This video deserves all the kudos. It was fun, it was relatable, and it was educational. I feel that it was the perfect mix of "The Woodwright's Shop" and "Handyman Corner", and it was a great way to spend part of this rainy Sunday evening. Something my Dad told me many years ago when I was fretting over some now long forgotten school project was that, "The only person who is going to notice your mistakes is you. Everyone else thinks it looks great." He was right. It's the same here with Zu's arcade. Whatever mistakes were made along the way didn't matter in the end. The final product looks flawless from where I'm sitting. This arcade unit is definitely something to be proud of and this video is definitely something the RH Channel should be proud of.
The only thing I ever built was as a computer desk for my triple monitor setup more than a decade ago, they didn't make them as big back then. Not only was this a super fun video to watch, it actually inspired me to tackle my second project (not now but one day) to make my own arcade cabinet! Awesome video Zu, I love it!
This was an amazing video Zu. I've been dragging on doing this same kind of project myself. But now I have a lot more confidence to give it an honest shot. Would love to see more videos like this.
Thanks! I sat on this project for a year before I made myself do it. Just don't cut off your fingers and the rest is fixable with nails and wood putty!
🤣 this is brilliant! Thank you for this! It's actually very inspiring and sets realistic expectations for someone like myself that hardly even have the patience to watch a video longer than this 🥰
Awesome video Zu. I like your planned ultra budget pallet wood one! 😂 Perhaps maybe even a picture frame hanging one with wireless controllers - would be cool garage hangout/man cave/kids playroom approach for those with limited space 🤔
During the pandemic, I bought a ton of woodworking tools, knowing that I would get into it someday. Everything from nice Circular saws from Makita and Ridgid to Kreg pocket hole jigs to a DeWalt tablesaw, etc. Here is a secret about building a bartop (even a full size arcade) cabinet. It doesn't take a ton of tools. Just the basics. You can even make a zero clearance straight edge for your circular saw that can make dead accurate cuts. No need for a fancy schmanzy track saw. A jigsaw, a circular saw, a router (you can pick one up used for about 25 bucks), a Ryobi nail gun and a power drill with some spade bits are about all the tools you need. A table saw would be nice for angled cuts, but you can do them with a circular saw. Go slow, take your time, measure twice cut once, and you will be surprised at the results.
I need more Zu project videos. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Oh, I forgot to add. Have you considered using plexiglass for the front? Outline your monitor and then spray paint the back of the plexiglass. Turn it around and it will give you a beee-uuuu-teee-ful looking glass front for your arcade.
Yeah, except the monitor has buttons on the front that I need to access. I could always pop the monitor case apart and pull out the controls, or wire up a way for a main switch to turn everything on at once, but that's for next time!
Great video, cant wait to see more! It's really encouraging seeing someone just go for it and mistakes are okay. I want to see you put in arcade controls next.
I have a ton of MDF left, so I'm going to order one of those button/joystick sets and do it. It might be tricky without a drill press, but what the heck?
I’m planning to do one for my boyfriend’s house and simply was on the edge of giving up. You are very clever and handy… so maybe I am too. Trying this week. Thank you
This was very cool. Honestly, you don't need a ton of tools, but a circular saw with a nice blade and a straight edge will give you super clean cuts on your straight lines in MDF. Also, check out the builds by We build stuff, The Geek Pub and Tech Dweeb. They all have great tips and tricks. For example Tech Dweeb just used that metal strapping that is used to hold those large heaters in place.Plenty strong and not very expensive. Keep up the great work.
Oh yeah, and one other tip. I have actually built one of these using the same plans as you. My monitor was not a standard size so here is what I did. I went down to the dollar store and bought a piece of foam core. Poster board will do fine too. Rather than measure the diameter of the screen size, I just drew small pencil marks to mark the horizontal size of the monitor (top and bottom). Used a T square to cut the foam core to size. Then did the same with the vertical sides. Cut that to size also. If you put the pencil marks in the correct place, you now have a perfectly sized image of what to cut for the monitor opening. No guesswork, no measuring, no mistakes. Just center it on your MDF board. Easy peasy.
😗👍🏼👍🏼very creative!!lyou did a good job, because it was done by yourself and it came from your mind and your own hands👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼something that's dying in our society!!have a bless day
Good video! I wish there was a program/app exclusively to design your own custom Arcade cabinet with exact measurements and visualization both in 2D and 3D, so you can see how you want your Arcade to look like before make it in real life.
Great video. Love the Red Green reference. I'm wanting to build a full size cabinet myself. Still not sure what I should use for the games. Might check out your 30 dollar game stick video and see what it's about.
I'm always on the lookout for super clearance ArcadeUP machines. If I can snag one for 80% off, I'll swap out the internals for a mini pc or a pi or something!
@Retro Handhelds ZU will you PLEASE DO ME A FAVOR when you check out the KinHank? See if on the Appleii Section it had MUTANT BEACH and/or SWAMP GAS on it?! Those were my favorite ganes growing up and Retro Gaming Guy doesn't have it anymore so I'm hoping you can do this for me?
