Custom Hyperspin Arcade Cabinet UPDATED WITH LINKS TO PLANS

This is short video showing how I went about building a custom Hyperspin arcade cabinet. This is not a tutorial but a recap of sorts.
UPDATED version of my other video
fixed audio
*added links to files
I am no expert at sketchup or photoshop, as a result these files are not perfect but I believe they can be of much help in your own build. In this link you will be able to view and download the following:
4 pages in PDF detailing measurements. (slightly different shape under controll panel from final build)
*Editable photoshop files for Marquee and control panel. control panel dimensions are to exact scale for standard buttons.
*Google Schetchup file
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[@polishhammer1992]

God Bless your heart for spending the extra time to make measurements/documents AND posting the content for Free.

[@jaygreene4477]

I found this design on Pinterest and feel in love with it.. I could not thank you enough for this design plans.. This will save me so much time in the near future.. You have a new thumbs up and subscriber bud... keep up the good work

[@badreddinegacem]

@@jaygreene4477 can you share those plans w me ??

[@jaygreene4477]

@@badreddinegacem their is a link in the video description witch will take you to his Google drive where you can download it

[@badreddinegacem]

@@jaygreene4477 it says i have to get access from him and he didn't give it to me!

[@jaygreene4477]

I'll be honest I downloaded these a long time ago... not sure if I still have them... I'll take a look later today

[@mattx5499]

I'm very impressed with this machine. Big display really makes the gameplay more fun and wide control panel is necessary. I always hated being too close to the other player and hitting each other with elbows. Also the bigger cabinet allows putting better speakers with subwoofer to use it as a jukebox too. The bottle holders are very nice touch. Great build.

[@RobsMemoryLane]

Awesome job man! The cup holder is a brilliant idea!

[@dman3438]

That is so cool how everyone is building their own now. I hope these things make a come back.

[@RodrigoBarbosa-nEOSuporte]

simply one of the most fabulous arcade machines I have ever seen . beautiful work congratulations

[@maliusmaximus1428]

Thanks so much for this! Myself and a group of about 6 others here in Vietnam are all building based off this concept

[@antonioramirez1865]

HI THERE, BY ANY CHANCE DO YOU HAVE THE INFORMACION THAT YOU GOT FROM THE LINK, IF YOU CAN PLEASE UPLOADED DUE TO THAT THE LINK THAT WAS PROVIDED, IS NO LONGER GIVING US THE INFO TO DOWNLOAD..

[@stanleymclain402]

I think you have one of the best cabinets i have seen someone build. Thank you for sharing your design.

[@helturflippad]

Thanks for sharing this build, theres creative ideas that I really like. Also you seem to be pretty much the only DIY builder that put in a real mount for the screen, bonuspoint for that! Additionally you inspire me to make one of these for myself as a winter project, and I would love to if I only had the skills to set up the software/hyperspin and if I only had some skills to hook up buttons or even knew what parts I need to make one. But extra cred for being inspiring to that degree!

[@CarlozNWH]

You can find complete software/rom setups on arcadepunks website

[@DJBrian2010]

I am also gonna build my cabinet with your plans. I spent so much time with the hyperspin part that your plans will save me that much more time. I have all the parts already and the only changes I am making to your plans is removing the cup holders and moving a couple buttons. I am also placing an old lcd screen above my 42" LED as a hyper marquee display with the speakers on either side of it. That was easier than backlighting a plexiglassed paper marquee that i didn't have

[@hendriklok85]

I really apreciate all the work,time and effort in supplying the community the plans for free ,i am a poor sob but would also like to support you i anyway i can

[@poshko41]

Gorgeous. The cup holders were a nice touch.

[@mattmcvicker9270]

Very Cool! Thanks for making the plans public. My kids and I may give this build a try! Anyone else out here do this yet? If so I'd love to hear some things that went well or needed help.

[@karolgolden231]

Wow! You are true hero to everyone who played arcade games as a kid! Thank you.

[@geekrj]

One of the best modern arcade cabinets I've ever seen! Sure to make this project instead of my favorite regular CRT TV project first.

[@PoeLemic]

Man, Dude, knocked it out of the park. Gosh, I am really thinking about doing this now. I get how you went about it. Good job!!!

[@aaronmartinez8004]

My man Loco, I really enjoyed watching you're video and I have already took advantage and downloaded the files you shared. I plan to use you're exact plans for my arcade build. I appreciate you making you're experience and information public for those like us that enjoy great arcade games.

[@Main_1_]

Do you still have these plans? The original uploader removed access.

