Nostalgiatron - The Building of a DIY Arcade
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- Vince Penman explains how he came to create his first DIY arcade machine called the Nostalgiatron.
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my website: vincepenman.com/
my other channel: / vincepenman
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Music used in the Video: istockphoto.com
Creative Commons Images by: bucklava, Kichigai Mentat
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Finally one with a CRT.
@Hater_19
ignorant refers to a CRT screen not LCD or LED as they make them now...
The time spent with your sons having fun is well worth it in my eyes, id love to do something like this with my son when he gets older.
This video is still awesome 12 years later
Best looking arcade cabinet I´ve ever seen. The furniture look is a very good idea and it turned out really well. Want.
wow, amazing video, your kids are probably all grown now. crazy you shot and recorded this back in 2011. impressive!
I am a professional finish carpenter and you are NOT a geek; not only was this a cool video but you did a great job as well -- nice....
Well done. That's exactly what I looking for. To have a good time with my family and friends playing old classic games. Congrats!
I told my wife that, i was thinking to build one of those, and she asked me for a new car in exchange...so i changed my mind.....congrats from Brazil...nice work and I loved the way you did painted........
this is one of the greatest videos i've ever seen. i've always wanted to go through with a build and you've inspired me to finally do it.
You're the dad I always wanted. I will say my dad played video games but was more of a workaholic and never came home.
Beautiful looking cabinet ! The shape is stylish and the stained wood finish us 👍
The wood. OMFG I LOVE THE WOOD.
This is almost exactly the kind of thing I want to setup.
I wish I had the space, tools, knowledge to start cutting.
You using a CRT reeeeeeally helped me dig your work even more.
I’m 9 years late but this is awesome. Been looking for a way to incorporate a crt for my own cabinet build!
Love the story, the way you told it, and the music is great, congrats, great work...
Great job with the project, video, and story. I am doing the same exact thing right now for my house and running into the same problems with budgeting, wives, and materials available. Thanks, this will help me keep going. I really like all the compartments!
A video like this that is 7 years old deserves over a million views at least.
Awesome! I thought you would come up with an idea of an arcade game and build the control panel for it, but.... THIS IS AWESOME
An awesome project and it does look elegant in the living room. Kudos to you.
I must say this project came out to be excellent, far better than I expected! I'm a MAME user myself and have been wanting to start a similar project. To all those planning on building their own, there's three necessities you can't go wrong with for an even better build. 1. install a capable video card for graphics hungry games. 2. lcd or led monitor runs cooler and doesn't take up much space. 3.x-arcade control panel or buttons is a definite must have like the author said.
I laughed when you said $50. Obviously that wasn't even close, even if you have a lot of the things you need already. It worked out pretty well in the end though.
Looks awesome. I'm heading down that road myself.
He must respect his family enough to ask their opinion. WOW so many people in the comments dont.... what a shame.
for the front where the screws are i would have glued 2 pieces of ply and doweled it in so there was no screws showing but thats it. the builds amazing and looks real nice GJ
I think I've watched your video over a hundred times lol. Thanks for the great idea. I have always loved arcade games and borrowed your design for my own project. Since then man i have really learned a lot of ways to build em. Cheers.
Nice one man. Thanks for sharing ☮️
came out great, And I have to gives props to using a CRT....Damn good build man
Looks gorgeous brooo
nice work supergeek. I like that it's not just a mame dedicated cabinet.
sweet finish on the wood, well worth the work by the looks of it
I'm building in 2021.. thanks for this beautiful video.. ;) cheers..
I love building arcade cabs. I’ve never gone the natural route as I love the old full authentic look.
Excellent job. I just started mine. I got lucky and found a liquidation company that was selling vintage arcade machines for 50 bucks. So that's a good start. However I refuse to compromise with my wife. I am going for the decals and side art. Good name BTW. Right now I'm calling mine the RETROCADE.
You did The Right thing Brooo.. Congrat.!!
