Raspberry Pi Atari Bartop Arcade Cabinet Kit From Micro Center
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Күн бұрынIn this video, we take a look at the Micro Center Atari Arcade Bartop Kit powered by the Raspberry pi!
This is definitely a solid Bartop arcade kit and includes everything you need to build and run your favorite retro games plus this version comes with 140 Licensed Atari games!
Now, this does come as a full kit but you could always just The Retro Arcade builder that Micro Center offers and choose only the parts you need!
This Aracde cabinet can be used with a Raspberry pi running RetroPie, Recabox Batocera or you can ditch the pi and add a PC and run something like LaunchBox and BigBox!
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@ReavoEnd 3 жыл бұрын
Very cool that they also offer full size. My brother recently got a new house and huge entertainment area in the basement, wanted and arcade cab but the only stuff he could find at the time was way too expensive. This might be much more affordable!
@TheRealJPhillips 3 жыл бұрын
Considering what it comes with, I'd say the price is justified. I dont see why ppl wouldn't get this over arcade1ups
@Richie016 3 жыл бұрын
with Amp sound, this cabinet assembles to form a fantastic game experience.
@Richie016 3 жыл бұрын
@Brandon Braxton A fine try advertising for a less secure internet traffic. A tip for you: Try a secure internet medium and do not give irrelevant advise when not asked for.
@WCWarrior99 3 жыл бұрын
I purchased and assembled the arcade in your video from the Minnesota location. Before retirement I built furniture with this stud and cam lock system as a side job. You are better off to put a high quality wood glue in every joint. I also put a light behind the upper display. My system did not include games and I am currently researching games for my grandchildren to play with me. The options you show were not available last year. Thank you for the tips.
@RoyAuckloo 3 жыл бұрын
This is awesome dude, the best option having my own bartop arcade without power tool, thanks for the share
@somedude1119 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I've been looking at building a bartop arcade for a while, and being able to also play n64 games with a controller would be a huge plus. A couple notes for a second video: 1) Please install a Pi 4 (overclocked, see 2) into this 2) Add a couple fans to the rear for cooling 3) Run through a couple of options for monitors - maybe maximum dimensions for best fit? 4) Add a couple of USB ports to the front for controllers
@juaquindeanda3316 3 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, this is absolutely badass! I'm getting this very soon.
@ryanmalin 3 жыл бұрын
the raspberry pi is such an amazing little board
@rasinrekoil6831 3 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! Should see a bunch more images floating around the net for Raspberry pi! Keep making cool images!!!!
@animalhouse8849 7 ай бұрын
I'm really happy I have a Microcenter by me. I hope they keep expanding so everyone can see why they're so great.
@gfrosty 3 жыл бұрын
I soooo want one of these, looks and sounds amazing
@KiwiKoNZ 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video bro! As always ... thanks for posting 😎👍✨
@moviemania1137 3 жыл бұрын
The ONLY good thing about living in So Cali, is the Micro Center in Orange County. I hope Micro Centers make it through this covid crap, cause (my go to store) Fry's Electronics just went out of business. 😣
@dudeinframes 3 жыл бұрын
i went there last year for my computer parts, and built my current gaming rig!
@jrami223 3 жыл бұрын
Micro center makes $$$ they sell computers for u to build and I always see people buying parts for there computer $600+ sales
@jrami223 3 жыл бұрын
@General Riley 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@ryanmalin 3 жыл бұрын
@@Likwidfox not anymore
@Clouds4Cheap 3 жыл бұрын
@General Riley i agree. So how do we proceed?
@Clos93 3 жыл бұрын
I have just the microcenter Atari 2 player stick with no trackball and no rasberry pi. Took the single encoder out and put in two PS3 encoders. Works on everything now thanks to converters. Love using it on my Dreamcast the most.
@kiodiekin 3 жыл бұрын
nice little kit, i got the 3/4 arcade unit. should be done today.
@steveorules3972 2 жыл бұрын
Like what was mentioned earlier. I owned a sign shop for years and did alot of vinyl lettering and graphics. Clean surface thoroughly and use either full strength Windex or soapy water and soak the area your applying decal, position and using a soft plastic or rubber squeegee starting in the middle work out to the ends to get out air bubbles. Any bubbles left pierce with pin.