[@solis2320]

​@Main_1_ did u ever get plans

[@Cyberjjc]

Thank you so much for sharing your work. I have been dying to make a cabinet similar to yours. I am blown away of your work. Thanks again.

[@MarkNorville]

Well I would give you £100 for the machine, but dam you had to increase the value by adding beer holders. You have added a few thousand with those pesky things. You are a man after my own heart, I am really surprised that more people do not make beer holders.

[@HardToFindANameMan]

Man i love the design... I was looking at a few homemade arcade's but yours is by far the best design cus u can stand and sit... in just over 100 hours... amazing all does i looked at took 250 hours and was not as big and you have done it from ground...Thx man so much i will make a version with a few arduino boards... Maybe a secret room activated when clicking a combination from the buttons on the arcade;D

[@georgevaccaro9379]

Really nice build! Great multiplayer wide setup and you didn't neglect the trackball. Really nice work on the control panel art and the cup holders are a great idea. AND you posted the plans! Great work!

[@williamcomolli9470]

Very nice, clean build. The cup holders are definitely a nice touch!

[@califpv]

Nice cabinet. Last thing on mine was to stop opening the coin door to adjust the volume on the lepai amp. I am going to do what you did with yours. Thanks for the great idea!

[@billyscarbrough]

Just built two bartops myself. Love your finished product! Hope it’s still getting good use 4 years later. Gonna check out your mini Pac-Man video and prob do one of those next. Looks so cool!

[@MidniteXprezz81]

Your arcade is FANTASTIC!! I would love to build something like this, but I want mine to have four controllers instead of two. Unfortunately, I have no carpentry skills.

[@beaker2000]

Amazing job, one of the best I've seen, love that it isn't HUGE, and has a good sized display. Well done.

[@ShawnKirk007]

Great video man! I also built my own arcade cabinet. Mine is one of the old school deep and square type of cabinets versus your shallow and wide model. However lately I've been wanting to make mine shallow and wide like yours because mine sticks out way to much. So thanks for posting a link to you plans. I will more than likely be using them and making a few tweaks since my flat panel is only 27" versus your 39".

[@buddy6365]

Awesome arcade dude. I watched it a few years ago n built one. Moved and now I’m going to build one for my new home. Thank you. Where did you get control panel art?

[@BrianKapellusch]

that's a thing of beauty. I love the cupholders especially.

[@marksnexus]

Great build, I would love to see more videos about hyperspin specific details, such as how to get the emulators to function as they should without crashing/ video scaling when running a game, key mapping, sensitivity trackball settings, what emulators are used etc. . I have a 2tb rom set pre loaded with hyperspin and looks great, but the games are hit and miss, i’m sure there are a bunch of settings that need to be “tweaked“ and have noticed several bugs such as slow running games, key mapping issues with any controller, Video” V sync” and many other problems. I would love to see if anyone else has fixed them and can show a running system. Specifically hyperspin and emulator settings, would be super helpful to have your expertise on. Great upload and thank you for sharing your system! 👍🏽 💯

[@Jenkyllllls]

To fix this issue stop using Hyperspin. It DOES not work as well as either Launchbox or attract mode. If you want 100% working roms sets find the no intro set for launchbox or CP78 set for attract mode . If you pay for the premium launchbox version every game is pre setup for an xbox controller.

[@habibmusabbir484]

I will be honest with you.you should have upload the full video.because watching all thous hard work would be a pleasure

[@jimkirk989]

SWEEEEEET ARCADE CABINET!!!!!!!!!!! RETRO, YET MODERN AT THE SAME TIME!!!!

[@seriousstuff8887]

What thickness mdf did you use ? And did you use a bevel? Awesome work btw !

[@rainemirra1980]

These Arcade machines are better than the old school arcade machines!

[@aquiles7783]

The best arcade machine that I have seen in my life, congratulations !! I will build me a similar because I love Japanese version. :D

[@darkinner777]

Man, amazing work. I wanted something almost exactly the same, but with different painting and stickers. Really really nice work. Also thanks for the sketches and plans. Very nice work.

[@utubepunk]

Sick build! You should be proud of an epic build... my only nitpick... you need to give it a worthy name! Every badass sword has a name, ya know.☺

[@guygoodwin]

Hi there , What a great job . i was looking into buying one of these in Aus however the cost is around the $1900 mark .. After watching your vid i am thinking of making one very similar to your one .

[@matthewmills6452]

This is great! I really like your design. Thanks so much for including the sketchup files! I'm building one with my oldest son for a high school elective.

[@shaunspiller1569]

Wow! What a build! I looked in the link you provided and it has the measurements and everything which is awesome. Do you by any chance also have a list of the materials you used? Type of wood for the body?