Ok. I understand that you aren't a woodworker. Buy, i was a finish carpenter, from a long line of carpenters, and i don't think you did that bad. Just think, next time you'll do better. Practice practice, and most of all have fun. It really doesn't matter what we think. If you vision works, then it's great.
Thank you for the comment! I edited out my godawful miter cut on the back panel, but otherwise everything roughly fit together. Good enough for a first try!
Lol, I'm getting a kit and making a second control panel. (That's why I made them swappable) I just didn't think I could do it in the initial build window.
Why is that just about all the built bartop arcades I have seen on youtube or on Ebay for sale are using horizontal monitors? The problem I see is that a lot of games like Ms. Pacman, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Burgertime, Punchout and tons of shooters use vertical screen. If you use horizontal monitor your screen get shrunk down a lot - you'd have huge black frame over the screen of the game. The best way is to have 2 arcade bartops: one using horizontal screen and the other using vertical screen. That way you'd get to have the best of both worlds. I don't see too many built arcade bartop arcades with veritcal screen. Another way around it is to have a software program that is coded within Batocera or Hyperspin to automatically adjust the screen according to your screen size and resolution. I dont' think the author of Batocera or Hyperspin has thought of that ..or I am expecting too much. I think it's software possible.
What do you think about this lunatic using power tools? Do you want to see more? Do you have any tips?
That was the best thing I will watch today. I enjoy "The Adventures of Zu" series. 😆👍🎮
"Zu goes to the Dollar Tree." "Zu attends a gaming convention." "Zu does intro-level carpentry."
They're all hits! 😆
@@retrohandhelds Exactly!
This video deserves all the kudos. It was fun, it was relatable, and it was educational. I feel that it was the perfect mix of "The Woodwright's Shop" and "Handyman Corner", and it was a great way to spend part of this rainy Sunday evening.
Something my Dad told me many years ago when I was fretting over some now long forgotten school project was that, "The only person who is going to notice your mistakes is you. Everyone else thinks it looks great." He was right. It's the same here with Zu's arcade. Whatever mistakes were made along the way didn't matter in the end. The final product looks flawless from where I'm sitting. This arcade unit is definitely something to be proud of and this video is definitely something the RH Channel should be proud of.
The only thing I ever built was as a computer desk for my triple monitor setup more than a decade ago, they didn't make them as big back then. Not only was this a super fun video to watch, it actually inspired me to tackle my second project (not now but one day) to make my own arcade cabinet! Awesome video Zu, I love it!
Thanks!
This was an amazing video Zu. I've been dragging on doing this same kind of project myself. But now I have a lot more confidence to give it an honest shot.
Would love to see more videos like this.
Thanks! I sat on this project for a year before I made myself do it. Just don't cut off your fingers and the rest is fixable with nails and wood putty!
In the first 3 seconds of this video I KNEW i was in more than capable hands.
rofl
🤣 this is brilliant! Thank you for this! It's actually very inspiring and sets realistic expectations for someone like myself that hardly even have the patience to watch a video longer than this 🥰
Awesome video Zu. I like your planned ultra budget pallet wood one! 😂
Perhaps maybe even a picture frame hanging one with wireless controllers - would be cool garage hangout/man cave/kids playroom approach for those with limited space 🤔
That's.... that's actually a really good idea. 📝
Great video, I vote start a whole series
Hmmmm
Zu....I love you...keep being you! :*
Always!
love this. it gives people with low woodworking skills some confidence to attempt it themselves👍
During the pandemic, I bought a ton of woodworking tools, knowing that I would get into it someday. Everything from nice Circular saws from Makita and Ridgid to Kreg pocket hole jigs to a DeWalt tablesaw, etc.
Here is a secret about building a bartop (even a full size arcade) cabinet. It doesn't take a ton of tools. Just the basics. You can even make a zero clearance straight edge for your circular saw that can make dead accurate cuts. No need for a fancy schmanzy track saw.
A jigsaw, a circular saw, a router (you can pick one up used for about 25 bucks), a Ryobi nail gun and a power drill with some spade bits are about all the tools you need. A table saw would be nice for angled cuts, but you can do them with a circular saw.
Go slow, take your time, measure twice cut once, and you will be surprised at the results.
I need more Zu project videos. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Oh, I forgot to add. Have you considered using plexiglass for the front? Outline your monitor and then spray paint the back of the plexiglass. Turn it around and it will give you a beee-uuuu-teee-ful looking glass front for your arcade.
Yeah, except the monitor has buttons on the front that I need to access. I could always pop the monitor case apart and pull out the controls, or wire up a way for a main switch to turn everything on at once, but that's for next time!
Great video, cant wait to see more! It's really encouraging seeing someone just go for it and mistakes are okay. I want to see you put in arcade controls next.
I have a ton of MDF left, so I'm going to order one of those button/joystick sets and do it. It might be tricky without a drill press, but what the heck?
