wbprice/boomstick

Describes the process of creating a Raspberry Pi-powered arcade console.

boomstick

Describes the process of creating a Raspberry Pi-powered arcade console.

Components

• Raspberry Pi Model 3
• 9x Small Translucent Red Arcade Buttons
• 8x Arcade/Button Quick-Connect Wire Pair
• 1x 16mm Red Illuminated Pushbutton
• 1x Small Arcade Joystick
• Walnut Hollow Cornice Box

OS

• Lakka (Lakka doesn't currently support GPIO inputs. RetroPie has more support/precedent for this)
• RetroPie

Case Design References

• Slagcoin Lots of good general information.
  • Layout
  • Detailed Build

Prior Art

• Hacker House YT Raspberry Pi Portable Arcade
• Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi
• Adafruit Bluetooth Controller Related project. Describes how to use parts ordered from Adafruit listed above.

Layout Requirements

• Should be based on Astro City (Player One), which is pretty standard for Arcade cabinets.
• Should include all buttons necessary to play NES/SNES/Genesis games.
• Should have a dedicated menu button.