[@antonioramirez1865]

HEY MAN, BY ANY CHANCE DO YOU STILL HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU DOWNLOAD FROM THE LINK, THE THING IS THAT MANY OF US ARE TRYING TO DOWNLOAD IT, BUT THE INFO SEEMS TO BE NO LONGER THERE... THNK YOU

[@Scritley]

This is fantastic! Thank you for taking the time to share this with the world. I built a virtual pinball last year and have been working on prototype CP for my MAME/Arcade cab build and this video just made up my mind. Beautiful finished product. Looks like it came right out of a factory in Japan. I especially love the slimmer depth (Flat panel vs CRT) and the 2 player positions plus track ball real estate fill out the 16:9 space perfectly. Great job! My only question: Do you have any issues with stability during a vigorous gaming session with 2 people on joysticks (say fighting game)? or is it heavy enough? Did you attach it to the wall?

[@ianwatts6372]

Looks great. Thanks for all the info. Im going to base my design on this, use your plans and adapt them. Appreciate the share

[@mafacdf]

Very professional build! Kudos! One question: if you did it all over again, what would you do differently?

[@quickmustang46]

Awesome machine! I am curious what you used for the sound and the control knobs? I really like that feature. Great job!

[@AulesHammer]

That cup holder is brilliant. I'm trying to do something similar. But I want a 4 player . I have the. Computer and buttons. I just need to teach myself how do the wood stuff lol . I may have to borrow that cup holder idea if you don't mind

[@TheREALTiPPiDa]

Looks awesome! The cupholders are really NICE touch too :) Hey what GUI/skin were you using there? I Love it!

[@andrebotelhosp]

Hey Buddy! Congratulations about your fantastic job! And your kindness to share the project here! We are going to build your project here in Brazil to have much fun btw old school friends! Thanks!

[@locoZ31]

thanks and good luck on your build. Let me know if any questions, will do my best to answer them.

[@Vandel212]

Nice job! I built a cabinet with a 32" TV, and I thought it was too large. How do you feel about the screen size?

[@bullamarta]

Awesome! I love the efforts you put into this. It really shows. Looks great!!

[@MrClockw3rk]

where did you get all of the videos/graphics for the front end view?

[@CRAZY6256]

love the design , what did you use for the screen?

[@locoZ31]

cheap 39" led.

[@ahumanwolverine9697]

Thanks a lot for posting this! I wanted to build my own but didn't know if it was possible.

[@MrPogingCaviteboy]

Thank you Bro for giving us free downloadable plans, you did a great gob, i love the built, the 39'' inch screen is perfect not too big. God bless you.

[@bsl88k]

Hi , nice cabinet, building it customized for a 32 inch led, accordinfg to your plans the control panel is level front to back, but in your video it seems a bit at an angle . Is it?? what pitch ?? Thanks

[@jodirt75]

ok man I am building this. I have downloaded all your plans purchased all buttons the exact amp, tv and having the graphics printed . my question is how did you mount the amp ? is it just through the plexiglass? thank you for the plans and the inspiration . I will Send pics when I'm done .

[@midocrimsonfate1948]

Joe Dirt did you ever build it? Lol

[@turtletech1401]

hey man beautiful cab. im starting actually today on mine and i have been researching for about a week. ive seen alot and im nervous about getting started or waisting to much money..any help would be appreciated. seems the the wood i use is MDF right..or just whats about should i use ..? and im a big dude kinda like your build..the overall height is what im kinda concerned about should i use the vewlix guide..? Thanks

[@CRAZY6256]

I am about to start building your cabinet. love the design. I already have the control panel built. Question, what paint did you use and how did you apply it.

[@locoZ31]

Rustoleum semi gloss black www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleum-Painter-s-Touch-32-oz-Ultra-Cover-Semi-Gloss-Black-General-Purpose-Paint-1974502/100208855 I sprayed it with an hvlp gun but honestly, rolling it on with a foam roller looks almost the same and a lot easier and cheaper.

[@toxicitysocks]

Reviving an old thread: did you use primer first, or just the paint? It looks really great!

[@roccohill2260]

i would pay top dollar to have one built, awesome machine man!

[@qwerty777dsb]

great video and build. what did you use to make the bezel over your TV? it looks good

[@HHH0178]

Hi, I have felt in love with your arcade cabinet. Now I have a bartop, and i'm going to build an upright like yours. Could you please take photos of all the details of your cabinet? I can draw in Autocad and could easily draw the sketch only looking at your video, but i miss several details which arent showed in your video. Thanks in advance

[@brandonunger1689]

Beast mode.....awesome craftsmanship

[@gfxcrx]

Thank you so much for posting this video and the pdf files. All the best, cheers

[@gessyhoule9167]

Great job man! Want this Corona hole

[@jaucent]

Hey i love your video and the fact that you left really good links as far as the dimensions go, was wondering, around how much wood did you need to purchase for the build and was it specific wood?

