First, why "Vintage" as the cab name?
vintage, adj: of old, recognized, and enduring interest, importance, or quality : classic.
Completely honest answer, pretty much because I wanted to hijack the Rampage art and it has the same 3 letters at the end haha. Also, I have this idealized picture in my head that my daughters can use this bartop to explore old games and see that old games have value and can be fun. More likely this will just end up being a way for me to play games while the wife and kids hog the TV. Below is a quick mockup of what I'm hoping this bartop will look like:
Parts:
19" 16:9 monitor
Kade miniConsole+ & Arcade expansion boards (x2) ... I believe the new iteration of this device is the RetroPad32 but I'm not sure it has an arcade expansion board?
PacLED64
Pyle speakers
Kinter Amp
Controls:
IL RGB buttons (x14)
ServoStik with RGB balltops (x2)
HelioGemCDR buttons (x2)
Scavenged Happ buttons from old builds (x6)
Computer:
3.4ghz qc i7 processor
8 gigs ram
256gb ssd (OS, emulators, front end)
4tb hd (games)
gt430 1gb ram video card
Artwork:
I wanted to incorporate a bunch of old arcade games without having them look too out of place. I think most "collage" style artwork struggles primarily because there is no cohesiveness to it... different line work, different colors, different systems, and no base "universe" in which the artwork lives. I made a point to only use imagery that used similar line work, as well as adjusted all colors to match each other in order to make it feel like it could have been screenprinted at some point. I also liked the idea of easter eggs and hard to notice elements that would be difficult to identify, so many of the images that I included are supporting bits that aren't necessarily the main focal point of their original artwork.
Goals:
Arcade/Consoles
I plan on including arcade games every console from the 2600 up to PS1... obviously many consoles just aren't suited to arcade controls, but I have 2 kade miniconsole+ devices along with the arcade adapter that will allow everything to be controlled with either the arcade controls or the original console controllers (hotswappable through 2 db15 ports). I've got a divorce-worthy collection of console controllers and I am very excited to have a setup that allows me to finally use them (still need to fabricate the db15 cables for a few systems, but many are ready to go)! Below is a pic from a few years ago, I've collected quite a few more since this was taken:
Pinball
I've purchased most of the tables within Pinball Arcade, so I figured throwing some flipper buttons to let me play those wouldn't be too crazy (particularly since I can potentially use those flippers as easy shift buttons for things like save/load/etc within emulators).
Riser/Pedestal (nothing final yet)
I plan on building a pedestal/riser for this bartop that includes a trackball and spinners and an area below for controller storage. My old arcade setup had games like Shuffleshot and Shuuz see HEAVY use, so I'd love to be able to have a bartop that allowed it to dock into a setup that allows for expanded controls. Still not sure exactly how I am going to pull this off but I've got some ideas that I think might work. The bartop itself needs to be completed before I even think about the logistics of this, as I've got a tendency to feature-creep as I go and never actually complete something (see exhibit A: my Skeeball build or exhibit B: the pics above).