Your children are very lucky to have a dad like you
Wow that came out sweet!!!
Looks great and the trackball is a great idea since you've got limited space in that drawer. I'm planning on building one soon and this is great motivation!
"Not perfect no matter how hard i try" dont lie you knew it would be this awsome
looks amazing, but your wife should be more supportive and let you make the garage a game room, or man cave. Go with a black cabinet and decal stickers.
Still though this was impressive. True arcades have tv's like yours and not flat screens. Well done on the carpentry. Obviously you needed extras like specific power rools, a router, saw horses, and fancy clips. Now she's going to get mad if you play it too much lol......Smh
Very nice work
A dream come true :3
Looks beautiful
And built it with the CRT too. Came out very good.
Awesome! I want to build one of these for me and my kids to enjoy, Great Job!
Seeing your kids play Street Fighter II brought back a flood of memories!
I think you did a great job. I plan on building an upright soon. Love that people are sharing videos like this. It really helps add to the ideas that others may have. And screw the people hating on your wife. Every marriage is different and there's always compromises to make. If you're happy then that's all that matters.
Man, that looks pretty freaking amazing for your first try. I would love to build my own but sadly I have zero tools to use to make it.
Me also, I found out a bar near our neighborhood had a Galaga Machine and went there to play ....of course my parents didn't know and the people at the bar watched over me...Great memories...
Very mice and love the all wood cabinet, all for a very reasonable price...Especially considering the Frenzy Machine I bought, cost me about 800$... ;)
Awesome job!
Thats pretty cool how you made it look somewhat like furniture.
Hard to belive that was your first, very awsome
Going to show this to MY wife!!! Thanks!
It looks amazing finished!
Great with kids,like we did long ago.
I also show old movies like Goonies,Stand by me,Splash...and soon Tales from the crypt,Pet sematary and all.
I think 200 bucks for nice piece of "furniture" is not a bad deal, look great in that room. :)
Thumbs up!
Looks good, just remember having that TV inside a confined box with no ventilation, it could burn up your TV, I would recommend taking the back plastic off the TV or add an exhaust fan if you haven't already.
Cool !!! I definitely getting started with mine!!! Thanks for the idea 💡!!!
Well done!
Looks really awesome! Great job! I'm in the process of building my first one too, it's such a cool project! Making mine a bar top model to save a little on materials and space. I really love the finish you gave yours, it does look like a piece of furniture!
Idk if you're still active but you're build is awesome! I grew up on SNES and N64, I'm going to cheat and buy a bar top arcade wood shell but I'm going to buy a newer TV for the screen and get a button to USB kit, then adapters to wire it to a NES, SNES, Sega clone console and throw a old laptop with emulators and custom fighting games in with a HDMI switch, it will be named "Mugan Machine" because I have a lot of Mugan street fighter and Mortal Kombat project games on the laptop
that thing looks beautiful
I built one back in 2003 that had a 27" Wells Gardner that weighed probably 500lbs and would shock the living hell out of you (even when unplugged). I love the classic look and all but if I'm gonna spend $500+ these days, I'll make a 50" flat screen model and it would still weigh tons less...looks nice!
Well done. Looks awesome I love those old school Mario games.
Da BEST Arcade Machine i've ever seen.
THIS CABINET IS SO COOL
Old video, about to build an arcade an arcade so i have been watching several builds to see what ideas i can steal. I plan on making a wall mount using a RP3 and I didn't think about it but the idea of leaving the top hindged for storage was great and i will be using that for additional USB controllers.
Oh cool! I've been looking for a way to start, and your video shows me exactly how to begin building!! :) I've been planning this for weeks, and you just saved me some of my precious money! Haha! Great video!
that is so cool vince!!!!
finally a build not using these professional heavy duty machines that mere mortals don't/can't afford
LCD for me next time round. My CRT bartop cab is huge and heavy. Moving it is a real chore!
Great job !
