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A DIY Arcade Table powered by Raspberry Pi

Gaming with emulators has been around quite awhile, but nothing brings back the nostalgia of the old arcade like playing games with a vintage joystick and those big round buttons. Like many of us, I have always dreamed of owning an original stand-up arcade machine, but the reality of it was that they are too bulky, expensive, and difficult to find. Enter Raspberry Pi and the RetroPie project - which proves that dreams can come true! The following Instructable follows in GREAT detail the steps, process, pitfalls, and learning involved in making myself the ultimate home arcade table. For each step be sure to read the notes located throughout the pictures as well - I added lots of other tips that came to mind as I reviewed them.”

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