[@locoZ31]

jaucent I used four 8' x 4' sheets of MDF (medium density fiberboard) with a thickness of 3/4''. $32 each at Home Depot. MDF is perfect for a cabinet in my opinion because it is easy to cut and does not splinter, it's easy to fix mistakes and and is smooth. A circular saw, router or orbital sander go through it like butter yet it is strong and very heavy.

[@peterraes9352]

great piece of work ,just love it. I'm going to build one myself but going with a 32" LCD monitor (true..not a "slow" response TV) and i mainly play shmups tated. The thing is..i get like a 27" 4:3 picture wich responds to shmups beeing played on a sega astro city (crt) wich are actually 29" of wich about 27" is real estate:) The problem is the following...i would go crazy if i sit this close as you do tbh so i backed of and found the spot to be like eyes to screen = 28" wich seem far away. So i'm gonna have to make some alterations to the making of distance wise ,just wanted to point this out to all the folks here to think it over carefully cause once built...better safe then grievance and sore eyes:)

[@sajazzman007]

Amazing cabinet. You have motivated me to try and build my own. I would like to build a four player cabinet.

[@projecttomcat]

Did you ever get around to a build?

[@sajazzman007]

@@projecttomcat yes I did. I have the 4 player joystick. My PhD is slowing me down though.

[@projecttomcat]

@@sajazzman007 That's great to hear! Good luck with the PhD... That can't be easy!

[@jamesgerald4069]

@@sajazzman007 Any chance you still have the plans?

[@sajazzman007]

@jamesgerald4069 sorry I don't have any

[@JoseRojasA]

Amazing. I'm modeling mine after your creation!

[@djtoleman3923]

Amazing work. Love your design, I had a similar design in mind but like yours even better.

[@stefansyed674]

what is the function of the third joystick in the middle? Are the Buttons connect to Ipac2? Please describe the Function of the third Joystick with the Buttons near by. Great Arcade cab!

[@eclipse0211]

Great work. Love the cabinet and the entire finish. Do you mind sharing the emulators/software you used for the games? I haven't used any of these emulators before but like the way you're able to browse and choose the games.. What software is it? Also, where did you buy the controller hardware from?

[@locoZ31]

emulator is MAME . download at www.mame.net/ frontend is Hyperspin. download at www.hyperspin-fe.com/ These do not include any roms. controls are from X-Arcade shop.xgaming.com/collections/arcade-parts/products/two-player-complete-do-it-yourself-arcade-kit

[@seriousstuff8887]

Awesome..im going to build one during the summer

[@jayajenritor6346]

First of all - You did an EXCELLENT job with that arcade cabinet - WOW! Dude, hat's off to you. Second thing - What type of rom set manager are you using for your arcade? and, do you have to pay a monthly or yearly service fee for that program? Thanks!

[@jayajenritor6346]

+Jayaj EnriTor Whoops! Never mind, I just read you're using Hyperspin.

[@biggriggs04]

Also do you have a step by step of what you did somewhere?

[@devonhansen1831]

How is the center of balance? I'm worried my tv might be a little heavier. And are the sketchup plans slightly different? It looks like the base is farther forward in the plans. I may want to lengthen the base in the back. Thanks for sharing the knowledge. You're a cool dude. EDIT: Im also using a Raspberry Pi and lighter audio so much less weight there.

[@Jenkyllllls]

Why you use raspberry PI? Almost everybody has a throw away PC. Take your old PC, install Launchbox. The only thing you might need to change on the PC is the HD or even better put it all on a portable and if you put your LB install and all the drivers on it you can take it with you and plug it into a different PC and it will work with an xbox controller. Then look for a no intro base set which is ready to go with almost no setup necessary. This has about 21k games in the base and is a little over 1TB (download is about 200 gb). Then you can do all games up to PS2 and can easily get 50k+ games opposed to a really limited PI. PS you are not wrong on the center of balance, this cab is slightly heavier in the rear. I used 2 - 2x4 and propped it up slightly after it was in location so the wheels are just off the ground as it feels more stable.

[@chadroger886]

Nice Cabinet Man! Thank you for sharing both your game and the efforts it took to make it. I know what you mean about the task consuming a lot of one's time - I built a Virtual Pinball Cab myself and thought it would take a week or so to knock it out. 6 weeks later I was playing it but still making adjustments here and there! Thanks again for sharing your very awesome game. I do have a question though, what emulators did you use and where in your opinion is the best source of ROMS?

