Learn how I built myself a custom MAME / Launch Box arcade.
Here's the important links you'll want if you decide to make one for yourself:
Arcade Blueprints: http://koenigs.dk/
Launch Box: https://www.launchbox-app.com/
Marquee Materials:
LED Matrix: https://www.amazon.com/BTF-LIGHTING-Individual-Addressable-Flexible-Controllers/dp/B09XWR1Y5K/ref=sr_1_4?sr=8-4 (I used two 8x8 and one 8x32)
LED Controller: https://www.amazon.com/BTF-LIGHTING-K-1000C-Controller-Addressable-Programmable/dp/B06XJ1J915/ref=sr_1_5?sr=8-5
LED Controller Power Supply: https://www.amazon.com/BTF-LIGHTING-Aluminum-WS2812B-LED8806-Modules/dp/B01D8FLZV6/ref=sr_1_5?sr=8-5
If you're looking for the laminate I used, you can find that here:
https://www.cabinetparts.com/p/formica-countertop-laminate-products-laminate-sheets-FORM909204X8-p22840
p.s. If you notice the arcade's missing artwork, that's planned for a future vid!
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Finding Blueprints
01:57 - Building the Frame
05:46 - Laminating
09:36 - Making the Marquee
13:27 - Final Assembly
15:17 - Launch Box Explained
17:00 - Walkthrough of Internals
17:55 - Final Results