So I found plans and got a RetroPie bartop up and running in 4 days. I found it was possible but I talked myself out of getting one and decided to build a bartop for him. I almost bought it because I'm an impulsive buyer but I decided I'd drive back home and do some research on whether I could get MAME running on it. What bothered me was it only having 2 games. I thought it might be cool for him to have in his dorm room. I ran into these in Walmart and they looked great on the box but they did not have one on display. I had been out of the hobby busy in another hobby and I was shopping for a Christmas present for my son. I almost bought one and I'm capable of building my own. But if I didn't have the time or inclination to help someone with their own, I might steer them towards one of these.Īnd if they drop to $100 or so I might pick one up to hack. I probably wouldn't buy one now knowing what I know, because I have the means to do something better. As a gateway drug to the hobby I think they're fine. I'm all about whatever makes people happy as long as I don't think they're getting ripped off, and I think these cabinets are probably OK regardless of the price as they do what they advertise they'll do. I suspect from there I'd get disappointed at the build quality as the artwork rubbed off, which very likely would lead me to thinking about tweaking or building my own. If I were just starting now, I'd probably buy one of these machines from Walmart.
#Arcade marquee lode runner 2 full
Which led me to building my first full cabinet (I'd only ever played with bits and pieces and half-finished projects until then). Which led me to buying my first real arcade machines (DK, Gyruss, and Kangaroo) and fulfilled a childhood fantasy. Mame led me to Dave's Videogame Classics, and a thread about building an arcade control panel.
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