@steelscooter 3 жыл бұрын
Use a bottle of soapy spray to install the vinyl like the pros do. A little spray on the panel first and you can manoeuvre the vinyl. Flatten out any air pockets and the water will evaporate leaving the vinyl stuck in place. 👍
@gmee123 3 жыл бұрын
I tried that and it didn't stay stuck on mine :/ All the stickiness was gone
@TheKesma 3 жыл бұрын
You should leave excess on the vinyl, it gets pinned under the t-molding and this will prevent the vinyl from peeling off over time.
@rickylovesyou 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent tip.
@maxmixer 3 жыл бұрын
Same as the folds under the buttons ;)
@PtownCaDaBay 3 жыл бұрын
I noticed that speaker issue also glad you caught it.
@antscape 3 жыл бұрын
Yesss this is the content I followed you for mostly
@boarlegion5077 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Need something like that.
@toraneko_maru 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is pretty awesome.
@OYXOT 3 жыл бұрын
Was literally talking about cutting an arcade cabinet in half and stuffing a computer in there and some plugs for optional controllers or hit boxes. Then I see this, the internet is an incredoble place.
@superduty4556 3 жыл бұрын
Fry's is dead. Hope Microcenter survives.
@ETAPRIME 3 жыл бұрын
I hope so, we had tiger direct years ago and they also shut down. I don’t want to buy my PC parts from Best Buy
@DJ_Blaker 3 жыл бұрын
@@ETAPRIME Canada Computers is still competing around where i live
@DaPanda19 3 жыл бұрын
@@ETAPRIME Microcenter didn't seem to be going anywhere here in SoCal, business is very strong every time I go
@Joker-qr5se 3 жыл бұрын
Man I am soo bummed about Fry's Amazon is killing niche stores .
@oknicelady 3 жыл бұрын
RIP Fry's. Would be nice if Micro Center would come to replace them in the Indianapolis area.
@Andross224 3 жыл бұрын
Love the Mircocenter here in Dallas, TX.
@utkarshanand9706 3 жыл бұрын
You can use a heat gun along the edges to permanently bend the wrap and cover the sides. If you don't use the heat gun, the bent portion of the wrap will start peeling off the edges. There are several tutorials on KZfaq on how to apply it on a vehicle.
@RichardBronosky 3 жыл бұрын
Can and Should
@marknorville9827 3 жыл бұрын
A heat gun would be OTT and dangerous. You are better off using a hair dryer it will produce enough heat, but not as much as a heat gun so a lot safer.
@kimble02 3 жыл бұрын
@@marknorville9827 Agreed, the MC build video recommends cutting the molding. Works like a charm! The instructions are terrible.
@JOhnDoe-nl4wj 2 жыл бұрын
hey man, you dont bent anything at all, just cut the edges and use a trim an actual heatgun, like i use in my garage would destroy the vinyl layer within seconds (2-3)
@AndrewAHayes 3 жыл бұрын
I don't like those visible screws for the joystick, it's just as easy to fit them from the back and conceal them although with this being pre-drilled you don't get that choice, my favourite Atari games are vertical so this is counterproductive for me, I built my own bartop a few years ago but the only artwork on it is on the control panel and marquee, I like that side art that comes with this kit
@labnine3362 3 жыл бұрын
Oh man, I really want this thing!
@pmsr1980 3 жыл бұрын
Another great video!!!! I would love the get a hand on something like that in Europe, to install my Raspberry ;)!
@MobileDecay 3 жыл бұрын
I may go to microcenter today. There's one a few miles from me apparently.
@modm8843 3 жыл бұрын
There are so many cool Raspie Gadgets
@JohnnyOrgan 3 жыл бұрын
Looks decent, man. Really liking the decals.
@mohamedmostafa-qj5mx 2 жыл бұрын
That's a very nice setup
@GeorgeNadaYT 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I'm getting one
@WillisWheeler 3 жыл бұрын
Wow I did a good job with the one I made . Mirco center is a cool store , I was just there this weekend
@bbay1977 3 жыл бұрын
That's a great DIY kit for the price. Just build and play. I prefer the old school cabinets, but the weigh a ton and take up way more space.
@michaelwillman5342 3 жыл бұрын
They have a full size kit as well, don't even think it costs much more than this.
