MAME Cabinet – Buy or Build One!
Anyone who loves retro arcade games should consider a MAME cabinet. You can buy great cabinets or build your very own for not much money!
Tag: MAME
Where to Download RetroPie ROMs?
The Geek Pub makes arcade build videos and arcade plans. Most of our customers are of course using a Raspberry Pi single board computer and running RetroPie in their Geek Pub arcade cabinets. On a daily basis we get at least 10 emails asking us “Where can I download RetroPie ROMs from?” In the past […]
Setting up RetroPie on a Raspberry Pi 3
This is without a doubt the most requested video/article in the history of The Geek Pub. No seriously. Each of the arcade cabinet videos and my inbox is littered with people asking me to do a video on installing the hardware and software on the inside of the cabinet. Well for those of you who […]
Build a RetroPie Bartop Arcade Cabinet
Making my retro Arcade Cabinet last summer was one of my all time favorite projects. It been one of my most popular videos ever, and many of you have sent me awesome pictures cabinets you built that were based on my arcade cabinet plans. One piece of feedback that I have gotten over and over […]
How to make an Arcade Machine: Part 3
The artwork that you use on your cabinet is what really sets it off. And the choices are almost endless. You can pick from old school retro arcade game graphics, to modern PC and console games artwork. I’ve seen numerous arcade cabinets with Halo, Destiny, and other XBOX game artwork on the sides.One thing that almost […]
BLOG: Where am I on the Arcade?
The arcade is coming along nicely. Yep. That’s right. It’s sitting in my garage collecting some dust! I ordered the graphic decals over two weeks ago and they still have not arrived. That’s why you’ve not yet seen part 3 of the video. In the meantime I’m putting out some smaller projects that my wife […]
How to Make an Arcade Machine: Part 2
Building this arcade cabinet for MAME has been one the funnest projects I’ve done yet! The memories alone that have been jogged by playing some of these old games again have been great! I’ve played Pac-Man, Galaga, Spy Hunter, Rally-X, Pitfall, Donkey Kong, and even Space Invaders! In addition to MAME, I’m going to have […]
How to Make an Arcade Machine: Part 1
Making a retro (i.e. “Old School”) arcade cabinet is probably one of the most enjoyable projects I have done in recent years from a personal perspective. I grew up at the local mall in my tweens and teens, and I spent a whole lot of that time in places like The Gold Mine, The Forum […]
Pub Talk 01 & Water Balloon Cannon Giveaway
Video Transcript Hey guys! It’s Mike from The Geek Pub, and welcome to Pub Talk. An episode where I take a few minutes here and there and I just talk about upcoming projects and I keep you guys up to date with what’s going on around the shop. And with Pub Talk, of course, it […]