Very impressive.
Love the whole story about your wife and your dream.
this is COOL!!! I want to make the exact same thing! Looks like a piece of furniture!
Im not really into this style arcade cabinet but I must admit it does look quite nice
I want to build an arcade machine too, and looking at your video, I'm under no illusion that mine will look any better than yours! I have no carpentry experience either. I look at other people's efforts, and I realise that mine will be more like yours. Who am I kidding? I'd never be able to do what other people have done!
Great job!
Very nice cab, best thing you purpose built it for your needs and not hacked up a old cab. Hate seeing that, unless it's a old poker machine, couldn't care less for them. :D
Love the added storage area, adds to the whole furniture vibe and more of a home use feel.
Looks nice!
Clean build
Great work man! Too bad about you being so whipped though, good luck with that.
If he was whipped, there would be no arcade in the house. I think it's a nice compromise, which is what you have to do when you're married.
Nope. I'm married and have an arcade. My wife had no say on it...same way I don't have a say on her purchases...unless we ask for each other's inputs... Which on womanly or manly things won't happen. We feel it's out of place.
David Robles My girlfriend and I had this very conversation considering we've talked about marriage and future living arrangements. I'm all for compromising, but that doesn't mean I have to live in a house full of flowery objects and certain color schemes just as much as she doesn't have to live in a house full of neon beer lights and half-naked ladies on the wall. I own two arcade machines and I'd be damned if one of them didn't make to the front room for all the guests and family members to enjoy!
Great video presentation, Awesome build!
Awsome im just going to start making mine nxt week...same as you every game guy needs one in his home
Oooh shit,, this guy is a artist, wow nice arcade and free credits.
That is really awesome and well done that is a beautiful cabinet and a great build.
My dad has a few old arcade cabinets in storage at his home so for my summer project im building a 60 in 1 jamma for my kids to enjoy.
I am going to Customise my cabinet to incorporate all my childhood favourite video game characters.
Anyway that came out so cool and it does look like a piece of furniture :)
You have to build more :)
Might do something like this with a desk top arcade machine I picked up. Instead of using the regular tube I might just put a tiny CRT in it. Take out all the wires and motherboards then use the little cabinets built into it as console holders. They cabinets were used to protect or hold in the arcade parts.
Looks awesome dude, great job!!!
In the real world....your wife sounds awesome for being on board with this. Considering bills include taking care of four people, and she was like go for it. So give her some lovin and ignoring these drippy red rocket smelling internet trolls.
Ignore*
God damn that's a lot work!!!
This is awesome. Have you considered punishing your blue prints? It's a gorgeous build, and I'd be overjoyed to use yours as some inspiration.
I think you ment to say publishing
This is amazing, you must have put so much effort into it
AH! I've been wanting to do this for so long! But every single time I almost get completely motivated, I realize the difficulty involved with the actual controls. The buttons. The Joysticks. It all looks so very intimidating and I have no electronic or circuitry knowledge under my belt. I know there's things like the X-Arcade, but I really truly want to put my own touch on my MAME.
I want one....great job....well done...
Good job men!
That's actually a very good first build. You could easily sell it for far more than you spent and build a Mark2 cabinet refining all the original designs using better materials. But then, it wouldn't really play games better, just look better(possibly, again, very nice first build) just a thought.
" You could easily sell it for far more than you spent". Definitely not no, you have to factor in the labour which is at least 95% of the cost.
Great video! I wish I had a garage to do something like this!
Great build! Too bad about all the commenters giving you hassle for the budget thing though, heh. They're probably not married. Interesting how you built up the interior stand for the TV and then tacked the panels on the outside- I was thinking of doing something very similar, as it would allow me to save money on the build by using an existing table I have. Thanks for the great video!
what a great vid mate
Very creative
...and then his wife let him go outside and play afterwords.
🤣🤣🤣
I think you are wrong. She would never let him go outside on his own.
five years later, is it still fun?