Presentation

If you read the section of what I like, you can see I really like video games ever since I was young.

For a few years now, I've always wanted an arcade machine, so for the occasion and with the opportunity of the Fab Academy, I asked myself : "Why not make one?".

To start, I need to know what my arcade machine is composed of to know what to buy, how to do or craft particular items, in what kind of material, which machine to use.

Sketch

Here's a basic sketch of what I'm aiming for :

I got the inspiration by looking at different arcade machines that exist and chose the one that I prefer (it comes from the following website : Dragon ball arcade machine):

Composition of my arcade machine

1. Body : Made out of wood (MDF, plywood)
2. Controls : 6 buttons to play, 2 buttons for menus and a long joystick (3D, molding, ...)
3. video output : Monitor (VGA, HDMI, LED, ... ?)
4. Sound output : Speaker (connection, power, ... ?)
5. Game : How to add/save/recognize game ? Do I make one game or do I use copyright free games ? (RP2040, ESP32, SAMD51 or SAMD21, ...)
6. Power supply : How much power do I need for everything ?
7. Additional ideas : Lights, stickers, special port for additional control panel, arm rest, foot rest, ...