Mac-Man Arcade: 1. Inspiration

Inspiration

On 31st Dec 2014, I went to Sacramento, CA to celebrate new year with 2 friends (D & D). We went to a pretty divey bar where they are famous of making strong booze..... we thought it could give us a quick buzz before hitting the other bars.. Anyway... this is not a blog to talk about booze.

So as I was sitting down, I spotted the 2 Arcade Machines that they have at a corner. Don't remember what game it was. It instantly reminded me of my childhood where I was sneaking in the Arcade Game shop in my village with a few schoolmates. It was illegal for children under the age of 18 where I was from (Malaysia). The feeling of breaking the rules and afraid of getting caught or being seen by relatives and friends were both exciting and scary at the same time. Anyway... this is not a blog to talk about my childhood.

At this point, someone was playing the Arcade Machines, I was thinking how cool it would be to have one at home. That triggered me instantly to pull up my phone and search the internet to see if I can make this myself. The next day or two, I continued to do some reading about it and I concluded that it is not that difficult... I decided to make one myself using Raspberry Pi.

Here are some sites that I made my references:
1. http://www.instructables.com/id/2-Player-Bartop-Arcade-Machine-Powered-by-Pi/?ALLSTEPS
2. (I used this) http://blog.petrockblock.com/retropie/
3. http://sourceforge.net/projects/raspicade/
4. http://pimame.org/

and many more... you can find lots of info out there.

Some kickstarter projects for Arcade Game powered by Raspberry Pi that were successfully funded:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2103217949/porta-pi-arcade-a-diy-mini-arcade-cabinet-for-rasp
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pimoroni/picade-the-arcade-cabinet-kit-for-your-raspberry-p

Related Posts for 2 Player Bartop Arcade Machine:

Inspiration
Getting Started
Prototype
My Arcade Cabinet
Mac-Man / Machinko (Marquee Artwork)
03/14/2015 - The Pi Day