Build An Arcade Cabinet With Raspberry Pi

Start with an idea and test it out.

Build an arcade cabinet with raspberry pi.

Make sure the hdd is formatted as fat32. If you are like me and it takes a while to get parts online i recommend you order them first so. Then create a folder on the drive called retropie mount. How i built the.

It s essentially a fancy cupboard that holds a monitor speakers a computer a keyboard and some buttons. I chose this so i. To use a usb hdd for games. Then connect the hdd to your raspberry pi and turn on your raspberry pi.

I made this from 1 2. You can make your own cabinet using not much more than a couple of sheets of mdf some clear plastic and a few cans of spray paint. I started with a proof of concept shown above. Build your own mini arcade cabinet with raspberry pi step 1.

Retropie will automatically pick up the external hard drive and will copy all content from the microsd onto the external drive. An arcade cabinet is much easier to make than you might expect. I designed my cabinet around the interior dimensions of 600 mm x 600 mm. Raspberry pi press has made available the next issue of its excellent hackspace magazine providing details on how you can build your very own full size diy arcade cabinet.

Download the bom to see what items are needed to build this mini arcade.