Easy Inexpensive RetroPie Bartop Arcade Machine

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Published on January 19, 2017 4:00:03 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2mZ40FDEr8

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Check out this Bartop build for around $100! This build can run any retropie image including reys 128gb. You could also make it portable and run this bartop on a battery! Raspberry Pie 3, emulation station, retropie.

Cabinet measurements at the end of the video

You will need:
Rasberry Pie 3 - http://amzn.to/2gtxyWC
128gb micro sd (or 32,64) - http://amzn.to/2fX3zmM
Budget usb keyboard: http://amzn.to/2jiENDi
Plywood & Screws - Home Depot/Lowes
Arcade buttons: http://amzn.to/2jnVoDe
Portable Speaker: http://amzn.to/2jzfCvS
Find an old laptop monitor or buy one: http://amzn.to/2iIWjfz

If your using a laptop monitor get a video board:
Screen Controller & Audio Board: 1366x768: http://amzn.to/2jxbFIv
Screen Controller & Audio Board: 1920x1080: http://amzn.to/2jnRWs3

Want the 128gb reys image for your bartop?
follow this guide to get started:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFcwGV5INj8


We did it under $100 because we had an old laptop lying around so the screen was free, the speaker came offof a dell monitor we never used, and we already had the pi3 lying around.

You should be able to buy everything new for around $200 - If you get used things you could build much cheaper.

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