Retropie arcade cabinet

Baltic Birch

Build

Baltic birch. Wipe-on poly finish.

Design

This cabinet currently houses a Raspberry Pi 2 with Retropie to run emulators for classic video games. It has two player controls in the front and a speaker for mono sound in the back. It also houses a de-cased 19" Dell monitor that provides extra USB ports. External USB ports in the back allow keyboard connection for configuration, as well as extra controllers for 3+ players. The control labels are screen printed directly on the plywood.

What went wrong?

This is a second build after a very rough prototype, so the design is refined, but the connections are a little tight to the monitor. I also had a slip while routing the final slot for the speaker grill...