HUGE DIY Retro GAMING TABLE (Retropie and 55“ TV)

I build a DIY retro gaming table for my living room out of an old white IKEA dining table and a TV that a friend threw out because the display had 2 stripes on it.
I connected the gaming table to a retropie (Raspberry Pi 3) to run all kinds of NES, SNES, N64, Gameboy advance games and more on it.
It can be used for D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) maps and also displays board Game fields.
The Screen in the gaming table is a 55 inch Philips TV with Ambilight 3 so it can connect to my Philips Hue lights and changes the light based on what’s shown on the TV.
Unfortunately it is not a touch screen but I might enable that at some point.
The dimensions of the DIY gaming table are 140cm wide, 90cm deep and 40cm high.
The cool thing about the multimedia table is that it can just turned off and act as a regular living room / couch table. On the first look it doesn't seem to contain a TV because the gaming table is designed so flat.
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[@noorielhadi2663]

Very cool design

[@zenaidatolentino6944]

perfect gift for a gamer family member... where can I find the Raspberry Pi 3

[@SirTobyGirl]

I'd love to see games like Diablo and Gauntlet running on this the look down perspective would be great

[@SheffieldAbella]

This is nice and clean. I like it.

[@cartoonhead4506]

i made one as the top of my bar with my xbox one s loving it

[@cartoonhead4506]

You should sell them on eBay different functions different consoles Android tv box movies anything

[@julianredlich1143]

Uh that sounds awesome! Can you post a video/pictures of the gaming table?

[@mbf6160]

Cool project don’t see the purpose of it being used as a table tho 🤔

[@fmhqbattousai]

Very very cool. I do have to wonder about condensation though if someone was to leave a cold drink on the glass above the screen --- hopefully that never happens though.

[@julianredlich1143]

I'm having it in use now for quite some time and condensation hasn't been a problem yet. That might be because there is at leat 2cm between the screen and the glass panel and it has lots of air in the frame to circulate. With the black screen under it, the surface is amazing to take notes on - I bough a couple of chalk markers and use the table partly as a whiteboard :D

[@ModeratelySpeaking]

He also used Windex* on the screen... :P Sensibility lost. Looks really kool though.

[@julianredlich1143]

@@ModeratelySpeaking Haha :D I sprayed it on the glass that is on the table, not on the screen that is behind it :D

[@therealdjbaldhead_mixtapes8522]

Dope💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@thomasg5374]

Good project, what is the game between 2:54min and 3:00min ?

[@julianredlich1143]

It’s an animated D&D map :) We would play on it with paper made figures. Here, have a look: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYuZfp6cmtmUr5o

[@cartoonhead4506]

Where did you get the glass or perspex someone sent me a link plz

[@julianredlich1143]

This is an IKEA table that had the glass on top. I just cut a rectangular into the wooden part and then applied the glass again on top. If you search for glass table, you’ll find something. Plexi glass is likely getting scratched too easy if you use it as a regular table as I do but you will find it in hardware stores or easily on the internet by just searching for ‘custom plexi glass’

[@cartoonhead4506]

@@julianredlich1143 thanks man