Just saw this today. Didn’t find it already posted. All those mini arcade consoles have had me drooling for a while now. I might just have to build one now.
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I’ve had plans to build my own full-sized 4-player cabinet. I designed it years ago. Haven’t cut a single piece of wood for it yet though. I should really get on that!
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Thats amazing! I love Adafruit. Thanks for sharing.
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Very nice. Something like this is certainly on my to-do list.
Good find. Good price for all the fiddly bits if you already have an rpi & screen.
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Me too. Just need to plan the button layout and order som buttons/joysticks. Any year now.
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I’ve got a spreadsheet with all of the Happ Controls part #s in there that I’ll need. But did I see that Happ Controls has gone out of business?!
EDIT: Oh! Looks like they were purchased? Or merged? https://na.suzohapp.com/
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cool!
Is that using the R pi zero? The 5$one?
If so, sadly all sold out.
15 for the kit, another 15 or so for joy sticks . Not that bad for an arcade machine.
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I’ve been thinking something like this could be fun to make for our vacation rental. Definitely bookmarking this! 
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Adafruit: It is the same size as a Pi Zero, so for really compact builds, this is super small. You can also use it with a Pi 2, 3, B+ or any 2x20 connector Pi.
This is the stepping stone that may get me to cross the bridge to make a retro arcade. Thanks for pointing it all out.
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Just to be clear, it’s the “Bonnet” to connect the controls and even sound to a RPi. You still get to pick all of the stuff you want to connect to it.
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As the girl who occupies those things on occasion, DO.
My man wants to make one… he loves that stuff. He has watched @iliketomakestuff 's arcade build several times.
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I would be incredibly pleased to find a stand-up arcade machine in an AirB&B.
Even if it took quarters.
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Hey, communication in advance. Always.
Start building it after she agrees that it would be a value-add for your property.
Where is the challenge in THAT? 
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You can blame me, I’m fine with that.
“But honey, some total stranger on the internet said it was a great idea!”
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