This is good content! Making a nice little all-in-one arcade is a project I've been wanting to try for a while.
It's a lot easier than I thought it would be.
That extreme scoring though
Great job though & great video. Going to try something along these lines for my cousin's garage bar
Good luck! I had a lot of fun building this despite getting a sinus infection from inhaling MDF!
Dude. Zu, this was awesome.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I didn't know that I needed Zu as Red Green making a bar top arcade machine, but here we are. I definitely want the full size sequel.
After Bob Ross, it was a logical transition.
Hello, I loved absolutely everything about this video. In awe of your carpentry prowess.
Based Crystal
You are so awesome Zu! I am glad you are a part of this channel! Great job and thanks for the tutorial.
Thanks a lot!
Love to see it!
When the monitor fell, I lol’ed for realz
I screamed a swear word for real.
I’m planning to do one for my boyfriend’s house and simply was on the edge of giving up. You are very clever and handy… so maybe I am too. Trying this week. Thank you
If I can do it, you can do it
This was very cool. Honestly, you don't need a ton of tools, but a circular saw with a nice blade and a straight edge will give you super clean cuts on your straight lines in MDF. Also, check out the builds by We build stuff, The Geek Pub and Tech Dweeb. They all have great tips and tricks. For example Tech Dweeb just used that metal strapping that is used to hold those large heaters in place.Plenty strong and not very expensive. Keep up the great work.
Oh yeah, and one other tip. I have actually built one of these using the same plans as you. My monitor was not a standard size so here is what I did. I went down to the dollar store and bought a piece of foam core. Poster board will do fine too. Rather than measure the diameter of the screen size, I just drew small pencil marks to mark the horizontal size of the monitor (top and bottom). Used a T square to cut the foam core to size. Then did the same with the vertical sides. Cut that to size also. If you put the pencil marks in the correct place, you now have a perfectly sized image of what to cut for the monitor opening. No guesswork, no measuring, no mistakes. Just center it on your MDF board. Easy peasy.
😗👍🏼👍🏼very creative!!lyou did a good job, because it was done by yourself and it came from your mind and your own hands👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼something that's dying in our society!!have a bless day
This was a great video way to go Zu! You have inspired me! Im pullin for ya!
Thanks!
12:20 My favorite part.
Good video!
I wish there was a program/app exclusively to design your own custom Arcade cabinet with exact measurements and visualization both in 2D and 3D, so you can see how you want your Arcade to look like before make it in real life.
🤭 that was fun, i like it!
This was awesome
Thanks for watching!
This guy? He makes sense
Always, well, most of the time.
Great video. Love the Red Green reference. I'm wanting to build a full size cabinet myself. Still not sure what I should use for the games. Might check out your 30 dollar game stick video and see what it's about.
this was awesome! im inspired to try...or pay someone to build it for me :D
If you've got a saw and a drill, you could probably do it yourself!
Myself & my brother converted a Galaga arcade cabinet from Walmart into a full functional one using a Pi 3B+. Doesn't look perfect but it works great
I'm always on the lookout for super clearance ArcadeUP machines. If I can snag one for 80% off, I'll swap out the internals for a mini pc or a pi or something!
Great video and awesome result! But where's the plans Zu? I can't find them!!
www.instructables.com/2-Player-Bartop-Arcade-Machine-Powered-by-Pi/
@Retro Handhelds ZU will you PLEASE DO ME A FAVOR when you check out the KinHank? See if on the Appleii Section it had MUTANT BEACH and/or SWAMP GAS on it?! Those were my favorite ganes growing up and Retro Gaming Guy doesn't have it anymore so I'm hoping you can do this for me?
Deal!
Ok. I understand that you aren't a woodworker. Buy, i was a finish carpenter, from a long line of carpenters, and i don't think you did that bad. Just think, next time you'll do better. Practice practice, and most of all have fun. It really doesn't matter what we think. If you vision works, then it's great.
Thank you for the comment! I edited out my godawful miter cut on the back panel, but otherwise everything roughly fit together. Good enough for a first try!
Dude, no joystick? Disavow, disavow.
Lol, I'm getting a kit and making a second control panel. (That's why I made them swappable) I just didn't think I could do it in the initial build window.
@@retrohandhelds I can't forgive you... Unless you make another video about it 📍
Deal
Why is that just about all the built bartop arcades I have seen on youtube or on Ebay for sale are using horizontal monitors? The problem I see is that a lot of games like Ms. Pacman, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Burgertime, Punchout and tons of shooters use vertical screen. If you use horizontal monitor your screen get shrunk down a lot - you'd have huge black frame over the screen of the game. The best way is to have 2 arcade bartops: one using horizontal screen and the other using vertical screen. That way you'd get to have the best of both worlds. I don't see too many built arcade bartop arcades with veritcal screen. Another way around it is to have a software program that is coded within Batocera or Hyperspin to automatically adjust the screen according to your screen size and resolution. I dont' think the author of Batocera or Hyperspin has thought of that ..or I am expecting too much. I think it's software possible.