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Arcade Cabinet - HAPP Emulationstation Full-size machine - 2 player Contra Pi
$ 359.03
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Please contact me if you are interested in buying; since this is a very large and heavy item, it will have to be freighted or picked up. Due to this, I want to answer any questions prior to purchase.This is an original Contra arcade cabinet (no original PCB included, as I never had it). Installed in its place is a multi-arcade system with hundreds of games, running on a Raspberry Pi using Emulationstation with a Project HyperPie GUI/front-end, and custom artwork panels. The games pull cover art using an internet connection, so you get marquees and designs that load automatically when you open a game (as seen in the sample photos).
The sound uses the original arcade cabinet speakers, but wired to an EQ-adjustable digital preamp installed on the top of the cabinet, so you can also adjust the volume for times you want to play more quietly than an original arcade machine would allow. There is a new, low-energy long LED bulb installed behind the marquee to replace the old halogen bulb. The original cabinet's arcade glass is still attached, but the original monitor has been replaced with an LCD monitor, which has a remote control for adjusting the image parameters. The coin mechanism is still intact but obviously is not used since the coin-feeding is emulated.
Buttons and joysticks are high-quality HAPP professional parts.
All the documentation for Emulationstation is online and the system can be updated via a Wifi card in the Raspberry Pi, but I am happy to explain to the best of my ability how various parts of the system work.
There is nothing wrong with the machine; I purchased the parts and worked on it a bit as a side project, but simply have not had the time to use it as much as I would have liked.
Thank you for looking, and please message with any questions or details. I will include a list of currently installed games soon.