Arcade Station, by Second Year Students at Summa International

Our study gave us the assignment to recreate an arcade station, with a 45cm³ size restriction.

And with a budget of €150. (If you had to order the components, some were in school already.)

We are a group of Three students, who are following the same engineering course.

To make the arcade station able to be carried by students our age. (17-19 years old normally.)

Here is the process of the production of our arcade station.

MDF 6mm 5x €15,95 * 4

€63,80

https://www.greenbasic.nl/product/mdf-6mm/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT- rT9AUZTyiLShzaCXfxH9WtmS4wAj2cllF6hIPdO7QDPJffl6H7cEaAsElEALw_wcB

Controllers 1x €7,95

https://www.fruugo.nl/trixes-pack-van-2-snes-controllers-usb-retro-gaming-joypads-voor-pc-computer-mac-framboos-pi-wii-u/p-35380723-72079554?language=nl&ac=croud&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4OybBhCzARIsAIcfn9lBG-RqfCofCR3MqRct3jJVLqkmbbcBm2j1YOQ4QDsiiAZ3CsAErX4aAovjEALw_wcB

Raspberry Pi 4 1x €94,54

https://www.raspberrystore.nl/PrestaShop/nl/raspberry-pi-v4/279-raspberry-pi-4b-8gb-765756931199.html

16 Inch screen 1x €75

https://www.computerzaak.nl/p/belinea-225s1w/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT86ZfFSevsXklq3xMsE57fwElXFe0gLxMj0oRj5--STXmv4j2T3oQIaAi8nEALw_wcB

VGA-USB-c connector () 1x

VGA cable () 1x

LED lights () 1x

Total estimated costs: ~€260 (Items)

Costs for the labour that was put into the project. (If we were to have to produce it.)

Milling (A Miter) 1h €50

Programming 1h €40

Assembling 2h €35 * 2

€70 

Total estimated costs: €160 (production)

Total estimated costs: €420 producing.

(Not considering profit margin or VAT.)

This is the morphological chart we used for the materials and the main process, since the functions are obvious when it comes to an arcade station.

We used a 'raspberry pie 4' and retropie software to have the screen look like an ardcade station, without having to open other software.

This is the final Cad-drawing, with Solidworks student version. We decided to carve a pattern into the side and leave the top open, for a lightning effect from inside-out to give our arcade station an extra dimension.

We decided to put our cad model in the milling machine to have a nice precision and corners which we can click into one another, by using box joints that fit perfectly.

After which we assembled it and had to keep the arcade station together with tape and extra holders, so that it wouldn't let loose. There were some slight angle issues, but we were able to solve them by correcting said errors.

The final step was putting everything together with lime and adding all the extra parts in, which were not able to include. We put two extra plates inside and attached the lights on said sides, so that it does not reach under or behind the screen and just to the sides of the arcade station.

As you can see the lights are on the arcade station is complete and our main programmer is enjoying the fighting games which he installed and put into the retropie. For the first test drive.

Man, I can't wait to try it myself.

If you're willing to try this with some friends, it is great fun, try to get your hands on a second hand screen and maybe a raspberry-pie 2, 3 or 4. And have at it.

It's great fun and you'll be able to enjoy the proces, and play with the result.