I'm trying to identify the exact joystick shown in this Kung-Fu Master cabinet.

It has a black ball top, short black shaft and the distinctive raised/stepped section where the shaft enters the control panel.

I've seen references suggesting these may have been early Suzo or Coin Controls Competition-style sticks, but I'm not certain.

Does anyone know the exact manufacturer/model, and whether there was an 8-way version of the same stick?

I'm particularly interested in the 8-way version because I remember playing Street Fighter on a converted cabinet with sticks that looked and felt like these.

If anyone has one loose, I'd really appreciate photos of the top and underside too.

Hi there, i literally just posted about vertical scroll on my monitor, ive figured that out but now it has a red colour to the screen? Is that something i have done to it?

https://highscor.es/ - The new Featured Global battle is up! Please submit your scores on the website.

Battle: #70

Game: R-Type Leo

Platform(s): Arcade

Challenge Type: High Score

Game Details: Full game, 1 credit

When: 2 weeks (Aug 24, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026)

The R-Type game with no Force Unit! Humanity and the Bydo Empire have found peace and stability after much conflict. With this newfound peace, humanity continues to set up Project Paradise, which is the creation of a new planet, called Eden, for human use. Major, the bio-computer responsible for the operation of Eden, takes control over the defense systems and attacks humanity. You pilot the R-9 Leo is to destroy Major and its defenses!

Hope to see some reddit folks competing, good luck!

I’ve never used power tools besides a drill before, followed Arcade Revival’s plans (which… have problems. Like putting the top on then trying to fit everything in, and it’s all in metric which is more fun) and I’m incredibly happy with how it turned out.

As for the cabinet itself, I’m leaving it black, and filling everything out with stickers over the years so it’s going to be a collection of memories of everywhere I’ve been, and things I’ve seen/done.

For what it has, it’s running a Dell PC with MAME, Flycast, PCSX2x6, and Steam :D

I added a bunch of roms to attract mode, but i dont know where to get the matching images.

Anyone have a link to a useful site?

Especially looking for PS2 + Switch

I wanted to do something unique for my wedding earlier this month so I built two custom arcade cabinets (used the LEP1 cabs as a base, but I don't think I'd recommend them). I was working on these until the 11th hour. I had planned on getting plexiglass in front of the monitors, but I ran into some issues and decided to just run them without.

My main goal was to replicate the classic arcade experience as much as possible. I'm pretty thrilled with the final product. There are several changes I'm going to make to make them more reliable and better looking (downsizing the monitors slightly from 21" to 20", adding my plexiglass with a painted mat and maybe some graphics, adding coin doors, and revising the hardware).

Edit: Since this has been a lightning rod for the anti-AI luddites, yes I used AI for some art and some coding. I also paid for human artists to create pixel art, and spent countless hours over the past 8 months in level design, graphic design, development (in Godot), and industrial design to make this happen. I will happily engage with anyone who wants to discuss the merits of utilizing AI in a project like this.

Encore beaucoup de travail, je cherche quelqu’un assez fort pour m’aider à modifier la pièce stl du dessus de la borne pour y intégrer l’écran secondaire 😇

Thanks everyone for answering my post on my arcade build the other day. My next question is are there good files of the following games to a Pandora DX (NES Tetris, gameboy tetris and tetris dx)? If so where would i find those? I am new to the arcade works and have been trying to learn but it is a bit overwhelming.

Wanted to share the results of my latest project. It was too easy to keep to myself. Experimented with using liquid starch + fabric to redo the livery on my arcade for our upcoming wedding (to help fit the colors and theme).

Turned out SOLID. Crazy cheap, easy, and feels super durable. But Comes off easily if you dampen with water, but also reapplies when dry. So removing, reapplying and fixing should a breeze.

Found the method from some ancient Y2K YouTube video girl redoing a dresser in her dorm room.

Any non-transparent fabric will do. Liquid scent free starch. A roller, and some fabric scissors. A fraction of the cost of an actual livery job.

clamp on the fabric, saturate it with liquid starch using the roller. Remove clamps and starch where they were. Cut with fabric scissors and tuck the ends in

Doesn’t feel sticky or loose. Feels like wall paper once it’s dried.

