Making a Mini Gauntlet Arcade Cabinet - 8 years in the making!
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Mini arcade machines seem to be on trend these days, but where's the fun in buying one off the shelf. Here's a DIY mini arcade cabinet I made in 2011 and only just got around to finishing this week. It's based on Atari's Gauntlet arcade and aims to be completely playable while retaining the original machines proportions and style. How did I do?
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RetroManCave No. I’m jealous. :D
Putting ETA Prime out of a job!
You’re becoming The UK 8-Bit Guy. Very nice work Neil.
Excellent,fun project! Retro gaming is an amazing hobby/passtime,the unsung PC community.
@@DQSpider they do! They are wired to the minipac like the other buttons so I've mapped them as credits
In my opinion there's little reason to update at this point unless you want to run even newer games. I'm not sure how Pi 4 performance will pan out but will it be better than a good Core 2 Duo setup?
RetroManCave Think I’d like a retro road trip... :D
Did you find the side art or draw it?
There was something extremely pleasant about watching this come together. It's one thing to restore a mass manufactured computer or console, but it's another level of care that goes into fixing up one's old custom passion project.
Wonderful stuff.
I thought there was an extra level of love for this one, too. I mean I love my work and there's a bit of scope to indulge myself, but to actually have a project like this _be_ your work? That's living the dream, that is 👍
Agreed, I can't believe he isn't over a million subs yet!!!
2:18 thought you were gonna say it was designed so long ago that you still had a full head of hair 🤣
This is why I love your channel Neil. You have such a loving attention to detail in your work. It's a delight to behold.
That was beautiful. The custom artwork on the sides are a step beyond.
Great video as always. A couple of additional changes that you could do to the cab are:
Take the bezel out, on the back of the bezel mask off the area where the LCD is displayed and spray paint the bezel "border" black (this way you get a smooth finish when looking from the front). This way the bezel of the LCD monitor is hidden and screen looks like it is "hanging in mid air".
Also, you can always buy the t-moulding that you want and use a sharp knife to cut the spline off and use some adhesive to stick it to the cab.
Those of us who saw the sneak peek photo on Twitter thought this was a full-size arcade machine... and rightfully so, because it looks amazing. The reproduction of the artwork on the side of the cabinet is just stunning.
The kick plate is a nice touch.You are right about it needing some spillt cola splatter, and other wear.
17:10 in - All I could think about was "OK, Dougal.... These are small… but the ones out there are far away. Small… far away…" Cracking job, that looks like a lot of fun!
:D yay that was the reference. I love my brick.
@@RMCRetro classic :)
Very nice music choice, love that retro synth sound :)
What's the song at around 15 minutes in?
@@elblanco5 Purple Voyager by ELFL
@@dragster40 Thank you! I was trying to find this too.
He always puts the music in the description which is very helpful.
Gosh I'm jealous of his skill levels, I'm just a STANDARD NERD, I can't do wood working or artwork like that, I get so much enjoyment from his channel, I wish I could afford to be a patreon, during Melbourne's almost 4 month lockdown his channel kept me sane... Thank you for this wonderful youtube.
Your views and comments are support enough Jon, I appreciate anyone who chooses to use their time here. Glad you like it!
I'm glad this one found its way out of storage, the finished product looks absolutely gorgeous.
I love how "Younger Neil" is addressed as a 3rd person !!
Great video *RMC* .
Awww man I 'wasted' so much time back in the 80s playing a full size version of this machine. This looks like it plays amazingly, well done! One last 'upgrade' would be a more modern much brighter LCD screen, as this one's pretty dim. Still amazing though, a real tribute. Like you many moons ago I bought an arcade machine, still have it, a Rygar full size game machine - jamma stuff ripped out, old monitor ripped out, replaced by a cheap PC mini tower and MAME.
Beautiful job. Get that disk backed up immediately.
Man, i'm really liking the DIY feel, plus i absolutely love the "kick plate", which is not necessary, but is 100% necessary :)
I really enjoyed this episode. I remember the two of you making it first time around but never saw the end result.
