Sega Genesis Bartop *** Complete - Now With Plans ***

[Demon-Seed]

this project is awesome.

[DeLuSioNal29]

this project is awesome.

I sooooooo agree.  Nice work.

[grippie]

this project is awesome.

I sooooooo agree.  Nice work.

Thanks guys, appreciate it.

Small update. It's a great day when you see the subject line of an email reading "Your GroovyGameGear.com order has been shipped". Should be here Friday!

[grippie]

Back in Business!!!

[grippie]

Yea. um. So I found out that i'm not exactly great at wiring. If it was a larger project with a full board it might be easier, but yea. It's not something i'm super proud of.


Also, I have an issue where the keywiz is just pressing px1px1px1px1px1 when I turn on the PC and open notepad. I even unplugged all of the disconnects for the buttons and still happening. I'll have to take out the joystick too and add them in one by one to see what's up.


I probably can't do it tonight, i'm supposed to be studying for finals tomorrow.    If I can't get it tonight before bed, i'll work on it tomorrow evening and finish this bad boy. The only thing left will be to black out the plexi to hide the monitor.

[Superfrog]

Back in Business!!!

Just what I see on a snippet pictures It looks GREAT   

[emphatic]

The control panel looks great!

[grippie]

Got the encoder figured out by taking all of the connections off and putting them on one at a time. Just need to move my media over that I've been setting up on another computer, and get the plexi bezel painted. Also am going to play with diffusing the marquee light (which is off in this picture)

[Malenko]

Turned out incredibly well, you should be proud!

[johnrt]

A incredible nice build! 

[DeLuSioNal29]

Nice work!  Epic for sure!

[grippie]

Thanks guys, i'm stoked to finally get to play some games, although I think the journey is probably more fun than the payoff in the end 


I'll post some better pics soon. I usually do work late at night and my phone isn't the best in low light. This is the coolest hobby ever. I'm officially addicted. My next build will be a full size cab for sure. (Definitely need the mini SLG, can't wait to get that)

[brucelee00]

Looks great love the CP artwork 

[ChanceKJ]

  Home stretch.

Oh, bonus points for a matching plugin fight stick for P2 controls. 

[Superfrog]

Every details fits like a glove 

Great one .. that's the bartop of the year

[Frank Drebin]

Been following this thread but never commenting.  Great idea and fantastic execution!

What do we do with these machines after we build them?  They are so much fun to build but you only really need 1 in the house...

[SpaceHedgehog]

She's an absolute beauty. An idea superbly executed. Artwork is fantastic. Stunning work.

[ChanceKJ]

...What do we do with these machines after we build them?  They are so much fun to build but you only really need 1 in the house...

[Frank Drebin]

...What do we do with these machines after we build them?  They are so much fun to build but you only really need 1 in the house...

ha ha, maybe I should have taken out "need" and replace with "are allowed".

1 was a stretch.

[ChanceKJ]

ha ha, maybe I should have taken out "need" and replace with "are allowed".

1 was a stretch.

I keep telling you people, you married the wrong women if this is the case. 

[grippie]

Thanks for all the compliments and help throughout this build!


I take back my comment. I really like how it turned out and other than a few finishing touches this week I can't wait to actually play some games. In the end if it collects dust, then you should build furniture and not arcade machines 


Chance, since my wife is literally gonna pop out a child any week now, i'm not going to push it, but she already knows a full size cab is next. I already have my man cave (Arcade) marked out in the garage to build in the spring.

Oh, bonus points for a matching plugin fight stick for P2 controls. 

LOVE this idea. Matching artwork and hardware that will accompany this for some fighting game action. I just have enough wood to do this. Looks like I have a quick Christmas project ahead of me gents!!!!!

[ChanceKJ]

Chance, since my wife is literally gonna pop out a child any week now, i'm not going to push it, but she already knows a full size cab is next. I already have my man cave (Arcade) marked out in the garage to build in the spring.

Oh, bonus points for a matching plugin fight stick for P2 controls. 