[@briansmsk8er1]

@Jayaj EnriTor The ROM Manager he uses is called Hyperspin and it's a free software.

[@The-Wise-One]

Hi awesome cabinet. do you have a the latest build documents, for the udpated control panel...Also trying to work out if this were to be a sitdown version, what height should it be reduced by? Thanks again.....

[@TheJediBendu]

This is amazing. Mind me asking what you used for the cupholders, or where you bought them from? They fit perfectly!

[@locoZ31]

e-bay seller jet-ski-parts. they go for a couple of bucks. marketed as RV/ boat cup holders. many sizes and colors.

[@kahn7773]

hello where the scroll wheel, lighted cup holders get and I am from Chile looking on ebay and found nothing excellent work thank you very much for sharing

[@biggriggs04]

Do you have a link for the electronics setup? I'm new to this but pretty decent with computer and gaming setups

[@JaysonBreward]

What software did you use and did you customize it? where did you get it all from - AWESOME product BTW. Hi-Five from Johannesburg South Africa

[@simonvanderzee2648]

Do you have info om the wiring of the buttons and setting up the pc etc? i cant find how to do this. thanks! Awsome job btw!

[@kraven1978]

Nice machine! I question, I want to build one, but i dont really want the interface on LCD/LED, I would to like use a CRT tv to get real resolution and frecuency for arcade games, as you did for the games are going well, I've done tests and there are games that are very bad at LCD, thanks, and your jobs look really nice!.

[@DcWHaT07]

Thank you for the amazing work. I was wondering can I have access to your google drive? It won’t let me download it. Thank you again!!

[@sionnoxus4398]

first off amazing build!!!!! Thanks for sharing it! I wanted to look to the plans but Drive is asking for you to give permission to download, look out if you can give me permission or upload it to another server. Really big Thanks for your time and sharing!!

[@magsnrich1]

hi mate great job do you have any videos how to put it together ive downloaded your sketches and cand use basic tools but I think ill struggle without some other plans or vids showing how to put together thanks

[@Ilovehaleebear]

You should comepletely scrap your front end and use attract mode instead with the nevato theme. Looks outstandingly better than that and you can set custom music through the audio plug in.

[@nomercyriding]

Awesome job. Looks great. I would love to be able to complete something like this.

[@imGlobL]

hey mate, loved the build. how did you mount the amplifier to the control panel? and how is the quality of sound with the amp speaker setup? im looking to run a sound setup like yours!!!!! cheers mate

[@imGlobL]

??????

[@locoZ31]

I Used a Lepai 2020 amp $30 usd. I removed the faceplate and knobs and cancelled the power switch. routed a hole in the control panel for the amp. used glue to secure it and put knobs back on over the control panel. Hooked up an old powered subwoofer using a headphone splitter and extended the sub level knob to the control panel. It sounds fantastic.

[@browntrout3994]

nice touch with cup holders ;-D

[@Ur2ez4me81]

Nice dude. Going too do a project but making a cab that’s two player & size wise I want it too be slightly larger than those one up arcade cabs.

[@AMVayanefan]

Really awesome looking rig.

[@juantokyo]

Brah...that looks DOPE!...

[@seekerofarcades4634]

😗Sweet!!!unique monster💪😄👍👍👍👍

[@TechDark]

love the cupholder feature

[@ritc7755]

Great Job, exactly what I want to build, except using an X-Arcade controller and a modded XBOX with 18,000 games.

[@oompahii]

dude, what electronics are you using to map the joystick and button presses to the keyboard of the PC? I was looking at an x-arcade board but wanted to verify if I am on the right track or not. Thanks - awesome machine you built

[@locoZ31]

X-Arcade works great. the pc reads it as a keyboard so it is really easy to map everything in MAME and Hyperspin just the way you want it.

[@oompahii]

awesome, I am on my way. Think Win XP will work for this? What is the minimum CPU you recommend?

[@badboo82]

My God, this is a cool project. I think this would be the one for me

[@krisyeah]

it looks fantastic, im currently working in mine, where did you get the trackball? and those bottons are sanwa?

[@krisyeah]

Christian Campos by the way, did you use xbox usb controlles for it? or wich interface did you used?

[@stancnet]

+Christian Campos Those buttons look like Happ buttons to me. That is what i use.

[@oscarncandi2013]

Beautiful design bro keep the hard work

[@mauriciobentz]

VERY NICE! Awesome and enjoy! and thank you SO MUCH for the schematics!