Absolutely love this; fantastic work and end result. I love arcade machines but the closest things I have at the moment are three arcade sticks with various modifications!
There's nothing like a bloody good game of Gauntlet when people play their roles well.
Good lord, that is truly amazing - especially the artwork. Total Illustrator skills!
Kick panel that looks like diamond plate is nice touch.
Absolute brilliance. And the perfect choice of arcade machine as inspiration for the cabinet... Gauntlet is still my all time favourite game (well, Gauntlet II technically, but hey)
Gauntlet & Bubble Bobble would be two perfect compact-form Arcade machines.
By far my most favourite video to date....
Absolutely fantastic mate...
The fact you've used the hardware you set out to originally, excellent!!
breath taking ! I love it ! You could make a faux coin door to dress up the front as well.
That's high on my list of "things to make when I finally get a 3D printer" :D
@@RMCRetro Nice ! :D You could also make one with a mold & resin.
Thank you for practicing art. This was 4 player game that was awesome after school pleasure for me.
I subscribed, immediately.
You waited till the OS it uses is also retro. I approve.
Beautiful work, my arcade took 5 years but worth every minute
That is a thing of beauty - just when I thought your videos could not get any better!
Magnificent. The level of detail is absolutely beautiful! A true labor of love.
I knew it was going to be a Mini ITX when I saw the title :) Beautiful piece of kit! Very jealous! I bet it plays and feels so much better than a Pi too :)
Brilliant, I wish I had the skill and the patience to build one of those!
I also want to mention those Zotac boards from 2010-2012 allowed you to overclock the front side bus. I was able to push the E8600 which was rated at 3.3Ghz up to 3.9Ghz. I am sure you could push the E8500 to near the same level...depending on the silicon lottery, maybe even more. It really didn't change thermals that much either. It did help with the 32 bit era games.
Great tip thank you very much I might have a play with that
Man this was incredible. It really is awesome to see the techniques you've acquired over the years of restoring retro computers to put the finishing touches on this thing. Very well done and a beautiful cabinet. Hope it brings much joy and entertainment!
THAT WAS A HEROIC EFFORT
Fair play. Quality show and enjoyable to watch.
Thanks Neil, your videos always put a smile at the end of the day...
That's a lovely thing to say thank you!
An excellent arcade build. It's amazing what can be achieved with a ITX motherboard, adapters, wood and craftwork. A job Well done! I really enjoyed this video. A thumbs-up from me.
Well this was just wonderful.
A thing of beauty. Great episode.
The artwork really brings it alive.
I'm going to have to give my barcade some graphics.
That thing looks amazing!!!! Great job!
That is absoulty amazing mate I'd love one of them
This is indeed an epic machine!! ... well done getting this bad boy sorted after so many years!! The quality of this unit far exceeds most commercially available units!! Strong recommendation... build your own!! It’s worth it!! :-)
Retro on top of retro, LOVE IT!!
Thank you for actually putting what songs you used in the description!
This is gorgeous! Well done!
very nice work sir. been fixing & building a lot of my machines but always toyed with the idea of making a couple of mini machines running, say a 60 in 1 card or even a pandora's box
Do it Ollie, I'd love to see your woodworking skills on a Mini
That is really nice, superb job and i want one !
Brilliant Project. Great job. loved the video
Thanks! And to think just last week a real, full sized Gauntlet cabinet arrived here for the arcade museum, I’m going to have to get a photo of the two together
I remember playing Gauntlet back in the arcade in the 80's. Loved the video! Hopefully Num Skull or New Wave Toys eventually produces this cabinet in the future. I would definitely buy one! Thanx for the video!
I must admit, this episode has really inspired me to make something like this, cheers for doing it :D an awesome show as always.
That's great to hear I hope you have a go at making something
Wow, thats amazing Neil
Neil this was great! We've all toyed with the idea of making a cabinet. This was executed brilliantly, good show mate 👍
I think it came out beautifully, great as t job.
