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Retro Bartop
« on: May 11, 2026, 11:25:16 pm »
Here's a retirement present for my co-worker, who casually mentioned months ago that he loved the old Atari 2600 game Megamania.

Batocera running on an old rpi3b I had laying around. The marquee and control panel artwork was inspired from the Megamania box art. I added a Turbotwist spinner from my long defunct cocktail cabinet so he could play paddle games as well. I curated a list of mame, Atari 2600, and Atari 800 games. Overall I'm really happy with the size, aesthetic, and ergonomics. Now I need to make myself one just like it  :lol

 
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Re: Retro Bartop
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2026, 05:12:50 am »
ooh I love the retro aesthetic of that! Great work, I'm sure he'll love it!

What type screen do you have in that? Is it a vertically mounted TV/monitor or something?
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Re: Retro Bartop
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2026, 05:44:14 pm »
That came out great!  :cheers:
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Re: Retro Bartop
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2026, 05:58:58 pm »
Wow this came out great!
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Re: Retro Bartop
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2026, 06:31:36 pm »
Quote from: ArtistTheGeek on May 12, 2026, 05:12:50 am
ooh I love the retro aesthetic of that! Great work, I'm sure he'll love it!

What type screen do you have in that? Is it a vertically mounted TV/monitor or something?

Thanks! Yes, I really wanted to use the old Atari VCS as inspiration, so there had to be woodgrain somewhere.

The monitor is mounted horizontally, not vertically. It's just a spare HP lcd I rescued from being recycled years ago.
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Re: Retro Bartop
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2026, 11:57:06 am »
What theme are you using?
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