Modern Retro Mini Arcade Machine

This is a fully functional mini arcade cabinet. Design, 3D-print (at home) and assemble a small desktop arcade / bartop machine. I wanted to create a portrait model, to be able to properly show off classics like Donkey Kong, Pacman, Centipide, etc. The whole thing is built around an 8″ 1024 x 768 IPS LCD panel, in portrait mode. I designed it using Autodesk Fusion360.

I chose to split the main body in two parts. This allows easy acces to the internals while also optimizing printability; very little support is needed when printing. I chose Eryone Ivory White PLA for the top part (matches the joystick and buttons pretty well), and Eryone Navy Blue Matt PLA to print the bottom and the back cover parts. All the parts are printed on a stock Creality Ender3. The two main parts are held together by M3 bolts and some nuts. Threaded inserts are used to keep the pieces together at the front. The joystick itself is held by 4 x M3 bolts.

As It only needs to run older games, I chose a cheaper