This year for Christmas, I wanted to build something really cool for my son. He's really into Tron right now, so I figured that I would build a Tron themed standing arcade.
The Parts
Electronics
1 - 42" TV (you can adjust schematics for smaller sizes)
Everything else
1 - 4' x 8' x (3/4") sheet of plywood
1 - 8' x 3/4" quarter round moulding
3 - cans black spray paint (flat)
1 - can white spray paint (glossy)
1 - 2'x4' - 1/8" mdf
2 - 3' x 1/4" square wood dowel
2 - 3' x 3/4" square wood dowel
painters tape, wood glue, putty, sand paper
For those who don't know, a
Raspberry Pi is a $35 credit card sized computer that runs a version of linux. It supports HDMI and RCA video. Audio can be supplied either with HDMI or a 3.5mm jack I chose to use this simply because I had one sitting around that I had been using as a web server but no longer needed. If you aren't familiar with linux, it's ok. You don't really need to know anything to get this up and running. If you want to be able to run two 8 way joysticks plus ten buttons, you may want to find a friend that knows how to solder. For a non-solder version, just use two buttons per player, rather than four (plus two more for universal 'start' and 'select' buttons) Lets get to building this thing!