@piplup10203854 3 жыл бұрын
Ooh I was looking for something like this 👀
@PiperisCalling 3 жыл бұрын
Yea saw they had that bartop kit on sale. Thought about picking one up but I'd have to find a way to shoehorn a tiny trackball in there for sure.
@drakelangham4412 3 жыл бұрын
Ironically, I was JUST a Microcenter yesterday. That place is a fricking computer candyland. It's like Newegg, but in meatspace. It was all I could do to stop myself from spontaneously SQUEEEing after seeing walls of motherboards, processors, hard drives, SSDs, cases, monitors, etc. I consider myself fortunate that my "local" Microcenter is only an hour away.
@theodorerelic2718 3 жыл бұрын
Seems very cool. There's a Micro Center across town here in Columbus OH I like to go to occasionally. I recall that MC also was selling around Christmastime USB spinners...if you're gonna play games like Breakout and Tempest, they're better with spinners. As small as this seems to be, I suppose a trackball (for games like Centipede. Millipede and Missile Command) is out of the question. But other than that, this seems like a really cool option.
@FhargaZ 3 жыл бұрын
The amps looks like the budget one that i bought for thw car speakers that I installed on my arcade cabinet, some time later i changed them for Hifiberry for the Rpi4.
@pierregrobbelaar9116 3 жыл бұрын
This cabinet looks like it will be fun playing some old mame arcade games in 2 players.At the moment we are playing with 4 controller on my pc for 4 player mode so guess this won't do so well when you want to have a couch session. I wish South Africa can get a Micro Center.As i do brows there wares and they have some of the best prices.Here we pay almost double for hardware so a Micro Center would do nice.
@kangaroo4024 3 жыл бұрын
Currently building a vertical arcade cabinet for the older school games like Pacman, Q-bert, various scrolling shooters etc. My next project is going to be closer to this I think.
@Honyata 2 жыл бұрын
Did you add games to the SD card that it came with? Or did you install a different SD card. I bought the 3/4 cabinet and looking to add more ROMS. Thanks for the great video!
@hardwareboy5079 3 жыл бұрын
nice machine
@ryansoucyracing 3 жыл бұрын
OMG, the hours and $$$ dropped at the MicroCenter in Cambridge, MA... I love you MicroCenter.
@JDWatkins 3 жыл бұрын
Alberta Canada here. We have JACK SH*T for any computer store. Kills me to watch some of your videos. I hate mail order or some items. Some things one just needs to touch and feel BTW.. That cabinet is freaking AWESOME. My son and I got into the Pi pretty much because of your videos. Love them videos keep them coming. If you need a home for some of this stuff.. Hook a fella up 😆
@adrianostrowski9339 3 жыл бұрын
love your vids bro
@FatNorthernBigot 3 жыл бұрын
A great idea for those of us with houses, not mansions. 👍
@noobieza0077 3 жыл бұрын
Luv your works
@noobieza0077 3 жыл бұрын
Keep going
@gettygas2 3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE Micro Center
@lexsteel12 3 жыл бұрын
If I didn't already owned a bartop arcade, I would have definitely ordered one of these. It looks pretty cool. What maybe they should include in the future, is an option to add a coin mechanism. Mine has one. It adds to the realism, and nostalgia.
@phabeondominguez5971 3 жыл бұрын
How tho, this is a bartop, so no cabinet area for the coin slot...
@lexsteel12 3 жыл бұрын
@@phabeondominguez5971 Simple, mine bartop is big enough to hold the coin box inside. The PCB board is screwed on the wall of the cabinet. The coin box is on the left of the cab. And the coin mechanism is at the front. Is a simple design. The cabinet is made of metal, not wood.
@phabeondominguez5971 3 жыл бұрын
@@lexsteel12 that sounds legit, got a pic?
@HawaiianKong 3 жыл бұрын
$450 for everything, including the monitor, is nuts. Wish I had a Micro Center near me. You'd think of all places, the Raleigh triangle (i.e. east coast nerd capital) would have one.
@marthinnesoosthuizen9294 3 жыл бұрын
That is awesome
@JustinEmlay 3 жыл бұрын
What an awesome project! Not a fan of the button panel artwork though. Very busy.
