described in the Assembly Manual.
In Case you want to know what you will need for the Build:
Electronics:
1x Raspberry Pi (3B+/4B 4GB)
1x MicroSD Card (at least 64GB)
1x USB-C/Micro-USB PowerSupply (Official Raspberry Pi recommended)
1x Official Raspberry Pi 7" Touch Display
1x Picade X Hat (Pimoroni) or DIY
1x Arcade Parts Kit (Pimoroni)
or 1x Retro Joystick + 10X Arcade Buttons (2xBlue/2xYellow/2xRed/4xBlack)
1x Set of Cables (eq Pimoroni Wiring Loom) or DIY
1x On/Off Button (with or without integrated LED)
1x 3" Speaker 4Ω (5W) (Pimoroni)
1x 30x30x10 Fan 5V
1x Raspberry Pi Camera Cable – 30cm (for the Display)
Optional Parts:
1x Micro-HDMI to HDMI Cable (For External Display) (Amazon)
x Bluetooth Gamepads (8BitDo tested)
Some Bolts,Nuts and Stuff:
28x M3 Threaded Inserts (M3x5/M3x6)
36x M3 Allen Bolts SocketCap (M3x6/M3x8)
4x M3 Allen Bolts SocketCap (M3x20)
12x M3 Washers
8x M3 Nuts
4x RubberFeet
Fancy Lights:
LED-Strip or Neopixel Bars to Put behind the FrameBar for Cool Effects
Filament:
1-1,5 Kg for the Complete Build (depends on Print Settings)
Recommended Print Settings:
0.2mm Layer Height
20% – 30% Infill
2 Perimeter or more
Supports needed for some Parts (Display_Frame/Display_Top)
PLA Filament works fine
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