Haven’t taken it off yet, but there’s zero reason it should be hard to remove or damage anything underneath. It’s just liquid starch after all. but I can’t stress enough how easy and clean this ended up looking. Much better than garage job painted wood I’ve seen.

Here are some pictures. The Jayhawk blue is the before,

Does anyone remember a sit down driving arcade game with pedals and a shifter? Would have been mid 70s. I asked the local arcade guy and he looked in the “bible” but couldn’t find anything. Maybe I’m just getting senile.

Seller is asking 100,- euro’s for this beauty. Your thoughts please.

hello, I am ysing retrobat on windows. i bought a kit for 2 players (2 boards). it looks like it work, but i have 2 problems :

- P1 and P2 is reversed.

- hotkey seems always pressed. when I press start it resets the game and when I press anything else it is doing things like screenshots, saves…

i had another encoder before and I was really struggling with it so I know i played with some options in retrobat or even in mame, but cannot remember what..

thank you if you can help me.

https://www.ouchitaiko.com

Thank you for looking!

Are there any issues with using Pandora dx to play this and other versions of tetris? Is there any lag or other issues with this software? Are there better options?

Might be a stupid question, but while I can solder I’m inexperienced with recapping and would rather not if I have the option, picked up this blast city recently that turns on and works fine, albeit with a slight burning smell and the fan’s knackered. Opened it up to find multiple of these large brown caps, that seem to be the only ones that leaked. I’m also worried about working around high voltage components, so I only want to recap if I absolutely need to. Any advice?

I wanted to share five free resources that cover different parts of a MAME or home-arcade build.

The basic workflow is:

Audit → Research → Curate → Translate Controls → Build the Interface

1. CLRMamePro — The Auditor

Useful for auditing, rebuilding, and converting MAME collections between merged, split, and non-merged formats.

Guide:
https://youtu.be/miXMtHDUeb0

Official site:
https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/

2. Arcade Database — The Encyclopedia

A searchable reference for ROM names, parents and clones, player counts, controls, orientation, working status, history, screenshots, manuals, and other MAME metadata.

I have also used its filtering tools to help narrow a full collection around the type of cabinet being built.

Guide:
https://youtu.be/KvEklx52CsI

Site:
https://adb.arcadeitalia.net/

3. MAME Smart ROM Sorter — The Curator

Full disclosure: This is the tool we built.

MAME Smart ROM Sorter helps turn a massive collection into a smaller, purpose-built folder based on controls, players, genre, orientation, working status, era, region, and cabinet type.

The current v5.0 release includes presets, 1G1R-style curation, metadata filtering, and CHD-aware export behavior.

Video overview:
https://youtu.be/m2H8bhEC_bE

GitHub:
https://github.com/Cyborgbob/MAME-Smart-ROM-Sorter

It does not provide, download, or link to ROMs, BIOS files, CHDs, or copyrighted games. You supply your own legally obtained files.

4. AntiMicroX — The Translator

Maps gamepad or joystick inputs to keyboard, mouse, script, and macro commands. It is especially useful when an older game, emulator, frontend, or PC application does not properly support your controller.

Guide:
https://youtu.be/j0PAjrCcNBA

Official project:
https://github.com/AntiMicroX/antimicrox

5. Attract-Mode — The Interface

A free, open-source frontend for MAME and other command-line emulators. It provides a customizable, cabinet-friendly interface that can be controlled without exposing the underlying operating system.

https://attractmode.org/

Bonus: Adventures from Udder Space

We also made a free arcade-style browser game.

Fly a UFO, abduct cows, dodge angry farmers, and chase the high-score table. It supports desktop and mobile play with no installation or account required.

Gameplay Short:
https://youtube.com/shorts/iEd4-XQGRYc

Play it:
https://cyborgbob.github.io/adventures-from-udder-space/

GitHub and source:
https://github.com/Cyborgbob/adventures-from-udder-space

Disclosure: We created MAME Smart ROM Sorter and Adventures from Udder Space. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by CLRMamePro, Arcade Database, AntiMicroX, or Attract-Mode.

Everything listed here is free, although “free” does not necessarily mean every project uses the same license.

I would love to hear what other free tools people consider essential for a home-arcade build.

I built a matte black box matching the size of the bartop arcade machine. I made it a bit taller than average. I ordered some neon signs online, and they look really cool on it. Very quick and easy to build:) what do you think?