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When I received my first raspberry pi, I already knew, that at some point I would build an arcade machine. But it took me more than a year to finally tackle this project. The best and worst thing about this was, that I set myself a deadline and wanted it to be ready for our upcoming housewarming party 3 weeks later...
The [instructables by rolfebox](http://www.instructables.com/id/2-Player-Bartop-Arcade-Machine-Powered-by-Pi/)  were a huge help especially during the planning phase and I just ended up changing a few things like adding speakers and the Daft Punk Design. In the end this project was a lot of fun and provided a lot of additional entertainment for the evening.

First of all there was a paper prototype to make sure the dimensions are fine:
![001.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZR2re9L6PCWRv2Lka3QBT54wfS6EaNX2GuYzSYuQUKuk/001.jpg)

I made a 3D rendering of how I wanted it to look like in the end:
![002.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmfMF2Eg1JVPsKttU3aS9VtASscNbuvrD6fnz2nTbLgCeN/002.png)

Button build into paper prototype to see if it feels natural:
![004.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmccwcT4vwtSpNk9FoSTSDoKTaSYgKLzjRxB6xW3a12s1T/004.jpg)

The wiring for the buttons:
![005.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcrLT1yhegGXRSw6VUZf5vwn32QaZ5hgowBd4xzAXREmM/005.jpg)

I built the wooden case with the help of a friend:
![006.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPtiJRrabGFBSj4P6qzSMWH9WnYUvYrqrT5ChxBYH8cBi/006.jpg)

Cheap monitor from ebay where I removed everything that I didn't need:
![008.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYEdzsKoLV7vNDhfuuxvAMoSm48XfJ6mpoP87haRAed7Z/008.jpg)

Added the Daft Punk decoration I printed online:
![009.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbVgSyfLiSbkXraJ2CdJt5WKKDDVWKVE2tE6geJHW9weq/009.jpg)

Everything fitted inside the case:
![010.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmb7C4d16zXjJCxBZjzsC8UqCtCWPt1mueNDrmaefRVWUW/010.jpg)

The wiring inside:
![011.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcEMqFAbKFBRDUfQqineC9qVqXR2Rew36GC47C74HNG4j/011.jpg)

The finished product:
![012.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmT5hzmTBKRp6mDo1gNMjw31GQEcu4t3Nkkyx4eT9Y69ng/012.jpg)