@nicolasmaltais530 3 жыл бұрын
Very clean ! I wish they included another encoder, the Xin-mo has horrible latency. Still awesome though.
@johnk12345100 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, do you know where you can buy a do-it-yourself kit like this that would have a trackball and include Miss Pac-Man?
@JerseyStyle7 2 жыл бұрын
What would you recommend for an all-around complete built arcade game ? I just bought the ms pacman 1-up, but I’m looking for something with the latest technology with all the games built-in I’m also waiting for a new pinball digital pinball to get released something besides the one up or legends🤔🤔
@rickylovesyou 3 жыл бұрын
I feel a 12 minute video didn't do this segment justice. Actually enjoy watching construction from scratch and time-lapse of the process but thanks for the video anyway. It was enjoyable still.
@derFleder 3 жыл бұрын
A little tip to apply such decals without any hassle is to spray the wood with dish soap water, place the decal on top and then scrape/push out the dish soap water with a credit card or something similar.
@gmee123 3 жыл бұрын
Didn't work for me with this vinyl
@TheTapode 3 жыл бұрын
This is a great quick review but I got the kit with the with the trackball and to sticks. The RetroPi on this one for me was locked. I wasn't able to add games or cores. I would love to see a how to on this particular Atari Pi.
@Scitch87 3 жыл бұрын
Me watching the video: "Damn i should go to a MicroCenter." Also me: * Lives in Germany *
@Damaniel3 3 жыл бұрын
Same here, but I live in the US, just nowhere near a MicroCenter. They really need to consider expanding into the Pacific Northwest.
@BamBam-gs7eb 3 жыл бұрын
Yup, UK here :-( :-(
@FhargaZ 3 жыл бұрын
Chile here, we have sone sgores but it is pretty expensive. For my first amp i couldn't find one and suddwnly i found one in a city over 800 kms 😆, at least it worked.
@hey696969 3 жыл бұрын
i feel your pain , from belgium
@hey696969 3 жыл бұрын
@@Damaniel3 they dont ship,?
@golgoth7600 2 жыл бұрын
Somehow, I really really love this one :D
@johnlund8157 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Did you overclocked the pi for mvc2 to run smoothly? It's lagging as shit on min raspberry 3b
@Aknuckle 3 жыл бұрын
I go to the MA location. It glorious! Thankfully it's about an hour away. If it was any closer I'd be bankrupt
@lonster3000 3 жыл бұрын
Does the bar top cabinet include the monitor? I picked up two of them when they were on sale, haven’t had a chance to crack them open. Micro Center is awesome.
@TechWithSean 3 жыл бұрын
Does it have aspect ratio options in-game?
@advgym 3 жыл бұрын
Please do a Raspberry Pi tutorial for adding games on this specific one or point of us newbs in the right direction to find out how 🙏
@richardheckmann1892 3 жыл бұрын
Very cool
@renpes90 3 жыл бұрын
How is possible that MVC2 smooth in a 3B+ ?
@JezyYT 3 жыл бұрын
Cool AF!
@normanm3799 3 жыл бұрын
SUPER ... I love ❤️ it
@drkoontz 3 жыл бұрын
Love the video ... Hate that Micro Center does not ship this .. you have to buy in store :(
@gmee123 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@Massproduce201 3 жыл бұрын
Which monitor did you end up going with on this build?
@JoeStoppinghem 3 жыл бұрын
Do they Xybots? I love that game.! Also, is this the same PI kit without the big stand?
@PaulSman123 3 жыл бұрын
LOL, that video of GPU's on the shelves made me chuckle for sure.
@davidd3065 3 жыл бұрын
No doubt! I gave up looking for a replacement for my 770 and figure I'll just wait it out.
@SoundBurstVibes 2 жыл бұрын
I know this video is old but is any soldering involved when it comes to wiring everything up?
@ericochoa4034 3 жыл бұрын
They don't ship store pickup only. That sucks!
