Retropie arcade cabinet
Baltic Birch
Build
Baltic birch. Wipe-on poly finish.
Design
This cabinet currently houses a Raspberry Pi 2 with Retropie to run emulators for classic video games. It has two player controls in the front and a speaker for mono sound in the back. It also houses a de-cased 19" Dell monitor that provides extra USB ports. External USB ports in the back allow keyboard connection for configuration, as well as extra controllers for 3+ players. The control labels are screen printed directly on the plywood.
What went wrong?
This is a second build after a very rough prototype, so the design is refined, but the connections are a little tight to the monitor. I also had a slip while routing the final slot for the speaker grill...
![Arcade cabinet front](assets/img/arcade/retropie-b-front-9663.jpg)
![Arcade cabinet front](assets/img/arcade/retropie-b-9635.jpg)
![Arcade cabinet rear](assets/img/arcade/retropie-b-9633.jpg)
![Arcade cabinet, control detail](assets/img/arcade/retropie-b-9636.jpg)
![Arcade cabinet, rear USB detail](assets/img/arcade/retropie-b-9641.jpg)
![Arcade cabinet, speaker detail](assets/img/arcade/retropie-b-9642.jpg)
![Arcade cabinet, conrtols top view](assets/img/arcade/retropie-b-9643.jpg)
![Arcade cabinet, side view](assets/img/arcade/retropie-b-9644.jpg)
![Arcade cabinet, interior](assets/img/arcade/retropie-b-9579.jpg)