Bartop Kit Project completed

[hypergaming]

Here is my Bartop Project completed. I'm not handy at all with cutting wood so I used a Bartop Cabinet I found online.

The Control Panel wiring was a real pain because of the way the Cabinet was built, something that would take me very little time to do, took much longer ( Married and have kids, so my free time was very limited )

For those of you with experience on building Arcades in general, I look forward to hear some feedback, and for those of you who have questions on what I used to build this cool little bartop, please feel free to ask, happy to help.

Thanks!!

[Phreakwars]

Love that T-molding, and the graphics are superb. Just curious why so many different games on each section? It makes it look like it was Frankenstein'd together. It just looks a bit confusing with pacman on one side, dig dug down here, street fighter up there... etc. But like I said, the graphics are superb otherwise.

[tigernut]

Nice job.

[vwalbridge]

Why are the joysticks different?

Buttons look like they are spaced too far apart but maybe you like it that way.

[mattsoft]

Yeah, nice job on the t-molding, those inside curves are tough. I like the "mash-up" of artwork on different panels, looks really nice. are you rocking' MAME on a PC inside?

[hypergaming]

Love that T-molding, and the graphics are superb. Just curious why so many different games on each section? It makes it look like it was Frankenstein'd together. It just looks a bit confusing with pacman on one side, dig dug down here, street fighter up there... etc. But like I said, the graphics are superb otherwise.

Thanks Phreakwars LOL !!

I know man, well the only reason is because I made this  for my own use and personally, I always thought that if I'm running a Hyperspin with a bunch of different game titles, I didn't want to stay with one theme, I find it boring. Besides, my kids play in it a lot and they love all the color graphics.

But I totally agree with you, it does look very busy, if I was doing this for profit, I would probably be more careful choosing the artwork.

Thanks for your feedback, I'm new to the forum and think I can learn a lot from everyone

[hypergaming]

Nice job.

Thanks !

[hypergaming]

Why are the joysticks different?

Buttons look like they are spaced too far apart but maybe you like it that way.

uhm.... The Joysticks are the same type, but maybe you're seeing something I don't, I'm not too experienced at this, all I can tell you is that I purchased this Bartop Kit from a company online, and I believe you may be right, I had some questions myself, for example, the controller panel area was a pain to wire due to the limited work space, I couldn't even fit my hand with a screw driver to set up the Joysticks, this was because they sell you this cabinet fully assembled, which I think is great, but Glued?? yes! it came Glued, and with screws.

The bottom Panel piece was glued also, which made it impossible to remove it, so yes, the wiring was a nightmare.

I wouldn't be surprised if the buttons are drilled by the standard technics but really, but overall, the kit is really nice.

[vwalbridge]

The bat tops might be the same but the shaft on the right looks longer.

[hypergaming]

Yeah, nice job on the t-molding, those inside curves are tough. I like the "mash-up" of artwork on different panels, looks really nice. are you rocking' MAME on a PC inside?

Thanks Mattsoft,

Yes, they curves are a little tricky to do specially with the chrome T-molding, it seems thicker than the regular color T-Molding.

Yes, I have an inexpensive but very reliable Hyperspin dedicated computer. Windows 7, QUAD Core,  8GB Memory, 2TB HardDrive, with a GEFORCE 750 Graphic Card. Nothing crazy but does the job.

[hypergaming]

Why are the joysticks different?

Buttons look like they are spaced too far apart but maybe you like it that way.

Ahhhh dude, I know what you mean, I apologize for the confusion, I just noticed, I posted images when the controller panel wasn't finished, that's the reason the Joysticks looked all uneven, here is a video of everything working

[hypergaming]

Here is my Bartop Project completed. I'm not handy at all with cutting wood so I used a Bartop Cabinet I found online.

The Control Panel wiring was a real pain because of the way the Cabinet was built, something that would take me very little time to do, took much longer ( Married and have kids, so my free time was very limited )

For those of you with experience on building Arcades in general, I look forward to hear some feedback, and for those of you who have questions on what I used to build this cool little bartop, please feel free to ask, happy to help.

Thanks!!

Game test:   

[05SRT4]

What are you running the speakers off of?

I like the build, the art seems a little too much for me but you did a really good job with it.

[hypergaming]

Thanks 05SRT4,

I know, the graphics a little too much, but my kids like it. If  I ever do something like this  for profit, I would totally consider different designs.

for the Sound, I'm using  a  Mini Amp I purchased from Amazon. Very cheap but goes well with the speakers I have, the sound believe it or not, is pretty decent, good enough for this Bartop. here is the link in case you want to check it out.
There are other better options.   

http://www.amazon.com/Kinter-Digital-Audio-Power-Amplifier/dp/B007TUSXEY/ref=pd_sim_sbs_422_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51crXfyzBCL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1K9MYEW0P4E0QT6STGFH

[pappascw]

Did you power the amp with the arcade power supply or buy a separate walwart to power it?