Excellent. Some months ago, I have bought an arcade joystick set from ebay, that came with the joystick, buttons and a little usb board. That works fine. I think, with a raspberry pi, a 10“ tft and a tft board, an amplifier board, speakers and maybe some rgb led stripes, it could be fun to build an arcade from it :-) Maybe a touchscreen could be helpful. I have that on the display...
I love Gauntlet. In the 80s, my friends and I would all go to this one truck stop that had Gauntlet in the table format, which is the best way to play it :) (but it does take up a huge amount of room)
It is GLORIOUS!!!
Absolutely brilliant!!
That's awesome man! keep making things
Fantastic work, the end result is absolutely amazing. Well worth your time taking this on and also nice to see something a bit different to a retro Pi. I have various JAMMA, Neo Geo MVS, Sega S-TV setups for my full size arcade machine and can confirm it all takes up a lot of space. Also pleased to see you went with the Gauntlet model, I've just finished a 10 part mini series on my channel as its one of my all time favorite games. Good work.
What a fantastic machine, and thanks for sharing the completion of the build with us.
Very nice job.. My hats off to ya brother!
Absolutely gorgeous work Neil! I have neither the knowledge, tools or workspace to do this myself but damn if it isn't tempting. :) That custom reproduction artwork you did is extremely impressive.
I didn't know that HyperSpin was no longer being actively developed. That's too bad. As complicated and often frustrating as it was/is, it's still a very powerful tool. Though I suppose if it still works on modern versions of Windows, the most current release should still be fine.
Great work! ... so satisfying to build your own project!
Really enjoyed this episode.
The amount of hours invested in such a detailed finish is inconceivable...an incredible job that most people, including myself, could never do.
Awesome video. Nice to see something a little different too on your channel.
Great job. Very impressed
The artwork is pretty cool
Great video. You have given me hope to finish my cabinet! Mine is 4 years in the making.
Awesome build, Neil!
That does look lovely, even standing on it's own switched off, it would make a great talking piece in a room!
Thanks Larry I appreciate the approval of your experienced eye 🖒
This is easily my favourite of your videos. Fantastic project!
Wow I wish could get one like that.
Looks absolutely beautiful Neil. 😍 Excellent job, well done 👍
Looks like there is a big variety of games on board. Love to have one a little bit larger with a 20 inch screen but still be a tabletop unit.
Love it!! Well done mate!!
Fantastic job, Sir!! Functional and pretty! I've been so tempted to build one myself. FYI, you can always paint the back side of the plexiglass if you want to black out the monitor bezel.
This wins CZcams today. Beyond cool. Amazing video. If I had one I’d never stop playing it. To hell with modern consoles!!!
Bravo! One of the nicest bartop arcade designs I've seen.
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
What A work of art!
Really quite nice! Gauntlet is one of my top arcade games, so great choice on the design.
4:24 I'm actually watching this on a windows XP computer I repaired last year! (it had a leaky cap that was causing it to blue screen) it's a Dimension 8400 desktop.
Amazing. Gauntlet was incredible choice. Well done
Cheers Steve!
My main memory of Gauntlet was how it would grass you up: "Elf shot the food."
That machine is amazing!
What a GORGEOUS build!
Love it! Anything build from personal creativity and passion is always a winner in my book. Maybe I should revisit my plans to integrate an arcade into my living room cup board.
Came out great
Great job, I really like the design of it.
It makes me want to build one too :)
Nice save!
This is reminding me of a DIY project I am considering after moving (hopefully soon, depending on how long the buying process takes). That is to make myself a cockpit style arcade cabinet for games like X-Wing and other titles that are best played with a joystick.
Looks great.
All that hard work really paid off, congrats! :)
Looks gorgeous, great job very jealous
I made my arcade bar top in November 2018 with ras pi. I guess I should make a video of it! ;) In February I came across Batocera and decided to use a the same duo core.
I do enjoy the content that you put out on this channel. I love this mini Arcade love to get hold of one but I just do not have the space so i just keep watching your videos
I believe the beauty of the project lies in the fact that it is handcrafted and therefore not perfect. Forget the little details that bother you and enjoy your machine as the only one in the world. By the way, great choice, Gauntlet is an icon of arcades