Mini RPi MAME Cabinet

Fun & Games Raspberry Pi
Mini RPi MAME Cabinet


YouTube player

Sprite_tm’s miniature MAME cabinet that runs off a Raspberry Pi and even has a 128×32 OLED marquee along the top.

Recently, I got one of the Pi’s myself exactly because of that reason: it’s always useful to expand your toolset with something powerful and cheap. I didn’t get it for a specific reason other than the fact I may have to use it somewhere in the future and it would be fun to play with it.

To make a long story short: Ofcourse I couldn’t just be satisfied by just hooking it up to a TV and installing RaspBMC and playing some movies… so I ended up spending quit a lot more time than I originally envisioned. The end result does show it, though, I ended up with what may be the smallest MAME-powered arcade cabinet in the world.

[via Hack a Day]

Get the Raspberry Pi Starter Kit from the Maker Shed!

8 thoughts on “Mini RPi MAME Cabinet

  1. lol says:

    Awesome build,

    Overclock the Pi to 1GHz with the new kernel, and most of your sound issues (USB timing bug) may disappear.

  2. Cesar says:

    I guess it would be easy to make one of a smart phone such as the HTC Status because of the screen size

  3. MAKE | MAKE Asks: Raspberry Pi Projects says:

    […] around with one yet, but so far my favorite project using the Pi has to be Sprite_tm’s Mini MAME cabinet. It brings me back to the handheld arcade games of the 80s, but also boasts an OLED marquee, and a […]

  4. MAKE Asks: Raspberry Pi Projects says:

    […] fiddled around with one yet, but so far my favorite project using the Pi has to be Sprite_tm’s Mini MAME cabinet. It brings me back to the handheld arcade games of the 80s, but also boasts an OLED marquee, and a […]

Comments are closed.

Discuss this article with the rest of the community on our Discord server!
Tagged

My interests include writing, electronics, RPGs, scifi, hackers & hackerspaces, 3D printing, building sets & toys. @johnbaichtal nerdage.net

View more articles by John Baichtal

ADVERTISEMENT

Maker Faire Bay Area 2023 - Mare Island, CA

Escape to an island of imagination + innovation as Maker Faire Bay Area returns for its 15th iteration!

Buy Tickets today! SAVE 15% and lock-in your preferred date(s).

FEEDBACK