Sorry it has been some time since I have updated this site, however it’s never too late to pick up from where we left off.
If you have just joined up I suggest you read the first part of this in depth tutorial on building your own arcade machine. You can read the first part here: [...]

Making a control panel is a very important stage of building your arcade, depending on the type of arcade machine the layout will vary. Some will make use of track balls, joysticks, buttons, guns, wheels and other gadgets.
Choosing the right materials is the most important part and since the control panel is the most used [...]

Building an Arcade Machine is a tough project, especially if it is your first project and have no experience in wood working (well that’s why you come here!). Deciding what your arcade will look like is the next big step. Whether you want a authentic looking replica arcade machine or whether you want to create [...]

The most technical part of building your own arcade is getting your controls hooked up to your computer. This easiest way to do this is to use a keyboard encoder.
What is a keyboard encoder?
An encoder is basically a circuit with a microchip that will scan its inputs for some type of trigger, in the case [...]

Remember the days when heading down to your local arcade to play Pac Man or spend hours playing Tetris to break that high score. Well I do, and now I can re-live the days in my own living room. But the best part is when someone beats my score I can reset them.
Well to kick [...]

For years I have been playing with the idea of building an arcade cabinet. After deciding that I didn’t have enough space for full sized arcade I started looking into my options. After doing countless hours of research I found a bunch of information leading me to the conclusion that a bartop was the best [...]

Installing MAME is just as easy as twiddling your thumbs.
We have this detailed instruction guide to help you get started with all the details on roms, bios’, CHD files and more. For these instructions we are working with MAMEUI (formally MAME32).
So what is MAME and MAMEUI (formally MAME32)?
This neat little application is an emulator, designed [...]