Got bored on Sunday (July 14) and started building an arcade machine. I had plans to build a machine with my brother in a 24hour/$100 limit challenge, but wanted to have an idea of what I'm doing first. This this project. As of the posted image I have 5 hours into the project total. (The second photo is when I first started)
My system is going to be an old Inspiron laptop, Dell LCD monitor and cheap $45 joycon + buttons, the cabinet is made of one single board of plywood, some scrap wood in my barn, and roofing nails and some deck screws. No formal plans were ever drawn up or thought of, I'm winging this entire thing lol.
I have $0.00 invested so far, I already owned all the wood, computer, monitor and such. Only things I'm purchasing are the controllers, power strip, and some paint.
Stay tuned! Suggestions welcome!