@gmee123 3 жыл бұрын
yea I agree. I can see not wanting to ship the bigger items, but the bartop , there's no excuse
@lsdowdle 3 жыл бұрын
Now, unplug the Raspberry Pi, and plug in a DE10-nano with the MiSTer FPGA software. Will it work very well? I'm looking to get an arcade cabinet for my MiSTer FPGA and I'm still weighing the pluses and minuses of DIY, DIY kit, or some complete system that I modify to do a MiSTer FPGA transplant on. Eta Prime, do you still have a MiSTer FPGA? So much stuff has come out in the last year and the CPS2 is just a few weeks away... that it is really time to get a MiSTer FPGA cabinet going. MiSTerAddons has the MiSTerCade right around the corner too. What do you recommend?
@meechp123 3 жыл бұрын
Please come to Delaware, Microcenter!
@joshbraz1772 3 жыл бұрын
I made something like this, but I wish I knew you could install speakers. I ended up buying a jbl speaker and connected it through headphone jack of the pi
@azkarazzan475 3 жыл бұрын
Do some emulation test on xiaomi mi 10T pro
@marccaselle8108 Жыл бұрын
Hmm, are you running the Dreamcast version or the Naomi version of marvel vs Capcom 2 on that cab? If it's Dreamcast based on the Pi3B+, it was stuttery and slow for me.
@vram1974 3 жыл бұрын
I would be interested if they shipped!
@michaelmcpeters8098 3 жыл бұрын
Windex the cabinet and apply the vinyl "wet" and squegee the windex out to apply it best..
@theblowupdollsmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Will this make the cabinet smell like Windex?
@DerazerN 3 жыл бұрын
Did you add a different Retro Pie Image for the Non-Atari games or run those on the Atari Retro Pie image?
@the_retag 3 жыл бұрын
I dont see why it wouldn't be able to be made work
@DerazerN 3 жыл бұрын
@@the_retag Just asking because I just got the Fight stick and that is my first pi
@DrkZrMx 3 жыл бұрын
Is MvsC2 Dreamcast version running in a 3B+? Which emulator are you using for this?
@entitykeeper8869 2 жыл бұрын
Where do you get additional games for download?
@Mr0kyuubi 3 жыл бұрын
You won't believe me but only yesterday I was looking for new arcades to buy
@jsawhite 3 жыл бұрын
for someone who has one, this is remarkably similar (read: identical) to the game room solutions deluxe bartop. I hope he's getting a kickback from MicroCenter on this...
@arcademania7544 2 жыл бұрын
You can't patent wooden patterns. 😌
@rljackson123 3 жыл бұрын
In retro pie which button config option is supposed to be used to add credits so I can play the arcade games? I just installed this OS and games. I built my own arcade a few years ago but my SD card got corrupted so I’m starting over with new roms. I just need to know which option to map the button to
@lalalalo37 3 жыл бұрын
Love it
@walty28msn 3 жыл бұрын
muito legal,otimo video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Massproduce201 3 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on how to connect all the wires to the raspberry pi itself thanks
@grayfox5641 2 жыл бұрын
Do you have the wiring layout for the buttons/joystick to the control board?
@iradhill81 3 жыл бұрын
Are they the chinese Happ or Classic Happ thats now IL ? Secondly are you running the pi4? Reason being i see mvsc2 running smoothly.
@setorot5290 3 жыл бұрын
Wish they would build a Micro Center in Arizona
@dishwasherdrew9287 3 жыл бұрын
I guess you never heard of ordering off the website
@setorot5290 3 жыл бұрын
@@dishwasherdrew9287 yes i heard but im one those who loves to go into tech store to see all the new stuff, micro center looks like what Frys used to be back in the days I miss that.
@xiro311 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@kalebwells4317 3 жыл бұрын
What version of marvel vs capcom 2 are you running?
@SomeOrangeCat 3 жыл бұрын
Oh, if I'm spending that kind of scratch, it better be fully built.
@AramComjean 3 жыл бұрын
They have a prebuilt controller setups . No screen. The "Atari Dual Fight Stick with Trackball ". Its pretty nice quality and even has little hydraulic hinges and a lock oddly. Its cheaper (not cheap) but the build quality is decent. (I have it without a pi., though they sell that too. mine has a spot to mount it inside. ).
@SomeOrangeCat 3 жыл бұрын
@@AramComjean That's more like it!
@jbucata 3 жыл бұрын
This feels way too much like Ikea for my taste...
@DFX2KX 3 жыл бұрын
honestly, it coming as a kit doesn't bother me, it makes it less likely to break in shipping if you get it shipped.
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