LOVE this idea. Matching artwork and hardware that will accompany this for some fighting game action. I just have enough wood to do this. Looks like I have a quick Christmas project ahead of me gents!!!!!

well looks like you married the right kind.   ...just don't tell her the addition was my idea... 

[AzureKnight]

ha ha, maybe I should have taken out "need" and replace with "are allowed".

1 was a stretch.

I keep telling you people, you married the wrong women if this is the case. 

Yes, in this regard....so much yes.

[grippie]

Just placed my order with CraftyMech for the MINI SLG.

[Dance Commander]

I was a huge Sega fanboy growing up. This project is awesome. The artwork, hardware, build etc, all excellent. Really excited to see it finished.

[rablack97]

Got the encoder figured out by taking all of the connections off and putting them on one at a time. Just need to move my media over that I've been setting up on another computer, and get the plexi bezel painted. Also am going to play with diffusing the marquee light (which is off in this picture)

um unless i'm missing something, why are you using cold cathodes, those things are notorious for burning out.

get you a roll of this (cheap via ebay), which can be used for tons of other builds....and dim it with (pic2) if it's too bright, its runs off 12v.

also, i just sand the back plexi piece to diffuse, i normally use 1 strip of this for all of my bartop builds and its plenty of light if you want it really lit up use 2, and adjust it with the dimmers to get it perfect.

[ChanceKJ]

Maybe he's partial to that nostalgic hum and glow? LED's are best left for them new fandangled, multi console, 64bit+ cabs.

[grippie]

um unless i'm missing something, why are you using cold cathodes, those things are notorious for burning out.

1. Stupidity
2. Figured I wouldn't need the same amount of brightness since bartop marquees are smaller and in your face.
3. Didn't realize that it would be as hard to diffuse the CC but they are so close to the plexi. 


I checked those led rolls out on ebay and they are under 10 bucks shipped. didn't think they were that cheap thanks. I tried masking the area around the genesis logo with paper to diffuse it and it worked ok for now. I was thinking of just blacking out the plexi that surrounds the genesis logo. That's the only thing that really needs to pop and it looks great because it's directly in front of the lights.

[ChanceKJ]

I got a pretty decent effect with the groovy game gear marquee LEDs. Mounting them on the bottom rather then the back and lining the area with reflective tape. It kinda shoots the light strait up with the way the LEDs are shaped like little bricks. Then the tape just evenly bounces it around. On top of that I just kept one of the protective layers on the plexi, and added a couple theatre lighting gel swatches for colour.

[opt2not]

That is indeed a sexy looking bartop. 

[yamatetsu]

Niiice !

The agonizing over the art really paid off.

Please consider immortalizing this cab in the I completed my project! I posted a pic and a link to my project thread sticky !

[grippie]

Thanks!

Please consider immortalizing this cab in the [/size]I completed my project! I posted a pic and a link to my project thread[size=78%] sticky !

I definitely will when it's done. 
Still have some details to finish up (Mainly getting the bezel plexi painted, Hopefully tonight)


I copied over the 50 GB of artwork and videos to the bartop and got all the inputs mapped with every emulator. Home stretch indeed. 

[yamatetsu]

I definitely will when it's done. 

So hurry up already 

[Locke141]

I super want one.

I loved me some SEGA back in the day.

[yotsuya]

Niiice !

The agonizing over the art really paid off.

Please consider immortalizing this cab in the I completed my project! I posted a pic and a link to my project thread sticky !

Dude, do you work on commission?   

[yamatetsu]

Yes !!! I will be rich ! RICH, I tell you !!!

Nope, since the sticky was my idea I try to keep it alive. The goal is to have every completed build in there (at least since the sticky started). I figure that most people will not notice the sticky and so I keep reminding them.
This also does wonders for my post counter 

[Louis Tully]

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[Malenko]

If only there was a wiki you could edit with that info

[yamatetsu]

You should build something.

I would love to, but I've got the slight problem of having no money and no space to do that. So I do the next best thing, which is harrassing other builders 

If only there was a wiki you could edit with that info

Are you serious or doing a pbj ?

[Malenko]

Are you serious or doing a pbj ?

Little bit of column a, little bit of column b